The 17th Federal Fleet was formed early in the 22nd century after it became necessary for the Federation to begin patrolling inhabited space. As humankind and the Federatin grew, the Federal Navy became larger and expanded from the sea to the stars. The 17th Federal Fleet was the first Naval Fleet designated exclusively to space, and has remained a crucial part of the Federations defenses since.

    The 17th Federal Fleet is responsible for defending Federal assets across the galaxy, as well as performing precision military operations, and regulating the use of Federal vessels. Operations divisions range from homeland defense, to black ops and surveillance. The 17th Federal Fleet is capable of rapidly deploying and sustaining forces anywhere in the galaxy, and stands ready to counter any threat to the Federation and its Citizens. The 17th Federal Fleet is open to any Federation aligned players who are willing to fight for the Federation and defend its pilots.

Rules of Engagement:

1) Pilots are authorized to engage and destroy any unsanctioned Federal Navy ships.

2) Combat fitted ships operating in Federal jurisdiction are subject to interdiction. Trade ships are subject to interdiction and cargo scans. Any ship found to be carrying illegal or hazardous cargo and/or carrying out hostile actions will be considered an enemy of the state and destroyed. Any known hostile ships are subject to destruction at any time.

3) Pilots operating outside of Federal jurisdiction are authorized to engage any enemy ship at any time. However, pilots  are strongly encouraged to stand down until fired on, and perform background checks before engaging to reduce collateral damage.