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'''Strike Force Valkyrie''' was the secondary strike force involved in [[Operation Back Lash]]. Its goals was to conduct the first Terran raid against the [[Kilrathi]] home world of [[Kilrah (planet)|Kilrah]] in an effort to weaken the Kilrathi military. The strike force conducted the operation in 2667.
'''Strike Force Valkyrie''' was the secondary strike force involved in [[Operation Back Lash]]. Its goal was to conduct the first Terran raid against the [[Kilrathi]] home system of [[Kilrah (planet)|Kilrah]] in an effort to weaken the Kilrathi military. The strike force conducted the operation in 2667.


Strike Force Valkyrie was comprised of the ''[[TCS Tarawa]]'', the ''[[TCS Intrepid]]'', and the ''[[TCS Kagimasha]]''. Overall command was given to Commodore [[Thaddeus O’Brian]], with Captain [[Grierson]] in command of the ''Intrepid'' and Captain [[Teng]] in command of the ''Kagimasha''. The strike force was accompanied by members of the [[First Marine Commando]] battalion led by Colonel [[Merritt]].
==Composition==
'''Strike Force Commander''': Commodore [[Thaddeus O'Brian]]
 
* Flagship: ''[[TCS Tarawa]]'' ([[Wake-Class Escort Carrier]])
** 45 fighters (One Squadron each of [[P-64 Ferret|Ferrets]], [[F-44 Rapier II|Rapiers]] and [[F-57 Sabre|Sabres]])
*** Wing Commander: Captain [[Jason Bondarevsky]]
** [[First Marine Commando]] Battalion (500 Marine Commandos)
*** Commander Officer: Colonel [[Jim Merritt]]
*** Air-to-Ground Co-ordinator: "The Talker," Major [[Svetlana Ivanova]]
** Ten Marine Landing Craft
 
* ''[[TCS Intrepid]]''
** Captain [[Grierson]]
 
* ''[[TCS Kagimasha]]''
** Captain [[Teng]]
   
   
[[category:Strike Forces]]
[[Category:Confederation Naval Designations]]

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Strike Force Valkyrie was the secondary strike force involved in Operation Back Lash. Its goal was to conduct the first Terran raid against the Kilrathi home system of Kilrah in an effort to weaken the Kilrathi military. The strike force conducted the operation in 2667.

Composition

Strike Force Commander: Commodore Thaddeus O'Brian

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