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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 (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 goals was to conduct the first Terran raid against the [[Kilrathi]] homeworld 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]]


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 a full battalion of marines led by Colonel [[Merritt]].
* 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]])
The strike force jumped into Kilrah and destroyed six carriers under construction, a cruiser production facility, an orbital station, dozens of fighters and a team of the best Kilrathi minds visiting the second moon of [[Kilrah]] during the raid. The ''Kagimasha'' was destroyed by a kamikaze attack and the rest of the fleet fled after a failed nuclear strike on Kilrah. The mission ended with ''Tarawa'' being rescued by the ''[[TCS Concordia]]'' in the [[Baragh|Baragh System]] and withdrawing to Terran controlled space. The ''Intrepid'' was destroyed during the rescue.
*** 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


Commodore O'Brien was killed in action and command fell to the [[Wing Commander]] of the ''Tarawa'', Lt. Commander [[Jason "Bear" Bondarevsky]].
* ''[[TCS Intrepid]]''
** Captain [[Grierson]]


Only the ''TCS Tarawa'' survived the raid and had the unique distinction of having [["First to Kilrah"]] painted on her side as a result. Her actions at Kilrah achieved a great victory for the [[Terran Confederation]].
* ''[[TCS Kagimasha]]''
 
** Captain [[Teng]]
[[category:Strike Forces]]
[[Category:Confederation Naval Designations]]

Latest revision as of 04:00, 8 September 2010

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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