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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]].
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]].
   
   
The strike force jumped into the Kilrah system 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.
Commodore O'Brien was killed in action and command fell to the [[Wing Commander]] of the ''Tarawa'', Lt. Commander [[Jason "Bear" Bondarevsky]].
Only the ''TCS Tarawa'' survived the raid and received 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]].
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Revision as of 16:04, 21 August 2010

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 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.