Strike Force Valkyrie

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

• Flagship: TCS Tarawa (Wake-Class Escort Carrier)
  • 45 fighters (One Squadron each of Ferrets, Rapiers and 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