Federation Starfleet

The Federation Starfleet, more commonly known as Starfleet, was the military and exploratory arm of the United Federation of Planets.

Starfleet was founded in 2161 after the Federation was signed from the United Earth Starfleet and the space forces of the other founding worlds, such as the Andorians, Vulcans, and Tellarites. In addition to keeping the new nation secure from aggressive neighbors like the Klingons and Orions, they also helped monitor the Romulan Neutral Zone.

Initially using the equipment from the predecessor forces, Starfleet soon began designing its own ships and equipment, borrowing most heavily from United Earth designs as those were the most versatile.

In the 2240s the Federation launched the Constitution class starships. Ships of this class - such as the USS Enterprise (NCC-1701) - played a major role in exploring the galaxy and defending the Federation.

The mid 24th century was a period of relative peace and stability in the galaxy, with the Klingons setting aside their differences with the Federation and the Romulans keeping within their own borders. In 2364 the Romulans renewed their presence in the galaxy, challenging Starfleet's new Galaxy class starships such as the Enterprise-D with their D'Deridex class warbirds.

The late 24th century was a difficult time for the Federation Starfleet, with the Borg and Dominion both causing heavy losses to the fleet. Following the Borg Invasion of 2381 the Federation decided Starfleet needed to get back to return to its roots as an organization dedicated to exploration of the galaxy, and sent ships such as the Enterprise-E out to explore the galaxy.

Over the years Starfleet had members from a large number of species throughout the Alpha Quadrant. These included Humans, Androids, Vulcans, Tellarites, Andorians, Klingons, Ferengi, Betazoids, Bajorans, Triexians, Rigellians, Betelgeusians, Caitians, Saurians, and Bolians.