Talk:AIF/@comment-10905876-20151026214709/@comment-10905876-20151027020356

Captain Del Rio boards the shuttle, along with other AIF personnel headed for the base facilities at Fondor. As the shuttle descended towards Fondor, he had a panoramic view of the massive array of shipyards being built, numerous orbiting spacedocks were visible, many with components for more spacedocks being assembled from raw materials gathered at the base. The shuttle then docked, and Del Rio found himself being escorted by two marines to the command section of the base.

Eventually, he came to a room labelled 47 Gamma, the location of the meeting he, and all other captains of the arriving ships, had been summoned to. He entered to find a large briefing room, with rows of chairs lined up like a lecture hall. He found a seat, and sat down. Many other captains were also present. Then, a man wearing the uniform of a high ranking ONI official came in.

ONI official: "Captains, welcome to Fondor Shipyards and Base. This is a briefing on what you need to know, and what not to know, about Fondor. First off, this base is top secret, nobody on Earth below the rank of commodore knows of its existence, much less location. High Command wishes to keep it that way, so revealing the coordinates of this base to anyone, even a fleet admiral, is high treason, and you will be summarily executed. All outbound communications are restricted, and no ship may individually broadcast a signal. Violations will be dealt with severely. A permanent warp disruption field prevents ships from warping in or out except along certain vectors, which can be closed up when needed. Additional defensive systems are classified, and I am not at liberty to discuss them."

An AIF official then steps up:

AIF official: "Accommodations have been made for the crews of your ships. This facility has extensive recreational facilities, and various creature comforts for the personnel stationed here. Weekly messages may be sent by crew members, but they will be censored by ONI to prevent security leaks."

"Fondor is AIF's secret weapon. An ace in the hole that not even our closest allies know about. Should the worse happen, and the AIF must withdraw from Earth, Fondor can be used as a rallying point. A secret base to strike from, with the production capacity to fuel an offensive campaign, and a safe place for the High Command to reside. That is why the utmost security measures must be taken. Dismissed."

The captains exit, and each are given quartering information. Each ship has been given a number of barracks for their crews. To outside intelligence monitoring AIF fleet locations, about 2/3 of a battle cluster has simply vanished....