NS has begun it's annual ground attack exercise, which will take place at a test range in an asteroid field near to Solaris. The exercise will not include an amphibious landing onto a habitable world this time but will involve NS Marines, in space suits, raiding and securing a base set up on one of the asteroids as well as reconnaissance and surveillance.
The ships involved are:
36-101 Mulberry (flag)
35-102 Jaguar
51-201 Repulse
51-112 Citadel
81-102 Morse
161-104 Inquest
76-102 Zebra