Stargate Fleet Command

by kylecolecole7170

The USAF has lost control of the Stargate to the IOA. The US President Kerry has promoted Samantha Cater to Commander General of the Air Force of off world assets. To wage war on the Aschen after they attacked Earth and servile sites off world. The IOA moved the gate back to a mock up base of the SGC in Egypt and have violated treaties.

13. Chapter 11 Growing Pains

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Chapter Eleven Growing Pains

12 Jan 2015

Terra Springfield

USAF Headquarters

G.A.F. Samantha Carter was sitting at the head of her conference table with General Cam Mitchel her second also overseeing the Gama base. The commander of Reach Lieutenant General William Rodgers head of the training center and distribution center. The commander of Arcadia on Langara Brigadier General Albert Reynolds. The commander of Pandora Brigadier General Harry Maybourne. Alex Colsonthe head of Research and Development from the Gama site. There was the head of the Economic Development Department Susan Elliot. She was a friend of President Kerry and had been appointed by him to help with the development of the new world's resources and economics. This meeting was to everyone up to date on their status. Narim of the Tollan was also in attendance. Dr. Lam head of the Medical department.

"Welcome ladies and gentlemen glad you could all be here. With the new treaty with the Lucian Alliance, we now have one less worry at least for the short term. We now have several ships at our disposal to watch over our worlds. But I do not feel we have what we need to go on the offensive at this time. Alex has come here to give us the update of the upcoming ships. So first let us discuss the status of our holdings so far. General Maybourne how are things going on Pandora so far."

"Well, General Carter we have moved in natives of three other worlds at this point. My people have started to farm the nearby fields. They are quick learners on the equipment you have provided to even my surprise. While housing isn't a problem food is. We are just now getting the first harvest in grains while the other vegetables are about to start producing. The canning facilities are still in disorder but we are working on that." Harry explained. "We have found many warehouses filled with clothing and other apparel. The food stores I wouldn't recommend they are a few years out of date."

"Well, the crops on Terra Nova are going to be plentiful this season. With an eighteen-month growing season, we have planted over four thousand hectors so far. While more ground is being cleared. The cannery is up and running now so we will be able to send what you need to keep you going." Rodgers said looking to Maybourne after reading his files he still didn't know why he was given another chance.

"Very nice the farms here on Terra and Tollana are doing good as well. We have canneries on both worlds in production now." Narim stated as he was had grown fond of the fresh foods from Earth. "We have even planted grapes for our vineyard though it will still take time to produce any new wines I a freer and not quite sure of the taste yet." He had grown fond of the wines that Carter had brought with her.

"We have no problem with ails there are berries all over my former kingdom that makes a very tasty wine. If you would like I'll have a barrel sent to you." Harry said with a big smile.

"Yes yes, we are all quite familiar with the wines of your former kingdom. With four dozen cases from the marines that spent a week in the infirmary after New Years' celebration. Staff Sargent Thomas still has to visit every day for a checkup." Lam said while given harry an evil glare. Which he just raised his hands to surrender.

"I did try an warn them to drank it in moderation." He said in his defense.

"Well, we have had to restrict the use of alcohol that hasn't come from Earth or at least been tested by our labs," Sam stated given Narim a stern look for even bringing up the subject. "Now that is enough on that. We have other bigger concerns to deal with now. Dr. Lam, how are the worlds of the Lucian Alliance that you have been treating?"

"Not so good. We have tested for everything we know of an nothing is fully working. They start to show signs of improvement then fall ill again within a few days." Blowing out a breath in frustration then continued. "We thought it was some form of the prior plague. But the cure hasn't worked. I've asked the Tok'ra to send someone to see if they can help. Should here back from them today or tomorrow. With luck, they may have something new."

"Very well. I will also send word to Bra'tac maybe the Alterra can take a look. For if this some new plague that's killing humans they will want to know and they may send help as well." Sam said with Lam agreeing with her. "Miss Elliot first I would like to welcome you again and hope you finding your quarters fitting to your liking?"

"Why thank you and yes, they are more spacious then I expected. President Kerry told me that this was a front line operation but this place is amazing." Susan said looking at everyone with a big smile.

"Very glad you like it here just hope it is not going to be to much work on you. Have you had time to look over our operations yet?" Sam asked she did like it that more women were coming to help her.

"Yes, I have been going over the needs in power and fuels that we are needing. While I know little of mining this Naquadah. It seems to be your most used mineral for powering your lights. While from the surveys that I've gone over, show that there is a large deposit of natural gasses and other petroleum. While I would recommend we start drilling for those and building some production facilities for refining them." she said looking at Carter.

"We have talked about that and it is in the works. We just now have been able to get the infrastructure to support that kind of operation. We even had some of the major companies come out to look at what we have to work with. They even have sent out other survey teams to look for the best places to start building. We just do not want any environmental issues that we have on Earth now." Sam said she and Narim had servile talks about Earth's problems.

"Yes I know about your concerns with the environment and I a sure you that the President share them as well. Exxon is preparing shipments so they can begin to build the storage tanks for crude oils and natural gasses. What we have to decide now is where do you want them at first. While Murphy oil and Shell are preparing the same they are going to wait a while." Susan said looking to the others. "So which world are you going with first?"

Carter knew this was coming and she needs the fuels even though most of the equipment was electric there was still the need for fossil fuels. Even here in what is now Fort Springfield and the city of Springfield has grown. Even though it is only been two years the cities on Terra and Terra Minor are now both have other settlements around their main cities. An with more and more people coming out on each transport ship. Things were growing fast.

"Well, I will get back to that after some more talks. But for now, let us proceed with today's meeting and table this for the moment. General Reynolds, how are things on Langara?" Sam asked the General to keep the meeting going.

"Well the Langarans are starting to recover some but they are a long way from being able to stand on their own. We have the Aschen harvesters reprogrammed now and they are starting new crops but they have had to clear new lands for farming. It would seem that the Aschen was stealing large amounts of the topsoil from their normal farmlands. With the rainy season, there are large lakes now. Their colony world is helping with the crops now as well. Most of the factories were destroyed when the Ori was there. So we are helping to set up new food production plants first then their other factories. We have started the new training of their military so they can learn to fight as one world instead of three nations." He said as he was thing they needed to be doing the same on Earth.

"Very well that sounds good are there any other concerns there I need to know about?" She asked.

"No General that is all other than they have inquired about the plans for a battlecruiser. We had given them the plans for the BC-303 but they were lost after the Attack with the Aschen." He said.

"Well if the Aschen did get those they are dated at best. We never gave out our defensive technology. We also only gave the Naquadria hyperdrive technology we were going to give them an interstellar version was their program had progressed more." Carter stated then. "But if the Aschen managed to get some of the Naquadria and we have to figure they did. There is the plausibility they could figure out how to use it. All we can do is hope they blow the selves up learning." Getting a few chuckles the men.

"Alex, When can we expect to get some new ships?" Sam turned to Alex an asked.

"We have got the CV-750 started now but as you well know Sam she will not be ready till next year. The BC-550's should be ready just before that if we don't have any setbacks. While you should start to see the new X-320's in a few months. We will be starting the BS-700's in two weeks it will take more time to get them completed do to the amount of armor plating we discussed. While the FE-350's and CE-200's have started in New Angeles and at Pennsylvania, it will take time to get the numbers you are wanting." Alex concluded.

"What kind of number are we talking about?" General Rodgers asks looking to Sam.

"We are going to have five task forces made at this time while it will be slow getting them all out at once. I plan to have the first one ready at the first of next year. There will be one CV-750, two BC-350s, two BS-700s, eight FE-350s sixteen CE-200s with an MS-400 medical ship and an ES-450 explorer ship. There will also be a TR-600 troop transport and TS-650 troop-support ship of which will carry their DS-100 drop ships. With F-302s and the X-320s as support." Carter said looking at there jaws dropping.

"My word Sam that is a lot of ships to try to man. Are we going to have the manpower to pull this off?" Rodgers asked trying to figure how many people they would need.

"We will have no problem with two but the others are going to be a challenge to fill. While I am hoping we can make it a unified world endeavor once they see what we can do with them." She said with a meekly smile. "After we get this war over with I'm looking to start exploring again. But I don' want to be defenseless again putting what we have at risk. There are still other threats out there we have come across some and got lucky. That may not be the case the next time. Which is why I want to build as big a fleet as we can and keep it growing. We are not going to be the aggressors but we will have teeth." Looking around. "I may be in charge now this will not always be the case. We will need to set up an alliance with other worlds to ensure our safety and the rest of the galaxy's safety."

"That sounds like a pipe dream. I hope you have a plan to pull it off. You do have a plan right?" It was Susan that was asking.

"Yes, I have a plane that is in the works as we speak. But I'm not telling it here and now there are too many things that can still go wrong. You can rest assure that we all have a part to play. The biggest is winning against the Aschen." Sam said thinking of all the work she and Kerry had already done. With what that still needed to do but first was the Aschen then the Trust and the Goa'uld behind them hopefully before it is too late. "The next thing we need to discuss is the new power modules and drones. Alex are we any closer to building them now?"

"Well, Sam as you know we have been able to build the power modules and their charging nodes. We have a dedicated mater generator just for there making. However, we are coming up short on the Neutronium of which is the driving force of the drones. It is also key in the Asgard technology we still need more. We can build them but with the sheer numbers, it will take to make them viable. We will not have enough to fully stock the ships so we will have to use them sparingly till we have a stockpile." Alex finished and close the file folder he had been using.

"Well, that is good to continue with the production as you see fit. We still have teams out looking for more deposits. General Mitchel has there been any new developments on your end?" Sam asked her seconded he had been overseeing the Gama site base and the SG teams.

"Nothing you don't already know General. The teams are still only able to explore a hundred miles or so from the with the new UAVs we have increased that to a thousand. But as you well know planets are big. While the gates seem to be placed near the richest veins the Goa'uld has mined the out and only the deeper ores are left." Cam said shaking his head. "We could use some puddle jumpers if we had some. Don't suppose you have anything like them planed?"

"As much as I would like to no. But we may be able to construct some X-320s that we may be able to send through the stargate. With some assembly required of course. The fuselage will fit through we could possibly have folding wings are even reduce the wing size a bit. What do you think Alex?" Sam asked

"I'll check in to it the moment I return. But it should be possible though I would not recommend taking them into combat." He said with an agreeing nod to Cam.

With that, the meeting went on for a few more hours hammer out the finer details of the oil and gas company coming to Terra. This was cause it was the most defended planet by far other than the Terra Prime Earth. With everyone satisfied with there progress, she sent a data burst to Home World Command. Then her and Narim left for Tollona for an early dinner then sat and talked as they watched the sunset overseeing the vineyard that was only in its first year it would take many years to grow to produce any amount of wine.

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