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Independence Fleet

@IDFleet

We're an online Star Trek play-by-post / simming / role playing / creative writing community that was founded on July 4, 2001.

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Congratulations, award winners! idfleet.com/2026/10/31/month…
Monthly Awards: September 2026

Monthly Awards: September 2026

Best Post (Single Author) Ensign Nevin BraxMatter/Energy Systems SpecialistUSS Firebird For “Under the Surface” The story combines believable character interactions, humor, a compelling scientific...

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RIP, Captain. nypost.com/2026/10/29/entert…
Beloved 'Star Trek' actor Patrick Stewart dead at 86

Beloved 'Star Trek' actor Patrick Stewart dead at 86

The tragic news was announced on the star's social media platforms on Thursday afternoon.

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He was a great actor, and a great man! tmz.com/2026/10/26/walter-ko…
'Star Trek' Actor Walter Koenig Dead at 90

'Star Trek' Actor Walter Koenig Dead at 90

Walter Koenig -- the TV star best known for playing Ensign Pavel Chekov in the original "Star Trek" series -- has died ... TMZ has learned.

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FallFest begins in exactly 4 hours. See you there! fallfestonline.com/

SciWorld — Online Sci-fi Convention

SciWorld is an online sci-fi convention hosted on Discord, featuring panels, talks, and events from sci-fi organisations worldwide.

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It's time to celebrate simming and online role playing again. See you this Saturday at FallFest! idfleet.com/2026/10/21/join-…
Join us this Saturday for FallFest ’26

Join us this Saturday for FallFest ’26

Join us this Saturday, October 24th at 10:30 am EDT (UTC -4) / 3:30 pm BST (UTC +1) for FallFest 2026! We are co-hosting this edition with 16th Fleet, who incidentally also celebrated their 25th...

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Congratulations! idfleet.com/2026/09/30/month…
Monthly Awards: August 2026

Monthly Awards: August 2026

Best Post (Single Author) Commander Rosa CoyAssistant Chief Flight Control OfficerUSS Sunfire For “Emergency Survival Protocols Active” A masterclass in tension and visceral world-building, this post...

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The Star Trek 60th Anniversary continues! Thank you to everyone who participated in this project! ongoingworlds.com/blog/2026/…
Star Trek's 60th Anniversary: Your Favorite Trek | OngoingWorlds

Star Trek's 60th Anniversary: Your Favorite Trek | OngoingWorlds

It was 60 years ago today that the first very first episode of Star Trek aired in the 8:30 PM Eastern timeslot on NBC affiliate television stations throughout the United States. I'll forego the

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It's been 60 years in the making and it's all thanks to you the fans! Happy Birthday @StarTrek! My best, Bill
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Congratulations! idfleet.com/2026/08/25/month…
Monthly Awards: July 2026

Monthly Awards: July 2026

Best Post (Single Author) Remal KajunCounselorUSS Sunfire For “Those We Carry With Us” A great post that is very reminiscent of a few TNG episodes where exploration does not always need to happen on...

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Lots of great things continuing to happen in Independence Fleet! idfleet.com/2026/07/31/khito…
Khitomer Awards and a New Admiral

Khitomer Awards and a New Admiral

What an anniversary month we have had! While it’s been a great time of celebration and reflection for our fleet, you might also have heard about our very own USS Firebird cleaning up at the recent...

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Congratulations to our June monthly award winners! idfleet.com/2026/07/31/month…
Monthly Awards: June 2026

Monthly Awards: June 2026

After an great 25th Anniversary, it’s back to the monthly grind… Best Post (Single Author) Commander Jenna RamthorneChief Flight Control OfficerUSS Sunfire For “Little ‘Red’ Bird – I” A beautifully...

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Our 25th Anniversary Webcast begins in exactly 30 minutes. 3:00 pm EDT (-4) / 8:00 pm BST (+1) discord.gg/EJPqswb
Join the Independence Fleet Discord Server!

Join the Independence Fleet Discord Server!

Check out the Independence Fleet community on Discord - hang out with 190 other members and enjoy free voice and text chat.

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Celebrating 25 years of simming and online role playing, community, and much more. idfleet.com/2026/07/04/our-s…
Our Silver Anniversary

Our Silver Anniversary

One-quarter of a century–a generation by some measures. Yes, it was 25 years ago today that Independence Fleet was founded with three sims and, by our best records, 33 total characters. But for our...

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Congratulations to our 2026 Independence Fleet Hall of Fame Inductees! idfleet.com/2026/07/04/2026-…
2026 Hall of Fame Inductees

2026 Hall of Fame Inductees

With 25 years now in the books (wow, what a ride!), it is again my privilege to formally announce the latest class of the Independence Fleet Hall of Fame. Induction into the Hall of Fame is the...

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See you this Sunday for our 25th Anniversary Webcast: idfleet.com/2026/07/02/25th-…
25th Anniversary Webcast: Sunday @ 3pm Eastern

25th Anniversary Webcast: Sunday @ 3pm Eastern

Beam up to our Discord Server this Sunday, July 5th at 3:00 pm EDT (-4) / 8:00 pm BST (+1) for our 25th Anniversary Webcast Celebration aboard a virtual starship! The webcast is something we’ve done...

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Too soon? idfleet.com/2026/06/14/annou…
Announcing IDF Co-helmsman!

Announcing IDF Co-helmsman!

If you visited our site back on April 1st this year, you found this instead of our normal website. Needless to say, Ken Gillis’s take on combining AI and simming was hilarious! He seems to outdo...

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150 Commanding Officers have led 58 different sims across 2,361 ship-months, winning 207 posting titles through a whopping 64,387 posts! idfleet.com/2026/06/13/comma…
Commandapalooza 2025

Commandapalooza 2025

We did Awardapalooza. And we did Recordapalooza. So why not Commandapalooza? This post is all about our amazing Commanding Officers and everything they’ve accomplished up through the end of 2025....

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Congratulations to our May monthly award winners! idfleet.com/2026/06/12/month…
Monthly Awards: May 2026

Monthly Awards: May 2026

Best Post (Single Author) Lieutenant JG Kate KonoIntelligence OfficerUSS Washington For “Inside Out” What a post! It’s always good to remember that these are characters, and writing them more...

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Congratulations! idfleet.com/2026/05/25/month…
Monthly Awards: April 2026

Monthly Awards: April 2026

Best Post (Single Author) Ensign Helle LeedBiologistUSS Firebird For “Starfleet 1st Day: Hands to Yourself” It’s always hard to start something new, and Starfleet Academy is no exception. This post...

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