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==The Beginnings== | ==The Beginnings== | ||
When Star Fleet decided to re-open Gold Fleet in 1999 due to escalating tensions along the Romualn and Gorn frontiers, they began a | When Star Fleet decided to re-open Gold Fleet in 1999 due to escalating tensions along the Romualn and Gorn frontiers, they began a precedent of hiring former CINCSFs to command the fleet by tapping Admiral W. Gordon Crowell (played by veteran D'Maris Coffman) to serve as CINCGOLD. A veteran combat commander and a tough administrator, Crowell's tenure lasted from the fleet's reopening in 1999 until October of 2002. | ||
Crowell's toughness and capabilities were needed in the early days of Gold, as fires seemed to erupt from every corner, most notably from newly-emergent [[Gorn Hegemony]] and continued agitation by the [[Echen F'don|Fardons]]. [[DS13|Deep Space 13]] would develop into a hub of both commercial and illegal activities during this time, transforming what had been not much more than a frontier waystation into a strategic and political hotspot. Out of this evolution would the [[Krima Expeditionary Force]] be born. | Crowell's toughness and capabilities were needed in the early days of Gold, as fires seemed to erupt from every corner, most notably from newly-emergent [[Gorn Hegemony]] and continued agitation by the [[Echen F'don|Fardons]]. [[DS13|Deep Space 13]] would develop into a hub of both commercial and illegal activities during this time, transforming what had been not much more than a frontier waystation into a strategic and political hotspot. Out of this evolution would the [[Krima Expeditionary Force]] be born. |