Editing Starfleet (section)

==Components==
Starfleet has many components, including:

===Starfleet Academy===
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As early as the original ''[[Star Trek: The Original Series|Star Trek]]'', characters refer to attending '''Starfleet Academy'''. Later series establish it as an officer training facility with a four-year educational program. The main campus is located near Starfleet Headquarters in what is now [[Fort Baker]], California.

===Starfleet Command===
'''Starfleet Command''' is the headquarters/command center of Starfleet. The term "Starfleet Command" is first used in [[Star Trek: The Original Series|''TOS'']] episode "[[Court Martial (Star Trek: The Original Series)|Court Martial]]". Its headquarters are depicted as being in Fort Baker, across the Golden Gate from San Francisco, in ''[[Star Trek: The Motion Picture]]'' and ''[[Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home]]''. Overlooking the Command from the other side of the Golden Gate is the permanent site of the [[Federation Council (Star Trek)|Council of the United Federation of Planets]] in what is now the [[Presidio of San Francisco]]. Throughout the ''[[Star Trek]]'' franchise, the main characters' isolation from Starfleet Command compels them to make and act upon decisions without Starfleet Command's orders or information, particularly in ''[[Star Trek: Voyager|Voyager]]'' when the main protagonists have no means of contacting Earth for several years.

===Starfleet Shipyards===
StarTrek.com notes that many of Starfleet's ships are built on [[Mare Island]] near San Francisco. It states:

:Located on San Francisco's Mare Island, with additional starship assembly facilities located in Earth orbit, Starfleet's San Francisco Navy Yards is the site where the USS ''Enterprise'' NCC-1701 was built in 2245. Captain Robert April, the ''Enterprise''{{'}}s first commanding officer, was present at the San Francisco Navy Yards when the vessel's major components were built and prepared for assembly in Starfleet's orbital drydock facilities (episode, "[[The Counter-Clock Incident]]").

The ''[[USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-D)|Enterprise-D]]'' and [[USS Voyager (Star Trek)|USS ''Voyager'']] are depicted to have been constructed at a shipyard named [[Utopia Planitia]] in Mars orbit. Utopia Planitia served as Starfleet's main ship yards throughout a large portion of Starfleet's existence. After the ''Enterprise-D'' encountered the [[Borg]] in the episode "[[Q Who]]" the size of the Utopia Planitia shipyards was doubled out of fear of a Borg strike. They were once again doubled after the Dominion threat became more evident. A devastating attack on these shipyards is a major plot point in ''[[Star Trek: Picard]].''

In the [[Star Trek (2009 film)|2009 film]], the ''[[USS Enterprise (NCC-1701)|Enterprise]]'' is shown under construction near [[James T. Kirk]]'s home in Iowa. In the [[Star Trek Into Darkness|2013 sequel]], [[Scotty (Star Trek)|Montgomery "Scotty" Scott]] discovers a covert Starfleet facility, near Jupiter, that has built a much larger Federation warship, USS ''Vengeance''.

===Starfleet Engineering Corps===
The '''Starfleet Engineering Corps''' (also called the '''Starfleet Corps of Engineers''') is mentioned in several episodes in conjunction with projects such as hollowing out the underground laboratory complex inside the Regula I asteroid in ''[[Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan]]'', the design of the ''Yellowstone''-class Runabout in the alternate timeline in the ''[[Star Trek: Voyager]]'' episode "[[Non Sequitur (Star Trek: Voyager)|Non Sequitur]]", and devising a defense against the [[Breen (Star Trek)|Breen]] energy-dampening weapon in the ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]'' episode "[[When It Rains…|When It Rains...]]" As a result of these successes, Starfleet engineers gained a reputation as the undisputed masters of technological adaptation and modification. As one minion of the [[Dominion (Star Trek)|Dominion]] in the ''Star Trek: Deep Space Nine'' episode, "[[Rocks and Shoals (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine)|Rocks and Shoals]]" notes, Starfleet engineers are reputed to be able to "Turn rocks into replicators."

Additionally, [[Pocket Books]] has published a series of [[eBook]]s and novels in the ''Starfleet Corps of Engineers'' series.

===Starfleet Intelligence===
'''Starfleet Intelligence''' is an [[intelligence (information gathering)|intelligence]] agency of the [[United Federation of Planets]]. It is entrusted with foreign and domestic espionage, counter-espionage, and state security. In the non-canon [[Star Trek: New Frontier]] novels the series main character Mackenzie Calhoun was once a Starfleet Intelligence operative. 
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===Starfleet Judge Advocate General===
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The '''Starfleet Judge Advocate General''' (or ''JAG'') is the branch charged with overseeing legal matters within Starfleet.<ref name="Star Trek Encyclopedia">{{cite book|last1=Okuda|first1=Michael|last2=Okuda|first2=Denise|title=[[The Star Trek Encyclopedia|The Star Trek Encyclopedia : A Reference Guide to the Future]]|date=1999|publisher=Pocket Books|location=New York|isbn=0-671-03475-8|edition=Updated and expanded}}</ref> Several episodes revolve around or involve JAG officers and procedures:<ref name="Star Trek Encyclopedia"/>
* [[Captain (Star Trek)|Captain]] [[James T. Kirk]] is the defendant in the [[Star Trek: The Original Series|''TOS'']] episode "[[Court Martial (Star Trek)|Court Martial]]".<ref name="Star Trek Encyclopedia"/>
* [[Data (Star Trek)|Data]] participates in a JAG hearing to determine whether he is Starfleet property in the [[Star Trek: The Next Generation|''TNG'']] episode "[[The Measure of a Man (Star Trek: The Next Generation)|The Measure of a Man]]".<ref name="Star Trek Encyclopedia"/>
* A hearing is held to decide whether to extradite [[Worf]] to the [[Klingon]]s in the ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]'' episode "[[Rules of Engagement (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine)|Rules of Engagement]]".<ref name="Star Trek Encyclopedia"/>
* In "[[Doctor Bashir, I Presume?]]", a JAG [[Star Trek uniforms|rear admiral]] arranges for Richard Bashir's incarceration—and his son [[Julian Bashir]]'s retention of a Starfleet commission—as punishment for the illegal [[genetic engineering|genetic enhancements]] given to Julian as a child.<ref name="Star Trek Encyclopedia"/>

Dialog in "Court Martial" reveals that a court-martial may be convened in the absence of any JAG officers by three presiding command-level officers.<ref name="TOS Court Martial">{{cite episode|title=The Menagerie|episode-link=The Menagerie (Star Trek: The Original Series)| series=[[Star Trek: The Original Series|Star Trek]]}}</ref> Additionally, dialog in "The Measure of a Man" indicates that the loss of a starship automatically leads to a JAG court-martial (this is similar to real-world military procedures, in which a court-martial is convened to enter the loss of the ship into the official record). Courts-martial were held following the loss of the USS ''Pegasus'' and USS ''Stargazer''.<ref name="Star Trek Encyclopedia"/> In the ''Voyager'' episode "[[Parallax (Star Trek: Voyager)|Parallax]]", Tuvok states that [[Kathryn Janeway|the Captain]] has the authority to conduct a court-martial on the ship, given the circumstance of the ship being isolated from the Federation.

===Starfleet Medical===
'''Starfleet Medical''' is the medical branch of Starfleet.<ref name="Star Trek Encyclopedia"/>

[[Gates McFadden]], who played Dr. [[Beverly Crusher]], left ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation]]'' during its second season.<ref name="Star Trek Encyclopedia"/> The character is described during this season, and after her return, as having been assigned to Starfleet Medical.<ref name="Star Trek Encyclopedia"/>

===Starfleet Operations===
Numerous star ship dedication plaques identify other personnel associated with '''Starfleet Operations'''.<ref name="Star Trek Encyclopedia"/> [[Star Trek uniforms|Rear Admiral]] [[James T. Kirk]] served 18 months as Starfleet's Chief of Operations.<ref name="TMP">{{Cite AV media|title=Star Trek: The Motion Picture|title-link=Star Trek: The Motion Picture }}</ref>

===Starfleet Security===
'''Starfleet Security''' is an agency of Starfleet referred to in several episodes of ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation]]'' and ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]''. Security is a branch of Starfleet first introduced in the [[Star Trek: The Original Series|original ''Star Trek'']]. Main characters in subsequent series have been security officers.

===Starfleet Tactical===
'''Starfleet Tactical''' is a rarely mentioned department in Starfleet that is responsible for planning defensive strategies, as well as engaging in weapons research and development.