Editing Stanford A. Evers (section)

==Seventh Assignment: USS Ajax (NCC 65347)==

[[image:nebulaclass.jpg|thumb|left|'''USS Ajax NCC 65347''']]

Within weeks of taking command of the Ajax, Captain Evers had her reconfigured with a sensor pod which, made her a prime vessel for scientific research. Evers was also able to convince Starfleet to have ablative armor installed over the Ajax’s more critical points, pointing out that the extra protection could be critical to the ships survival while exploring possibly hazardous areas of space.

After keeping the Ajax out of the civil war until it's final month Evers joined the Captain’s of the USS Lydia and the USS Sutherland who had also chosen to stay out of the conflict and join the 52nd Fleet in it’s final attack on Sector 001. At the subspace river terminus they joined the [[USS Dennison]], which together formed a squadron to reinforce the fleet assets already in system at Terra. 

Coming late into the battle the Dennison group quickly moved to engage enemy forces that were attacking the [[USS Nimitz]] and [[USS Hades]] and their escorts while moving in against the heavy fortifications of the Mars Defense Perimeter. Despite the best efforts of the Ajax they were unable to prevent the destruction of the Nimitz but were able to rescue many of her crew and blunt the follow up attack on the Hades.

[[image:mdp1.jpg|thumb|right|'''Chaos at the Mars Defense Perimeter!''']]

With the MDP neutralized and [[Starbase Valhalla]] captured the Ajax along with the rest of the Dennison Task Force engaged several more groups of disorganized enemy vessels before patrolling the outer system for stragglers. 

Just before the final assault on Terra a small task force of vessels led by the USS Caesar Regnum warped into the system with the intent of making use of a massive Thalaron Radiation Generator, capable of producing Focused Cascading Biogenic pulses. The Regnum’s mission was to ensure that if Doenitz lost the war, there would be no Terra left to save.

During the battle both the Lydia and Sutherland was destroyed with the Ajax being so badly mauled that it would have to be scuttled after the battle. Despite this the Task Force was able to destroy the Regnum and it’s escorts before they could carry out their aims of genocide on Terra.

After the battle Evers faced Court Martial and Censure for refusing to take sides in the war, until it's very end. Ironically both officers in Starfleet command who had sided with the 52nd and those who had sided with Doenitz we’re in agreement that Evers should be stripped of his rank and imprisoned.

In the end Ever’s received a presidential pardon for his outstanding moral fiber in holding to Starfleet founding ideals. The officers responsible for the Court-Martial were severely embarrassed and opted to find him innocent of all charges and offer him a new command at first opportunity.