Task Force Dauntless

One of the major divisions of Vanguard Command and the Vanguard Fleet is Task Force Dauntless. It is commanded by former USS Defiant and Deep Space Nine Captain and now one-star Rear Admiral Benjamin Sisko. It has as its flagship the Yamato class Heavy Battleship USS Dauntless, NCC-88770.

Among the ranking officers being recruited into Vanguard Command, Hunter had the hardest time convincing Sisko to join him. Sisko had had his fill of wars and was happily contented living the life of a family man on Bajor. Besides, he had argued that he had been away from Starfleet for eight years already and felt he was rusty. But Hunter thought otherwise. Sisko, together with Captain James Kirk, Captain William Riker, Rear Admiral Elizabeth Paula Shelby, Rear Admiral Kathryn Janeway, Captain Mackenzie Calhoun, Captain Kira Nerys and other prospects for command positions in Vanguard Command, were invited to observe the one-month shakedown cruise of the Fleet Carrier-Battleship USS Invincible and the Task Force Invincible. And during that cruise, they were brought just inside the borders of the Delta Quadrant to witness a large Borg-Dominion-Hirogen fleet being built, the first of what was estimated to be many, preparing to attack the Alpha Quadrant. This scene convinced not only Sisko, but the rest of the gathered captains of the necessity of their presence in Vanguard Command.

Task Force Dauntless has a full complement of fifty-four starships, composed of one Suzerain class Fleet Carrier, two Sovereign class Battleships, two Galaxy class Battleships, three Nebula class Heavy Cruisers, three Akira class Heavy Cruisers, four Prometheus class Tactical Assault Cruisers, one Intrepid class Scout, six Norway class Destroyers, eight Steamrunner class Escorts/Light Cruisers, sixteen Saber class Escorts/Frigates, three Defiant class Escorts, one Hope class Medical Cruiser, two Nova class Science Frigates, and two Ambassador III class Supply Cruisers

Task Force Viceroy has the much enlarged and modified Deep Space Nine as its base of operations.