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Red Squad or Cadet Training Squadron 47 was an elite group of cadets at Starfleet Academy. Red Squad members received special classes and advanced field training.

In 2372, the program was a relatively new idea. A group of Red Squad cadets, including Riley Shepard, disabled the global power distribution center in Lisbon, allowing Admiral Leyton to launch his coup attempt. (DS9: "Homefront", "Paradise Lost")

Shortly before the outbreak of the Dominion War, Red Squad was assigned to crew the USS Valiant, on a training mission to circumnavigate the Federation. Following the outbreak of war, the Valiant found itself trapped behind enemy lines. When the ranking officers were killed, Cadet Tim Watters assumed command, and kept the ship behind enemy lines. For eight months, Red Squad carried out the missions assigned to the Valiant, until, on stardate 51825, the Valiant engaged a Dominion battleship prototype. The ship was lost, with only three survivors – one Red Squad cadet among them, Dorian Collins. (DS9: "Valiant")

The Red Squad insignia was an altered version of the USS Enterprise TOS command division assignment patch, the arrowhead changed from gold to red, the "star" division logo made gold and extended outside the arrowhead, and the bordering of the arrowhead also changed from black to gold.

In the non-canon Activision game Star Trek: Invasion, the Valkyrie pilots of the USS Typhon, including the main character Ryan Cooper, were Red Squad members.

In the IDW Star Trek: Ongoing comic Red Level Down, it is revealed that Hikaru Sulu was offered the chance to be a member of Red Squad, which he declined.

Known Red Squad members

External link

Red Squad at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works

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-'''Red Squad''' or '''Cadet Training Squadron [[47]]''' was an elite group of [[cadet]]s at [[Starfleet Academy]]. Red Squad members received special [[Starfleet Academy courses|classes]] and advanced [[field training|fieldwork training]].
+'''Red Squad''' or '''Cadet Training Squadron [[47]]''' was an elite group of [[cadet]]s at [[Starfleet Academy]]. Red Squad members received special [[Starfleet Academy courses|classes]] and advanced field training.
-In [[2372]], the program was a relatively new idea. A group of Red Squad cadets, including [[Riley Shepard]], disabled the [[global power distribution]] center in [[Lisbon]], allowing [[Leyton|Admiral Leyton]] to launch his coup attempt. ({{DS9|Homefront|Paradise Lost}})
+In [[2372]], the program was a relatively new idea. A group of Red Squad cadets, including [[Riley Shepard]], disabled the global power distribution center in [[Lisbon]], allowing [[Leyton|Admiral Leyton]] to launch his [[Coup d'état|''coup'']] attempt. ({{DS9|Homefront|Paradise Lost}})
-Shortly before the outbreak of the [[Dominion War]], Red Squad was assigned to crew the [[USS Valiant (NCC-74210)|USS ''Valiant'']], on a training mission to circumnavigate the [[Federation]]. Following the outbreak of war, the ''Valiant'' found itself trapped behind enemy lines. When the [[ranking officer]]s were killed, Cadet [[Tim Watters]] assumed command, and kept the ship behind enemy lines. For eight months, Red Squad carried out the missions assigned to the ''Valiant'', until, on [[stardate]] 51825, the ''Valiant'' engaged a [[Jem'Hadar battleship|Dominion battleship]] prototype. The ship was lost, with only three survivors - one Red Squad cadet among them, [[Dorian Collins]]. ({{DS9|Valiant}}).
+Shortly before the outbreak of the [[Dominion War]], Red Squad was assigned to crew the {{USS|Valiant|NCC-74210}}, on a training mission to circumnavigate the [[Federation]]. Following the outbreak of war, the ''Valiant'' found itself trapped behind enemy lines. When the [[ranking officer]]s were killed, Cadet [[Tim Watters]] assumed command, and kept the ship behind enemy lines. For eight months, Red Squad carried out the missions assigned to the ''Valiant'', until, on [[stardate]] 51825, the ''Valiant'' engaged a [[Jem'Hadar battleship|Dominion battleship]] prototype. The ship was lost, with only three survivors &ndash; one Red Squad cadet among them, [[Dorian Collins]]. ({{DS9|Valiant}})
-:''Since all but one of the existing Red Squad was killed in the engagement against the Jem'Hadar, it is uncertain whether Starfleet Academy continued the practice of rewarding cadets in such a way, or whether it was discontinued and other academic rewards were put in place. In the non-[[canon]] [[Activision]] game ''[[Star Trek: Invasion]]'', the Valkyrie pilots of the USS ''Typhon'', including the main character Ryan Cooper, were Red Squad members. Set after the Dominion war, these pilots would have attended the academy after the ''Valiant''{{'}}s destruction.''
+{{bginfo|The Red Squad insignia was an altered version of the USS ''Enterprise'' TOS command division assignment patch, the arrowhead changed from gold to red, the "star" division logo made gold and extended outside the arrowhead, and the bordering of the arrowhead also changed from black to gold.|In the non-[[canon]] [[Activision]] game ''[[Star Trek: Invasion]]'', the Valkyrie pilots of the USS ''Typhon'', including the main character Ryan Cooper, were Red Squad members.|In the [[IDW]] [[Star Trek: Ongoing]] comic [[Red Level Down]], it is revealed that {{alt|Hikaru Sulu}} was offered the chance to be a member of Red Squad, which he declined.}}
 ==Known Red Squad members==
 *[[Tim Watters]]
 *[[Karen Farris]]
-*[[Riley Shepard]]
+*[[Riley Aldrin Shepard]]
 *[[Dorian Collins]]
 *[[Parton]]
 ==See also==
-* [[USS Valiant personnel]] (for the unnamed members of Red Squad)
+* [[USS Valiant unnamed personnel|USS ''Valiant'' personnel]] (for the unnamed members of Red Squad)
 * [[Nova Squadron]]
 * ''[[Star Trek: Invasion]]''
+==External link==
-[[Category:Military units]]
+* {{mbeta}}
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+[[fr:Cadre Rouge]]
+[[Category:Military units]]