Integrated Defense Force (IDF)

The Integrated Defense Force (IDF) is the military branch of United Earth (UE). It consists of a sizable interstellar navy, including a fighter corps and marine corps. It was created in 2575 at the end of the First Swarm War.

Founding - 2575
Following the end of the First Swarm War, the United Earth Government created the Integrated Defense Force (IDF) to prevent the repetition of such a disaster. With the exception of the Russian Confederation, the vast majority of the nations on Earth joined the IDF.

Khorsky Incident - 2638
The Khorsky Incident was a military and diplomatic incident between United Earth and the Russian Confederation. Initially catalyzed by then-commander Timothy Granger's carrier ISS Formidable and Abraham Haws's frigate intercepting a new and modernized Russian fleet heading towards the Britannia Sector, situations rapidly escalated when the Russian vessels broke the standoff and fired upon the two IDF warships.

Soon, a full-blown orbital battle raged between the two sides over the planet Vitaly Three, with both sides suffering numerous casualties. However, the timely arrival of Fleet Admiral Dawson aboard the IDF flagship, ISS Valiant, along with an armada of warships prevented further destruction and the Formidable and the frigate was escorted back to IDF space. Granger would later contend that he had seen a Swarm vessel alongside a Russian warship, with the former q-jumping away as soon as the two IDF vessels intercepted the Russian force.

Admirals

 * Fleet Admiral Bill Zingano
 * Admiral Jones
 * Admiral Russell Azbill
 * Admiral Ryten
 * Admiral Sheldon Tully
 * Admiral Vicki Yarbrough
 * Rear Admiral Littlefield

Captains

 * Captain Timothy Granger

Commanders

 * Commander Abraham Haws
 * Commander Alonso
 * Commander Ashworth
 * Commander Christian Oppenheimer
 * Commander Gooding
 * Commander Kruger
 * Commander LaPlace
 * Commander Rome (IDF Science)
 * Commander Shelby Proctor

Legacy Fleet

 * Constitution-class
 * ISS Constitution
 * ISS Warrior
 * ISS Victory
 * ISS Congress
 * ISS Independence
 * ISS Chesapeake

Carriers

 * Galaxy-class

Heavy Cruisers

 * Pulsar-class
 * ISS Kerouac
 * Constitution-class
 * Legacy Fleet

Corvettes

 * Cincinnati-class
 * ISS Rainbow

Starbases

 * Starbase Heroic
 * Lunar Base

Space Stations and Shipyards

 * Valhalla Space Station
 * Churchill Space Station
 * Phobos Space Station
 * Ganymede Space Station
 * Wellington Shipyards