Captain Picard has been in command of the Miranda-class USS Majestic for the past seven years. Before that, he was the commanding officer of the ill-fated USS Stargazer. He is one of Starfleet’s most accomplished captains, and a man of great integrity.
Captain Picard is single, has never married, and comes from La Barre, France, where his family has a long history of wine production. He attended a boarding school in Great Britain as a youth, and later graduated from Starfleet Academy in 2327.
With the USS Majestic currently orbiting Earth, Captain Picard will arrive aboard the Enterprise on Friday. He is scheduled to take command of the Enterprise at that time.
Captain Picard has been encouraged to choose his own first officer, and reports state his choice to be the newly-promoted Commander William Riker, previously assigned to the USS Hood as chief operations officer. Commander Riker is scheduled to rendezvous with the Enterprise during our next assignment, as are a number of other personnel -- including our previously assigned chief medical officer, Commander Beverly Crusher (transferring from the Nebula-class USS Prometheus).
Once Captain Picard is aboard on Friday, we are scheduled to depart for a diplomatic mission to Deneb IV. While in orbit of Deneb IV, we will be interacting with the Bandi, a humanoid species that have offered Starfleet use of a new starbase on their home planet. The proximity of that potential starbase to the Romulan Neutral Zone, offers an enticing command opportunity in the region.
-Lieutenant Sam Archer
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May 3, 2363 – (Devron Prime Timeline)