Starfleet

Starfleet is the military, exploratory, and peace keeping armada of the United Federation of Planets. It was founded in the 2120s as an entity serving the government of United Earth, and in 2161 it became an orginization serving the Federation upon its inception. Starfleet's primary mission is to seek out and form peaceful relations with other interstellar powers. It also conducts scientific reasearch throughout the Galaxy, establishes colonies, assists other powers in a humanitarian fashion, and defends the Federation from attack.