The Alliance Task Force was nearly complete when Juan and his group of fighters, shuttles, and transports had arrived nearly a week earlier. The caravan of small ships made up about two-thirds of the Phoenix's crew. The rest had to stay behind because there simply were not enough ships with quantum speed engines to take everyone. Of those who stayed behind, they still held onto hopes of nursing the Phoenix back home. With only one working engine, no quantum speed generator and no fighters to protect it in enemy controlled space; they knew the odds were not good.
The crew that had been brought from the Phoenix had been reassigned to various ships throughout the fleet. Juan's squad was assigned to the Merrimack, a Dreadnought-class Carrier, one of the largest in the fleet. 92 ships
