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Opaka from the Bajoran religious community, an intense power Retneve to the Federation president was deleted from the theatristruggle ensued to determine who would ascend to be the next cal release of Star Trek VI, but was restored for the videocassette kai. (“In the Hands of the Prophets” [DS9]). SEE: Bareil, Vedek; and laser disk version. Neela; Winn. One such power struggle evolved in 2370 when Vedek Bareil concealed evidence related to the late kai's son. Operations Center. Also known as ops. Command facility for Opaka lost her son in the infamous Kendra Valley massacre station Deep Space 9, where the various functions of the station Bajoran Prylar Bek was believed to have provided the were coordinated Ops was located in the uppermost section of Cardassians with information that lead to the massacre, but it the station's central core. In keeping with Cardassian architecwas never revealed that Opaka had been the actual informant, ture, the prefect’s office is at the highest level, allowing the comsacrificing her son and 42 other freedom fighters to save the lives mander to look down upon the crew working in ops. (“Emissary’ of some 1,200 other Bajorans. Vedek Bareil concealed evidence [DS9)) of her involvement, and years later, even withdrew his bid to become Opaka's replacement as kai in order to protect her name. operations manager. On recent ("The Collaborator” [DS9)). In 2372, Kai Opaka appeared to Federation starships, the operations Benjamin Sisko in an Orb shadow experience. In the vision, - manager, usually known as ops, is Opaka warned him to remember that he was the Emissary. \ 4 Y the bridge officer responsible for “Accession” [DS9]). \ y coordination of the various depart = 4 mental functions aboard the ship Open Sky. Akritirian terrorist group. In 2373, Open Sky used a —— Ops is one of two freestanding contrilithium-based explosive device to bomb the Laktivia recreation soles located directly ahead of the facility on Akritiri, killing 47 off-duty patroliers. (“The Chute” captain's chair in most bridge designs. Lieutenant Commander [VGRY) Data was the operations manager on the Starship Enterprise-D. Also referred to as an operations officer. opera, Klingon. SEE: Klingon opera “Operation: Annihilate!” Original Series episode #29. Written by Operation Retrieve. Code name for a proposed military strike Steven W. Carabatsos. Directed by Herschel Daugherty. Stardate operation advocated by Starfleet Command to recover Kirk and 3287.2. First aired in 1967. At a Federation colony, Kirk finds his McCoy, when they were wrongly imprisoned by the Klingon gov brother and sister-in-law are victims of neural parasites causing ernment for the murder of Chancellor Gorkon in 2293. The planetwide insanity. This was the last episode of the original Federation president decided not to authorize Operation series’s first season. GUEST CAST: Joan Swift as Kirk, Aurelan Retrieve when Chancellor Azetbur offered to continue her late Zahra Maurishka as Yeoman; Majel Barrett as Chapel, Christine; father's peace initiative in exchange for a Craig Hundley as Kirk, pledge of no military action to rescue Kirk and McCoy. (Star Trek VI. 1 The Undiscovered Country) 7 — PS The scene in which Admiral P LA | / - Cartwright and Colonel | \ West propose Operation ~ ’ | * = 5 5 - Id 7% "a. I \ | \ hp | \ x VERA AN ERA) 3 \ > dl y j Fd LAT NN (Dsl Aas rz 5 i “- vf J = aay a v p— - $ (\ | ; — Se h Z \ = Are ’ 4 j i J + TE i SS \ ¢ — — \| [ > NT Spd ’ \ & 1! ) ¥ i h i - ' 4 J - D S A N h ae Foamy J aT “. { - WR. | rr — ee =

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