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A Moment of Reflection

Hi All,

On a week that has seen a resurgence of activity on Langley, a new life in the lady that we wondered if we could ever achieve again; we were reminded that today is the second year anniversary of the loss of our beloved friend Matt.

In a way…

Author: Commander Caoimhe O'Connor M.D.
Posted on: Tue Mar 3, 2026 @ 8:02pm
Category: News


Tagging frequency

Hey all,

Just a short message and reminder.

Over the last few days I've seen several people mention only being able to tag once in the day. And while the tagging of the last few days is simply amazing, I wanted to remind you all that I'm already happy when…

Author: Commodore Kate Banninga
Posted on: Sun Mar 1, 2026 @ 2:37pm
Category: News


Promotions!

Goodafternoon all,
or whatever time it is when you read this.

It's been a long time since we've done this, but I decided today was the perfect time to hand out promotions to some characters. Please join me in congretulating the following people:

Lieutenant Commander Fitzsimons has recieved a promotion…

Author: Commodore Kate Banninga
Posted on: Fri Feb 13, 2026 @ 4:14pm
Category: News


New Member - Jir

Goodevening all!

We are honored with a new member.

Please join me in welcoming Jir, who will be playing Lieutenant JG Minh Nao, our new counselor.

With Regards,

Kate

Author: Commodore Kate Banninga
Posted on: Sat Jan 31, 2026 @ 9:12pm
Category: News


Weekly News Update - Medical news

Good evening everyone,

A little update here.

I've heard back from almost everyone and so far have not received anyone who is not returning to writing, which I am very glad about. We do have some personel changes happening in the medical department. Before we went into our dark period…

Author: Commodore Kate Banninga
Posted on: Mon Oct 20, 2025 @ 4:22pm
Category: News


Starting again

Goodafternoon everyone,

We've been discussing it on our Discord, but the new mission and it's restart of our writing is a fact.

I just send a start for a JP to the people who were interested in joining. If you read this and you also want to be part of…

Author: Commodore Kate Banninga
Posted on: Wed Oct 15, 2025 @ 12:13pm
Category: News


Website changes

Hey all,

I'm currently in the process of updating the website to fit the new mission. So you might see some things that don't fit with IC changes, but now you will know why.

So, please don't panic. I can only change one thing at a time.

~Kate

Author: Commodore Kate Banninga
Posted on: Sat Nov 5, 2022 @ 4:50pm
Category: News


Happy Birthday to Langley Station

I can hardly believe it's already been four years!

What started as a idea between four people to place a spacestation right next to the former demilitarized zone of Cardassian space. Has grown into a hub for many endeavours. From colony life on Lyshan Prime, to one of the two…

Author: Commodore Kate Banninga
Posted on: Wed Oct 13, 2021 @ 1:00pm
Category: News


Let's start our new mission

Good morning everyone,

We've finally properly started our new mission. Two JP's are in the process of being written and I've created the new mission in the site.

One of the two JP's we're working on will introduce the mission, but in the mean time you can already start writing…

Author: Commodore Kate Banninga
Posted on: Tue Sep 28, 2021 @ 9:16am
Category: News


New Mission - First Defeat

When an archeological discovery brings terror and destruction...

For weeks archeological teams have been exploring the sands on Lyshan Colony to discover it's history. But until now it revealed nothing. Then the team comes across an ancient weapon from a time long gone. As they are trying to unravel it's…

Author: Commodore Kate Banninga
Posted on: Wed May 19, 2021 @ 10:16am
Category: News


April Fools 2021

Hello everyone.


For this years April Fools Event I would like to welcome you all to write a post or a few of em, doesn't matter how much.

This event will be running from the 1st of April till the last day of April 2021. At the end the jury…

Author: Lieutenant Commander John Sheppard
Posted on: Wed Mar 24, 2021 @ 7:36pm
Category: News


Announcement regarding Langley's XO!

Good afternoon everyone,

I’ve got an announcement for you.

After lots of talking and thinking over the last several week Dan has decided to step down as Executive Officer of Langley Station. To be frank, he even offered me to look for a replacement a few weeks ago, but I…

Author: Commodore Kate Banninga
Posted on: Tue Oct 20, 2020 @ 12:25pm
Category: News


New storyline: Passing the Baton

I've came up with a new story line that will be part of our regular mission First Unity. I hope to be telling, together with all of you, the story of how 24 hours on the station could look like.

It starts with a post by me writing Kate's morning.…

Author: Commodore Kate Banninga
Posted on: Sat Sep 12, 2020 @ 1:56pm
Category: News


Roll Call

Goodevening everyone,

As mentioned in an earlier message I want to do a roll call, to see who is still with us.

I’d also like to remind you about our rules regarding posting activity.

1.4 Writers on Langley Station are expected to post once a month. And tag within four…

Author: Commodore Kate Banninga
Posted on: Wed Aug 19, 2020 @ 8:14pm
Category: News


Small word from me!

Hey everyone,

A small message from me.

I know I’ve dropped the ball the last few months as the leader of Langley Station. I might have had great excuses, but that doesn’t mean you don’t deserve an apology from me. So, I’m sorry for my inactivity. I have every intention…

Author: Commodore Kate Banninga
Posted on: Mon Aug 3, 2020 @ 9:34am
Category: News


Valentines 2020

Ladies and gentleman of Langley Station.

As of January 1st 2020 I have been appointed the Community-hero position here on Langley, this means that I together with the command team of this station will be in charge of creating non-mission critical events to bolster our post counts and more importantly…

Author: Lieutenant Commander John Sheppard
Posted on: Sun Feb 2, 2020 @ 12:31pm
Category: News


Langley Station is leaving Obsidian Fleet

After much consideration I have decided to remove Langley Station from Obsidian Fleet. Without going into to many details, all I will say that it is time for us to move on to another Fleet.

Over the last several months I’ve had a couple of differences of opinion with the…

Author: Commodore Kate Banninga
Posted on: Fri Jan 31, 2020 @ 8:53am
Category: News


New Mission - Probing the Alien Dutchman

Hey everyone,

Another news item. I promise this will be the last for tonight.

We got a new idea submitted for a great story that I want to bring to your attention. This mission is going to start soon. You might already have heard of it on our Discord. Lance…

Author: Commodore Kate Banninga
Posted on: Sun Oct 13, 2019 @ 9:49pm
Category: News


The USS Sedna

Goodmorning all,

I’ve promised to write this news item for a few weeks now, but real-life stuff came up causing me not to have the time needed to write this. You’ve all heard of our new garrison ship the USS Sedna, heard some bits of its background and even created…

Author: Commodore Kate Banninga
Posted on: Mon Apr 8, 2019 @ 8:58am
Category: News


Manifest changes

For the last few weeks we’ve been really busy behind the scenes in improving our simulation. One of the things we did was an overhaul on the manifest. We took a good look at each department to see how we could make it more fitting for our situation. That resulted…

Author: Commodore Kate Banninga
Posted on: Mon Apr 1, 2019 @ 9:57pm
Category: News


We have a new XO!

Good evening, night, or even morning for our backward Australians! ;)

I’m very excited to make this announcement; the first of hopefully many positives yet to come.

After a very long search for feet big enough to fill the boots left behind by Caoimhe; I’m excited to announce the appointment…

Author: Commodore Kate Banninga
Posted on: Fri Jan 18, 2019 @ 11:50pm
Category: News


Merry Christmas and a Happy 2019

Good afternoon everyone,

With the end of 2018 approaching, I would like to thank you all for this amazing year. It was Langley’s first full year and it was amazing. We gained new crew and lost some. We went through hell and got back up again. We learned who we…

Author: Commodore Kate Banninga
Posted on: Mon Dec 24, 2018 @ 4:29pm
Category: News


Year Awards 2018

Starting last week Nominations for the 2018 awards are open! I really encourage everyone to vote for Commanding Officer of the Year, Executive Officer of the Year and for Character of the Year. Look at the link below for instructions on how to vote and please do so quickly. Votes…

Author: Commodore Kate Banninga
Posted on: Fri Nov 23, 2018 @ 6:34pm
Category: News


The Golden Pumpkin Competition

Hey everyone,

Below a message from the fleet that I encourage everyone to participate in. It's fun and has great prizes. Below the message, as copied from the fleet website.

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Information On The Golden Pumpkin Competition

This year for Halloween Obsidian Fleet is calling on all members to come…

Author: Commodore Kate Banninga
Posted on: Mon Oct 22, 2018 @ 6:42pm
Category: News


Our future with the fleet

Hi All,

Over the last number of days, the crew was made aware of a decision that I needed to make but that I didn’t wish to make without first taking into consideration the opinions and feelings of you all also.

Over the last number of months, within the Obsidian…

Author: Commodore Kate Banninga
Posted on: Wed Oct 17, 2018 @ 8:14am
Category: News

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