The Starfleet 9th Fleet was a military unit, a fleet group of the Federation Starfleet during the Dominion War. In 2374's Operation Return, the 9th Fleet was too late to join the 2nd Fleet and the 7th Fleet in a victorious effort to retake Deep Space 9. (DS9 episodes: "Favor the Bold", "You Are Cordially Invited...", "Change of Heart", "Once More Unto the Breach"; novelization: "...Sacrifice of Angels")
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The RPG The Dominion War Sourcebook: The Fires of Armageddon, published by Last Unicorn Games after they had lost their Star Trek licence, states that Admiral William Ross commanded the fleet during the Dominion War.
The Ninth Fleet was a numbered fleet in the United Federation of Planets Starfleet active during at least the 23rd and 24th centuries.
Captain Benjamin Sisko's plan to retake Deep Space 9 involved elements of the Ninth Fleet joining with elements of the Second and Fifth fleets along with a contingent from the Klingon Defense Forces. When the fleet was forced to launch prematurely due to the imminent collapse of the minefield the Ninth Fleet was still a day away from the staging ground at Starbase 375. (DS9: "Favor the Bold")
General Martok was made Supreme Commander of the Ninth Fleet following Operation Return. (DS9: "You Are Cordially Invited")
The Ninth Fleet was also the nickname of those Starfleet International chapters based in Region 9 — Europe, except the United Kingdom and Ireland.
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