Kathleen Reynolds came home from her five-decade party celebrating the life the Peloran gave her and volunteered to serve in the United States Space Force. Many people think the USSF has more in common with the Space Guard than other “real” military services like the Navy or the Marines, but they miss how many deployments the Space Force actually goes on. They are actually one of the first defenses usually deployed to protect a new colony, since their fighters take far fewer resources to support than expensive starships. Katy found herself on a new tour of the outer worlds, and she racked up some impressive experience protecting people from the kind of things she saw on her previous tour. Most of it is still classified, to the point I can’t even write it in my own diary without breaking the law, but she did good out there. A lot of real good that helped real people and changed worlds for the better.