Shipboard Security (Starship Security Department)

A shipboard security department responsible for preserving order aboard a starship. Charged with removing unauthorized intruders, enforcing command decisions, and executing defensive and administrative measures as directed by senior officers. Operates as a hierarchical department embedded in ship operations and bridge security, coordinating with command staff and tactical personnel; answers crew and passenger alerts, dispatches uniformed guards to investigate disturbances, and prioritizes rapid containment and physical intervention. In the current material a responding guard is knocked unconscious during a passenger-provoked altercation, highlighting their role as both a stabilizing presence and a potential point of escalation.