Outpost
An outpost or outpost station was one of several types of remote or frontier-based sites, typically defined as a base or settlement that was usually minimally equipped that was designed for research and defense, or to monitor the sovereignty of a territory's political border.

While studying the Vulcan star charts, Captain Jonathan Archer and  found a remote outpost quite interesting, just a few light years off their current course. T'Pol told them that it was an ancient Vulcan , a monastery at P'Jem. ()

The Xindi operated multiple lunar outposts. These included a monitoring station that was destroyed by  in early 2154. ()

Following the Earth-Romulan War, Earth established a series of outpost stations, constructed on asteroids and shielded by  rodinium, in order to guard the Romulan Neutral Zone. ()

The colony on Cestus III was an Earth Observation Outpost in 2267, prior to its destruction by the Gorn that same year. ()

A Federation outpost was located on Caleb IV. It came under attack by Kor and Kang's forces at one point in the 23rd century. ()

In 2313, the Gatherer Penthor-Mul was captured by the Acamarian Internal Security while leading a raid against the weapons supply depot at the Acamarian outpost .  (, okudagram)

In 2366, another Acamarian outpost was mentioned in the police records of Penthor-Mul, which was accessible to the crew of the  via the Acamarian planetary database (, okudagram)

The Federation also maintained a scientific outpost in the Guernica system. ()

Medical technician Simon Tarses served at several Federation outposts before joining the crew of the . ()

The Melona colony was considered a Federation outpost. ()

Relay Station 47, a subspace relay station, was considered a Federation outpost. ()

Calder II was the location, in 2370, of an outpost that consisted of a small science station and had limited defensive capabilities. Because Calder II was a Federation outpost, it was defended by Starfleet. The outpost had a type-four deflector shield, which protected it and the surrounding ruins, as well as two phaser banks. ()

In 2371, the Duras sisters raided a Romulan outpost to steal trilithium for Tolian Soran, leaving no survivors. ()

The Son'a had an outpost on Devos II, in 2375, that was the site of a ketracel-white production facility. In that year, Weyoun had Damar send Dominion ships to the outpost to protect it against a possible Federation attack. ()

See also 
 Federation outposts
 Listening post

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