Alistair waited patiently as the shuttle both matched velocities then docked with TDN Agronev.   He'd taken a certain degree of care with his dress uniform this day, knowing that the Skipper would be arriving back with new orders that the upper brass had seen fit only to deliver in person.<br/><br/>Which to his suspicious mind meant either hazardous, lengthy, or both.  In any event, he'd decided that he'd put everyone through a series of drills since they'd had a bit of downtime to prepare for the next mission.<br/><br/>His attention drifted from the junior officers settling down finally nearby until the Admiral finally came abreast with his position on the hanger floor.  He executed a sharp and precise salute with was matched by the senior admiral's equally sharp salute.  "Welcome back, Admiral."  He said, thereby transferring command back to Admiral Kol just as he'd been left in charge yesterday when the Admiral departed.  "All stations report manned and ready."