Interstellar Cataloguing and Exploration Service

The Interstellar Cataloguing and Exploration Service, or ICES, is a paramilitary exploratory service of the Ohlakhira Shufteim. It was founded in 2237, superseding the International Space Exploration Force. It explores strange new worlds on the edges of human and alien territories, especially via newly-discovered wormholes. Due to needing to protect itself in some cases, all their ships have state-of-the-art weapons and jump drives.

Headquarters is in the Makin system.

Departments

• Incident Investigation (II)
• Office of New Stellar Assignment (ONSA)

Rank structure

Commissioned officers

• OC - Officer Candidate
• O1 - Ensign
• O2 - Second Lieutenant
• O3 - First Lieutenant
• O4 - Captain
• O5 - Lieutenant Major
• O6 - Major
• O7 - Lieutenant Colonel
• O8 - Colonel
• O9 - Lieutenant General
• O10 - General of ICES (only one at a time)

Non-commissioned staff

"SO" indicates "staff officer", a non-commissioned officer rank.

• SC - Staff Candidate
• S1 - Cadet
• S2 - Corporal
• S3 - Sergeant
• S4 - Staff Sergeant
• S5 - Sergeant First Class
• SO6 - Master Sergeant
• SO7 - Senior Master Sergeant
• SO8 - Chief Master Sergeant
• SO9 - Senior Chief Master Sergeant
• SO10 - Senior Chief Master Sergeant of ICES (only one at a time)

Warrant officers

• WO - Warrant Officer
• WO2 - Warrant Officer 2
• WO3 - Chief Warrant Officer
• WO4 - Master Chief Warrant Officer
• WO5 - Master Chief Warrant Officer of ICES (only one at a time)

Members

The following characters in the Celestial Lance universe are members of ICES:

• Adele Watanabe - Protagonist in Lansiya Discovery.
• Keoni Watanabe - Father of Adele Watanabe. Colonel (Retired) in Lansiya Discovery.

See also

• Ohlakhira Shufteim Marine Corps (OSMC) – Expeditionary military force of the OS.
• List of ICES rules and regulations