The Lost Fleet: Shore Patrol is a short story from the Science fiction anthology Infinite Stars.

Infinite Stars, an anthology that includes TLF: Shore Patrol
Plot[]
The Lost Fleet: Shore Patrol takes place years before the Battle of Grendel. It describes the early career of Ensign John Geary during a shore patrol while in the Callas Republic and how he earned the nickname "Black Jack".
Characters[]
- Ensign John Geary
- Captain Anne Spruance
- Lieutenant Sam "Suck up" Booth
- Ensign Daria Rosen
- Petty Officer 3rd Class Demore
- Seaman Alvarez
- Seaman Riley
- Seaman Chadra
- Corporal Wysocki