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| - The Earth Starfleet Academy was the main campus of Starfleet Academy located in San Francisco, Earth. (Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan) The Academy existed as early as the 2140s. It was originally used as a training ground for United Earth Starfleet personnel. Ensign Patricia F. O'Malley graduated the Academy in 2149. (ENT: "Storm Front, Part II") In 2161, the Academy was incorporated into the Federation as the training grounds for the Federation Starfleet. (TNG: "The First Duty" ) The grounds of Starfleet Academy were across the Golden Gate Bridge from the central hub of Starfleet itself, Starfleet Headquarters. (Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan) The Academy facilities in San Francisco featured parade grounds where drills took place. A large elm tree with a circular bench was located close to those grounds. Both Simon Tarses and Jean-Luc Picard liked to sit at this place, watch and study. (TNG: "The Drumhead" ) Cadets at the Academy were allowed at least limited permission to go off campus. For example, both Benjamin Sisko and Nog regularly traveled from San Francisco to New Orleans for dinner at Joseph Sisko's restaurant early in their first year at the Academy. (DS9: "Homefront"; DS9: "Explorers") Many Federation Starfleet officers, including Nog, Benjamin Sisko, Wesley Crusher, and James T. Kirk, went to the Earth campus. Boothby was the groundskeeper throughout most of the 24th century. (TOS: "Shore Leave" ; DS9: "Homefront"; TNG: "The First Duty" ; VOY: "In the Flesh")
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