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The members of the Freighter science team introduce themselves to the survivors.

Faraday helps the survivors get to the safety of the Freighter when Keamy and his team track Ben to Orchid.

Keamy led his mercenary team to the Orchid to capture Ben by any means necessary.

"F-Missions" is a term for when the members of the Freighter undertake a mission, such as shutting down the Tempest ("The Other Woman"), or capturing Ben Linus ("The Shape of Things to Come"). The term was built upon the secretive or duplicitous nature of these missions in contrast to the A-Missions, B-Missions, or O-Missions in which consensus on what needed to be done was usually well-voiced amongst those members. This duality and lack of consensus was highlighted during a heated conversation between Martin Keamy, head of the mercenary team aboard the freighter, and Captain Gault, supposed authority of the Kahana ("Cabin Fever"). An "F-Mission" refers to a mission comprised of Freighter agents either on the crew, science team, or mercenary team, which usually includes a combination of Faraday, Miles, Charlotte, Frank and Naomi, with Keamy as the major antithesis to the survivors well-being.

Definition

To be considered an "F-Mission", at least one Freighter member must be responsible for the idea of performing the mission, though one or more members of the "A-Team,", "B-Team" or even "O-Team" may support this plan. Additionally, any of the base members of the "F-Team:" Faraday, Miles, Charlotte, Frank and Naomi may assume leadership of a mission. This number has been supplemented from time to time as Keamy has stepped up to join them on the Island from the freighter.

An "F-Mission" is further defined here as a quest which may either directly aid or harm the survivors or the Others depending on who is leading the mission. Therefore, missions led by Naomi have different motives and outcomes than do missions led by Keamy.

The the term for a primary survivors mission is an "A-Mission," the term for a supportive or independent survivors mission is a "B-Mission," and the term for an Others mission is an "O-Mission." Each are interpreted as the foundations of the tactics and strategy behind the "F-Missions".

Members

Picture	Name	Status	Role	Overview
	Miles	Alive	Semi-leader, spiritualist	Miles Straume was the spiritualist on the science team assembled by Matthew Abaddon and led by Naomi to the Island. He was ferried to the Island by Frank and soon joined Jack's group before being traded by Sayid to Locke's group for Charlotte. He spent his first days on the Island by speaking to the dead and later helped the survivors throughout onslaught of Keamy and his mercenaries, eventually joining Sawyer's group throughout the time flashes and joining the DHARMA Initiative under Sawyer's fake story.
	Frank	Alive	Semi-leader, pilot	Frank Lapidus was the pilot for the Freighter who brought the science team to the Island after Naomi failed to return from her expedition. A mild-mannered, agreeable man, he shortly returned to the freighter with Sayid and Desmond who each sought to get some answers for themselves and for the survivors. Frank remained a reluctant pilot to Keamy and his mercenaries during their extraction missions to the Island, though he managed to eventually escape the Island with the Oceanic 6 and maintain their cover story until his return to the Island three years later aboard Ajira 316.
	Faraday	Dead	Semi-leader, physicist	Daniel Faraday was the physicist on the science team assembled by Matthew Abaddon and led by Naomi to the Island. He was ferried to the Island by Frank and soon joined Jack's group at the beach camp, performing various experiments and looking out for the safety of the survivors in a caring and concerned manner. After Ben moved the Island, Faraday stayed and joined Sawyer's group throughout the time flashes, caring for Charlotte until her death, and joining the DHARMA Initiative under Sawyer's fake story.
	Charlotte	Dead	Semi-leader, cultural anthropologist	Charlotte Lewis was the cultural anthropologist on the science team assembled by Matthew Abaddon and led by Naomi to the Island. She was ferried to the Island by Frank and soon joined Jack's group after being brought there from Locke's group by Sayid. She was quiet and rude to the survivorsoriginally but softened due to her time spent helping Daniel. When Ben moved the Island, she elected to stay behind and join Sawyer's group throughout the time flashes, ultimately leading to her "unsticking in time" and death.
	Naomi	Dead	Leader, technical skills, interrogator, soldier	Naomi Dorrit was the leader of the science team and hired by Matthew Abaddon to ferry them to the Island. She set out with a helicopter from the Freighter and landed on the Island, ejecting from the helicopter and injuring herself on the way down, only to be saved by the "B-Team." She was an energetic and informative aide to the survivors until Jack was able to call her boat for rescue, but not before she was fatally knifed in the back by Locke as a last resort to stop Jack and the survivors from leaving the Island.
	Captain Gault	Dead	Leader, Freighter captain	Captain Gault was the captain aboard the Freighter who brought the science team and mercenary team to the Island after Naomi failed to return from her expedition. Originally believed to be an intimidating, ruthless man, Gault was revealed to be more sympathetic to the survivors' cause and he sought to assure them that they were there to capture and transport Ben Linus. He was eventually overpowered by Keamy and shot dead on the deck of the Freighter.
	Keamy	Dead	Leader, soldier, interrogator	Martin Keamy was the leader of the mercenary team assembled by Charles Widmore to capture Ben Linus and "torch the Island." He was a highly skilled and cruelly relentless soldier who executed Ben's daughter in front of him to goad him into surrender. When he and his team were attacked by the Monster, they returned to the Freighter for supplies which led to mutiny when Keamy killed the Captain for ordering them to stand down. His team managed to capture Ben, but were all killed when the Others staged a rescue attempt. Keamy survived somehow and was stabbed in the neck repeatedly by Ben in the Orchid, killing him and detonating his dead man's trigger which destroyed the Freighter.
	Omar	Dead	Follower, soldier	Omar was a trooper in the mercenary team assembled by Charles Widmore to capture Ben Linus and "torch the Island." He was a loyal subordinate of Keamy and followed him in his mission to extract Ben Linus from the Island by any means necessary. He was killed by the Others during their rescue attempt for Ben.
	Kocol	Dead	Follower, soldier	Kocol was a trooper in the mercenary team assembled by Charles Widmore to capture Ben Linus and "torch the Island." He was a loyal subordinate of Keamy and followed him in his mission to extract Ben Linus from the Island by any means necessary. He was killed by the Others during their rescue attempt for Ben.
	Lacour	Dead	Follower, soldier	Lacour was a trooper in the mercenary team assembled by Charles Widmore to capture Ben Linus and "torch the Island." He was a loyal subordinate of Keamy and followed him in his mission to extract Ben Linus from the Island by any means necessary. He was killed by the Others during their rescue attempt for Ben.
	Redfern	Dead	Follower, soldier	Redfern was a trooper in the mercenary team assembled by Charles Widmore to capture Ben Linus and "torch the Island." He was a loyal subordinate of Keamy and followed him in his mission to extract Ben Linus from the Island by any means necessary. He was killed by the Others during their rescue attempt for Ben.
	Mayhew	Dead	Follower, soldier	Mayhew was a trooper in the mercenary team assembled by Charles Widmore to capture Ben Linus and "torch the Island." He was a loyal subordinate of Keamy and followed him in his mission to extract Ben Linus from the Island by any means necessary. He was fatally wounded by the Monster during their siege on the Barracks for Ben.

Season 4

In Season 4, the standard F-Mission was two-fold: explore the Island and capture Benjamin Linus. Of course there were two very different teams contracted for these overlapping assignments: the Science Team led by Naomi Dorrit and the Mercenary Team led by Martin Christopher Keamy. The Science Team included physicist Daniel Faraday, heir to the Eloise Hawking/Charles Widmore union in command of the Hostiles in the 1970s; spiritualist Miles Straume, son of DHARMA Initiative scientist Pierre Chang; and anthropologist Charlotte Lewis, another child of the Initiative. They were placed under the command and protection of Naomi Dorrit, who was hired by Matthew Abaddon, a spiritual journeyman working for Charles Widmore. The Mercenary Team was quite different in nature, comprised strictly of military-trained, black-ops specialists brought in for an extraction mission also at the behest of Charles Widmore. The crew of the Kahana, led by Captain Gault, was substantially minor when compared to the skills and charges of these respective teams, which eventually grew to interfere in each other's missions...

Locate the Island

Locate the Island

Outcome: Failed Episodes: "Meet Kevin Johnson" F-Team Members: Captain Gault, additional crew Also Involved: Michael Mission: To follow Widmore's coordinates to the Island and dispatch the respective teams to perform their duties. Corresponding A-Mission: None Corresponding O-Mission: None Background: Hired by Charles Widmore, Captain Gault and his crew are charged with the mission of transporting the science team led by Naomi and the mercenary team led by Keamy and his troops and Naomi and her charges to the Island and return them and anyone/anything they bring with them to Fiji. Discoveries: Verified the location of the Island, Charles Widmore owns the Freighter Relation to Lost storyline: The Kahana transports the teams to the vicinity of the Island and Frank airlifts them to the Island. However, before the vessel departs the Island's waters, Keamy stages a mutiny, kills Gault and sets explosives. Upon his death, those explosives destroy the Kahana.

Locate Desmond

Locate Desmond

Outcome: Half-Accomplished, although Naomi successfully found Desmond, she was unable to relay this information to the Freighter before her death and upon reaching the Freighter this proved to be a cover to the real mission of extracting Ben Linus. Episodes: "Catch-22", "D.O.C.", "The Economist" F-Team Members: Naomi Also Involved: Desmond, middle section survivors Mission: To locate Desmond as per the coordinates given. Corresponding A-Mission: None Corresponding O-Mission: None Background: Commissioned by Matthew Abaddon, who posed as a representative of Penelope Widmore, Naomi was given specific coordinates and took out a helicopter from the Freighter to survey what she believed to be nothing but ocean. Upon reaching the Island, her helicopter's instruments malfunctioned and she was forced to bail out, impaling her side on a tree branch before being discovered by Desmond, Charlie, Hurley, and Jin. Discoveries: {{{discoveries}}} Relation to Lost storyline: Naomi conveyed her backstory to Desmond and the other survivors, informing them that her company was hired by a woman named Penelope Widmore. She even helped the middle section survivors in their war against the Others by following Jack to the radio tower. She became a casualty in the war howeverr when Locke appeared and threw a knife in her back in one final effort to stop his fellow survivors from contacting her boat. She died shortly after, giving her coordinates to her team in her final breath. No further discussion of finding Desmond was given by an other member of the Freighter.

Locate Ben Linus

Locate Ben Linus

Outcome: Accomplished Episodes: "Confirmed Dead", "The Economist", "The Other Woman", "Ji Yeon", "Meet Kevin Johnson", "The Shape of Things to Come" F-Team Members: Captain Gault, Miles, Keamy Also Involved: None Mission: To find Ben Linus alive on the Island. Corresponding A-Mission: None Corresponding O-Mission: None Background: Under orders from Widmore, the Kahana was dispatched with two teams: a science team and a mercenary team. Both had different leaders and different agendas, yet certain figures in each group knew of Widmore's true intentions in commissioning the Freighter to find the Island: the location and capture of Benjamin Linus. Discoveries: Ben has a man on the Kahana, Widmore wants Ben found, the Freighter members don't fully trust or know each other Relation to Lost storyline: While the science team apparently knew little of Ben or Widmore's private mission, Miles knew full well that he was their to extract Ben Linus. Captain Gault, captain of the Kahana, knew he was sent on an extraction mission but knew little else regarding the Island's unique properties. Keamy, on the other hand, was fully appraised of the situation at hand and of retrieving Ben. Miles succeeded in this general mission when he came face to face with Ben at the Barracks where Locke's group had fortified themselves.

Receive the Payload

Receive the Payload

Outcome: Accomplished Episodes: "The Economist" F-Team Members: Daniel, Regina Also Involved: None Mission: To receive the payload Corresponding A-Mission: None Corresponding O-Mission: None Background: Daniel began to conduct island experiments. Discoveries: That there is a 31-minute difference between the island and the freighter. Relation to Lost storyline: Daniel called Regina, asking her to send him the payload. She did, but it did nor arrive until 31 minutes after it was supposed to. Inside the payload was a clock, confirming that there was a 31 minute difference between the island and the Kahana.

Shut Down the Tempest

Shut Down the Tempest

Outcome: Accomplished Episodes: "The Other Woman" F-Team Members: Daniel, Charlotte Also Involved: Jack, Kate, Juliet Mission: To Shut Down the Tempest Corresponding A-Mission: None Corresponding O-Mission: None Background: Daniel and Charlotte are assigned to shut down the Tempest in order to prevent Ben from allegedly killing them all with its toxic gas. Discoveries: The Tempest station Relation to Lost storyline: Upon arriving at the Tempest, Daniel and Charlotte are able to stop the Tempest and shut it down.

Capture Ben (Pt. 1): Assault on the Barracks

Capture Ben (Pt. 1): Assault on the Barracks

Outcome: Failed Episodes: "Ji Yeon", "Meet Kevin Johnson", "The Shape of Things to Come" F-Team Members: Keamy, Omar, Redfern, Kocol, Lacour, Frank Also Involved: Ben, Locke's group, Alex, Karl, Danielle Rousseau Mission: To capture Ben Linus and bring him back to the Freighter. Corresponding A-Mission: Defending the Barracks Corresponding O-Mission: Evade Capture Background: Embarking on their mission handed down by Charles Widmore, Keamy and his mercenaries reached the Island via helicopter (piloted by Frank) and initially encountered Alex, Karl, and Danielle Rousseau en route to the Temple to seek refuge with the Others. They shot Karl and Danielle and took Alex prisoner, giving them access through the sonar fence to the Barracks. Discoveries: Ben's secret door Relation to Lost storyline: While the initial assault killed several survivors, destroyed Claire's house, and rattled Locke's group, they refused to surrender Ben to the mercenaries, even after Keamy shockingly executed Alex right in front of his eyes. Due to what Ben summized as Charles Widmore "changing the rules," he summoned the Monster who effectively devastated the mercenaries and forced them into a full retreat.

Capture Ben (Pt. 2): Regroup on Freighter

Capture Ben (Pt. 2): Regroup on Freighter

Outcome: Accomplished Episodes: "Something Nice Back Home", "Cabin Fever" F-Team Members: Keamy, Omar, Redfern, Kocol, Lacour, Frank, Captain Gault Also Involved: Michael, Sayid, Desmond Mission: Return to the Freighter to restock on supplies, treat Mayhew's injuries, and unlock the Secondary Protocol to successfully capture Ben upon return to the Island. Corresponding A-Mission: None Corresponding O-Mission: Signal the Others Background: Keamy's original plan was to simply capture Ben Linus and leave the Island. The failure of the first attempt at the Barracks led Keamy to review the plans for "torching the island," the Secondary Protocol. Discoveries: Keamy Relation to Lost storyline: .

Capture Ben (Pt. 3): Stake-Out the Orchid

Capture Ben (Pt. 3): Stake-Out the Orchid

Outcome: Accomplished Episodes: "Cabin Fever" F-Team Members: Keamy, Omar, Redfern, Kocol, Lacour, Frank Also Involved: Ben, Locke, Hurley Mission: To capture Ben Linus and bring him back to the Freighter. Corresponding A-Mission: None Corresponding O-Mission: Surrender to the Mercenaries Background: With their munitions refueled and the Freighter in anarchy, the mercenary team followed the Secondary Protocol back to the Island and to the Orchid DHARMA station where Widmore believed Ben would go if he knew the Island was in imminent, grave danger. After handcuffingFrank to the helicopter for his earlier resistance, Keamy and his men arrived there first and waited for Ben to arrive in order to capture him. Discoveries: The Orchid Relation to Lost storyline: Laying in wait for their target, Ben stepped right out into the middle of the destroyed greenhouse with his hands in the air signaling his surrender. He was quickly identified by the mercenary team and pistol whipped by Keamy, who personally escorted him back to the helicopter.

Capture Ben (Pt. 4): Return to Freighter

Capture Ben (Pt. 4): Return to Freighter

Outcome: Failed Episodes: "There's No Place Like Home, Part 1", "There's No Place Like Home, Parts 2 & 3" F-Team Members: Keamy, Omar, Redfern, Kocol, Lacour, Frank Also Involved: Ben, Kate, Sayid, Richard, additional Others Mission: Escort the captive Ben Linus to the helicopter and transport him back to the Freighter. Corresponding A-Mission: None Corresponding O-Mission: Rescue Ben from the Mercenaries Background: Keamy's original plan was to simply capture Ben Linus and leave the Island. The failure of the first attempt at the Barracks led Keamy to review the plans for "torching the island," the Secondary Protocol. Discoveries: The Others have returned to their primitive roots, Alpert's deal with Kate and Sayid Relation to Lost storyline: En route to the helicopter, Keamy and his mercenaries.

Capture Ben (Pt. 5): Last Stand in Orchid Station

Capture Ben (Pt. 5): Last Stand in Orchid Station

Outcome: Failed Episodes: "There's No Place Like Home, Parts 2 & 3" F-Team Members: Keamy Also Involved: Ben, Locke Mission: To capture Ben Linus and bring him back to the Freighter. Corresponding A-Mission: None Corresponding O-Mission: Move the Island Background: With his men dead and Ben about to escape his grasp, Keamy (surviving due to bulletproof vest) takes the elevator down to the secret Orchid station for a final attempt to subdue Ben and complete his mission. Discoveries: The Others have returned to their primitive roots, Alpert's deal with Kate and Sayid Relation to Lost storyline: .

Return to Port in Fiji

Return to Port in Fiji

Outcome: Failed Episodes: "There's No Place Like Home, Part 1", "There's No Place Like Home, Parts 2 & 3" F-Team Members: additional crew Also Involved: Michael, Desmond, additional survivors Mission: To capture Ben Linus and bring him back to the Freighter. Corresponding A-Mission: None Corresponding O-Mission: None Background: With his men dead and Ben about to escape his grasp, Keamy (surviving due to bulletproof vest) takes the elevator down to the secret Orchid station for a final attempt to subdue Ben and complete his mission. Discoveries: The Others have returned to their primitive roots, Alpert's deal with Kate and Sayid Relation to Lost storyline: .

See also

• A-Missions
• O-Missions