The Krenim uniform was a set of standardized clothes, a uniform, worn by members of the Krenim Imperium and Krenim Coalition military. (VOY episode: "Year of Hell, Part I", STO - The Iconian War mission: "Time in a Bottle") Following the defeat of the Iconian Whole, the terrorist Temporal Liberation Front faction of Krenim adopted the Krenim uniform. (STO - Future Proof mission: "Time and Tide")
Design[]
The standard uniform consisted of a detailed jacket, trousers and black boots. The jacket featured a black collar and was sewn together from rectangles in different shades of brown. These patches not only differed in coloring but also in the intricate details sewn into them. (VOY episode: "Year of Hell, Part I", STO - The Iconian War mission: "Time in a Bottle")
Rank was indicated by a flexible, dull grey strip extending from the right shoulder towards the center of the chest. Rank insignia included ensign, lieutenant, commander and admiral. (STO - Future Proof mission: "Time and Tide")
Rank insignia[]
History[]
The uniform was in use since around the 22nd century. (VOY episode: "Year of Hell, Part I")
The Krenim uniform was first encountered by the United Federation of Planets in the year 2374, when USS Voyager made first contact with the Krenim Imperium. The exchange of words with the Krenim commandant was brief, and Voyager continued on its journey. (VOY episode: "Year of Hell, Part II")
In 2382, Voyager returned to spatial grid 005 to investigate the region further as part of Project Full Circle, and a longer contact was established with the Krenim and their neighbors. Admiral Kathryn Janeway learned that, in the Year of Hell timeline, Voyager had been embroiled in a war with the Krenim Imperium due to the temporal campaign waged by Annorax from aboard the KIS Kyana Prime. (VOY novel: A Pocket Full of Lies)
After the Vaadwaur Supremacy waged a genocidal campaign against the Krenim Imperium in 2410 as instructed by their Iconian masters, the Krenim were believed extinct until Captain Nog of the USS Chimera found survivors hiding temporally out of phase at the Kyana Prime lunar colony. (STO - The Iconian War mission: "Time in a Bottle")
Cooperating with the Delta Alliance, the Krenim reached out to their neighbors and formed the Krenim Coalition. Only Krenim officers were seen participating in the major efforts of the Iconian War, and they retained their distinctive uniforms. (STO video games: Delta Quadrant, The Iconian War)
When top-level scientist Noye committed treason against the Alpha Quadrant Alliance to avenge the erasure of his wife Clauda and their unborn child, he became the "Envoy" and brought his Krenim followers into the Temporal Liberation Front. Noye and his followers continued to wear the Krenim uniform until their defeat. (STO - Future Proof missions: "Time and Tide", "Ragnarok")
In 2410, following the peace summit on New Romulus to formalize relations after the conclusion of the Iconian War, officers of the Alpha Quadrant Alliance were awarded a civilian clothing item, the elegant jacket, that was based on President Aennik Okeg's attire at the ceremony. As a feature, the jacket could be modified to sport Krenim rank insignia for ensign, lieutenant, commander and admiral. (STO - Future Proof mission: "Time and Tide")