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The Fourth District is a Caldari roleplaying alliance established by the Caldari Independent Navy Reserve whose CEO traditionally remains Executor of the Alliance. Currently, the alliance has been suspended while its member corporations have joined the Caldari militia during factional warfare.[1]

Member corporations include:

Caldari Independent Navy Reserve
COLD-Wing
Copperhead Arsenal
Copperhead Arms
Allied Investments and Holdings LLC

Domestic Political Stance

For the most part, the Fourth District is staunchly traditionalist in terms of Caldari politics, having heavily criticized the Tibus Heth regime, the Caldari Providence Directorate, and the centralized economic and political policies they have attempted to implement. However, the alliance has continued to support the Caldari State militarily and has not taken any action against Provist-leaning corporations or individuals.

History

Prelude and Founding

The history of the Fourth District begins shortly after the collapse of the Kimotoro Directive in the fall and winter of 108, when the Caldari Independent Navy Reserve began to search for Caldari loyalist corporations which shared the Reserve's dedication and disciplined philosophy. Throughout the next year, the Reserve took note of corporations that it worked with both in the Pure Blind region of space as well as in domestic combat actions, such as Operation Azure Quarantine.

During this time, the Reserve worked closely with a number of Caldari corporations and established a strong working relationship with one in particular, COLD-Wing. By winter of 109, plans were already in the works for the formation of the Fourth District, with the Reserve command staff hammering out the alliance's charter.

The agreement which created the Fourth District was formally ratified on 09 January 110, though the Reserve and COLD-Wing began integrating command structures as early as a month prior to the ratification. The alliance's executorship was restricted to the command staff of the Reserve, while Allied Investments and Holdings LLC was retained as business and legal counsel in order to handle the required CONCORD and House of Records bureaucracy.

Shortly after the founding of the Fourth District, industrial and corporate security firm Copperhead Arsenal joined the alliance as an adjunct member.

Pure Blind Campaign

During the first half of 110, the alliance concentrated most of its activity in the Pure Blind region where both the Reserve and COLD-Wing had established a strong presence prior to the formation of the alliance. Several systems were secured with space platforms for use as a base of operations while relations with other corporations and alliances headquartered in 5ZXX-K and X-70MU systems were cultivated in an attempt to create a response force to deal with pirates and raiders that frequented the area.

While the alliance met with limited success in this endeavor, worsening conditions in the Caldari State emerged as a greater concern for the Fourth District towards the end of spring 110. District forces began preparing for a shift to the Nonni area in May 110, coinciding with an escalation of the conflict between the Northern Coalition and the Greater BoB Community that also hit the Pure Blind region hard. The alliance's space platforms were destroyed during this transition by Red Alliance and IRON forces, though most valuable war materiel had been evacuated prior to their loss.

Fifth Alliance Tournament

The Fourth District participated in the Fifth Alliance Tournament, coming in second in its group after only suffering a single loss, to eventual tournament runners-up Triumvirate. They were defeated in the first elimination round by Ev0ke, who went on to defeat Triumvirate. and take the championship.[2]

Criticism of Heth Regime

During the trouble months of April and May 110, the Fourth District put out several statements[3][4][5] which varied between wary and outright critical of the Heth regime. The strongest of these came the day before the invasion of Caldari Prime, when the Fourth District severed its previous agreement with the Caldari Navy to respect the Navy's chain of command, saying that it rejected the command authority of Tibus Heth and the Caldari Providence Directorate. However, the alliance continued to act as a paramilitary extension of the Caldari defense apparatus as tensions between the State and the Federation came to a head.

War With the Federation

When war broke out between the Caldari State and the Gallente Federation in June 110, the alliance originally implemented Operation Shepherd's Light, a targeted offensive against Federation militia corporations. This was implemented in order to get around CONCORD regulations prohibiting alliances from registering as members of the Caldari militia.

However, this effort was ultimately ruled out as ineffective, as alliance members could not assist with the defense of Caldari systems or engage Federation forces flying as escorts for operational targets without coming under CONCORD sanction. On 24 June 110, the Fourth District was temporarily put under suspension while its member corporations left the alliance and joined the Caldari militia.

Sixth Alliance Tournament

The Fourth District was reactivated for several weeks during the Sixth Alliance Tournament in late January and early February of 111. Though placed 8th after a victory over Veni Vidi Vici in the first round[6], a hard-fought loss to eventual tournament champions Pandemic Legion in the second round[7] dropped them to 23rd place.

This set the alliance for a battle against Ev0ke, the same team which knocked them out of the previous tournment. In one of the most exciting battles of the last weekend, Ev0ke managed to defeat the the Fourth District with the loss of all but one of its ships, knocking 4TH out of the tournament. Despite the loss, 4TH was extremely satisfied with the placement, losing only to the tournament winners and a semifinalist.[8]