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Captain Nathan Valdez
Born on Earth, he was enlisted into Starfleet at age 18.
Call sign- Raven
Earned his first battle honor at the rank of ensign at the battle of Vega colony winning him command of the Cerberus class advanced warship ISS Panther.
Gained command of the ISS Panther after most of the command staff were wiped out in an Alliance surprise assault, in the resulting battle he destroyed 5 alliance warships becoming a starship ace and saving the survivors on the Panther in the process.
His command crew are mostly officers he was in the same class at the academy with
In 2409, he had to put down an attempted coup against him, his orders were simple and to the point to his assault teams, they were ordered shoot anyone who resisted, the ringleaders were put to the question in the booth and later sent to a Terran penal colony and the rest given 12 hours in the booth and full demotion to crewman.
He studies military history and enjoys military wargaming with his first officer and close friend, Commander Flores to sharpen his command skills
His command style is aggressive but logical, in planning operations he has advised many starfleet admirals on the use of unorthadox tactics and his insight is valuable in times of war
Captain Nathan Valdez
Born on Earth, he was enlisted into Starfleet at age 18.
Call sign- Raven
Earned his first battle honor at the rank of ensign at the battle of Vega colony winning him command of the Cerberus class advanced warship ISS Panther.
Gained command of the ISS Panther after most of the command staff were wiped out in an Alliance surprise assault, in the resulting battle he destroyed 5 alliance warships becoming a starship ace and saving the survivors on the Panther in the process.
His command crew are mostly officers he was in the same class at the academy with
In 2409, he had to put down an attempted coup against him, his orders were simple and to the point to his assault teams, they were ordered shoot anyone who resisted, the ringleaders were put to the question in the booth and later sent to a Terran penal colony and the rest given 12 hours in the booth and full demotion to crewman.
He studies military history and enjoys military wargaming with his first officer and close friend, Commander Flores to sharpen his command skills
His command style is aggressive but logical, in planning operations he has advised many starfleet admirals on the use of unorthadox tactics and his insight is valuable in times of war
"The meaning of victory is not to merely defeat your enemy but to destroy him, to completely eradicate him from living memory, to leave no remnant of his endeavours, to crush utterly his achievement and remove from all record his every trace of existence. From that defeat no enemy can ever recover. That is the meaning of victory."
-Lord Commander Solar Macharius
-Lord Commander Solar Macharius
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Name: Raymond Jacques Leclerc
Age: 51 years old
Years in Starfleet: 6 months
Years in Starfleet Marine corps: 34 years, 7 months
Born: Earth, France, Maine Province, Le Mans.
Residence: Earth, France, Maine Province, Le Mans.
Married to Jeanne (49 years old) for 30 years. two children, a son: Sebastien (13 years old) and a daughter: Elise (23 years old). one grand son: Jean (2 years old).
Joined Starfleet late 2372 at 14 years old. Raymond graduated from the Starfleet Academy at France due to the Breen attack on San Fransisco at the time. Raymond scored very high on Tactics, Strategies, Command and hand held Weapons. This made him perfect for Starfleet Marine service, however Raymond decided to serve in Starfleet itself for 2 tours, once on the the USS Enterprise-E where he learned more on tactical scenarios but ended up fighting the Son'a for a short spell, the rest of his time spent on the Enterprise in drydock due to a missing warpcore and some major damage to the warp nacelles he was then transferred to the USS Sutherland where he was involved in heavy fighting both in space and on the ground in Dominion space until the Sutherland suffered extensive damage in the first battle for Chin'Toka and had to be returned to space dock for repairs, Raymond then chose to leave the service when the war was coming to an end.
There was still a lot of fighting however, Raymond transferred to the Starfleet Marine corps where he has served since. at 51 years old, his skills and abilities are extensive and substantial. this first mission was to Cardassia IV to rescue federation and klignon prisoners held there after the disasterous second battle of Chin'Toka,The battle was fierce and a number of set backs almost ground the attack to a stalemate, however Raymond was injured along the way by complete acident when another marine acted rashly, in the process of stopping the marine, he was shot down and killed by Cardassian troops, it is when Raymond was shot in the arm. Luckily it was not too serious and he was back in the fight later that day. more reinforcements were delivered and the fight turned around. Due to specialists being specifically targeted and killed, assassinated or murdered, Raymonds team did not have the means to get around the forcefields. but due to learning some tricks on the Enterprise-E not long ago, the forcefield was manipulated and opened a hole in the defense net, but it would not last long as the tricorder burned out. however this small strike team was enough to find the controls and deactive them along with the alert system.
It was a very bloody fight and Raymond lost quite a few fellow marines as they advanced into the compound. the prisoners were rescued however. Unfortunately the overal tally lost far exceeded what was gained in lives, however the prisoners had information which was used, a Cardassian torture compound nearby was leveled from orbit, many Jem'hadar and Cardassians died within the compound which ultimately swung the numbers of lives lost to double the amount for the Dominion forces.
Acting on more intelligence from prisoners, Starfleet strike teams were sent to various worlds to sabotage and destroy a lot of projects the Dominion were constructing, a few worlds turned out to be dead ends, but a number of them were good on leads. a total of 5 projects were permanently destroyed and 1 was significantly delayed as the target could not be reached without being noticed. Raymond was apart of a team that destroyed one of the projects on Celtris III, there was still records of an old abandoned interrogation room with 4 overhead lights and a desk nearby, this desk contained a lot of old information including the torture of Captain Picard from 40 years ago, but some new data revealed a new Dominion super weapon.
Turns out that Starfleet had already tried to destroy this weapon, the USS Valiant tried to take it down once almost a year ago, but it was quickly destroyed. This ship escaped to the Gamma Quadrant when a new treaty was signed at Deep Space 9. The Dominion had surrendered and were escorted out of the quadrant by UFP, KDF, RSE and CU forces late 2375.
However Raymond's fighting days were far from over, many Jem'hadar hold outs remained, pirates, scavengers, breen privateers, true way terrorists, renegade klingons and finally romulan forces. all of this would take years to sort out, during all of this Raymond was at the rank of Lieutenant after 3 years of service, He met and shared a mission with the USS Incursion during the warden crisis on Starfleet, the mission was completed by Raymond was temporarily effected by the Warden Virus late in the mission. Due to his training, he managed to allow teams to treat his condition. After 7 months out from active duty, Raymond resumed his service.
Finally after 34 years of service, at the rank of Colonel as he refuses to take the rank of General where he wil be tied to a desk full time, Raymond has decided to pack it in as a Marine, he feels ready to pass this experience along to a new generation in Starfleet as he is no longer able to perform actions he could of years ago But due to not serving directly in Starfleet for so long, Raymond has to retake the tests in Starfleet Academy where he is gauranteed by Starfleet to quickly advance up the ranks in a short space of time. It is from the Admirals chair in the Academy can he teach the new generation about what it takes to be the best. However another great trial awaits Raymond in 2409 after successfully Graduating again...
Been around since Dec 2010 on STO and bought LTS in Apr 2013 for STO.
Lincoln Church should have been booted out of StarFleet. He's the type of officer that would have been fine in the 23rd century but is seen as unfit in the year 2410. He is brash, arrogant and impulsive. Church's recklessness is how he compensates for his father's mistake. His father, Abraham Church, was killed along with all hands when he commanded his ship into the Romulan Neutral Zone. His ship was jumped by three warbirds and destroyed. StarFleet laid the blame on Church. Lincoln had to fight to get into the Academy. In the Academy Church shows a natural talent for tactical thinking and command ability. Command hoped to bury him at the tactical position. He is assigned as the Tactical Officer to the USS Chief, a light cruiser. During a routine training cruise, the captain of the Chief is killed when Klingons attack the ship. Church takes command and fends off the Klingons. Unable to brush off his success he is given command of the Chief and promoted to LCDR. His ship is assigned to Cruiser Destroyer Group One based out of Earth Space Dock. After many missions he is promoted to the rank of Captain and given command of the USS Patriot, a Defiant class starship. His unorthodox manner of solving problems proves to be a thorn in the side of his superior Admiral Reynolds. Reynolds makes it his mission to get Church thrown out of StarFleet.
After several violations Reynolds is about to court-martial Church when the Iconian fleet appears at Earth (Midnight). Church takes command of the Patriot and leads the small fleet at ESD in holding off the Iconians until the combined alliance fleet can arrive. Church nearly gives his life in defense of the Federation. When the smoke clears Admiral Reynolds wants Church thrown in the stockade...Admiral Quinn and the Federation President want to pin a medal on him. It is decided to promote Church out of Reynold's hair and after much cajoling, to include giving him USS Spectre, a phantom class starship as his flagship, Church agrees. Admiral Church is set to the Delta Quadrant to prevent the Delta governments from going to war and destabilizing the region....and this is where the story begins......
Let us explore it... together. Each man hides a secret pain. It must be exposed and reckoned with. It must be dragged from the darkness and forced into the light. Share your pain. Share your pain with me... and gain strength from the sharing.
Let us explore it... together. Each man hides a secret pain. It must be exposed and reckoned with. It must be dragged from the darkness and forced into the light. Share your pain. Share your pain with me... and gain strength from the sharing.
Hsriall had once been Bekk Skullface, a Ferasan who had not yet earned a name and therefore given a nickname by his shipmates. However, K'men, adminstrator for the Klingon Intelligence Service, saw potential in the young cat, and recruited him into service. It didn't take him long to earn his partial name; K'men's confidence in him was further justified when IKS Ch'tong, a frigate on which Hsriall-Lieutenant was second officer, captured Federation Section 31 agent Drake - and her captain attempted to conspire with Federation interests to return him. The captain slew the first officer when she challenged him; by this time, Hsriall had uncovered the evidence of the captain's treachery, took the position of First Officer, and killed the captain in a challenge-duel, thus ascending to command.
Hsriall-Captain is now commanding IKS Stalker In the Dark, enforcing the interests of the Klingon Empire and Imperial Intelligence on those missions that don't require a subtle approach.
Her primary specialty is engineering and operations, and her early ability with administration had Quinn earmark her for independent cruises supporting the second-line on the relatively quiet Klingon front, serving as a quick-response ship for any crises that might erupt in her assigned sector while working her and her crew's abilities up.
And erupt they did - Revka quickly gained a reputation as Quinn's protege, with seemingly simple mission orders as cover for dealing with deep-cover assets, Klingon splinter-groups or back-tracing incursions from nearby dimensions such as the Undine
or the Mirror Universe. This is somewhat overblown - unlike some of the other notable 'rising stars' of the Iconian era, she simply fell into things and survived via determination and steadfastness.
She's since served ably as part of the joint Task Force against the Borg and in the Delta Alliance, and was assigned to help cover the Federation's Alpha Quadrant members during the Iconian War as part of the 97th squadron, as its lead.
Temporal Investigations has several sealed investigations into her actions - primarily as her personal history no longer quite matches her service record; a threat any high-performing Starfleet officer can face. It does mean her time-in-grade is several years longer than the actual time of service, which helped clear her for promotion to Admiral given the high attrition on senior flag officers over the last few years.
She is currently running shakedown cruises of the new dreadnought Nagato as part of a diplomatic squadron near Cardassian space.
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My forum single-issue of rage: Make the Proton Experimental Weapon go for subsystem targetting!
Strassner, Thomas J., Colonel, United Starfleet Marine Corps.
Service Number: 485665263512
Species: Human
Epidermal Coloration: Shade 14, Human Standard Scale
Height: 1.95m
Approximate Weight: 111kg
Hair: Hazel
Eyes: Blue-Gray
Born: 08/16/2361, Starbase 39-Sierra
Education: 2 years, Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, Earth. 1 year, Annapolis Naval Academy, Annapolis, Earth. 2 years, Starfleet Academy, San Francisco, Earth, Class of 2382. Total Adjusted G.P.A.: 3.67. Disciplinary Infractions: 2 minor, - major.
Time in service in the Fleet Marine Force: 27 years.
-BRIEF SYNOPSIS OF SERVICE RECORD-
-First tour of duty was at Marine Security Detachment, Federation Embassies, Romulus and Remus. Assisted in preparation for evacuation efforts during Hobus Supernova, was one of only 7 detachment members off-world at the time the blast hit, and assisted in disaster relief efforts throughout Imperial space in the aftermath of the greatest disaster in the recorded history of the Beta Quadrant.
-2 tours in Marine Corps Special Operations Command, attached to Marine Assault Commando Operations, one each with 4th Force Reconnaissance and 2nd ODST Raider Batallion, during which he received six Purple Hearts and was twice awarded the Fleet Cross, both the most awarded to any single Marine in only two tours since current record holder and former Commandant General Ladarius Martin during the Dominion War.
-Former Honor Guardsman at Starfleet Museum, Sol system, attached to various ships including NCC-74656 U.S.S. Voyager, NCC-1701-A U.S.S. Enterprise, NCC-2000 U.S.S. Excelsior, NCC-129 U.S.S. Daedalus, NCC-2893 U.S.S. Stargazer and NX-01 Enterprise.
-Former Marine Attache, Starfleet Intelligence. Recieved seventh Purple Heart.
-Former Marine Attache, Starfleet Criminal Investigative Service.
-Former CO, Alpha Company, 1st Batallion, Recruit Training Regiment, Marine Corps Recruit Depot, San Diego, Earth.
-Former CO, Diplomatic Security Detachment, Vulcan.
-Former CO, Diplomatic Security Detachment, Andoria.
-Former CO, Diplomatic Security Detachment, New Caitia.
-Former Marine Security Detachment CO and Asst. Chief of Security, Starbase 239.
-Former Marine Security Detachment CO and Asst. Chief of Security, Deep Space K-7.
-Former Marine Security Detachment CO and Asst. Chief of Security, Deep Space Nine.
-Former aide, Adm. Rhea, Starfleet Inspector General.
-Former aide, General Blagg, Vice-Chair, Starfleet Joint Chiefs of Staff.
-Former aide-de-camp, General Ftinkrig, Commandant of the Marine Corps.
-Former aide-de-camp, Admiral Janeway, Chief of Fleet Operations.
-Former CO, Diplomatic Security Detachment, Earth.
-Former CO, Presidential Security Detail.
-Served as CO, Marine Assault and Security Detachment, and Asst. Chief of Security, NCC-1701-E U.S.S. Enterprise under Captain Data until ship's destruction at the hands of Undine forces in 2408. For his heroic actions in defense of the flagship of the fleet he was awarded his eighth Purple Heart and his third Fleet Cross.
PREVIOUS ASSIGNMENT: After turning down promotion to Brigadier General and being cleared to return to full combat duty, Col. Strassner was given the opportunity to participate in a special exchange program with the Klingon Defence Force. Accepted begrudgingly by Chancellor J'mpok, he was assigned to serve under the direct supervision of Worf, Son of Mogh. The Ambassador granted him command of a large House Martok battle group due to his vast experience, combat resume, and personal recommendations from Ambassador Picard, Admiral Riker, Captain Data, Captain LaForge, Captain Dax and Kai Kira, all of whom had extensive personal experience with the Ambassador. His command surpassed all the High Council's expectations; first in a series of high-profile actions against Orion Syndicate and Romulan Imperial facilities and resources, then a series of Tal Shiar and Undine targets. These glorious actions earned back a sizeable chunk of the reputation House Martok had lost after the death of its founder and the rise to the Chancellory of J'mpok and the return to prominence of House Duras. Due to this, the Colonel received full membership in House Martok and was the first human and first Marine awarded the coveted title of Dahar Master, conferred by the Chancellor himself. After the invasion of Gorn space broke out, his knowledge of tactics and doctrine involving small craft and his intimate knowledge of ship-to-ship and ship-to-shore combat made him the natural choice to be Supreme Commander of House Martok's forces during this conflict. His small craft tactics expertise and Marine counterinsurgency training made his task forces especially effective against Naussican starfighter groups using guerrila tactics that severely delayed the advance of all other Klingon forces through key strategic points in Gorn space. House Martok's battle groups and assault forces blazed a trail of funeral pyres through Gorn/Naussican alliance positions all the way to Gornar itself, where he commanded the entire operation and personally captured the Gorn king and exposed him as an Undine. After the end of hostilities he then supervised all occupation operations and forces in the Gornar system, keeping the peace and directing rebuilding efforts until he was recalled in anticipation of the pending Klingon/Federation conflict.
Current assignment: After turning down special promotion to Major General and position of Assistant Commandant, Col. Strassner was assigned as CO, Light Assault Brigade 4, 4th Marine Battle Group, but often detaches from 'The Fatal Fourth' with any one of its 19 starships for special assignments from CFO Adm. Quinn. Usually found commanding: U.S.S. Ladarius Martin, only ship of its subclass as a Marine variant prototype from the Galaxy-X project, U.S.S. Merritt A. Edson, the first Phantom-class deep strike escort in the Marine Corps inventory, . Also the senior Marine officer in Task Force Omega but is no longer attached on a permanent basis. Occasionally receives special requests for mission support from SInt, SCIS, and the Federation Diplomatic Corps. He and his assault group are also available on-call for rapid response to the Solanae and Jenolan Dyson Spheres and the Delta Alliance, and due to his involvement with the Deep Space Nine incident of 2409 his assault group will be lead formation in any future incidents that require travel through the Bajoran Wormhole or into Dominion Space.
>UPDATE: AWARDED THE FLEET CROSS GOLD STAR IN LIEU OF FOURTH AWARD FOR ACTIONS ABOVE AND ON VAADWAUR PRIME<
>UPDATE: AWARDED THE STARFLEET MEDAL OF HONOR FOR DEFENSE OF SOL AND TEMPORAL INCURSION OF ICONIA<
>UPDATE: REJECTED FOURTH OFFER OF PROMOTION BEYOND COLONEL AND POST AS COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS<
-BRIEF ANALYSIS-
"I'm no politician, and I'm damn sure no bureaucrat. I'm not a big damn hero like Chesty Puller or Ladarius Martin. My face is, quite plainly, no longer recruiting holo material. And hell knows we don't need our own version of James Kirk. Leave that kind of spectacle to the spacesquids, and the type of recruit it attracts as well. I've always strived to walk that tightrope of having that certain level of professional reputation that automatically and inevitably comes with unprecidented(sic) accomplishments and experience, without becoming infamous, notorious, or some sort of arrogant, insufferable civilian pop culture celebrity. I've succeeded for the most part; that suits me quite nicely, thank you very much."
- COLONEL THOMAS STRASSNER
Col. Strassner is a capable leader and tactician in command and absolutely lethal in combat. Having turned down promotion beyond Colonel three times, his various awards and the battles he not only survived but won are a testament to his prowess. Due to his nanotech (see below) he is still in peak condition and he maintains his certifications with MARSOCOM as a Force Recon Scout Sniper and an Orbital Drop "Helljumper." Picked up a very eclectic skillset during his attachments to SInt, SCIS and his security tours. He is an Expert-certified Marine Aviator and an avid small craft pilot who picked it up on FDC assignment to New Caitia and often flew with then-Com Tom Paris during his various postings in Sol System. It was at this time that he began discussions throughout both HQMC and Starfleet Command about the possible demand for and viability of adopting small craft operations, equipment and tactics similar to Caitian, Orion Syndicate, Klingon, Romulan and Jem'Hadar practices for Marine Corps operations, drawing heavily on carrier tactics and doctrine ranging from ancient Earth to the Dominion War. He suggested testing the idea's viability and developing fleet doctrine and SOPs in areas where full battle groups are not necessary, like the Home Fleet, or logistically feasable, such as peaceful areas of the Federation's territorial frontiers, and successfully lobbied for such trials to take place in Marine Divisions in these areas. These discussions and the theories they pioneered would later be the foundation and launching pad for all fighter doctrine and carrier warfare the Corps developed during conflict with the Klingons, which would revolutionize formations and doctrine fleetwide. During the defense of the evacuation of the Enterprise against the Undine he was severely wounded to the head and face, becoming legally blind in his left eye and receiving his distinctive scar, which runs from near the hinge of his left jaw up to the center of his forehead. This injury, which will not fully regenerate due to the effects of Undine biotech which infected the wound, prompted the installation of certain implants and prototype nanotech from the Daystrom Institute (based from Borg nanotech reverse-engineered by Seven of Nine's research team with contributions from the Voyager EMH MkI, Captain Geordi LaForge and retired Captain Data) which allow him to form a wireless neural interface with computer systems, including his headset/visor and his wrist-mounted holo-PADD. The nanotech also boosted all of his other physical and mental attributes. Already an expert marksman and pilot and fully trained Scout Sniper and Helljumper, his strategic and tactical thinking, long range marksmanship and close quarters combat abilities became superior to peak human capacity and is now comparable to an Augment. There is no engagement in the Alpha and Beta Quadrants over the last 13 years that he has not served at in some capacity, and no foe of Earth and her coalition allies that he has not fought. From Romulus and Remus to the Delta and Gamma Quadrants to ancient Iconia and the Mirror Universe, Col. Strassner has truly "fought in every clime and place where man can take a gun."