Name: Akira Gabriel Caine

Current Rank: Lieutenant

Position Held: Commander, Air Tactical Detachment

Species: Human

Gender: Male

Age: 35

Born July 10, 2349

POB: Ganymede, Jupiter, Sol

Appearance:

Lanky with brows that are usually furrowed in deep concentration and a bit emaciated from the stress he's seen over the years, Akira still stands tall (at 5'8").  His generally shipshape appearance is marred only by his lengthy, unkempt mop of hair which he has kept throughout most of his service in Starfleet.  Underneath his tunic is a toned and wiry physique maintained by a strong daily regimen of exercise.  His left arm is a cybernetic prosthetic and is generally hidden behind a black glove.

Personality:

Underneath the cold and distant veneer of a former Security Officer turned CAG lays the joking persona that few have seen.  His personal motto of headwork first followed by hard play has yet to fail him, just don't interrupt him on his day off...  He tends to turn a blind eye to the occasional mischief but his personal pet peeve is any sign of dereliction of duty.

Family:

Father: Sojiro Nishikado, Chief Warrant Officer (Ret.), Deceased (2352)

Mother: Amelia Nishikado, Ensign, Deceased (2352)

God-Father: Lucien Caine, Sr. Chief Petty Officer (Ret.), Deceased (2366)

Background:

Shortly after his birth, Akira's parents were involved in a tragic accident involving an overloaded plasma conduit.  The three year old Akira was placed in the hands of his God-father Lucien Caine.  Lucien Caine had been good friends with Akira's parents having served for nearly 20 years with Akira's father, been the best man at Sojiro and Amelia's wedding, and even the camera man at Akira's birth.  After his adoption, Akira grew up in the Tea shop that had been the joint dream of Lucien, Sojiro and Amelia.  On the water planet of Ganymede Akira spent his days carefree, roaming everywhere in the small atoll town, and eventually learning to pilot various water and aircraft to explore and visit neighboring towns.  Unfortunately an accident involving a loose gyro in a rotary craft left Akira hospitalized for several months and permanently blinded in one eye.  During the several months of recuperation Akira was exposed to the world of music and discovered his talent to detect minute harmonics and fluctuations.

Upon completing his Primary Education, Akira was awarded a full scholarship to the Aldebaran Music Academy to study the pipe organ.  However, Akira had barely completed his first year of study before his God-father passed away.  Deciding to honor his family history of military service and signed up for the Starfleet Enlisted Corps (his blindness excluded him from service as a pilot).  Akira invested his inheritance, a combined savings from his father, mother, and godfather, and left the Tea shop in the capable hands of it's manager (at last he heard it had become quite the interstellar commodity).

Upon completion of Basic Training, Akira found himself in the tactical/security division.  Within a short span of 8 years Akira was granted a commission in his field and promoted to Assistant Chief Tactical Officer.  However in the vicious, though successful, defense against the Second Borg Invasion, Akira was among those critically wounded.  His left arm severely damaged in the attack it was necessary to amputate due to lack of immediate medical treatment.  Given temporary medical leave, Akira secured himself transport to the Daystrom Research Institute.  Choosing to replace his limb with something more useful than a biosynthetic prosthetic, Akira opted for the cybernetic replacement.  It rendered him incapable of any sensation in that arm, but that was preferred over the ghost pain that accompanied a regular prosthetic.  While there Akira also received a prototype cybernetic implant that restored vision to his blindside.

After completing physical therapy, Akira applied to and was accepted into the Officer Candidate School in San Francisco.  Entering in the field of Aeroscience, he completed his training shortly before the Breen Raid.  As part the 106th Valkyrie squadron Akira fought heavily against other Breen fighters in head to head aerial combat.  Now with the rank of Lieutenant Junior Grade, Akira would be stationed aboard the USS Potemkin as a Tactical Systems Operator, a back seater to the actual Fighter Pilot (a role he would eventually fill).

Service Record:

2366 Basic Naval Qualification - Starfleet Enlisted Corps

2366-2368 USS Lexington - Gunner's Mate

2368-2372 USS Lexington - Security Investigations Officer

2372-2373 USS Lexington Promoted Warrant Officer, Deputy of Tactical

2373 Critically Injured At the Battle of Sector 001

            Underwent surgery and physical therapy at the Daystrom Research Institute

2374-2375 Earth, Enrolls in Officer Candidate School

            Participates in the defense against the Raid on San Francisco

2375-2377 USS Potemkin, Lieutenant J.G., Starfleet Pilot, Tactical Systems Operator

2380-2384 USS Valley Forge, Promoted Lieutenant.

2384-2384 USS Discovery, Commander, Air Tactical Detachment

2384-Present USS Discovery, Executive Officer