Edward Wolfe

Lieutenant Commander Wolfe at the time of becoming First Officer of the USS Nimitz

Early Life

Edward Wolfe was born on the New Berlin colony on January 21, 2377 to John and Linda Wolfe. Wolfe still has family on the New Berlin colony, including a sister born in 2380, who did not join Starfleet and instead is employed by the colony bureaucracy. The family home is maintained, and it is a regular rest stop for Edward during leave times.

Both parents served onboard the USS Camden, John as a tactical/security officer and Linda as a science officer. While they served with distinction, they never raised above the rank of Lieutenant. Edward spent a good deal of his time on Starships with his parents, while his sister Judith preferred to stay planetside with Edward's grandparents. Edward was schooled largely on starships but still calls New Berlin home. Edward was an able student, enjoying history and rudimentary medicine. Wolfe did well in his studies and was accepted to Starfleet Academy.

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Starfleet Academy

Wolfe was an able student who got along well with his fellow cadets. He studied largly in the tactical stream and spent a good deal of time looking for ways to blend great air and land battles of the past into starship combat. Through these studies, Wolfe was chosen to as an aide to the tactical department and aided in rewriting several simulations for Starfleet Academy. Wolfe wanted to be involved with Strategical Operations from the start, but knew that it was a highly difficult field to break into.

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Star Fleet Academy, San Francisco, Earth

First Assignment, USS Alexander

Wolfe was immediately assigned to the USS Alexander as an Assistant Tactical/Security Officer in 2398, which at that time was captained by Jules Lalonde. Wolfe was capable in the field and given the task of running Beta Shift only a few months after joining the crew. By 2400 he'd reached the rank of Lieutenant Junior Grade and was set for transfer.

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USS Alexander

Second Assignment, USS Juno

Wolfe was moved to the USS Juno and served under Captain Y'rand T'lixar as Chief of Tactical and Security. It was under this command that Wolfe first discovered the treachery of Admiral Doenitz. When coming to the aid of a civilian craft, he'd learned that it had been attacked and disabled by the Admiral. When Doenitz discovered that the craft contained several Federation Citizens who had discovered his plot to take control of the Federation, he'd ordered it destroyed. Only two of the forty-seven people on-board survived. Wolfe looked into their claims and found them credible. He then vowed to bring Doenitz to justice. It is unclear as to whether Doenitz discovered Wolfe's vow through spies on the Juno or if it was just a coincidence, but Doenitz then attacked the USS Camden, which had vowed to fight Doenitz as part of the 52nd Fleet. Both John and Linda Wolfe went missing and are believed deceased. This made Wolfe's desire to bring Doenitz to justice intensify.

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USS Juno

Third Assignment, USS Augustus

By 2403 the quiet interior conflict between those loyal to the principles of the United Federation of Planets and those loyal to Doenitz's vision of the future had intensified and the fleet became segmented and given to the most experienced and able Captains. Susan Allen was one of those Captains and Wolfe became her Strategic Operations Officer and was increased to the rank of Lieutenant Senior Grade. Wolfe also served as her Third Officer during this time. The USS Augustus, an Ambassador Class vessel, had been in steady combat from 2404 onwards. One of the greatest of those battles was the Battle of System 663 in 2406.02.05. Doenitz had been assembling forces in System 663, a white star system with 5 planets orbiting, the last one supporting intelligent life at a pre-industrial level. The Augustus was rerouted to the system in 2406 with a fleet of 14 ships against Doenitz's 27 vessels. A widescale battle ensued after it was discovered that Doenitz was mining the inhabited planet of mineral wealth and using the people of the planet to do it, thus violating the Prime Directive. While Doenitz's forces were stopped, 9 of the 14 vessels were destroyed in the fray and the Augustus heavily damaged.

Part of the damage that occurred was the near destruction of Wolfe's department, Strategical Operations, likely targetted once the enemy fleet discovered strategical ordinances were coming from that ship. With heavy damage incurred, and life support failing, Wolfe moved his 5 remaining staff into one of the Jeffries tubes, closed it off, and kept the atmosphere steady. The six people stayed within that tube for four days without food, water or any more medical aid then they already had in their medical kit. They stayed in the tube until help was able to get to them with Wolfe still giving strategical orders and advice without the benefit of his computers. When asked about how he did this, he responded that he had visualized the positions of the ships and had based his orders on that, despite the hinderance, the fleet led by the Augustus was victorious during this time period, but at a great cost. By the time of their rescue, two of Wolfe's staff had died of their injuries. One of the rescuers described the sight that greeted him on the rescue as "gruesome on a profound level".

This battle was largely seen as a Pyrrhic Victory by the 52nd Fleet. With the level of damage sustained, it took the Augustus 7 months to reach Starbase Geneva. As a result of this, coupled with the fact that they had no time to dock for extensive overhauls or repairs it was decided to decommission the USS Augustus and use the parts for repairs on other, more vibrant ships. Captain Allen also decided to retire at this time, but gave Wolfe a ringing endorsement that caused his transfer to one of the main ships of the battle group, the USS Nimitz on 2407.01.30 as Strategic Officer.

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USS Augustus before the Battle of System 663

Fourth Assignment, USS Nimitz

After being promoted to Lieutenant Commander, Wolfe was transferred to the USS Nimitz, under the command of Devan Sash as the Strategic Operations Officer. Shortly after arriving, Wolfe began updating Strategical Operations in a manner not unlike the systems on the USS Nights Watch which he had briefly toured when offered the Strateical Operations position on the Nimitz. At the time of his arrival, Captain Sash was in a coma and receiving treatment. Soon after Sash's revival, the Nimitz's First Officer, Commander Jeff Hyland was reassigned to Starbase Geneva and Wolfe was offered the position of First Officer of the USS Nimitz on 2407.02.04.

Wolfe’s first mission after assuming the role of First Officer of the USS Nimitz involved stopping Admiral Doenitz in his attempt to utilize time travel to distort the timeline in a way favourable to him. On the way to achieve these ends, it became necessary for Wolfe to severely discipline Lieutenant Francisco Mendez and Crewman Debbie Weston. Mendez had been insubordinate, showing outward prejudice against alien species and also was showing extremely sexist behaviour to the point where several female enlisted crew were complaining. Wolfe, after consulting with Captain Devan Sash, decided that a reduction in rank and forced sensitivity training was in order. The alternative Wolfe gave to Mendez was being forced out of Starfleet and dropped off on Angel One on their way to their mission objective. Mendez chose to give up the level of rank. Weston, in contrast, had attacked Mendez and broken his arm during a game designed to provide an opportunity for the crew to bond and work together. She was working to avenge Mendez’s behaviour towards her friend Yeoman Ansia Rozen. Weston was ordered confined to quarters during her off duty periods for an undetermined length of time, to apologize to Mendez for breaking his arm.

This represents the farthest point in Wolfe's career thus far. This will be updated as events unfold.

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USS Nimitz

Hobbies

Wolfe greatly enjoys games that involve high amounts of strategical thought. He engages in regular matches of chess, poker, and holodeck war games. He can often be found with a piece from his weapon collection in the middle of a warrior age holonovel. His favourite time periods are the Roman Empire, the Middle Ages of Earth, and the Reformation. Wolfe also enjoys Klingon training exercises. This has made Wolfe a good swordsman.

Wolfe is a reader of tactical authors and constantly strives to improve his overall understanding of tactics. Favourites of Edward Wolfe include Frederick the Great of Prussia, James T. Kirk and Sun Tzu. Wolfe's interest in historical tacticians began long before he entered Starfleet.

Edward Wolfe also maintains a collection of ancient Earth weaponry including powder driven projectile weaponry, swords, and other oddities. One of Wolfe's most prized possessions is a Toledo struck sword, created for John Frederick of Saxony. Inscribed on the sword is "Whoever I am leading is unconquerable" in German.

The Sword of Elector John Frederick of Saxony

Notes

Wolfe is considered a competant, well trained officer. He still suffers from nightmares and flashbacks from the Battle of System 663 and has many regrets. Wolfe also has a borderline obsession with catching Admiral Doenitz and bringing him to justice... or committing an act of revenge.

Edward Wolfe is played by User:JPB