Editing Joran Matthew Brownlee (section)

=== Recent Career ===
[[Image:Earth_spacedock.jpg|thumb|325px|left|''Starbase Geneva.'']]Joran reached [[Starbase Geneva (NCC-85745)|Starbase ''Geneva'' (NCC-85745)]] in the middle of a crisis situation, involving a [[Tkon Empire|Tkon]] probe that the station had encountered while en-route through the [[Subspace River]]. Once the crisis was resolved, however, he, along with [[Rank|Captain]] Vladek Rofellian, were the only two to remember the incident due to the timeline resetting.

Two months later, he endured another station-wide crisis when the station was bombed by [[Ferengi]] terrorists in mid-2406, damaging the station critically in three locations, and resulted in the capture and death of a respresentative of [[Starfleet Command]]. Joran and the rest of the crew were able to trace the terrorists to belligerent [[Orion]] activity in the area, and Rofellian ordered the pursuit of the terrorists, and was able to defuse the bomb that could have exploded into an all-out war with the [[Orion Syndicate]]. Due to his keeping cool under pressure and expert handling of the situation he was presented with, he was promoted to [[Rank|Ensign, senior grade]], and made the [[Chief Science Officer|Acting Chief Science Officer]] of [[Starbase Geneva (NCC-85745)|Starbase ''Geneva'' (NCC-85745)]]. But, the position didn't last long.

Three months after the bombing, the decision came from [[Starfleet Command|Starfleet]] to abandon [[Starbase Geneva (NCC-85745)|Starbase ''Geneva'' (NCC-85745]]. Joran, along with the majority of the crew of the [[Starbase Geneva (NCC-85745)|''Geneva'']], was transferred to the [[USS Paladin (NCC-52776)|USS ''Paladin'' (NCC-52776)]], under the command of [[Rank|Captain]] [[Eva Straton]]. The new ship's first mission was one of the first war maneuvers against [[Admiral Doenitz|Doenitz]] and his forces: the invasion and occupation of the [[Gamma Sigma system]], which contained two strategically important colonies to the[[52nd fleet]]. Leading a battle group and with the help of the Dragon Slayer and Fighting Whatever fighter squadrons, the system was easily taken. With Joran's supervision and collaboration with [[Rank|Lieutenant]] Steven Matrix and [[Rank|Commander]] Tahlmari, the [[USS Paladin (NCC-52776)|''Paladin'']] deployed the largest [[Tachyon Detection Grid|tachyon detection grid]] ever recorded in [[Federation]] history. Because of his efforts on the [[Tachyon Detection Grid|tachyon detection grid]], he was promoted to [[Rank|Lieutenant, junior grade]] and made [[Chief Science Officer]], and awarded the[[Combat Action Ribbon]].

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The next outstanding mission of the [[USS Paladin (NCC-52776)|USS ''Paladin'' (NCC-52776)]] happened in early January of 2407, just after the seccession of several prominent [[Federation]] worlds and the beginning of the [[Federation Civil War]]. Due to the unpredictability of the new situation, [[Eva Straton|Straton]] felt it appropriate to appoint Joran to be her [[Third Officer]].While partolling near the borders of the [[Federation]], the [[USS Paladin (NCC-52776)|''Paladin'']] encountered an alien ship adrift in space. After weighing the risks, it was decided to send two away teams to the ship, which was wracked with spacial distorsions. After exploring the ship, they came into contact with aliens taking refuge on the ship; the [[Voradian]]s. With Joran's help, they restarted the computer and the [[Voradian]]s went on their way.

Soon after the end of the mission, the [[USS Paladin (NCC-52776)|''Paladin'']]'s [[Second Officer]], [[T'Vhor]], transferred off the ship to accept a position as [[First Officer]]. For Joran, that meant a promotion to [[Second Officer]] of the [[USS Paladin (NCC-52776)|USS ''Paladin'' (NCC-52776)]].

Soon after, the [[USS Paladin (NCC-52776)|''Paladin'']] and its battle group invaded and captured [[Starbase 234]] from the forces of [[Rodrigo Doenitz]], though with many sacrifices. Joran did not play a significant part in the battle, however, he will in the current mission.

This latest mission to [[Beta Aquari III]] tested Joran greatly, as he led the crew of the [[USS Paladin (NCC-52776)|''Paladin'']] in the preliminary round of the orbital battle, even though his actions wreacked havoc on the ship's systems. The tactic he used is discussed below, but because of his use of it, he was removed as [[Second Officer]]. However, that did not stop him from performing what some might consider a rash act. When shields failed, he, as the designer of the new shield geometry, went down to deflector control to get them back up, recieving a large dose of radiation in the process. He went straight to Sickbay, where he spent the rest of the battle.