User:Forge04/Mark Davis

Mark "Angel" Davis
"Mark George Davis" was born on June 4th, 2384 in Winchester, Montana, Earth, to George and Beth Davis. He serves with the 12th Fleet as a MACO.

Early Life
Mark Davis was born into a fairly well off home in rural Montana. With a population of only 6500 people, Winchester is situated in a remote location with wilderness on all sides. His father was a freighter crewman, highest rank of second in command. He taught Mark how to pilot at the age of six, the boy completing his first solar system run a month later. At age 8 he used much of the families savings to purchase a small shuttlecraft for the boy. Ten months later George Davis was killed in a tragic accident aboard the SS Almond, all hands were lost. His mother immediately tried to keep her son on the ground, and Mark rebelled. He graduated from school two years early and joined Starfleet Academy as a pilot. It should be noted that in his official file there are various citations for: In-System Overspeeding, In-System Recklessness, and a evidence ticket for confiscated goods, but no official citation or ticket. At the Academy, Mark was immediately recognized as a piloting protege, even bringing Tom Paris out of retirement to tutor him personally. He was commissioned an Ensign upon acceptance due to his already having a piloting license. He was a member of the famed Nova Squadron. He graduated in 2404, at the rank of Lt. Jr. Grade and 6th in his class. He received the Mustang Award for best pilot.

Standard Courses Completed: • Administration 100 • Federation History 101-103 • Starfleet History 101-103, 201-203 • Stellar Cartography 101-103, 201-203, 301-303 • Unarmed Combatives (UAC) 101 • Personal Weapons 101 • Starship Operations 101-103, 201-203, 301-303, 401-403 • Starship Maneuvering 101-103, 201-203, 301-303, 401-403 • Ship Borne Combat Tactics 101-103 • Space Borne Combat Tactics 101-103 • Starship Construction 102-103 • Warp Theory 101-103 • Starship Navigation 101-103 • SERE

Advanced Courses Completed: • Romulan Military Tactics 201-203, 301-303, 401-403, and Honors course. • Klingon Military Tactics 201-203, 301-303, 401-403, and Honors course. • Cardassian Military Tactics 201-203, 301-303 • Borg Military Tactics 201-203, 301-303, 401-403 • Unarmed Combatives (UAC) 211-213, 311-313, and Honors course.

• Personal Weapons Qualifications: o Phaser Pistol o Phaser Rifle o Phaser Sniper Rifle o Disruptor Pistol o Disruptor Rifle o Disruptor Sniper Rifle o Plasma Pistol o Plasma Rifle o Arc Rifle o Grenades: Photon, Plasma, Stun, Smoke. o Bat’leth. o Stun Stick o Bladed Weapons 440

• Single-Seated Spacecraft Program with Honors • Multi-Seated Under 50K Program with Honors • SERE Pilots Course • Ground Operations 101-102, 201-203, MACO Advanced Infantry Training (AIT) • Ground Artillery 101-103 • Long Range Reconnaissance 101-103, 201-203 • Ship Borne Combat Tactics 201-203, 301-303, 401-403 and Honors course. • Space Borne Combat Tactics 201-203, 301-303, 401-403 and Honors course. • Starship Construction 201-203, 301-303 • Warp Theory 201-203 • Starship Navigation 201-203, 301-303, 401-403

Aboard the USS Cascade-A (2404-2406)
In 2404 Lt. Davis was assigned to the USS Cascade-A, on patrol on the Klingon front. He fought in a wing of five peregrines as the second in command until his commander, Lt. Cmdr. Green, was KIA. Promoted to Lt. saw Davis continue to lead his wing with honor and distinction. He was finally given the callsign “Angel” by Captain Tellin from the USS Altima, when Davis shot a heavy torpedo before it could destroy the defenseless ship. His wing was named “Angel Wing” shortly thereafter. Angel was promoted to full Lt. in January 2405. Angel was promoted to Lt. Cmdr. In November 2405. In August of 2406, Captain Price was KIA by a Klingon boarding party. Cmdr. Wright was given command of the Cascade, with a field promotion to Captain. Angel was chosen as his second in command, and also field promoted to Commander.

Aboard the USS Expedition: (2406-2408)
Upon reassignment to the USS Expedition, against both his and Capt. Wright’s objections, Angel met Capt. Bradley Miller and Lt. Grant Anderson. He was reinstated his Lt. Cmdr. rank and took command of his new wing, which again became the “Angel Wing”. Angel did not get along well with Capt. Miller, though both tried. Mark felt that Capt. Miller was too harsh and stern on some things, with some people, and too relaxed with others. He reported several times on biased decisions and actions, though Starfleet never conducted and inquiry.

He and Lt. Anderson became great friends, and supported each other through their tour. While investigating a distress signal in the Sweness System, the Expedition came under heavy fire from a group of True Way forces. The Expedition was already on a retreat vector, had already escaped, when Capt. Miller decided to deploy a wing of fighters. Of course he would send the “Angel’s Wing” out to, according to eye-witness reports from bridge officers, aid in their escape. The Lt. Cmdr. and his wing were good officers, and jumped into the fray.

Against impossible odds; Several wings of fighters, 4 cruisers, and 2 dreadnoughts, they fought long enough for the Expedition to make their jump out of the sector. Six hours later the Expedition scanned an inbound Starfleet vessel, and when Angel’s fighter emerged from warp Capt. Miller took command of the tactical station and fired on his own pilot. The Lt. Cmdr. matched his shield variance to that of the Expedition, punched through the shields and boarded his former vessel.

Security forces were dispatched by Capt. Miller to detain Angel, but before they could Lt. Cmdr. Davis made it to the bridge. There was a brief firefight, during which Lt. Cmdr. Davis stunned the captain long enough to disarm him.

When security finally made it to Capt. Miller’s office, they found him beaten almost to death, with Angel tending to his own wounds on the office’s couch. From there the head of security took Lt. Cmdr. Davis into custody and alerted Starfleet Command.

Trial:
In 2408 Lt. Cmdr. Mark Davis was tried under general court marshal for the assault of a superior officer, damaging of Starfleet property, and conspiracy against Starfleet command. The prosecuting officer was Cmdr. Woth Goarnen, and Lt. Cmdr. Davis decided to represent himself. The overseeing judges were Admiral Cherok, Admiral Susan Heathrow, and Admiral Jessica Wilmore. The trial was held at Starfleet Command on Earth.

The opening remarks were decidedly black and white. Cmdr. Goarnen simply stating the facts written and logged in the Starfleet records, while Lt. Cmdr. Davis basically gave the exact same testimony he had throughout the entire incident. The prosecution pointed out the numerous times Capt. Miller had reprimanded Lt. Cmdr. Davis for his various remarks and dismissals of the Captain’s commands, cited the impeccable record of Capt. Miller himself, and called various witnesses from the Expedition’s security teams, engineers, and bridge officers to testify as to what happened aboard the vessel.

Lt. Cmdr. Davis cross examined the witnesses, asking them various questions about different instances where Capt. Miller’s decisions were different from that in the official log, all of which were answered in favor of the Captain. Lt. Cmdr. Davis tried to prove that the evidence had been tampered with, such as his own fighter’s flight logs, but to no avail. In the end Lt. Cmdr. Davis was found guilty of all charges, but it is worthy of note that in his sentencing hearing, Lt. Cmdr. Davis was sentenced to the minimum allowable time in a Starfleet Penal colony.

Seni III Penal Colony: (2408-2410)
Angel served his sentence within the Seni III penal colony, without incident. He slept where he was supposed to sleep, he ate when he was supposed to eat, and he conducted himself with respect and humility for others. Things become complicated when the Orions attacked the colony, looking for new property. Angel successfully, with several other inmates, relieved a squad of their weapons, and counter-attacked, eventually taking over the slavers’ vessel. Two months later he was released, on time. Shortly thereafter he was contacted by General Wolv, and reinstated in Starfleet, though this time within the ranks of MACO, whom he had worked with several times prior.

USS Locksley: (2410 - Present)
Upon his reinstatement in Starfleet, Angel was given command of a vessel, much to the uneasiness of the crew. But he quickly found his skills put to use aboard the USS Locksley, a Valiant class hybrid vessel which he was given command of. Angel’s first order of business was a first officer, and he chose none other than Lt. Cmdr. Grant Anderson, whom he promptly promoted to Commander. The Locksley has performed with supreme skill and honor both in vacuum and on dirt since Colonel Davis has been in command.