Irene Laker

Irene Laker is the Captain of the UTS Starfield, formally the Captain of the UTS Horizan.

Biography
Born on December 28, 2267 to Henry Laker and Juliet Michals-Laker in Tallahassee, Florida of USA, United Terra on the Planet Earth. From a young age she excelled at critical thinking, though she did struggle with the sciences.

Career
Iren Laker is a career officer of the United Terra Navy. She graduated second in her class from the United Terra Military Academy's Naval Academy in 2290. Her first assignment was as a junior security officer aboard the UTS Saratoga. In 2292 she transferred to the UTS Queen Victoria as a junior helm officer and promoted.

In 2293 she was promoted to Lieutenant and became the UTS Queen Victoria's Senior Helm Officer. By 2296 she has obtained the rank of Lieutenant Commander and was serving aboard the UTS Victory as Chief Operations Officer.

In 2300 she received a promotion to Commander and became the Captain of the UTS Horizan, an old St George-class Corvette. in 2301, she fought her first major battle, the Skirmish of Thomas Station, against a pirate gang known as the Kanko.

In 2304, she given command of the UTS Starfield and promoted to the Rank of Captain. She was sent on a mission to make contact with the Ze'gar.