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Ryan "Radar" Douglas (née O'Brien) Commander Navy Pistol Ribbon (806) | Navy Rifle Ribbon (806) | Navy Marksmanship Medal (807) Naval Aviator Badge (809) | Combat Action Award (810) | Navy Silver Star (814) Hellfire Service Medal (816) | Rheinland Campaign Medal (818) | Purple Heart (819) Homeland Defense Medal (819) | Bretonian Expeditionary Medal (822) | Joint Service Ribbon (822) Navy Gallant Unit Citation (822) | Distinguished Service Medal (822) Status: AWOL Gender: Male Date of birth: 787.03.11 Place of birth: New Boston, Planet Manhattan, New York, Liberty Origin group: Liberty Navy Join Date: - Certifications: -Basic/Advanced Space Combat Training -Basic/Advanced Ground Combat Training -Basic/Advanced/Expert Officer Training -Considerable tactical and strategic insight and knowledge -Excellent leadership skills Notes:

Relocation Note Rank History: Cadet (801-805), Ensign (805-807), Lieutenant Junior Grade (807-809), Lieutenant (809-814), Lieutenant Commander (814-81), Commander (818-Present) [Was offered the rank of Captain in 822, declined due to personal reasons] If there was ever a model officer to have ever served under my command, that officer would have to be Commander Ryan Douglas. Despite not having any legacy of military service in his family, Douglas enrolled in his high school's JROTC program before applying to West Point Military Academy. He distinguished himself as an able Cadet with an uncanny ability to command and an intimate understanding of strategy. Upon graduation and promotion to Ensign, Douglas briefly considered transferring to the Marine Corps and excelled in the battery of exams and tests leading up to such an action. However, upon being promoted to Lieutenant Junior Grade, he instead resolved to stay in the Navy and become a naval aviator. Upon earning his wings, he was promoted to Lieutenant for his actions. He was stationed on the Battleship Missouri for five years, often sallying out with Navy forces to defend New York from an assortment of Liberty Rogues, Lane Hackers, Xenos, and any other forces that threatened the security of the heartland of Liberty. He displayed valor under fire, and during a massive attack on the Colorado jump gate by Xeno forces, the Lieutenant was cut off from Liberty forces with the rest of his squadron and was forced to engage a force that outnumbered his own with by a ratio of two to one. Although they took heavy casualties, the squadron was actually able to repel the opposing forces and hold out until reinforcements arrived. For this gallant display, Douglas was awarded the Navy Silver Star, and promoted to the rank of Lieutenant Commander to serve as the new XO of his squadron. The Lieutenant Commander and his squadron were soon transferred to the Battleship Yukon in the California system to deal with threats there. Until 818, the Lieutenant Commander fought against incursions by the Hellfire Legion and other threats to Liberty, engaging the former in Magellan on most occasions. For his actions against that traitorous threat to our freedom, he was awarded the Hellfire Service Medal. When the war with Rheinland commenced and many Navy battlegroups were transferred to the emergent frontline, Douglas was assigned to deal with the threat to our sovereignty and freedom. Within months, he was promoted to the rank of Commander and given his own squadron command. This squadron participated in a number of skirmishes with Rheinland forces, ranging from our own operations in the Federal Republic to defending our capitol and homeland in the New York system from the Rheinland Military's efforts to crush our liberties, which earned him both the Rheinland Campaign Medal and the Homeland Defense Medal. Serving with distinction, he sustained grievous wounds during an engagement with the enemy in New York, costing him one of his arms. For this sacrifice, he was given the Purple Heart and, despite the possibility of an honorable discharge awaiting him, soon demanded a fitting prosthetic and reassignment back to the frontlines. By the time he had fully recovered, the Gallic Royal Navy had invaded Bretonia and taken the Leeds system. In preparation for Operation Royal Flush, Commander Douglas was transferred back to Western Liberty to the Battleship Yukon. Joining the massive joint Liberty-Bretonia strike force bound for Leeds, he fought valiantly alongside the allied forces, and was given the Joint Service Medal Ribbon, Bretonian Expeditionary Medal, and was among those who received a Navy Gallant Unit Citation for one of the battlegroups who participated in the battle. For this long and venerable career in the Navy, Commander Douglas was offered the rank of Captain. He declined, instead favoring his commitment to his squadron and a more mobile theatre of operations than be confined to a lone area. As such, he was instead granted the Distinguished Service Medal for his service and soon requested transfer to this battlegroup. There is no finer man to have ever served under me than Douglas, Rear Admiral. I implore you to count him among your own ranks. Vice Admiral Hunter Helmsley