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Uhura, Commander Nyota

FULL NAME:Nyota Uhura
AFFILIATION:Starfleet
CURRENT RANK:Commander
CURRENT ASSIGNMENT:Communications Officer, U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701-A
PREVIOUS ASSIGNMENT:Communications, Starfleet Command
PREVIOUS ASSIGNMENT:
BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
SPECIES:Human
PLACE OF BIRTH:2239, Kenya, United States of Africa, Earth
Uhura served as communications officer aboard the Enterprise on one of its early five-year missions, under the command of James T. Kirk. It is not unusual to see her rewire or repair her own communications board during a crisis.

After the death of her parents and brother in a shuttle accident, Uhura moved in with her grandmother. Growing up hearing stories of her grandmother's time in Starfleet, she then enrolled in Starfleet Academy. By the time she graduated from the Academy, Uhura spoke 37 languages, including Vulcan, Andorian, and all 22 native Kenyan languages.

In Swahili the name Uhura translates to "freedom," and she speaks that language fluently. She also has a singing voice and was known to entertain members of the U.S.S. Enterprise crew, accompanying herself on the Vulcan harp. Uhura has shown some romantic interest in Scotty, but it was never pursued. After her memory was wiped in 2267 by the space probe Nomad, Uhura spent considerable time relearning the huge pieces of information the probe had destroyed.
SERVICE RECORD
2257-2261 Attended Starfleet Academy
2259 Assigned to U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701 for training rotation
2260 Assigned to U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701, Communications Officer, rank of Ensign
2266 Assigned to U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701, Communications Officer, rank of Lieutenant
2269 Promoted to Lt. Commander; Assigned to U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701 refit, Capt. Will Decker
2277 Assigned to Starfleet Command communications, Starfleet Academy cadet training
2285 Promoted to Commander
2285 Participated in rescue of Project Genesis development team from Khan
2286 Inquiry dismisses charges related to theft of U.S.S. Enterprise in 2285
2287 Assigned to U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701-A
2293 Scheduled for retirement; called to service for Khitomer peace mission
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