Joseph Akinola
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| CHARACTER | |
| Joseph B. Akinola | |
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| Species: | human |
| Gender: | male |
| Born: | 2317 |
| Hair: | gray/black |
| Eyes: | brown |
| Height: | 1.88 m |
| Weight: | 80 kg |
| Affiliation: | Starfleet Border Service |
| Assignment(s): | Commanding Officer |
| Stationed: | USS Bluefin (NCC-4458) |
| Occupation: | Starfleet officer |
| Rank: | Captain |
| Insignia: |  |
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[edit] Biographical summary
Captain Joseph Akinola, CO of the USS Bluefin, is one of the rare breed of "mustang" officers who did not attend Starfleet Academy but worked his way up through the ranks from Crewman Apprentice until receiving a field commission. Akinola grew up in space on an L-Type freighter with his Boomer family until they were apparently ambushed by Orion pirates. His family was killed in the attack and the ship destroyed but Akinola's mother placed young Akinola and his little sister, Melody, in an escape pod and jettisoned them first. The pod was later picked up by a Border Service Cutter. When Akinola reached the age of 17, he enlisted in the Border Service as a crewman apprentice and he has served on Border Cutters his entire adult life. (Star Trek: Tales of the USS Bluefin)
[edit] USS Albacore
Akinola served on the cutter, Albacore under Captain Glashi Tel'Sharal from 2334 to 2340, rising in rank from crewman recruit to 3rd class petty officer. He proved to be a hard-worker and quickly learned his way around a border cutter.
[edit] USS White Sands
From 2340 to 2350, Akinola served on the Soyuz - class cutter, White Sands, first under Captain Heicho Tarrawa, then under Captain Rita Mendez. Akinola rose in rank to Chief Petty Officer during this period and received numerous citations for bravery. In 2345, Akinola married Kalinda Mayweather. They had one daughter, Tanya, before divorcing after three years. Kalinda was killed during the first Cardassian war. Tanya married and lives with her family in Nairobi, United Africa, on Earth.
[edit] USS Bluefin
Akinola has served on the cutter, Bluefin since 2350. He served as Chief of the Boat and was eventually promoted to Master Chief Petty Officer under Captain Darby Reninger. Akinola befriended and mentored a young Red Orion crewman named Solly Brin. They have served together ever since.
Akinola saw combat action on the Bluefin and ground combat duty during the Cardassian wars of the 2350's, during which he was injured twice. When Captain Reninger and the second officer were killed, Commander Stanek (the XO and acting captain) bestowed a field commission with the rank of full lieutenant on Akinola. The commission was subsequently confirmed and made permanent by Starfleet Command. He served in many capacities on the cutter, including Tactical Officer, OPs officer, and Executive Officer
In 2365, Akinola was promoted to captain and given command of the USS Bluefin. He has gained a reputation as a hard-nosed but fair CO and has earned the respect, loyalty and admiration of his crew. He and his crew served with distinction during the Dominion war and now continue to serve effectively in the war's aftermath.
[edit] Etc.
- Favorite food - cherry vanilla ice cream
- Least favorite food - anything out of a replicator
- Favorite drink - coffee, black
- Close friends - SCPO Solly Brin, Dr. Calvin Baxter (deceased), Rear Admiral Morgan Bateson, Captain Vress (deceased), Captain Margaret Gunderson
- Enemies - Just about anyone in the Orion Syndicate, particularly the Elix Cartel
- Hobbies - Wood carving, Karate (4th degree Shodokan Black belt), Listening to Terran Jazz and Blues
- Weaknesses - Sometimes tends to be overly-protective of his crew, suffers from bouts of headaches, insomnia, and nightmares
