Admiral Collins (Admiral of the fleet)

Joseph Collins is the highest ranking officer in the S.F. fleet, his rank is officially Fleet Admiral but rarely is he called this outside of wartime or ceremonial situations.

He is generally serving on the U.S.F. Hermes, especially during wartime. When he is not he is station at S.F. Military command on Earth.

He is a highly decorated officer and has been through the trenches as any good long servicing soldier should have. He is a proper soldier, takes orders no matter how he feels about them and does his duty.

He was Captain Pierce's first commanding officer on the U.S.F. Valkrie and they are still close despite their many disagreements. He is also the spearhead of the operation that has sent the U.S.F. Odyssey on her long range mission.

It's been said that the Admiral send's Commander Deniz encrypted messages on a regular basis, one was once intercepted by an E.A. recon ship. The E.A. went to announce the content of the message over an orbital relay, the relay "overloaded" shortly after message began. Only thing heard was " Deniz, Order one of Echo Charlie Delta". No one knows what it meant and it was soon forgotten.