Edward Simms

Edward James Simms (service number 30316-84521-ES) is an American serviceman of the USC Navy, holding the rank of Admiral. Aside from his extremely decorated military career which saw him through the Jovian Conflicts of 2687 and the Second Energy War of 2695 - 2700, Simms was the head of the Office of Space Intelligence's Section Three division. In 2720, Simms personally oversaw the USC's H5 Project to create a newer, more advanced interceptor fighter for use in the war against the Arabic Republic.
In 2686, Simms was engaged to be married to the love of his life, Bethany Luther. Simms wanted nothing more than to spend every day with her, but tragicly Bethany was taken away too soon after she was shot dead during a jewrey store robbery. Her death hit Simms hard and he never truly moved on.

Appearance

Edward Simms, despite his age, is a man of extraordinary excellent physical shape with a fair amount of muscle. Though, he has started to feel the effects of his aging body through ailments such as arthritis. Prior to his deployment to New Earth during the onset of the Human-Hivivian War, Simms regrettably received bad news from his doctor back on Mars. At Simms’ request, his doctor held off informing the USC until Simms could formerly give his resignation to Fleet Admiral and USC Chairman Martin Gains.

Attire and personal effects

Commonly, Simms is seen in his standard service uniform with epaulettes on the shoulders and service ribbons on the left breast. His slacks are black with a yellow stripe running down the side with neatly polished black dress shoes. As a high-ranking officer, this is typically his permanent uniform, though he sometimes don’s a black sweater vest when on personal time. For official meetings or ceremonies, Simms wears standard dress whites with his rank on shoulder epaulettes and jacket cuffs, service ribbons on his left breast, and a nameplate on the right.
As far as firearms are concerned, Simms only carries a G47C magnum handgun with a smart-linked scope and voice-activated trigger safety, and though he doesn’t see direct combat anymore, Simms does prefer the A475 Designated Marksman Rifle with a custom finish and smart-linked scope.

Biography

Early life and education

Edward James Simms was born on the 12th of May, 2655 to Navy Commander John Simms the Third and Navy Captain Susan Conner. Simms grew up on the independent colony of Mars within the American Zone on the outskirts of Deimos City. As a child, Simms was always actively constructing a variety of new innovations of life-sized aviation models with his first being a one manned, ten-foot-long plane. It was this model that Simms used in the designs of the USC’s prototype H5 interceptor fighter he helped on more than forty years later.

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Naval service and boot camp

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Recruitment by OSI

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Protégé, Leslie Andrews

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Jovian Conflict of 2687

During the early stages of the Jovian Conflict after the USC’s involvement, Simms commanded the USC Honor Grace battleship as well as several groundside units. Most of his engagements both in orbit and on the ground were all quite successful with Simms’ units receiving very little casualties. However, that all shifted slightly after Simms got an emergency distress signal from the UNF’s industrial colony of Enceladus.

Battle of Enceladus

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Capture/Imprisonment/Rescue

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Second Energy War

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Battle of Washington

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Becoming Head of OSI Section 3

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Development of the H5 fighter

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Arabic Republic attack on Harmony

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Human-Hivivian War

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Siege of New Earth

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Reputation

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Awards and decorations

Bronze Star

Silver Star

Jovian Conflict Service Medel

Second Energy War Service Medal

Navy Cross

Navy Distinguished Service Medal

Combat Action Ribbon

Navy and Marine Corps Interplanetary Service Ribbon

Planetary War on Terror Service Medal

Prisoner of War Medal

Commands

USC Honor Grace (2688 – 2691)
USC/OSI Stealth Fox (2697)
USC Gilded Knight (2725; last command)

Personal life

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Family and relations

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Personality & Traits

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Biographical Information

Homeworld

Mars

Born

May 12, 2655; Deimos City, Mars (age 69)

Personal Details

Race

Human

Gender

Male

Parents

John Simms III (father)

Susan Conner (mother)

Spouse

Bethany Luther (girlfriend; 2680-2686)

Children

Elizabeth Luther (estranged daughter)

Height

5' 11"

Weight

210 lb.

Hair color

Black with a little white

Skin color

white

Eye color

light blue

Religion

Christian (Baptist)

Military Information

Affiliation

United Space Command Navy

Office of Space Intelligence

Rank

Admiral (USC Navy)

Former Head of OSI Section Three

Vice-Chairman of the USC Security Council

Vice-Commander of the United Space Command

Service

2675 - present

Service number

30316-84521-ES