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Ben Sisko Played By: Avery Brooks Rank: Captain Current assignment: commanding officer, Deep Space Nine/U.S.S. Defiant Full Name: Benjamin Lafayette Sisko Year of birth: 2332 Place of birth: New Orleans, Earth Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Sisko Education: Starfleet Academy, 2350-54 Marital status: Widowed: married to Jennifer Sisko 2354-67 Children: One son, Jake, born 2355 Starfleet Career Summary prior: -- Assigned to U.S.S. Livingston and, under Capt. Leyton, promoted to lieutenant commander and first officer of U.S.S. Okinawa 2367 -- As lieutenant commander and first officer of U.S.S. Saratoga, survived ship's loss at Battle of Wolf 359 against Borg; assigned to Utopia Planetia Shipyards on Mars and oversaw development of Defiant-class warship, later mothballed 2369 -- Agrees to lead Starfleet contingent on Bajoran-owned Deep Space Nine; helped discover Bajoran wormhole, make first contact with its builders, the nonlinear "Prophets" 2370 -- Made first contact with the Jem'Hadar and Dominion in Gamma Quadrant 2371 -- Given command of experimental U.S.S. Defiant to beef up DS9 defenses; later promoted to captain 2372 -- Temporary assignment, Chief of Starfleet Security on Earth 2373 -- Single-handedly postponed Bajoran admission into UFP based on "visions" from "Prophet" aliens SOURCE: STAR TREK CONTINUUM |
