Serena Atenza

Serena Atenza was a who served during the and various , including the Imperial War.
==Early life==
Born on during the early stages of the Human-Covenant War, Serena grew up in a relatively stable household. Her mother, a lower court judge, raised her alone, as her father was killed on during the earliest stages of the war. As she progressed through her compulsory childhood education, she was found to possess an aptitude for naval command, and as such her teachers recommended for her to submit an application to . She did so "more out of a sense of obligation than duty" according to herself, and though she failed to make it in to Luna she eventually attended McLees OCS on .
==Human-Covenant War==
After graduating from McLees OCS, Atenza received the rank of and was posted to the UNSC Javelin, an aging Falcon-class frigate in a reserve fleet assigned to the defense of Circumstance, an assignment which brought her no end of joy, as she was able to regularly visit her mother at home on shore leave. This period of her life was relatively uneventful, save for a promotion to in 2548 and assignment to Navigation on the bridge of the Javelin.
By 2550, however, with the UNSC Navy's need for combat ships and manpower growing increasingly desperate, a decision was made to start pulling ships out of reserve fleets into frontline service, and as such the Javelin was sent to defend an Inner Colony world that was predicted to come under imminent attack by the Covenant. This prediction proved correct, although the commanding officer of the Javelin believed his ship was thoroughly inadequate for combat, and used it to coordinate the evacuation of the local government. The evacuation was proceeding smoothly until a rogue that had bounced off the shields of a Covenant ship impacted the bridge of the Javelin. Atenza was the only one of the bridge crew to notice the missile in time, be strapped into her seat and put on her helmet (having worn her vacuum suit to the bridge after spilling coffee on her last clean set of crew fatigues). Despite being the only survivor and effectively flying blind thanks to the backup bridge window armor plating being solid , Atenza was able to finish the evacuation of the planet. For her heroics, she was promoted to , command of the Javelin, and shore leave on Circumstance while her ship was refitted.
==Trivia==
* The ships under Atenza's command were named after two cars; specifically the and .
* Atenza herself was also named after two cars: the and .
Category:UNSC Naval Personnel