Aniela Kasowska (TPF)

Aniela Kasowska is a former UNSC Marine Corps and Navy commissioned officer for the . She completed two-years as a Marine before attending Cascade Military Institute and graduating in 2551 to earn a commission. Aniela participated in the and combat operations on before joining the through an Inter-Service Branch Transfer in 2554.
In ONI, Aniela participated in covert campaigns against , a returning , and the . She served in leadership and technical positions until being relieved of command in 2561 and receiving a General Discharge from the UNSC Navy. Following the end of her career, Aniela joined BrainWare Corporation until she was recruited to Infinite Intelligence. She then joined Cyber Sentience Technologies as the Chief Information Officer.
==Biography==
===Early Life===
Aniela was born on April 17th, 2530 to Colson and Harlow Kasowska at Naval Medical Station St. Malo on Cascade. Her father was an Infantry Officer in the UNSC Marine Corps while her mother served as a Research Psychologist Officer for the . Aniela was the second of three and lived in an off-base officer housing complex alongside other military families under . was known to be a blend between a military and civilian city with a growing technological industry. For generations, the Kasowskas lived in St. Malo since Cascade colonized and participated in various activities with the UNSC Armed Forces. From an early age, Aniela was indoctrinated into the UNSC life by attending a number of military events, learning about her family's history, and playing with children from other military families. She enrolled into St. Malo Day School by 2534 where she began her education.
At St. Malo Day School, Aniela kept close to her friends from the military community and endured insults from other children. She remained coolheaded and focused on her academics and athletics to receive high praise from her instructors and coaches. Taking an interest in the history of the UNSC, Aniela read about the and the from many famous ODST accounts. She recreated the battles with her friends throughout the neighborhood and asked her family about other successful campaigns the UNSC waged throughout its history. By 2540, she began to learn about the Human-Covenant War through current events and the talk within the Officer's Club near the military base. Aniela enjoyed reading about the successful Harvest Campaign and the legendary battles Admiral Preston Cole won throughout the early days of the war. When approaching her parents about the present day and where the UNSC stood, she was met with silence and never got a full answer.
By 2544, Aniela graduated from the Middle School of St. Malo Day School and attended St. Malo Upper School. During her time at the Upper School, she learned about data-driven intelligence such as Cyber, Signals, and Technical. Her interest led to finding the Signals Intelligence/Electronic Warfare Occupational Field as the right path for her. Aniela continued to follow the Human-Covenant War with great detail and viewed leaked satellite video of Draco III's massacre in 2545. She excelled through her studies with high marks in mathematics and sciences which left her teachers worried about her goals. By 2546, Aniela graduated from her Upper School and had a number of options for her next path. Between a Military Preparatory School and enlisting into the UNSC Marine Corps, she wanted to attend a prep school but was encouraged by her parents to enlist. She enlisted with parental consent and was slotted into an intelligence support role for two years under her father's command. 
===UNSC Marine Corps Career===
Aniela enlisted in 2546 where she completed St. Malo and extensive training to become a Signals Intelligence Analyst in 2547 under the UNSC Marine Corps. Assigned to the 77th Intelligence Battalion, she served in a SIGINT Support Team and conducted strategic intelligence collection for the 77th MEF Information Group. In 2548, she was selected to attend Cascade Military Institute based on her academic record and left the UNSC Marine Corps to attend the . Aniela rose within the Cadet Corps to become the Deputy Brigade Commander and became President of the Intelligence Society. Graduating in 2551, she earned a Bachelors of Science in Information Science with High Honors and commissioned into the UNSC Marine Corps.
She relocated to and selected the Radio Reconnaissance training pipeline. In 2552, Aniela completed her training to become a Platoon Commander for a Radio Reconnaissance Platoon and was stationed on Earth under the 5th Reconnaissance Division. She was assigned to the 32nd Reconnaissance Battalion (Reinforced) in , Ecuador and participated in the . She supported Operation: AMAZON GUARD and the by conducting close-in reconnaissance and utilizing intercepted SIGINT messages. Her efforts of finding and tracking Covenant targets allowed for the 32nd Recon Battalion to eliminate fleeing Covenant forces left behind by their ships. In 2553, she completed a career transfer to become a Cyberspace Officer and spent nine months training. Aniela was then assigned as a Combat Capabilities Officer to the 65th Shock Troops Division on .
Deployed to Draco III, Aniela responded to the in 2554 with the 102nd Shock Troops Battalion. She was charged with leading a section on targeting cells. While conducting a field close-in exploitation mission, her vehicle was struck by an Improvised Explosive Device. She was thrown from the vehicle and shattered her hip upon hitting the ground. Aniela was medically evacuated from the battlefield to a UNSC Medical Corps Field Support Hospital and then to a naval medical hospital orbiting Draco III named UNSC Mercy. Once in stable condition, she was moved to New Carthage Medical Emergency Care Command where her hip was rebuilt and organs were replaced through flash-cloning. Aniela remained on New Carthage where her family visited and made moves to bring her home for physical therapy.
Upon learning the recovery timeline and the damage she sustained, her battlefield career in the UNSC Marine Corps seemed over. Her father learned of the Spartan Operations packet she was putting together and denied her the opportunity. Without her knowledge, she was also reassigned to the Naval Recruiting Office on Cascade for a three-year tour. Aniela saw her return to Cascade being a punishment and pushed back by seeking other positions in the Core Worlds to prevent her return. Each application was rejected by her father where he continued to exert his control over her career. Her brother opened the door for the Office of Naval Intelligence, giving Aniela a way out from her father's control.
Aniela applied to join ONI through an Interservice Branch Transfer and was fast-tracked through the help of her brother. Her career achievements were marked with high praise while she notified the intelligence service of her injury. She was selected two months after submitting and transferred into the Office of Naval Intelligence. Upon her family learning, she was estranged for joining ONI and later disowned for turning her back on the UNSC Marine Corps. They attempted to push back against the transfer citing her decline in mental health. Other accusations included her destroying the Kasowska legacy and dishonoring her family for being selfish in joining ONI. Aniela was successful in breaking out from her family's control over her career but was forced to deal with the attacks from her family for the decision.
===UNSC Navy Career===
In the UNSC Navy, Aniela attended the Cyberspace and Digital Intelligence Officer School in 2555 and became a qualified Cyber Warfare Officer for the Office of Naval Intelligence the same year. She was assigned to the Beta-5 Division, Cyber Strike Activity 57 as a Division Officer within the Mission Access Department. During her time, Aniela supported mission network intrusion attacks in a around with a focus on political and military targets. Known as Operation: GLOWING SYMPHONY, Aniela and her Mission Detachment worked with other assets from the Division in developing targets. She worked with the Asymmetrical Action Group and Program which led her to being recruited by Verlin Stenbeck.
Aniela attended the prestigious Naval Postgraduate School - Mars between 2556 and 2557 to earn a Masters of Engineering in Computer Science with a concentration in Technology Networking. She deployed with a Task Unit as the Tactical Cyber Warfare Officer of a Target Fusion Cell to support Operation: JUNIPER ORBIT on . During her time, she led all digital targeting assets under the command to enable the AAG in hunting their designated targets. After, she served as a Department Head within the Augmented Warfare Annex, Digital Intelligence Collection and Exploitation Department. Aniela played a role in developing data-gathering software for .
At the start of the Created Crisis, Aniela was reassigned to the ONI Special Activities Division, Operational Detachment - Sigma as a Tactical Cyber Warfare Officer for Team Osage. Aboard the ONI Into Darkness, she helped coordinate and execute covert missions such as Operation: OAKSTAR against the Created. She became the architect for many of the Guardian Custode targeting attacks and creating options on engaging a synthetic enemy with a strong surveillance network. She developed Team Osage's mobile cryptography tools to protect them against Created intrusion attacks on their field activities. Later, her knowledge of attacking Banished encryption networks allowed for Team Osage to intercept unprepared Banished forces. Aniela played a number of roles in providing actionable intelligence and situational awareness in a contested environment.
Upon returning to Mars in 2561, Aniela was due for a promotion to Lieutenant Commander but received a court-martial for a loss of confidence in leadership, fraternization, and conduct unbecoming as an officer. During her court-martial hearings, Aniela argued her innocence surrounding the loss of confidence in leadership and conduct unbecoming as an officer. She cited Team Osage's operational success and teamwork where she did not turn the atmosphere toxic. With the arrival of her family's legal team, they negotiated with the prosecution to lower Aniela's discharge to a General Discharge Under Honorable Conditions, no rank deduction, and not being stripped of retirement benefits. Once it was agreed upon, Aniela accepted the General Discharge for Fraternization with a subordinate in 2562. She left the UNSC Armed Forces after spending 11 years on active duty service.
===Early Post-Military Careers===
In the wake of her discharge, Aniela was hired by BrainWare Corporation and served in the Civil Sector of the Cybersecurity Solutions. She was a Red Team Engineer for the Network Operations Division, later rising to Red Team Manager within the Network Research Team. During her time, Aniela became well-known for exposing vulnerabilities in secure systems across BrainWare's cyberinfrastructure. She became a consultant for OpenMind Think Labs and worked under Dr. Janes Lynes on identifying a low auxiliary of a Created cell operating in a UEG cyberinfrastructure system on Mars. She spent two years running network intrusion operations to showcase critical issues in essential systems being used by the UEG. Aniela became a respected White Hat Hacker within her community and was encouraged by Dr. Lynes to showcase issues in defense cyber systems. At the Defense Cyber Strategies Institute Conference in 2568, Aniela showcased a zero-interaction exploit on an Infinite Intelligence database, leading to her extracting classified material.
Her exploit was brought to the attention of the Chief Information Security Officer of Infinite Intelligence where he offered Aniela a position at the corporation. Joining in 2570, Aniela became the Director of Artificial Intelligence Operations under the Cybersecurity Mission and handled AI-related tasks ranging from data scrubbing to automated threat analysis. She revamped the technical strategies of utilizing AIs and developed in-house machine learning modules to prepare and deploy AIs to Infinite's clients. In 2572, she coordinated an offensive hacking response against EtHeraL.Hub, a known cyber terrorism group with ties to Pacem Network.
==Personality and Traits==
===Mental Analysis===
From a young age, Aniela competed for everything with her siblings. Being compared to her siblings drove in a wedge of frustration for not being as good as them despite her own accomplishments. She was pushed by her parents to follow the predetermined path set by them, for her, leaving little chance for Aniela to explore her own interests. Over time, she became more angry with her family for controlling her life and not having a chance to do things she enjoyed. Her indoctrination into the Marine Corps gave her a path to focus on intelligence instead of what her parents intended for her career path. On Cascade, Aniela struggled to be herself because she was the daughter of a respected Colonel who took great pride in his public and family image.
She escaped from Cascade and grew when stationed on Earth. Aniela found herself happy and served in a respected unit within the Marine Corps. Her career felt like hers and she didn't want to let go. She wrestled for control against her parent's political pull and lost when she was injured on Draco III. Seeing no other option, Aniela joined the Office of Naval Intelligence causing her family to estrange and disown her. Her goal of being in ONI fell short where she felt alone and isolated despite the impressive achievements. She threw herself into her job and struggled to build relationships by using people to gain a personal benefit. Bad habits rose from her struggle to cope with her feelings and led to a General Discharge from the UNSC Armed Forces for her mistakes.
Aniela's departure from the military led to more positive outcomes than she realized. The military was something she didn't want to do and exiting became a blessing in disguise over time. She turned towards her passion of cybersecurity and becoming a respected ethical hacker within the civil sector. Decisions about her life were in her hands and she felt empowered by her freedom to do what she wanted. The pain of the life under her parent's control led her to realize the years of manipulation and control they wielded on her. Aniela learned from her parents and tried to not do the same to her children, but often found herself doing the same thing, and shaming herself as a result.
===Physical Description===
At five feet and ten inches, Aniela was taller than the average height of her peers. She was focused on strength during the Great War for handling a lot of weight during marches and patrols. Later, she became lean focusing on endurance where she participated in long-distance running in her free time. Aniela has a series of scars on her back and right leg from being blown up on Draco III. She covered up the scars with tattoos and used many of the designs as a way to pay homage to her life path. Aniela has light skin with naturally black hair she wears short and dyes it blonde from time to time. 
===Relationships===
Guided to follow the legacy of every Kasowska, Aniela didn't enjoy how her family pushed her towards serving in the Marine Corps. She pushed back at the idea of being coddled and wanted to fight the Covenant. Her time during the Battle for Earth made her proud for fighting the Covenant, but put her at odds for going against the family. She was later estranged and disowned for joining the Office of Naval Intelligence until her father learned she was under court martial. Aniela was no longer disowned but remained estranged given her frustration for having to accept the fraternization charge, the one considered the most humiliating in the UNSC Navy.
Friendships and romantic relationships were dysfunctional where she used people to get what she needed, then left them. Aniela struggled to build close relationships and kept everyone at a distance to protect herself. She refused the idea of putting herself into a vulnerable position and always looked to hold power, even if it meant hurting someone she cared about. Aniela's relationship with Samuel-B256 was a disaster and led to her being kicked out of the UNSC Navy in 2561. She was blacklisted from all UNSC intelligence-related contracts and made numerous attempts to remove herself from the list.
Two years later, she met a classmate from CMI turned investment manager Axel Morgenstern at a company event. The two dated for three years before getting married in 2567 on Cascade in a private ceremony. The two reside on Mars near and the colony's largest business district. 
==Military Service Information==
===Academic Degrees===
*Cascade Military Institute: Bachelors of Science in Information Science (2548 - 2551)
*Naval Postgraduate School - Cascade: Masters of Engineering in Computer Science (2556 - 2557)
===Ranks and Promotions===
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 Rank 	 Rank  	 Date of Promotion 
 	Lieutenant 	June 14, 2555
 	First Lieutenant 	December 29, 2553
 	Second Lieutenant 	July 9, 2551
 	Private First Class	April 19, 2547
 	Private 	August 13, 2546
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