Ankhea

"Witness me!" - CPT Ankhea shortly before a misguided stint with deathAnkhea, formerly ivalkyro, is a Lieutenant Colonel in the United States Colonial Marine Corps, and former Commander of the Aerospace Division. Currently she is the commanding officer of the Marine Raider Regiment.
Active since 2190 (2020), she has become renowned by those she has met for her aloof temperament and encyclopaedic knowledge of deer. Her responsibilities range from training new generations of Marines in air assault warfare — a task relevant to her participation in the TECOM subdivision and expertise as the former Commander of the Aerospace Corps — to devising raid leads as the group's first operations chief. Her work also extends to CJRN as section leader of the videography, and as head instructor of the NCO candidate school.
==Career==
===Enlistment===
Ankhea — then named ivalkyro — enlisted in the United States Colonial Marines on the 5th of October, 2190 after being introduced to the dreary world of Arachthos by her good friend — the then Sergeant Major of the Colonial Marine Corps — MARATH0N. She spent several weeks as a recruit, participating in events and making meme content as she waited for a basic training. She was trained by then Lieutenant Rexguardian as part of Class 084, Bravo Company.
===Early Career (2190 - 2191) ===
Ankhea made a name of herself as a rising, but unsure leader. Leading fireteams through the swamps and rocks of Arachthos, she emphasized small unit tactics and a guerrilla approach to combat. Still learning the culture of the Colonial Marine Corps she met and made several friends at this time and started to appreciate the difference the USCM provided to groups she had been apart of in the past.
====MILCOURT Incident====
Feeling cheeky, then Lance Corporal Ankhea made a mistake that nearly ended her career in the Colonial Marines with a dishonourable discharge. Finding an exploit within the in-game communications system of Arachthos, she accidentally made a broadcast which had bothered HIGHCOMM. After being warned, without having acknowledged the warning, she did it again. Boxed and sentenced to the dreaded milcourt, she then apologized and was reinstated at her rank.
====Enlistment in Aerospace====
On New Years Eve, 2190, Ankhea enlisted into the legendary Aerospace division. There she was trained by the legendary pilot MSGT Wolfstorm777 on the basics of the V-60 King Cobra tilt-rotor aircraft. Almost immediately she began finding ways to exploit the power of the V-60: discovering its utility as not only a tactical asset for deploying troops, but as a multi-role dogfighter and strike aircraft. That, and by glitching it into the stratosphere. She managed to glitch the V-60 into an altitude of more than one-hundred million studs in the sky with Derpitus observing.
====First Promotion to Corporal====
On the 2nd of February, 2191, Lance Corporal Ankhea was contacted by the mythical, legendary figure known as the Commandant. HIGHCOMM, in spite of the previous infraction, had seen her responsible and capable enough to make the hurdle from enlisted to NCO.
Still learning the ropes of the Colonial Marines but nevertheless confident in her abilities, she accepted. There Corporal Ankhea would provide input on raids, lead fireteams, organize squads, developing an independent leadership style which promoted aggressive small-unit combined arms warfare.
====The Inactivity Period====
Ankhea had made a name of herself as a capable and willing team leader. Seeing the decommissioning of Arachthos and the beginning of Brimwood and Baja, she witnessed the peak of group activity at Operation Crimson Yellow Snowcone II and its gradual decline the year thereafter. 
Due to constraints involving her real-life work, she never made it past the rank of sergeant, and in 2192 she was once more a lance corporal in the group. Protecting the eastern borders of her beloved deer-infested nation against an uppity neighbour, she could only wait and chat with those around her.
===The Return of the Meep===
LCPL Ankhea became active once again in early 2193, having missed the Battles of Arachthos and other notable group events during this time. After several months of a renewed, reinvigorated leadership style and strengthened administration skills, she once more became an NCO.
She participated in dozens of raid during this period of new found activity, and after several more weeks of service she was promoted to sergeant. With this new rank, she organized new trainings and events to educate Marines on hard-hitting, speedy, combined arms warfare. Cultivating air assault, trialing experimental "vanguard" tactics, and assisting with raid plans, she was promoted to staff sergeant after several weeks of effort.
After several months of sustained activity and growth as a Marine leader, she now stands proudly as the group's first female officer. Superseding NovaCypher in a brief stint as Commander of the Aerospace Division, she saw the retirement of the V-60 King Cobra aircraft and the introduction of the much elated AV-90B jumpjet. As apart of her asperations to join the Marine Raider division, she transferred control of the division to WolfhoundWarmaster in October of 2193.
==Traits==
===Personality===
Ankhea has been described by her comrades-in-arms as cold, calculating, and commanding, while still possessing a degree of care, tenderness, and an easy-to-talk to attitude by those she calls friend. Her leadership style demands organization, efficiency, communication, and professionalism above all else. Failure to meet her expectations — particularly in regards to professionalism when it's most needed — often results in her coming across as overbearingness or derisive, but it's never out of genuine spite or anger.
There is almost nothing Ankhea likes more than deer; she maintains a small herd of caribou and other antler-crowned critters in her wintery abode. She feeds them apples on a weekly basis.
===Interests===
Apart from the reverence (an obsessive reverence if group psychiatrist Captain_VulcanII is to be trusted) towards deer, Ankhea loves to write stories and create settings where her stories inhabit. She likes poetry, performing traditional music, history, culture, and languages. Her favourite genre of musics are neofolk, metal, jazz, rock, metal, and more metal. She maintains and rides a motorcycle, finding solace speeding down the long and lonely roads of her arctic homeland. 
Her interest of "cool war" is shared with her friends Xaocyle and Captain_VulcanII. She is an avid fan of military hardware, particularly planes and wheeled tanks. She enjoys bantering with SGTMAJ JoshisJmm and WynnCraftMod. She can be seen chatting GSGT LordScarTheBrave's ear off about World War II-era fighter aircraft, and to GSGT ma_iingan about all manner of small, fast armoured vehicles.
===Appearance===
Captain Ankhea is frequently seen wearing dark freckles and a scar on her face, which has traditionally been the squiggle mouth when wearing M3s and fatigues. In obedience of uniform regulations, she keeps her face clean of freckles and scars when wearing charlies. In the traditional ensemble of group uniforms she wears a brown bun, She's frequently also seen wearing an eclectic mix of a headset, balaclava, and gas mask for a more Mad Max-esque look.
===Medals & Ribbons===
====Medals==== 
*Commandant Medal of Honor
*Navy Cross
*Silver Star (x2)
*Vanguard
*Exceptional Host Medal
*Exceptional Service Medal
*Distinguished Veteran Service Medal
*Aerospace Service
*Purple Heart (x2)
*Rear Guard
====Ribbons==== 
*NCO Ribbon
*Exceptional Discipline Ribbon
*Exceptional Combat Ribbon
*TECOM Ribbon
*CSoF Service Ribbon
*Operation Sabre Leader Deployment Ribbon
*Battle of Baja Ribbon
*Second Battle of Baja Service Ribbon
*Coalition Invasion of Varcia Ribbon
*Siege of Reach III Ribbon
==Gallery==
===Photos===
File:Ankh gallery 5.png|Taken during the AVP community escapade
File:Ankh gallery (2).png|TAC shenanigans, featuring WynnCraftMod and Xaocyle
File:Ankh gallery 4.png|April Fools, 2191
===Memes ===
File:Ankh gallery meme 1.gif
Category:Marines