Natalya Kuznetsova

**Natalya Kuznetsova** is a member of MACO Team 30, having previously served as Deputy Chief of Security, and the Commander of Hazard Team on Starbase 381 *"Praetorian"*, specializing in marksmanship, assault operations, and piloting.

# Biography

## Civilian Life

Born in Moscow Russia, to Alexandra Kuznetsova and living in Zelenograd until she was 7, when her mother, Alexandra, joined Starfleet Academy. Natalya moved out to the city of Irkutsk to live with her maternal grandparents for the rest of her adolescent years. While living in Irkutsk, Natalya learned to shoot everything from bows to civilian issue phaser weapons, winning many gold and silver medals in various shooting competitions on the local, national, and international levels. She loved adventuring and spent much of her free time in the nearby forests, often staying out for weeks at a time, teaching herself survival skills and defending herself from the occasional pack of wolves.

She learned to fly at age 14, flying small shuttlecraft from city to city, delivering non-replicatable supplies when when heavy storms that the weather control systems couldn't handle rolled in, and flying her custom built plane a few years later, when she finished its reconstruction. Due to her naturally high, and constantly practiced, reflexes and hand-eye coordination, Natalya made an excellent pilot, even though she was not even out of her teen years.

## Academy Life

Entering the Academy in the middle of several large conflicts, Natalya was pushed down the path to Security Officer, taking Helm and Navigation as secondary classes. Natalya was fairly shy and reserved, focusing on her classes instead of a social life. Due to Starfleet's war stance, Natalya's training was much more focused on combat operations, such as assaulting and clearing starships, repelling boarders, planetary surface combat, both with breathable atmosphere and without, and heavy weapon operation. Due to her excellent marksmanship, Natalya was offered to be trained to be a sniper, but declined, opting instead to be certified as a Designated Marksman.

With her extensive piloting skill and experience, Natalya quickly rose to be one of the best pilots in the Academy, being a member of Nova Squadron in her first year, and becoming flight lead from 2414 to 2415, where she (temporarily) got the famed Kolvoord Starburst maneuver un-banned for the 2415 Academy Graduation, where it was executed flawlessly by the team.

Due to her high marks and exceptional performance during her Academy years, Natalya was considered for a promotion to Lieutenant Junior Grade at graduation, but the motion was denied for undisclosed reasons.

## Skills

Weapon Certification:

Type 1 Phaser

Type 2 Phaser Pistol

Type 2-C Phaser Pistol

Type 3 Phaser Rifle

Type 3-C Phaser Rifle

Type-3 Phaser, Model XIV, Variant S

Type 3 Phaser Pulsewave

Type 4 Phaser Rifle

Type 4-E Phaser Blast Assault

Phaser Minigun

Photon Grenade

Stun Grenade

Plasma Grenade

Breaching Charges

Demolitions Explosives

Other Certifications:

Military Assault Command Operations Recruit

Military Assault Command Operations Hazardous Operations

Designated Marksman Certification, Advanced

Close Quarters Battle Certification, Advanced

Ship and Station Assault Certification, Advanced

Heavy Weapons Operator Certification, Advanced

Security Officer Certification

Security Commander Certification

Certified Instructor, Hand Phaser Weaponry

Certified Instructor, Heavy Phaser Weaponry

Certified Instructor, Hand Grenades

Hazard Operator Certification

Hazard Team Leader Certification

Hazard Group Commander Certification

Survival Evasion Resistance Escape (SERE) Certification

Advanced Helm Certification, Small Craft

Combat Atmospheric Landing Helm Certification, Small Craft

Advanced Helm Certification, Starships

Engineering Certifications:

Power Distribution, Intermediate

Sublight Propulsion, Intermediate

Faster Than Light Propulsion, Intermediate

# Personal Logs

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