Admiral Phoebe Ackerman

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## Admiral Phoebe Ackerman

### Role

Commander of Carrier Strike Group Phoenicia

### People

* Admiral Cara Fraser
* Vice Admiral Chloe Dirchz

**Admiral Phoebe Ackerman** is a high-ranking officer in the True Sons Navy, and commander of Carrier Strike Group Phoenicia. Descending from a family of prestigious admiralty, Ackerman's upbringing was carefully curated by her overbearing parents, who insisted their daughter grow up their ideals, and not be "corrupted" by the world.

It's likely Ackerman's application for the United States Naval Academy was written and ready to go before she even born; her path was set from the start. After graduating with honors, Ackerman spent some time at Royal Britannia Naval College, where she began to develop a deep disdain for ideals of freedom and democracy. Ackerman believed human freedom was no different than anarchy, and as such, mankind needed firm leaders with absolute power. She chafed at the idea that Britain would "restrain" their monarchy from doing what needed to be done, and slowly grew to support the idea of a one world government.

This belief caused her to form a rivalry with Cara Fraser, a fellow student at the college. Later, the pair would attend a NATO naval exercise in Oslo, Norway, something that only solidified her ideology. Simply a junior officer, Ackerman protested directly, in front of a wave of cameras, the exercise was simply designed to provoke a response by the Soviet Union, so that NATO could start WW3 and spread "*the tyranny of freedom*" to the peoples of the USSR. It was a shocking outburst, and it would've ruined her career.

Except, someone stepped in to support her. A man by the name of Mark Philips. Philips was impressed by Ackerman's boldness and refusal to sit quietly when she had something to say. Ackerman was quietly escorted from the college, and within weeks, a series of convenient transfers, battlefield losses, and backroom handshakes ensured Ackerman rose to become a full admiral at just 25.

The next few decades aren't particularly of note. Now Admiral Ackerman was a pariah in the international Naval community, but she didn't particularly care. She saw action in countless warzones, all the while increasingly growing infuriated with both her senior leadership and the United States government. When the Dollar Flu outbreak began, Ackerman's fleet were stationed in Greenland, and following the True Sons expansion in the state under the command of Skyler Brooks, Ackerman met with the new General.

Finally, Ackerman saw a kindred spirit. Someone who understood her, believed, as she did, that to save humanity from themselves, they needed a strong leader. Ackerman and her fleet swore allegiance to the True Sons, later forming Carrier Strike Group Phoenicia, one of the first fleets in the True Sons Navy.

Admiral Ackerman is a zealot, loyal as a dog, and unwilling to back down in the face of even overwhelming odds. She'd gladly sacrifice her own crew and even herself if she believed she would be doing something to help ensure the New America succeeded. Her flagship, the *U.S.S. Ardent Virtue*, is outfitted with various modified weaponry, including several missile battery emplacements.

The chance to do battle against her old rival, Cara Fraser, now commander of Sigmus Corporation's Navy, is something she can't turn down. Finally, she can prove who the better commander is.