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Norman O'Connor
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| Origin |  Liberty |
| Occupation | LSF Agent |
| Affiliation | Liberty Security Force |
| LSF Agent | 817 A.S. (served in the Navy since 808 A.S.) |
| Rank | Advisor of Special Operations |
| Born | October 22nd, 790 A.S., Planet Los Angeles |
Norman O'Connor is a former Navy officer who is currently working as LSF agent and Advisor of Special Operations.
The early years and the family
Norman was born on the planet Los-Angeles, California in 790 A.S. His father Jack O'Connor was one of the officers of the LPI, and his mother Emilie Stewart was working for Ageira Technologies. Norman spent his entire childhood near the starport. When O'Connor was 14, his father started to teach him flying smaller craft, and after a couple years of practice Norman could fly the ship good enough to acquire pilot's license. At the age of 18 he decided to join the Liberty Navy. Thus he could serve his country and not to follow his father's footsteps. Maybe he wanted to prove that he could ahcieve something on his own. Perhaps we shall never know it.
The beginning of service
After several successful flights O'Connor was promoted and got officer rank. Norman participated in several operations as an officer, and then he decided to enter additional courses in order to apply for a position on a capital vessel of the Navy. At those training courses he met several people, who would become his friends later: Brian Scott and Kyle Cross. They all passed their final tests successfully and were accepted to serve onboard LNS-"Guardian of Justice". The "Guardian of Justice" was one of Assault Carriers of the Navy, which got decomissioned later. Nobody knows the true reason for the decomissioning of that ship. There was a rumour that the vessel has been severely damaged in one of the battles in Hudson and the hulk was later brought to Liberty. All the data on the ship's last battle is classified. It is not known, why O'Connor decided to leave the Navy. If the rumours concerning almost full destruction of the carrier and severe casualties are correct, there might be a reason: Norman couldn't simply get over the loss of his friends who died during the battle. Whatever the reason was, the crew (those who survived) splitted up. Some people continued to serve in the Navy, others decided to quit (of course, they had to sign "non-disclosure agreements"). The last group consisted of people, who moved to the different branches of the Liberty Armed Forces.
The Secondary Division (LSF)
Norman O'Connor and Brian Scott were one of those who joined the LSF. Their Navy training helped them a lot, since the programme met almost all the LSF's requirements. They started working together, but after one of the assignments Brian Scott was declared M.I.A. That's why O'Connor had to work alone for some time. During his Secondary Division work he managed to participate in several Primary Division operations. The first operation was a deep reconnaissance raid led by "Hansen", the agent of the Primary Division. Anna 'Cookie' Lee (currently in the LMC) also participated. Unfortunately for O'Connor, the raid ended up with his Guardian's engines overheating. The ship's self destruction system was activated, and O'Connor returned from Munich to Liberty in the escape pod (transfered in the cargo hold of another ship).
Further operations were more successful, although many reports are now classified.
For some time O'Connor was in charge of LSF-RV-Phoenix, the Liberty Security Force Research Vessel. Once he was accepted as AiT, he handed the command rights to Ashley Sunderland, who is rumoured to be too hot-blooded for this position. However, this project was never fully supervised by O'Connor. For all the time "the Overseer" monitored the status of the vessel. Nobody knows who the Overseer really is, but he definitely has some ties within the Liberty Government.
The Primary Division of the LSF
Agent
O'Connor applied for the Primary Division and got accepted as AiT. They say it took less than 8 hours to accept O'Connor's application to thr Primary Division, although the LSF tries to conceal it now. That caused some speculations among the other agents that O'Connor has some powerful benefactors, probably since the time of his West Point trainings. The crew of RV-Phoenix believe that's the Overseer's work. The first patrol was relatively easy (he has got used to such assignments, after all).
However, that was only the beginning of the true LSF work. At his second flight Norman got into some real trouble. He encountered a man who believed he was the Embassador of Slomon K'Hara. Although at first Norman considered him just another madman, he started doubting it when the "madman" led him to the Nomad Mindnode located in California. Attempt to destroy it on one's own would be a certain death for sure. But O'Connor wasn't alone. He managed to bring some reinforcements to California, and the final confrontation took place near the system's sun. O'Connor made it out alive, but after that encounter he often uses painkillers (he suffers from constant headaches, caused by the nomads' attempt to brainwash him). Some people say that he had been sedative-addicted before that, but no one can prove it. The rumours of him being cardamine-addicted also have no soil.
His job in the DHS involved mostly patroling. However, he also participated in several operations beyond Liberty's border.
Advisor of Special Operations
Recently Norman got promoted and became an Advisor in the Department of Special Operations. From now on his job also involves assistance in planning specific missions within Liberty's borders and abroad. At first he was a bit unsure whether he'd manage to cope with that work, but now he feels that he's taken the right place.
Traits of character
O'Connor is one of those who prefers peaceful solutions, although he understands that sometimes agressive measures must be taken. He's not the one to engage the enemy on sight. But unless the diplomatic solution is available, he will not hesitate to go to "more agressive" negotiations. He is usually fair-minded and has his own point of view about "military honor". E.g., he doesn't engage the enemy if someone is already engaged and the odds are even. He usually remains calm and level-headed, although there are some exceptional cases. Also, he tends to keep in touch with his old friends, but some of them are on the other side of the law.
