Admiral Amber Salem

Adm. Amber Salem (-26 to ?) served in the WLN Space Navy from Year -7 to Year 29, rising up through the ranks from spaceman to admiral, the first to be granted the title of 'Space Corps Commander'.

Her rapid rise was not surprising given her success in her first command aboard the WLNS Eurasia, a small patrol vessel. Her most notable action was at the Battle of Asteroid 16.394 (Year 7) where her use of the I-HUD and innovative tactics won decisive victory, including the taking of prisoners who provided intel regarding a Noviy-Soviet plot to overthrow the World League of Nations.

Promoted to the rank of captain as a result of her actions at Asteroid 16.394, she was raised to the rank of admiral in Year 16. When all WLN forces within the solar system (excluding those working on Earth) were unified under a single command, it was natural that Salem be promoted to that command, making her the most powerful woman in the solar system at that point.

Salem retired from her command of the Space Corps in Year 29, publicly declaring that no one should remain in such a position for so long:

"You grow tired, complacent. You cannot have that in a commander. That's when weaknesses are exploited. I am at that point and my loyalty to the World League of Nations, and more importantly, to all of humanity across the system and the needs of law and order, those all lead here--to my resignation." (Amber Salem, press conference, 5/5/29)

POST-RETIREMENT

Salem disappeared from the public eye for a year after her retirement. Some whisper that it was a forced political retirement while others concur with the explanation Salem provided--that she needed to rest and have time to herself after decades of hard work for the WLN.

On 1/1/31, she reappeared, authoring an editorial for the World Today, discussing the necessity of stronger WLN presence and authority on other planets, singling out Mars due to its nascent independence movement (the MIM). After that point, Salem has remained busy, typing many articles as well as a very bland memoir (anything close to a secret was obviously redacted before it reached the public's eyes). She's also served as a commentator and analyst for multiple video organizations under the title of 'senior political analyst'. Her analysis is known to be sharp and pointed, but she refrains from direct criticism of the WLN or its policies.