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Starfleet Career Summary
2266 – Communications officer, U.S.S. Enterprise, under Capt. James T.
Kirk 2271 – Promoted to lieutenant commander, refit U.S.S. Enterprise under
Capt. Will Decker
2277 – Assigned to Starfleet Academy cadet training and Starfleet
Command communications
2285 – By now a commander, aboard U.S.S. Enterprise for rescue of
Genesis development team
2286 – Inquiry dismisses charges related to theft of U.S.S.
Enterprise
2287 – Oversees communications on new U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701-A
Uhura served as communications officer aboard the Enterprise on one of its
early five-year missions, under the command of James T. Kirk. It is
not unusual to see her rewire or repair her own communications board
during a crisis.
In Swahili the name of Uhura, a striking black woman, translates to
"freedom," and she speaks that language fluently. She also has a singing
voice and was known to entertain members of the U.S.S. Enterprise crew,
accompanying herself on the Vulcan harp. Uhura has shown some romantic
interest in Scotty, but it was never pursued. After her memory was wiped
in 2267 by the space probe Nomad, Uhura spent considerable time
relearning the huge pieces of information the probe had destroyed.
Uhura served at Starfleet Command on Earth after the reassignment of the
original U.S.S. Enterprise to Starfleet Academy in 2284, where part of
her duty was to give lectures. Prior to the Khitomer peace conference,
Uhura returned to her former post on the U.S.S. Enterprise-A at the
request of Captain Kirk.
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