Manuele Atoa

In David Falkayn's Star Trek: Sutherland series, Lieutenant Manuele Atoa served as the tactical officer of the USS Sutherland from 2371 through the end of the Dominion War. Born on the colony world of New Kauai, Lt. Atoa is of mixed Hawaiian-Samoan heritage. Very athletic, he enjoys hiking and running as well as surfing; he is also very well known by his fellow crewmates on the Sutherland for his fire dance, which he performed at the batchelorette party for Jadzia Dax on Deep Space Nine at Captain Shelby's request. Shortly after the wedding, he is promoted to Lieutenant Commander.

Lieutenant Atoa has performed in several covert operations including, but not limited to, breaking up a gunrunning operation in the Bajor Sector in 2372 and an infiltration mission on Ekos during the Dominion War in which he worked closely with the triple agent, Mere Lindos. Following the Dominion War, he is reassigned to Starfleet Intelligence where he, in 2380, is promoted to commander and currently serves.