Elena Justice

Major Elena Mendenhall Justice is well known with cadets who have studied the Battle of Omicron Canaris in 2255. She was the officer in charge of the 17th Marine Expeditionary Unit stationed aboard the dreadnought USS Amaterasu (2250-55). This woman who was born as Elena Mendenhall Winston at Novaya Vladivostok, Deneva to the planetary Governor Charles David Winston (2245-2262) took her mother’s maiden name when she was 13 and emancipated herself to evade the influence of her father’s family name. Like most starry eyed adolence enrolled in Starfleet and graduated in 2236.

Graduated from SFA and the SFMC her first assignment as an officer found her assigned to 136th Marine Strike Group, aboard the Baton Rouge-class USS Arcturus (2236-46). Arcturus was lead ship of Confrontation Group Alpha during Battle of Donatu V between UFP and Klingon forces (2242)

1st Lt.-Captain - Assigned to 8th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), Larson-class USS Corregidor (2246-48).

Captain-Major - Executive Officer, 11th MEU, Larson-class USS Thermopylae (2248-50).

Major - Officer In Charge, 17th MEU, dreadnought USS Amaterasu (2250-55).

Died during Battle of Omicron Canaris, 2255, in which the 17th MEU engaged ground and space forces of the Klingon Empire. In her honor, the Larson-class was to be named after her, but was cancelled to do budget constraints. The name was then suggested in the mid 2290's for a group of Saladin-class destroyers currently on hold awaiting completion.

Currently the name sake of the USS JUSTICE, NCC-556