Miles O'Brien

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Biography
Miles O'Brien
Full Name:	Miles O'Brien
Species:	Human
Gender:	Male
Born:	September 1st, 2331
Affiliation:	Federation Starfleet
Family
Sibling(s):	2 brothers, foster brother and sister
Marital Status:	Married
Spouse(s):	Keiko O'Brien
Children:	Molly O'Brien, Kirayoshi O'Brien
Career
Previous Assignment:	Transporter Chief USS Enterprise-D, Chief of Operations Deep Space 9
Assignment:	Starfleet Corps of Engineers Relief Worker Cardassia
Rank:	Senior Chief Petty Officer
Insignia:

For the mirror universe counterpart, see Miles O'Brien (mirror).

Miles Edward O'Brien was a human male born on September 1st, 2331. He has served Starfleet as Transporter Chief aboard the USS Enterprise-D from 2364 to 2369, Chief of Operations aboard starbase Deep Space 9 from 2369-2375, and as Chief engineer of the USS Defiant from 2371-2375.

He has two brothers, but his mother was a fosterer who raised other children... possibly 'only' one boy and two girls (DS9 episode: "Whispers"; DS9 novelization: Trials and Tribble-ations; TNG novel: Imbalance). Miles, having grown up in a traditionally Irish setting was a very practical man. Most times (when feasible) he preferred an au natrel approach to food, recreation etc. rather than tech-even though that was a trade he specialized. (TNG episode: "The Wounded") His pragmatic, 'everyman' approach carried over into his DS9 posting. As an enlisted crewman, he saw himself as an equal to his fellow crewmates superior or subordinate and disliked titles, such as "Sir". Always innovative and open to new concepts, O'Brien believed in engineering to be simple for the average Layman. (DS9 episodes: "Visionary", "Trials and Tribble-ations") His grandmother raised him to follow her advice when combining talking with eating, "You end up doing neither very well!" (Quotable Star Trek)

Sometime prior to the Battle of Cardassia, Miles was approached to take the position of Professor of Optronic Systems Engineering at Starfleet Academy, a posting he took after some thought, breaking the news to his friend Julian Bashir in the midst of battle. (DS9 novelization: What You Leave Behind)

In 2376, while teaching at Starfleet Academy, O'Brien assisted the Starfleet Corps of Engineers when a alien artifact threatened to destroy San Francisco. (SCE eBook: Aftermath)

In September of 2376, Miles, his wife Keiko, and their children Molly and Kirayoshi, visited Joseph Sisko in New Orleans and later accompanied him to Bajor to attend the birth of his grand-daughter.

While in the Bajoran system, the Chief helped out his old friends on DS9 during the Parasite crisis, and attended Bajor's induction into the United Federation of Planets. (DS9 - Mission Gamma novels: Lesser Evil, Unity)

O'Brien was later detached to the Starfleet Corps of Engineers on the planet Cardassia as a part of the Federation's relief efforts, while Keiko was in charge of the planet's botanical renewal efforts following the Dominion War. (DS9 - Worlds of Deep Space Nine novel: Cardassia: The Lotus Flower)

[edit] Alternate timeline

A alternate Miles O'Brien existed in a parallel universe where, among many differences, the first Borg invasion was successful. Like his primary counterpart, this O'Brien was married to Keiko O'Brien and had a daughter, Molly, though they were killed in a Borg attack. (TNG comic: "The Worst of Both Worlds") When the crew of his Enterprise encountered the crew of the primary universe Enterprise, this O'Brien knocked out his counterpart and unsuccessfully attempted to take his place. (TNG comic: "And Death Shall Have No Dominion")

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