// Personnel File — Active
Classification: Fleet Standard
// Profile — Command Uniform — Academy Assignment
" T A N K "
RankLieutenant Commander// Politically difficult to promote or sideline
BranchUGAF
AssignmentUGAF Academy / Fleet Instructional Command
RoleSenior Combat Instructor — Advanced Tactical Evaluator
Qualified FramesScimitar-class / Longsword
Status Active
Confirmed Kills
// TRIPLE ACE
// Notable Accolades
UGA Medal of Valor — First Award
Awarded for extraordinary heroism during the defense of a transport carrying two High Command Conclave members. Personally downed five hostile craft while preventing loss or capture of senior UGA leadership.
UGA Medal of Valor — Second Award
Awarded for extraordinary heroism during a joint public-affairs mission. Prevented destruction of a transport carrying an FSA council member and a High Command Vice Admiral during a hostile attack.
Combat Pilot Medal — Triple-Ace Stars
Awarded for verified combat service. Seventeen confirmed combat victories — the only known active triple ace currently serving in the UGAF.
Academy Instructor Commendation
Recognized as top instructor at the UGAF Academy for exceptional performance in advanced combat instruction and pilot development.
// Service Synopsis
Lieutenant Commander Vack "Tank" Marcola is one of the most decorated active combat pilots in the UGAF. A triple ace with seventeen confirmed combat kills, Marcola holds the distinction of being the only known active triple ace currently serving in the fleet.
Widely regarded as one of the UGAF's premier combat instructors, Marcola is known for turning raw talent into disciplined survival instinct. His instruction style is direct, demanding, and famously difficult to impress — but his results have made him one of the Academy's most respected tactical evaluators.
Marcola's service record is exceptional even by elite pilot standards. He is the only known officer to have twice received the UGA Medal of Valor, the highest military decoration awarded for extraordinary heroism in direct defense of UGA personnel or strategic interests. Those awards, combined with his combat record and instructional reputation, have made him a difficult officer for the Admiralty to sideline — despite holding only the rank of Lieutenant Commander.
Widely regarded as one of the UGAF's premier combat instructors, Marcola is known for turning raw talent into disciplined survival instinct. His instruction style is direct, demanding, and famously difficult to impress — but his results have made him one of the Academy's most respected tactical evaluators.
Marcola's service record is exceptional even by elite pilot standards. He is the only known officer to have twice received the UGA Medal of Valor, the highest military decoration awarded for extraordinary heroism in direct defense of UGA personnel or strategic interests. Those awards, combined with his combat record and instructional reputation, have made him a difficult officer for the Admiralty to sideline — despite holding only the rank of Lieutenant Commander.