Lieutenant Minako Aino is the Chief Operations Officer and Chief Science Officer onboard the U.S.S. Benjamin Sisko. This position places her as Second Officer (third in command).
The U.S.S. Sisko is Lt. Commander Aino's first starship assignment. For her entire Starfleet career, Aino has been assigned to starbases and outposts, working in science positions.
Lt. Commander Aino's assignment just prior to the Sisko was at the Federation science post on Titan, where she specialized in disaster forensics; primarily studying ship debris and the causation of destruction.
Lt. Commander Aino was one of a select few who was place in a semi-correct position on the Sisko, even though her experience level normally would not have qualified her for a position on a Starfleet flagship - much less a position as a command-level officer. Despite being a very talented and qualified science officer, her real-world experience was lacking, …