Mass Effect Transcendence/The Principals/Russell Misc
Torfan
Russell Ortiz was formerly a Systems Alliance marine in the 3rd Company, 10th Regiment, 4th Frontier Division. The entire regiment took part in the operation on Torfan in 2178 to destroy a major slaving ring's base of operations in the Attican Traverse. It was a bloody, brutal campaign that took a heavy toll on the Alliance forces taking part, largely due to the terrain and nature of the conflict. This was not an operation that could be won by airpower alone, but required infantry to insert and secure each fortification and installation individually to ensure the enemy was eradicated.
3rd Company as at 2178
Kessler's Corsairs
At the time of the Torfan operation, the 3rd Company of the 10th Regiment was led by 1st Lieutenant Jonathan Kessler. Already noted as a rising star, Kessler was a progressive leader with the respect of his subordinates, but known to harbour great ambitions for his onward career. His somewhat swashbuckling style had earned his Company the nickname "Kessler's Corsairs", though before Torfan this eagerness to put himself and his people in harm's way to achieve objectives had netted only success. That was all to change.
The roster for the 3rd Company immediately prior to Torfan was as follows:
Ortiz was 20 years old and newly-promoted to Service Chief, junior of the three Service Chiefs in the Company (Ivanov was most senior, then Grandison). He'd proven himself capable and resourceful on a number of operations since enlisting in 2176, shortly after the Skyllian Blitz and his 18th birthday, leading to a rapid rise from Private, through Corporal to Chief.
A Roll Call of the Fallen
The following were casualties of the operation on Torfan, and are commemorated here:
1st Lieutenant Jonathan Kessler, 3rd Company Commanding Officer
Gunnery Chief Paul Roby, Alpha Platoon, 1st Squad
Service Chief Pavel Ivanov, Bravo Platoon, 7th Squad
Corporal Enzo Gognitti, Bravo Platoon, 6th Squad
Corporal Anna Hammery, Alpha Platoon, 1st Squad
Tech Corporal Rupert Irving, Bravo Platoon, 7th Squad
Corporal Lillith McCullough, Bravo Platoon, 5th Squad
Private Benjamin Cross, Bravo Platoon, 7th Squad
Private Chris Dawson, Alpha Platoon, 4th Squad
Private Angelo Fontanella, Alpha Platoon, 1st Squad
Private Albin Gaum, Bravo Platoon, 7th Squad
Private Shen Huang-Chi, Alpha Platoon, 1st Squad
Private Rafael Ozuna, Bravo Platoon, 8th Squad
Private Vishti Pashara, Bravo Platoon, 5th Squad
Private Annette Reed, Alpha Platoon, 4th Squad
Private Sebastián Vázquez, Alpha Platoon, 4th Squad
Private Johann Vegard, Alpha Platoon, 3rd Squad
Tech Specialist Renard Delacroix, Alpha Platoon, 1st Squad
Tech Specialist Gabriel Formanek, Bravo Platoon, 6th Squad
Tech Specialist Jill Warren-Mayfield, Alpha Platoon, 2nd Squad
