Atlee Fife

Commander Atlee Fife was the first officer of the USS Demeter, an agrobiology ship attached to the Project Full Circle fleet. Fife was personally selected for this assignment by Admiral Willem Bastiste to support Captain O'Donnell.

Fife was earmarked for his own command as soon as the Full Circle fleet concluded their mission in the Delta Quadrant but was selected for the Full Circle mission as Captain O'Donnell had reached his rank by being the foremost genetic biologist in the Federation despite having little-to-no actual command experience. It was believed that Fife would balance out this problem in the Demeter's command hierachy. Admiral Basiste assured Fife before the mission commenced that O'Donnell would be more then willing to defer to Fife's judgement in most tactical and command situations.

During the first contact mission with the Children of the Storm, Commander Fife disregarded orders from Captain T'mar of the USS Planck to approach the Children of the Storm system at impulse speeds. He chose to rendevous with the Planck at high warp, instigating the resulting conflict with the Children. .