Commander Rei Hino is the commanding officer of the covert special operations task force assigned to the U.S.S. Benjamin Sisko, code named NEO.
Commander Rei Hino spent the first part of her career as an enlisted NCO assigned to Starfleet Security based out of Tokyo as a police officer. After the death of her husband, Mamoru Chiba, she enrolled in Starfleet Academy where she progressed quickly and served on several ships before joining the Sisko.
Her prior assignment to the Sisko was the USS Kasei (NCC-50034), as Deputy Chief of Security.
Like many of the crewmembers assigned to the Sisko, Commander Hino's assignment was out of place given her skill set. Rei was promoted to Lt. Commander when assigned to the Sisko, and as such, outranked Lt. Mousse. She was also far more qualified than him for the position of Chief of Security/Chief Tactical Officer but was …