NAME: Sterling, Dexter A
UNIT: 160th SOAR (A)
BRANCH: US ARMY
RANK/GRADE: Chief Warrant Officer 4 (CW4)
HOME OF RECORD: San Diego, CA


* SELECTED SERVICE NOTES

* 1999 - Initial Entry - Attended BCT and Warrant Officer Candidate School

* 2000 - Assigned to Combat Aviation Brigade, 10th Mountain Division

* 2003 - Assigned to 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne)

* 2004-2018 - [Record Blocked]

* 2018 - Awarded honorable discharge


* NOTABLE AWARDS, COMMENDATIONS, AND BADGES

Senior Army Aviation Badge
US Army Parachutist Badge
US Army Pathfinder's Bade
US Army Air Medal

Silver Star Medal
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Meritorious Unit Commendation
Bronze Star Medal w/'V' Device
Purple Heart

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To the naked eye Dexter Sterling is an unassuming individuals.  He's a man of few words and chooses to keep to himself more often than not.  Beneath the surface, however, Dexter carries a number of stories that belie his passive, quiet demeanor.  As a mutant (discovered when he was just 12 years old during a routine sports physical for middle school football) he attended Bellefonte Academy.  Upon his graduation he enlisted in the US Army where he would remain for the next 20 years.

Just as he'd stepped away from one war Dexter finds himself staring directly at another.  This time it's his own kind who find themselves under attack.  He heard horror stories of others like him being hunted down, never to be heard from again.  So far no secretive government agents have come knocking at his door and that suits him just fine.  As someone who had given damn near his entire being to a higher purpose that spit him out the moment he had nothing left to offer, Dexter was reluctant to take up arms.  Instead, he operates a small, private airfield just off the coast where he lives, houses mutants on the run, and serves as a transporter for those looking to escape the oppression of the government.

Enhanced Durability and Healing

Dexter's skin and muscle tissue is much denser than a normal human's and, when coupled with a drastically increased rate of cell growth and development, has resulted in Dexter being capable of withstanding and recovering from a great deal of physical punishment as well as the capacity to endure the elements on extreme levels.

LIMITATIONS

- Dexter is not bullet proof or incapable of being harmed.  While a bullet will tear his flesh and embed itself into his body, his tougher than normal frame prevents all but the highest caliber rounds from penetrating deep enough to cause an exit wound, limiting the amount of damage he receives.

- The power does not extend to internal maladies.  He is just as susceptible to toxins, illness and disease as anyone and the recovery time from any of the above is the same as a normal human's.

- The scope of his power is limited to himself.  It cannot be transmitted to others, nor can it be turn 'on' or 'off'.  It's always active and control is negligible.

- Dexter is more resistant to heat and corrosive elements (such as fire and acid, respectively) than a normal person, though less so than kinetic or piercing damage.

- The strength of his skin tissue can also hinder medical procedures such as invasive surgeries or intravenous medication necessitating the need for specialty equipment and personnel when dealing with grievous injuries or illness.


SIDE-EFFECTS

- Dexter's enhanced cellular growth manifests itself with a greatly increased metabolism.  As a result his needed daily caloric intake is nearly doubled from the human norms.  Failure to adhere to this strict need could result in headaches, nausea and fatigue.

- Dexter's power affects his sleep patterns.  He's been known to go for days on no or minimal (1-2 hours) of sleep before crashing for excessive (12+ hours) lengths of time.

- The dense, rigid nature of Dexter's skin tissue makes him susceptible to certain maladies such as irritation, flaking and redness.  To combat this, Dexter makes liberal use of moisturizers and lotions on a regular basis.