Name: Megan 'Meg' Winters
Age: 36 (DOB 19/06/1989)
Gender: Female
Nationality: New Zealand
Primary Role: Team Leader
Secondary Role: Vehicle Specialist
Appearance: (gear appearance forthcoming)
Bio: Megan is something of a tomboy, and always has had more of an interest in traditionally 'boys' things. She loved finding out how things work, and getting into rough-and-tumble scrapes. Climbing trees, hiking in the countryside, playing in the mud and exploring. Her interest in vehicles and machines never left her, neither did her love for physical activity and adventure.
She enjoyed some sports at school, though never really enjoyed the actual sports themselves. However, she did find herself enjoying alternative sports, such as shooting, cross-country hiking, biking and other such pursuits. She also showed a particular resourcefulness, and was adept at improvising and found it easy to adapt on the fly.
These talents all made her a natural fit for the Army Cadets, and she absolutely loved the routine and taste it gave of adventure, excitement and pseudo-military life, and she enlisted in the New Zealand Army straight out of school.
She went on to be part of the Armoured Corps in the Queen Alexandra's Mounted Rifles, where she showed a particular talent for working with vehicles of all kinds, and a natural talent for command and leadership.
She was liked by her comrades-in-arms and made several friends, although was equally noted for being occasionally a mischief maker and something of a rogue at times, though always trustworthy when it came to carrying out her duties. Equally her being eager for a challenge and excitement can sometimes lead her - or others with her - into dangerous situations through her own hard-headedness and bravado, and she sometimes can be manipulated or baited into taking on more than she can handle because of those qualities. She can also have a short temper at times, especially when faced with frustrating situations, and especially people being deliberately obstructive, petty or belittling. Likewise, anyone who abuses their power or position to take advantage of others is someone who will absolutely incur her wrath to the fullest she can exert it.
Service History: - Enlisted at 18 straight out of school into the New Zealand Army (2007)
- Went into the RNZ Armoured Corps; Queen Alexandra's Mounted Rifles
- NZLAV Driver and Gunner
- Deployed to Afghanistan. Involved in action where her service was noted (2009-2011)
- Returned to NZ; participated in disaster relief efforts after Christchurch earthquake (2011)
- Second Deployment to Afghanistan, support of reconstruction efforts and counter-terrorism (2012-14)
- During this time; her unit were ambushed by a roadside bomb. She was injured, but managed to take command and organize those around her to hold out for support to arrive (2014)
- Undertook further Counter-terrorist training and expanded training, before deployment to Iraq (2014-15)
- Underwent Selection for NZSAS, passed after rigorous training, including sustaining injury that delayed training (2016-17)
- Deployment to Iraq as part of NZSAS (2017-2019)
- Return to New Zealand and step down in operations during COVID-19 Pandemic; additional training, education and domestic deployments (2019-2021)
- Deployed in support of Afghanistan evacuation; received promotion after recognition for part in this operation (2021)
- Deployed to support counter-piracy operations in Indian ocean as part of Task Force 151; first leadership roles (2022-2023)
- Undertook voluntary training in piloting of rotary-wing aircraft and leadership courses & training (2023-2024)
- Additional deployments in support of Task Force 151 and US and NATO operations in Middle East region (2023-2024; concurrent with above)
- Additional training after being selected for Spearhead unit as field leader
Primary Weapon: H&K MP5 A3, with Surefire flashlight foregrip, red-dot scope, detachable KAC suppressor and double-clamped magazines.
Alternate;
MP5K for close-range/close-quarters work with full-sized double-clamped magazines and a holographic sight
Alternate;
Sig SG-553 with ACOG scope, detachable KAC suppressor, rail mounted surefire flashlight, double-clamped magazines, PEQ-15 laser illuminator and vertical foregrip.
Sidearm: H&K Mk.23 SOCOM, with LAM unit and KAC suppressor
Other gear/weapons/equipment: - 2 x M67 Fragmentation Grenades
- 3 x M18 Smoke Grenades (2 x white, 1 x red)
- 2 X M84 Stun Grenade ('flashbang')
- Personal battlefield medical kit
- IR distress beacon/strobe
- GPS locator/tracker
- Speed cuffs
- Peltor Comtac headset
- Personal encrypted radio
- Optional FAST Helmet with rail-mounted flashlight, camera, IR strobe and NVG's (below)
- PNVG-18 Panoramic Night-vision goggles (helmet mounted)
- Military-use encrypted cellphone/personal computer
- MBSS body-armour vest with SAPI plates and appropriate pouches in Coyote Tan
- MBSS-style backpack with hydration carrier
- Leatherman-style multi-tool
- Extrema Ratio Fulcrum S combat/survival knife
Other useful information: Hobbies:- Classic cars/vehicles
- Hiking, wild camping, and so on
- Building and collecting model cars and aircraft
- Reading - mostly science fiction and thrillers
Likes:- White Chocolate
- Decent quality hamburgers
- Classic rock music
- Vehicles of all kinds
Dislikes:- Cheap quality chocolate
- Weak beer
- Cheap, low-quality food
- Arrogance
- 'Shut up, Meg' jokes
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