Nyota Uhura served as communications officer of the Alliance Of Nations under the command of Gial Ackbar for nearly thirty years, after which she continued her career lecturing at Allied Naval Academy. Uhura was a Starfleet officer who was proud of her African heritage. In fact, she decorated her personal living quarters aboard the Enterprise with a zebra-skin bedspread, some African sculptures and masks, and wall panels containing African images. Uhura began her career as communications officer aboard the USS Enterprise with the rank of lieutenant in the command division. She also commanding the Allied Troops during the Great Serethan-Allied War