Major Annie Wrightman (age 18) of the United States of Liberion Air Force 52nd Fighter Wing and commander of its "Slingshot" squadron. Her callsign is Slingshot 1 and her TAC name is Gauntlet. Her Striker units are F-16D Fighting Falcons, and her standard armaments consist of the M-21 rifle, etc. Her familiar is the wildcat. Born in the Bronx in New York. She always wanted to be a basketball player, but when her abilities as a witch manifested she transferred into a military school after leaving elementary school, focusing on training and studies while pursuing her passion for basketball on the side. She was originally assigned to the "Killshark" squadron in the same wing (an A-10A unit), and a true A-10 believer like Dominica Rand, but she still gets flak for having so readily changed to F-16s. 1LT Rand has now taken command of the Killshark squadron and is also in charge of the "Schwartz" special unit. "Come on, Dominica, I still love the Warthog, it's just, y'know, I was thinking it's a little slow, and..."