Bird Dog stood and moved to the podium, gesturing at the enlisted technician manning the computer at the back of the room as he did.

His complexion was in direct contrast to that of the technicians and scientists manning the banks of instruments.

He nodded toward the rows of consoles, the silent, bowed heads of the electronics technicians and radarmen manning the CIC suite.

So he posed as a technician manning the X-ray machine.

The technician manning the transporter console rushed from behind the protective shield to offer assistance.

More would only have further compromised the conspiracy, and wouldn't have been necessary to overpower the technicians manning the sensor-confusion control center that was their destination.

"Negative," the technician manning the console replied.

Killa also heard excited reports from the few technicians still manning the instrumentation.

His security crew on the space station might not be quite up to the best professional military standards, but the technicians manning the space station's close-defense weapons were more than capable of swatting shuttles with ease.

Maintain the same heading," the technician manning the sonar said, never turning from the screen as he spoke.