Gunner's Mate 2nd Class (GM2) Cora Raikes is a Petty Officer in the Combat Information Center (CIC) of the USS John Paul Jones. Raikes serves under Lt. Alex Hopper, and is a capable gunner. During the engagements with the aliens, she helps Alex battle one that boards the ship and kills it with the John Paul Jones 5-inch gun after Alex lures it into position. During the attack using tsunami buoys to track the alien ships, she fires the destroyer's BGM-84 Harpoon anti-ship missiles under the direction of Captain Nagata, successfully taking out two of the alien ships. She also mans this station when the John Paul Jones ambushes and destroys the third alien ship off of Diamond head at dawn. She survives the sinking of the John Paul Jones and helps to crew the Missouri, working alongside the veterans in the Fire Control room, directing and firing battleship's 16-inch guns. At the end of the battle, after helping carry the last 16-inch round from the Missouri's disabled Turret 3 to Turret 2 (a 500-foot journey carrying a 1,200-pound high-explosive shell), on Lt. Hopper's order, she fires on the NASA array, destroying it and the aliens that have taken it over. Raikes is later seen at the award ceremony recieving the Navy Commendation Medal, and cheering Alex on as he gets his Silver Star. Show less «