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{{Update Needed|[[Historical: Reunification War]]|[[Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1]]}}
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{{Update Needed|[[Historical: Reunification War]], [[Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1]]}}
 
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| image              = Star-league-shandra-cameron.jpg
 
| image              = Star-league-shandra-cameron.jpg
 
| caption            = Shandra Noruff-Cameron - Commander-in-Chief of the Star League Defense Force
 
| caption            = Shandra Noruff-Cameron - Commander-in-Chief of the Star League Defense Force
 
| name                = Shandra Noruff
 
| name                = Shandra Noruff
| birthdate          = 19th October [[2516]]<ref name=H:RWp46>''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 46: "Shandra Noruff-Cameron profile"</ref>
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| birthdate          = 19th October [[2516]]<ref>''The Star League'', p. 183: Birth and Death of character noted</ref>
| died                = 8th May [[2600]]<ref name=H:RWp46/>
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| died                = 8th May [[2600]]<ref name=H:RWp46>''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 46: "Shandra Noruff-Cameron Profile"</ref>
| othernames          = Shandra Noruff-Cameron
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| othernames          = Shandra Cameron
 
| affiliation        = [[House Noruff]]
 
| affiliation        = [[House Noruff]]
| rank                = [[Commanding General of the Star League Defense Force|Commanding General]]<ref name=H:RWp46/>
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| title              = [[Duchess of New Earth]]<br/>[[Baroness of Neuble Downs]]<ref name=H:RWp46/>
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| title              = [[Duchess of New Earth]],<br/>[[Baroness of Neuble Downs]]
 
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| position            =  
| profession          = Noble
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===As Commanding General of the SLDF and Later Years===
 
===As Commanding General of the SLDF and Later Years===
In [[2571]], her husband would appoint Shandra as Commanding General of the [[Star League|Star League's]] newly formed [[Star League Defense Force]].  She organized the new military into six military regions for each of the League's member states. She would make sure not too many member-state military officers were to be found in a command that was stationed in a military region that was a former rival the officer's home nation. Among her first task was to organize and recruit individuals for the new force.  She and husband had made it a priority that recruitment and training officers would be loyal the SLDF.  She wanted keep down the number of rival member-states officers from getting out of hand. Her husband would direct her to recruit from common citizens.<ref>''The Star League'', p. 40: Organizing the Military - Early task Shandra was charged with was to bring in potential troops the SLDF who would be loyal it above all else</ref> Later that year, she would council her husband with other military advisors how to handle number of former member-state troops.  She would influence Ian to organize a large military exercise named United Triumph Military to assist in better training member-state militaries to work alongside SLDF's troops.  Newly formed SLDF forces would conduct these Exercises in [[2572]] on lightly inhabited worlds on the periphery borders.  These Exercises proved to show Shandra's troops inexperience as they had been regularly outperformed by their member-state counterparts.  Even though the Exercises were considered a failure, they paved the way for the Border Guard Agreement which established SLDF bases throughout the Inner Sphere and on the borders of the Periphery.<ref>''The Star League'', p. 43: United Triumph Military Exercises - Shandra's SLDF takes form and her inexperience becomes apparent in her attempt to help former rival militaries to work together</ref>
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In [[2571]], her husband would appoint Shandra as Commanding General of the [[Star League|Star League's]] newly formed [[Star League Defense Force]].  She organized the new military into six military regions for each of the League's member states. She would make sure not too many member-state military officers were to be found in a command that was stationed in a military region that was a former rival the officer's home nation. Among her first task was to organize and recruit individuals for the new force.  She and husband had made it a priority that recruitment and training officers would be loyal the SLDF.  She wanted keep down the number of rival member-states officers from getting out of hand. Her husband would direct her to recruit from common citizens.<ref>''The Star League'', p. 40: Organizing the Military - Early task Shandra was charged with was to bring in potential troops the SLDF who would be loyal it above all else</ref> Later that year, she would council her husband with other military advisors how to handle number of former member-state troops.  She would influence Ian to organize a large military exercise named United Triumph Military to assist in better training member-state militaries to work alongside SLDF's troops.  Newly formed SLDF forces would conduct these Exercises in [[2572]] on lightly inhabited worlds on the periphery borders.  These Exercises proved to show Shandra's troops inexperience as they had been regularly outperformed by their member-state counterparts.  Even though the Exercises were considered a failure, they paved the way for the Border Guard Agreement which established SLDF bases throughout the Inner Sphere and on the borders of the Periphery.<ref>''The Star League'', p. 43: United Triumph Military Exercises - Shandra's SLDF takes form and its inexperience becomes apparent in attempt to help former rival militaries to work together</ref>
  
 
Events in the Periphery steadily increased, and her husband begun to see them as a threat to the Star League after the events of the [[Malagrotta Crisis]].  With his [[Pollux Proclamation]] on January 2nd, [[2575]], undeclared war would soon be coming to the Periphery nations.  As commander of the SLDF, she was in charge of the operation.  With her husband and trusted military regional commanders, they set about planning the four campaign thrust into the Periphery nations.  She and the war advisers conceived of a strategy of driving each campaign's expedition force into the heart of their target nation's industrial and political hearts. The strategy was to quickly strike in a dirty campaign to force other nations to surrender with their forces. The first target of the campaign would be the Taurian Concordat.<ref>''The Star League'', p. 47: Battle Plans - Shandra's role in buildup of SLDF and member state forces in striking the Periphery nations</ref>
 
Events in the Periphery steadily increased, and her husband begun to see them as a threat to the Star League after the events of the [[Malagrotta Crisis]].  With his [[Pollux Proclamation]] on January 2nd, [[2575]], undeclared war would soon be coming to the Periphery nations.  As commander of the SLDF, she was in charge of the operation.  With her husband and trusted military regional commanders, they set about planning the four campaign thrust into the Periphery nations.  She and the war advisers conceived of a strategy of driving each campaign's expedition force into the heart of their target nation's industrial and political hearts. The strategy was to quickly strike in a dirty campaign to force other nations to surrender with their forces. The first target of the campaign would be the Taurian Concordat.<ref>''The Star League'', p. 47: Battle Plans - Shandra's role in buildup of SLDF and member state forces in striking the Periphery nations</ref>
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==Legacy==
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==Family and Legacy==
She was a founding member of the SLDF, and helped shape it into a powerful force. In a somewhat dubious honor, the [[Cameron (WarShip class)|''Cameron''-class]] SLS ''[[Lady Shandra]]'' would be named after her.
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Shandra had two children with her husband First Lord Ian Cameron, Timothy and twenty years later [[Nicholas Cameron|Nicholas]].
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She was a founding member of the SLDF, and helped shape it into a powerful force. In a somewhat dubious honor, the [[Cameron (WarShip)|''Cameron''-class]] SLS ''[[Lady Shandra]]'' would be named after her.
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==Titles and Positions==
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{{s-title|title=Commander of the [[Hegemony Armed Forces]]|years=[[2536]]<ref>''The Star League'', p. 40</ref> &ndash; [[2571]]}}
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{{s-title|title=Commander-in-Chief of the [[Star League Defense Force]]<ref>''The Star League'', p. 40</ref>|years=[[2571]] &ndash; [[2575]]}}
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{{s-aft|after=[[Carlos Dangmar Lee]]}}
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==Trivia==
 
==Trivia==

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