Editing Jack Maynard

'''Jack Maynard''' was the commanding officer of the [[Explorer class ship]] {{EAS1|Cortez}}.

Jack Maynard was an officer in [[Earthforce]] and a close friend of [[John Sheridan]]. Sheridan calls him "Stinky" while Maynard calls him "Swamp Rat." Maynard was Sheridan's first commanding officer, on the [[Moon-Mars Patrol]].

Years later, Maynard served in the [[Earth-Minbari War]]. At one point, he shared an old Egyptian blessing with Sheridan that he would often repeat in subsequent years.

Maynard was assigned to the ''Cortez'' around [[2254]]. He and his ship spent most of the next five years along the [[Rim]] mapping unexplored space. The last two years alone were spent mapping [[Sector 900]]. In [[2259]], they were called into the [[Euphrates Sector]] to assist in repairing a [[Jump Gate]]. Needing to resupply his ship anyway, Maynard decided to head to [[Babylon 5]] when he learned his old friend Sheridan was now in command of the station. Maynard was glad to see Sheridan again, but was curious as to whether Sheridan truly enjoyed his new assignment, feeling he'd been "beached." In addition to catching up, Maynard also mentioned once seeing a glimpse of a [[Shadow Vessel|strange alien ship]].

After resupplying, the ''Cortez'' jumped back into [[hyperspace]], but a catastrophic malfunction sent the ship adrift. Luckily, they were able to send a distress signal to B5, and a [[Starfury]] wing managed to bring the ship back to the station, marking the first time an [[Earth]] ship lost in hyperspace was recovered.<ref>[[A Distant Star]]</ref>