Rick--er, I mean Hikaru being actual military certainly makes a lot more sense for this era than the canon "civvie hotshot" origin. Nobody outside the military's likely to have airplanes (except maybe the cast of "Secret of Blue Water" :) ), and they recruited 'em much younger back then.

I don't recognize Victoria Marks. Should I?

When I read the initial mini-story, Tesla immediately came to mind for the role of Mad Scientist. I'm glad to see he was available. :)

I look forward to meeting the young Lady Macross. She sounds like a much more charming and interesting character than a certain late-20th-century idol singer with a vaguely similar name...

And Mark Twain for color commentary.

This, sir, is almost certainly going to rock.