Anthony Hawke was captaining CSN Dragon when it was boarded and stolen by unidentified forces. He was discovered floating alone in Independent World space a few weeks following the battleship's theft. Hawke explained how he had awoke in an escape pod, presumably ejected by his crew who had sought to save his life. He was in a poor state of health: dehydrated, malnourished and suffering from physical assault. Even so, he still managed to return to activate service within just a few days.

He was fully against Simon Dodds' reinstatement in to the CSN, stating that the pilot's regular insubordination made him a danger to himself, others around him, and the good reputation of the CSN.

Along with Elliott Parks and Aiden Meyers, Hawke took part in Operation Menelaus, captaining CSN Ifrit for the duration of the operation. After Griffin's mysterious disappearance during a mis-jump, Hawke met with Imperial forces and turned control of Ifrit over to Admiral Zackaria.

Together with Zackaria, he took Ifrit to rendezvous with Griffin in the Phylent system, before preparing to destroy it. His attempt was thwarted by Parks and during the proceeding battle, both he and Zackaria were spaced from Ifrit's bridge when Dodds directly attacked it.

He was declared K.I.A. as of June 13th, 2617.