Crewman Salazar was a transporter chief aboard the USS Enterprise-D. In 2370, Salazar was on duty in transporter room 3 and responsible for transporting the Enterprise-D crew back from a planet that was home to a rogue Borg compound, all while the ship was under attack from a Borg vessel. (TNG: "Descent, Part II" ) Salazar was played by Benito Martinez. According to the script , he was described as "a young NCO."