 Pulaski 's background is touched upon in the episode " The Icarus Factor " . She was previously romantically involved with Commander William Riker 's father Kyle Riker ( Mitchell Ryan ) , after she was part of a rescue team responding to a Tholian attack on a Federation Starbase . She realised that a romantic relationship with Riker would not work , but they remained friends . Directly prior to serving on the Enterprise @-@ D , she served on the USS Repulse under Captain Taggart , who was sorry to lose her . 
 Pulaski <a href='null_genetive' title='1'><mark>'s</mark></a>background is touched upon in the episode " The Icarus Factor " . She was previously romantically involved with Commander William Riker <a href='null_genetive' title='2'><mark>'s</mark></a>father Kyle Riker ( Mitchell Ryan ) , after she was part of a rescue team responding to a Tholian attack on a Federation Starbase . She realised that a romantic relationship with Riker would not work , but they remained friends . Directly prior to serving on the Enterprise @-@ D , she served on the USS Repulse under Captain Taggart , <a href='null_relcl' title='3'><mark>who</mark></a>was sorry to lose her . 
Pulaski  background is touched upon in da episode " The Icarus Factor " . She was previously romantically involved with Commander William Riker  father Kyle Riker ( Mitchell Ryan ) , after she was part of a rescue team responding to a Tholian attack on a Federation Starbase . She realised that a romantic relationship wid Riker would not wrk , but they remained friends . Directly prior to serving on the Enterprise @-@ D , she served on the USS Repulse under Captain Taggart , was sorry to lose her .