120 the Communique Staff Wishes All of Starfleet A
“GUMBY” SIMMONS SAYS “I DO”!
120 DEC 2003/ JAN 2004
Top (L to R): The Napoleon of R17, Johnathan “Gumby” Simmons sent out invites far and wide (obviously, they were blue) and even engaged the little drummer boy to get the word out. Center (Left): Gumby had realized it was time to toast his swingin’ bachelor days good-bye. Damon Schanover helped out. Right: So, what brought all this on? Why, his impending nuptuals to the lovely Lady Frances (seen here with her groom to be and her mother). Bottom: Phaser Rifl es, Bath’lets and Lightsabres made up the Honorguard. Photos courtesy of: Johnathan Simmons,
USPS 017-671 THE COMMUNIQUE STAFF WISHES ALL OF STARFLEET A HAPPY NEW YEAR AND HOPES THAT ALL YOUR HOLIDAY WISHES HAVE COME TRUE! CONTENTS STARFLEET Communiqué Volume I, No. 120 “Gumby” Simmons Says “I Do”!...... 1 Table of Contents...... 2 Published by: Colophon...... 2 STARFLEET: The International From the Center Seat...... 3 Star Trek Fan Association, Inc. EC/AB News...... 3 “Doesn’t his costume remind you of Dan?”: 3212 Mark Circle IC 2006 Bids: The Time is Now!...... 3 Bill Couture, Ty Campbell and Caroline Couture of the Thagard Independence, MO 64055 Off-Center Viewpoint...... 4 For more about the Thagards Halloween party, turn to Page 20. New Chairman Sought for ASDB...... 4 Publisher: Greg Trotter Ops Center...... 5 Photo courtesy of Sonny Wright Editor in Chief: Dixie Halber COMM As You Are...... 6 Graphics Editor: Johnathan Simmons The Shuttlebay...... 6 Copy Editors: Claire Halber, Dixie Halber, SFI Chapter Care Program Update...... 6 Michael Klufas, Tracy Lilly, Stuart Roth Computer Operations...... 7 Layout: Team Jaguar Coordinated Recruiting...... 7 STARFLEET Treasurer Report...... 8 Commandant’s Corner...... 9 Send Submissions to: SFI Academy Graduates...... 10 STARFLEET Flag Promotions...... 11 STARFLEET COMMUNIQUÉ How to Submit a Proper Promotion...... 11 8606 King George Rd. School of Cryptography...... 12 Evansville IN 47725 Walk for Dog Guides...... 12 cq@sfi .org Offi ce of the Inspector General...... 12 House Calls...... 13 The STARFLEET Communiqué is a A Journey of Self-Discovery...... 14 publication of the Communications USS Avalon: Having Fun...... 14 Department of STARFLEET: The International Star Trek Fan Asociation, The Crew of the USS Ares...... 15 Inc. It is intended for the private use of our Every Little Bit Helps...... 15 members. STARFLEET holds no claims to Wilderness Challenger 2004...... 16 any trademarks, copyrights, or properties held by Paramount or their parent company, Building a Model of Your Ship...... 17 Viacom. Operation: Crimson File...... 18 SFI in the City at the Top of the World...... 19 The contents of this publication are Copyright © 2003 STARFLEET: The Region 13 Summit Away Mission...... 19 International Star Trek Fan Association, The Starship of the Living Dead...... 20 Inc. and/or the original authors. All rights My Big, Fat Geek Wedding...... 22 reserved. No portion of this document may Meeting, Greeting, and Eating...... 24 be copied or republished in any way or form without the written consent of the Offi ce of One Year Journey into Homelessness....26 the Chief of Communications, STARFLEET. Addressing Controversial Topics...... 27 Voyager 1 Leaves Solar System...... 27 (USPS 017-671) Entered as periodical matter at the Post Offi ce of Tecumseh, A Rocket Scientists View of Space...... 28 No, this isn’t the latest in US Armed Forces fashion: Oklahoma, under the act of March 8, 1879. Section 31:Year End Report...... 28 The Communiqué is published bi-monthly The Newest Fighters for the 750th MSG...29 It’s just Bob Vosseller of the USS Challenger, ready to let the by STARFLEET: The International Star Lng’We Chi-Class Exploratory Cruiser...30 paintballs fl y on Page 22. Trek Fan Association, 101 North Broadway, Tecumseh, OK 74873 A Tale of Two Conventions...... 31 UFC: No Longer a Star Trek Fan’s Wish?.31 Photo courtesy of Bob Vosseller Activate the Quantum Slipstream...... 32 From the ‘Dant...... 33 DEADLINE FOR From the Deputy Comandant, SFMC...... 33 FORCECOM Report...... 34 SEND US MORE PICTURES OR ELSE... SUBMISSIONS State of INFOCOM...... 35 Hello. My name is Toby. You may remember FOR CQ 121: State of TRACOM...... 35 me from my triumphant starring engagement SFMC AWARDS...... 35 in CQ 114. You may be asking yourself what Jan. 25th, 2004 111th MSG – SFI Heavy Guards...... 35 a feline superstar such as myself is doing in Games and Puzzles...... 36 this issue. Well, the answer is simple: The CQ Convention Listings...... 37 team needs more pictures and in their ever- What Exactly Does “SCC” Stand For?....39 loving quest to get a few good pix, they have POSTMASTER: Monthly Status Report Summaries...... 40 resorted to disturbing felines in their sleep. SFIAnnouncements...... 43 Send Address Changes to: Shocking, no? So please....won’t you help a STARFLEET Communications SFI Directory of Contact Information.....44 poor, little itty-bitty kitty to get some rest and STARFLEET Classifi ed...... 46 510 Osage St. send some more pictures to the addresses Leavenworth, KS 66048 STARFELET: Special Ops...... 47 at the right? Thank you from the bottom of Challenger Goes Trick or Treating!...... 48 my...zzzZZZzzZZZZzZzZzzzzz....
2 STARFLEET COMMUNIQUÉ hours-a-day, database was no small feat. But Sandy and his staff did an outstanding job and have forever changed the face of FROM THE CompOps and Membership Processing. Fortunately, as in the case of our CFO, we CENTER SEAT had a strong Vice Chief in place, ready to step up and assume the leadership role. Mandi Livingston, already a veteran of the FLEET ADMIRAL MIKE MALOTTE EC in a past administration, is a welcome COMMANDER , STARFLEET addition to our team and will carry on the work started by her predecessor. As the year winds down, I hope everyone was laid for things to come next year. The numerous to name, but just as dedicated to had, and is having, a happy holiday season. Public Relations offi ce didn’t quite work out making this organization all it can be. And Finally, one other upcoming change I With the temperatures dropping, I hate the the way I had envisioned. As of November fi nally, thanks to you, the members. Without need to address. I have the unfortunate cold! Things are going well at Fleet HQ as 2nd, the Public Relations Department your support, suggestions, and input, we task of announcing that Carl Johnson has we head into the end of 2003. For many, is offi cially disbanded. I’ve spoken with wouldn’t have the direction needed to take tendered his resignation as STARFLEET’s the end of the year is a time for refl ection, Gerry Sylvester and informed her of the care of your vision of this club. Thanks, Quartermaster. Between his duties as for looking back at past achievements decision. I want to thank Gerry for her work everyone! Region 12 RC and the work on his new and looking forward to what we can and accomplishments while heading this house, he doesn’t have the time he feels accomplish in the year to come. This year department. Inclusion into the Guinness With everything going on, we’ve had our is necessary to devote to this. Carl has has been especially challenging for me, Book of World Records is just one of the share of changes and challenges, including done a great job and his infl uence and “buy both personally and as a member of this many things she was able to do. When some personnel changes at the highest early, buy often” sales pitch will be sorely organization. On a personal level, Deb’s the department was fi rst conceived, it was levels. STARFLEET’s fi rst Chief Financial missed. health issues have taken up a pretty good done so to further publicize the Scholarship Offi cer, Tammy Willcox, had to step down chunk of my time. Between hospital runs, Program and get more folks participating due to personal obligations. I can’t tell you At this time, I’m taking applications for surgeries, tests, X-rays, MRIs, CAT scans, in it. Since that time, it has taken on a life how much of an impact she has made on the position until at least January 1st, 2004, examinations, doctor’s visits and all the of it’s own and gone in directions I hadn’t this organization in the last three years. depending on when this issue hits the care in between, I have a new respect for considered. Due to this, as well as a few Fleet owes her a debt we may never be mailboxes; with an announcement by the those in the convalescent care industry. The other things, I’ve decided to pull the plug able to repay. Fortunately, Denby has been end of that month. The ability to secure high amazing thing about all of this is that even on this while its function and scope of up to the challenge of fi lling her shoes and quality merchandise at reasonable prices is with her health issues, she took the time to operation are looked at again. Allyson Dyar, the transition has gone pretty smoothly. I a plus, as well as the ability to attend IC to keep up with her duties as the Promotions my Chief of Staff, has been tasked with know Denby will do a great job in her new work the STARFLEET merchandise table. Director and didn’t get very far behind very reorganizing this department and helping to role and I’m very confi dent in our continued Please send your applications to me at often at all. Within the club, I think we’ve defi ne where it will go from here. Hopefully, fi nancial future. cs@sfi .org. accomplished a lot of what we set out to this will return in 2004 as a better operating do. We’ve solidifi ed the fi nancial security department. Sandy Berenberg is the second That about does it for me. Please of the organization with the creation of Executive Committee member who has remember to send back your ballots for the the Chief Financial Offi cer, got a good I want to take a moment to thank needed to step down, for many of the same two constitutional amendments. It’s critical start on building a comprehensive awards everyone who has worked so hard this reasons Tammy did, plus an additional that we get these things updated so that, in program, did unbelievable things with the year to get us to where we are. First, the school load coming up. In his years as the future, our procedures are in line with number of folks taking Academy courses, Executive Committee; Mark Anbinder, Joost a member of Computer Operations and, our policies. and have increased the involvement of our Ueffi ng, Greg Trotter, Scott Akers, Jerry fi nally, as Fleet’s Chief of CompOps, he International members within the offi ces of Tien, Sandy Berenberg, Mandi Livingston, has made a profound impact on the way Take care and I’ll see ya in 60! the EC. Tammy Willcox and Denby Potts. Each we collect, store and retrieve information of these folks has put in countless hours and data. Transitioning from an old FTP Did we accomplish everything we set out trying to improve every aspect of your site based, Access-driven database to our to do this year? No, but the groundwork Fleet experience. Next, their staffs, too present online, anyone-can-access-it-24- EC/AB NEWS IC 2006 BIDS: THE TIME IS NOW! By Commodore JC Cohhen •Chief of Staff to the Vice-Commander, STARFLEET By Admiral Allyson M. W. Dyar • Chief of Staff to the Commander, STARFLEET Greetings, STARFLEET members! confi dence to general elections. Worries Bids for the 2006 International discuss the pros and cons of each, giving Herein is the record of what your were expressed about the practical Conference (IC) are due to the Chief of me any questions the EC wishes asked Admiralty Board, the board of directors application of these elections, especially Staff, Commander STARFLEET, by 15 of the bidders. After a suitable amount of of STARFLEET as represented by your in smaller regions. No conclusions were February, 2004. time (ranging from 2-4 weeks), the EC Regional Coordinators, have done up to reached. votes for IC2006. November 25th, 2003. Bidding guidelines are available The AB offi cially welcomed two new from the STARFLEET website (http:// Once the EC makes a decision, the It was proposed by the CS that two additions to its rolls, with the opening www.sfi .org) documents page or directly CS will contact the bidding committees. changes to STARFLEET’s Constitution of Regions 9 and 20. Brigadier Marie from Allyson via email. The bidding Only the bid committees will know were needed to make STARFLEET Wilson is now the Regional Coordinator guidelines are in pdf format, so you’ll who has won IC 2006; the formal run more effi ciently. The fi rst changes of Region 20 and Fleet Captain want a copy of acrobat reader available announcement won’t be made until IC STARFLEET’s fi scal year. This will allow Isaque Fernandes is now the Regional to read them. 2004 in Birmingham, AL, July 29-August our fi nancial offi cers more time to prepare Coordinator of Region 9, as elected by 01, 2004 (http://www.ic2004.org/). our documents for the IRS. The second their regions. Committees may submit their bids in brings the IGs term of offi ce in line with hard copy, text, pdf or word processing Please direct your bid questions or the the new length of term for the CS’s time Lastly, the AB discussed, based on a format. I would prefer to receive the bids bids themselves to: in offi ce. Both of these proposals passed proposal from the Marine Commandant, in either text or word processing format the AB, and should be presented to the to change the membership handbook for me to pdf, but I will work with the Allyson M. W. Dyar membership for ratifi cation at a later date and alter the E-8 rank of First Sergeant committee if the submission format is a Chief of Staff, STARFLEET - most likely the next CS election. to Master Sergeant. The AB, after much problem. 1209 SE 89th Avenue discussion, was leaning towards putting Portland OR 97216-1715 The AB also discussed the changes both ranks in the rank section of the Once I receive and put the bids into the IG has made in regional elections, MHB but no vote has yet been taken on pdf format, I will make them available Email: cs-cos@sfi .org or opening them up from votes of this subject. to the Executive Committee. The EC will [email protected]
DECEMBER 2003/JANUARY 2004 - ISSUE 120 3 especially ideas that fall within the offi ce of the VCS to implement. If you have any suggestions, please contact Mark at OFF-CENTER VCS@sfi .org. Well, I’ve more then reached the end of my 150 words, so maybe Kurt VIEWPOINT and Allyson will give me back my pet hamsters now [Never! They are needed to VICE ADMIRAL MARK H. ANBINDER power the CQ generators! - Editor.] VICE-COMMANDER , STARFLEET Let it Snow Last winter, many STARFLEET members As I write this column, we’re rapidly Even before taking on this new role, Jeff than one highly qualifi ed applicant for each attending the Farpoint convention at the approaching the end of the fi rst year was instrumental this year in helping of these new posts. I was glad to see that Hunt Valley Marriott in Maryland were of our two-year term as your Executive STARFLEET interact with another fandom several people who contacted me about snowed in while I was watching the Cornell Committee. Tempting though it might be to organization, the International Federation these two new programs within the Offi ce University men’s ice hockey team beat write a “year in review,” I’m more inclined to of Trekkers. of the Vice Commander, STARFLEET the Harvard Crimson at Bright Arena in look forward into the coming year. were interested in helping out, not just Cambridge, Massachusetts. (Otherwise, Offi ce of Accessibility Resources as directors, but also as assistants, foot I’d probably have been at Farpoint.) What’s This summer, at STARFLEET’s annual The STARFLEET Offi ce of Accessibility soldiers, if you will. usually at most a 48-hour affair turned into International Conference, and immediately Resources will serve both as a source a fi ve-day marathon con for those who thereafter on STARFLEET-L and in these of information for disabled members of Jeff and Claire will undoubtedly have didn’t escape before the area before the pages, I announced that I was seeking STARFLEET, and as a helpful planning many volunteers as they build these area highways were closed. applications for two new positions within resource for STARFLEET events, programs from the ground up. I wish them the Offi ce of the Vice Commander, publications, and other functions, for both the best of luck, and I offer my full Unfortunately, the organizers of this STARFLEET. I’m pleased to be able to tell planners who want to ensure what they do support! year’s Region 7 Holiday Party didn’t you, a few months later, about the results of will meet the accessibility needs of all of our learn from this. I was unable to attend the those searches. members to the greatest extent possible. If you’re interested in participating in party because I was watching the Cornell either of these programs, or can help in University men’s ice hockey team beat the The Diplomatic Corps It’s my pleasure to announce that some way, please contact Jeff or Claire Harvard Crimson on home ice, at Lynah The newly reconstituted STARFLEET Petty Offi cer 3rd Class Claire Halber of to offer your time and assistance. You’ll be Rink here in Ithaca, New York. The result? Diplomatic Corps will keep track of and USS Flying Fox will serve as the fi rst able to fi nd their contact information in the What must be the worst winter storm to help Fleet chapters make contact with Accessibility Resource Coordinator. Claire STARFLEET staff directory, elsewhere in hit the eastern seaboard at the beginning other fandom operations in their areas. The and I had a great conversation about this this issue. of December in years meant that some DC will have a staff divided into regions, so program at this fall’s Region 7 Conference, would-be attendees couldn’t even get to the people in a given area not only have the and I’m very much looking forward to Note from Mark’s Chief of Staff: the party! (Also true, I’m sorry to say, of the best chance of being familiar with what’s working with her. The CQ staff asked me to fi ll out the hockey game.) in that area, but also with a central core article by about 150 words. I’m tempted in touch with the national or international We envision this offi ce to be of huge just to write variations of that statement As I write this, I’m looking forward to USS cores of other fandom organizations as well potential benefi t to the members of until it equals 150 words, but instead, let Accord’s tenth anniversary party, secure in as access lists of local chapters. STARFLEET. We hope that International me just say how excited I am about these the knowledge that there’s no confl icting Conference and regional summit and positions opening and how much I am hockey game scheduled, and even if there The staff positions will be part of the conference planners will be able to solicit looking forward to working with the new were, I’m in walking distance of Accord’s Diplomatic Corps staff, and not part of the help making accommodations for disabled offi cers in the offi ce of the VCS. While meeting site! I’ll look forward to attending various RCs’ regional staffs, though we will members; web site developers will seek most of my job is advisory rather then staff- many other Fleet events in the coming welcome feedback and suggestions from information on how to make their web wrangling, Mark and I work closely together months, but if there’s a hockey game the RCs and others in the various regions. sites as accessible as possible with screen on many tasks and I know that we are both same night as your event — especially readers or other accessibility technology, looking to do great things in the upcoming against Harvard — better keep the snow I’m pleased to announce that Rear and more. year. shovels handy. Admiral Jeffery Higdon of USS Black Hawk, who was also involved with past Embarrassment of Riches I also know that we are always, ALWAYS incarnations of the Diplomatic Corps, As is often the case with position looking for new ideas and suggestion for has been appointed as its new Director. openings in STARFLEET, we had more making STARFLEET even better then it is,
FCAPT David Lockwood has stepped a third should show that the new design down as Chairman of the Advanced does something that the others do not.) Starship Design Bureau, citing personal NEW CHAIRMAN SOUGHT FOR ASDB New designs created simply for the issues. We thank him for his service to purpose of being new will not necessarily STARFLEET, and wish him well in his By Admiral Alex Rosenzweig • Director, DTS be accepted, but the ASDB Director can future endeavors. new starship designs and/or the upgrade/ 22nd Century of “Enterprise” to the 24th assist groups in giving the new design modifi cation of existing designs within the Century of TNG/DS9/VOY). a fresh characteristic that would aid in But we do need someone to follow framework of a coherent, established Star its acceptance. Alternatively, the ASDB that act. Thus, the Department of Trek Universe. 2] Be comfortable with Star Trek Director will show the group the existing Technical Services is seeking applicants engineering and starship design as designs and see if one of those might to fi ll the position of Director, Advanced New design proposals are reviewed by explicated in fan-tech (e.g., Star Fleet not suit the purpose. The deadline Starship Design Bureau. We’re looking the ASDB, which helps groups iron out Printing Offi ce, Star Station Aurora, for applications is 31 January 2004. for qualifi ed members who love starship any possible engineering/design issues Mastercom Data Center), as well as Applications should be sent to: and space station design, and would like and then submits a recommendation to the Paramount-tech, since the former is critically to share that love with fellow members. Director, DTS for approval or disapproval important to the proper development of the STARFLEET DTS of the design, based on the results of the universe. 980 Linwood Place What follows is the job description. If design review. North Brunswick, NJ 08902-2267 this sounds like you, why not apply? 3] Be willing to guide groups designing The successful candidate will: starships to develop their projects to fi t Or e-mailed to: The Director of the Advanced Starship realistically within the existing framework DTS@sfi .org or Design Bureau (ASDB) will be charged 1] Be comfortable with and possess full (e.g., if we already have 2 extant [email protected] with assisting STARFLEET members/ understanding of Star Trek technology and shuttlecarrier designs (and “actually”, we shuttles/chapters in the creation of engineering in all Star Trek eras (from the have about 8 right now.), a group creating I’ll look forward to hearing from you.
4 STARFLEET COMMUNIQUÉ Welcome To the Fleet: STARFLEET Operations welcome the OPS latest additions to the fl eet: USS Pleiades, Region 2 CENTER Capt. Ariel Strickland commanding. USS Dark Phoenix, Region 2 BRIGADIER GENERAL JOOST UEFFING Capt. Ralph Planthold commanding. CHIEF OF OPERATIONS, STARFLEET USS Vanguard, Region 4 As this issue is probably going to hit the FCapt. Roger Stearns commanding. mailboxes at Christmas, I’m going to take MSR REPORTING this time to say a few words about the fi rst This year we’ve had 16 ships year in offi ce for this Chief of Operations. Please note the following reporting rates for September and October, 2003: commissioned or recommissioned to date. Congratulations to all the chapters that First, as this will be a heck of a lot SEPTEMBER 2003: have been welcomed into SFI this year, cheaper than trying to send a Christmas and I look forward to commissioning more Region Reported Total Percentage card to every member in Fleet, I want to ships in future! wish everyone here a very Merry Christmas R1 52 53 98% and a Happy New Year. A special greeting R2 26 28 93% Chapter Care Program to all of the COs of SFI, the people I work R3 19 19 100% The Chapter Care Program is now in with the most in my job. I want to thank you R4 18 19 95% operation. This program is designed to very much for making my life a lot easier make sure the chapters of SFI are being than I thought it would be. On that same R5 9 11 82% fully taken care of to the best of the ability vein, my fi rst year in Ops has been a very R6 5 5 100% of Operations. The dedicated staff of the enjoyable experience. Apart from a glitch R7 26 31 84% CCP will do their best to make sure any here and there, overall the daily operations R9 1 1 100% questions or concerns are taken care of I’ve overseen have really been problem and followed up on if necessary. I ask that R10 3 5 60% free. I attribute this to several things: all COs that when you are contacted to R11 1 1 100% please respond to the letter, even if it’s to 1. The Membership. What can I say? You R12 19 28 68% say “all is well, no problem”. guys are Fleet, you keep it going, and you R13 5 5 100% are the reason it exists. My thanks and hat R14 1 1 100% Currently, the staff of the CCP consists of off to all of you. ‘nuff said. Kandyleigh Provencher (Director, justkandys R15 12 12 100% @metrocast.net), Guy Champagne 2. The COs. Again, my sincere thanks to R17 9 9 100% ([email protected]), and Mark Craft the COs of this fl eet for working with me R20 1 1 100% ([email protected]). Any CO having while different methods were added for Totals: 207 229 90% questions about the program can direct it you to report, change chapter information, to the new director of the Chapter Care Changes of Command information, etc. OCTOBER 2003: Program, Kandyleigh Provencher, at justk You could have all revolted or made my life Region Reported Total Percentage [email protected]. a living hell, but you didn’t. Trust me, my R1 53 53 100% sanity and I appreciate this. Vessel Registry R2 26 28 93% The latest version of the VR is available 3. The EC/AB. I interact with my R3 19 20 95% for download at http://documents.sfi .org/ colleagues, the directors of this organization R4 18 19 95% downloads/vr.pdf. Any changes for a lot in my job. Again, you all could have R5 6 11 55% requests can be sent to chapterinfochange made my life a living hell, but we all worked @sfi .org or to ops@sfi .org directly. And as R6 5 5 100% together to keep SFI running smoothly. My a reminder, if anyone wishes a printed copy thanks to you as well. R7 25 30 83% sent to them please contact me with your R9 1 1 100% name and address. 4. The Database. This wonderful piece R10 3 5 60% of software has been a godsend to me. R11 1 1 100% Understrength Program I estimate it has cut down my workload Those chapters that are below strength R12 19 28 68% at least 50%, and that’s a conservative should have been contacted by e-mail estimate. My sincere thanks to the database R13 4 5 80% by the Understrength Chapters Program team, and CompOps in general for the work R14 1 1 100% run by CompOps. This program is for they did with this. R15 12 12 100% you; they’re there to help you in any way to get your chapter back up to strength. R17 9 9 100% I look forward to continue working with If they have contacted you this means everyone that interacts with Operations in R20 1 1 100% your chapter strength has fallen to below the future. Totals: 203 229 89% strength. Don’t let the opportunity for help pass you by. Ops Abroad Just to review Ops policy on reporting: reports are due by the 5th of the next month The Region 13 Summit in Ontario Canada for the month you’re reporting for (April MSRs are due May 5th for instance) and late Correy Operations was, to say the least, very enjoyable. I think MSRs are considered between the 6th and 10th of that month (April MSRs are late Michelle Fanelli and Joe Hoolihan are it was not only the fi rst time we had *three* between May 6th and May 10th for instance). Four failures to report (FTR) or eight doing a fantastic job with Correy Ops. EC members in attendance (Mike -CS, late reports in one year will result in a contact from me. Another FTR or two more late Remember that they are great resources Mark- VCS, and me), but we also had reports will be cause to put the chapter on 60-day standby. for corry chapters or those chapters two RCs (Mike Dugas of R13 and Manon looking to become correy chapters, so Lessard-Belanger of R14) here as well as A note on the DB: for those of you that submit via normal e-mail, you may notice use them if you have any questions, well as reps from all fi ve ships in the region. another e-mail come to you that looks like a MSR from the DB, this would be the staff comments, concerns, etc. Michelle can be I’m defi nitely putting it on my list of summits of Operations inputting the MSR into the DB and the DB spitting out a “record” for reached at mrbasil@fl ash.net and Joe at I’ll be trying to attend on a regular basis in Ops, your RC, and you. So if the submitter has listed as someone other than the CO [email protected]. the future. My thanks to the USS Hadfi eld or designate, no worries. Any questions about this are welcome, but hopefully this will who sponsored the R13 Summit this year. clear up some confusion. That’s about all I have to say this for this year. Merry Christmas Everyone! DECEMBER 2003/JANUARY 2004 - ISSUE 120 5 THE SHUTTLEBAY COMM AS By Commodore Jerry Tien YOU ARE... Chief of Shuttle Operations, STARFLEET Happy New Year everyone. I hope REAR ADMIRAL GREG TROTTER you all enjoyed a great holiday season. 2003 has been a great year for shuttle CHIEF OF COMMUNICATIONS, STARFLEET launches. The fourth quarter of 2003 was certainly no exception. The following Greetings from the Caribbean! First of all, I’d like to announce the formation Every article in the CQ will now have hidden shuttles were launched since the last of KHI. KHI is pronounced “chee” and it’s a messages in it. Sometimes the messages issue of Communiqué: As I write this, we’ve not yet encountered new Communications program designed to will be easy to see as long as you know any swishy pirates or undead crewmen, and solicit more articles and photos for the CQ. the secret. Sometimes the messages will be Shuttle Essex (R1) alas, my hope of fi nding Incan gold, even KHI stands for the Kidnap Hamster Initiative. nearly impossible to fi nd. Maybe even stare at Shuttle Falcon (R4) cursed Incan gold, and never going back to It came to me in a vision after I fell changing it like a magic eye poster. Eventually, you’ll work remain unfulfi lled. Still, it is sunny and a light in the bathroom and hit my head on fi gure out the secret! We even have two R7 shuttles waiting warm, so I guess things are well enough. the sink. in launch bay as of this writing. Hopefully The two programs actually work together we’ll have more good news by the It has been an exciting period of STARFLEET No one submitting to the CQ? Steal their with remarkable synergy. Generating hidden time you read this. I would also like to communications, with old programs continuing beloved small pets. And it is not just Hamsters. messages creates plenty of paperwork... congratulate the following chapters on apace and new programs being brought in. Gerbils, Guinea Pigs, Mice, Rats... even which is then shredded and used as bedding their recent commissioning: Many thanks need be extended to Dixie, Joan, small cats and dogs... all might be stolen by for the hamsters. The circle of life continues. Kurt, Allyson, and the many other staffers who our operatives recruited from STARFLEET USS Dark Phoenix (R2) help keep Communications going strong. Kurt special forces. Well, FLEET, until next time! USS Pleiades (R2) and Allyson, for example, not only keep the USS Vanguard (R3) CQ going but also take member suggestions They will be returned to their owners upon (Ghost-writers note: In all seriousness, it is and added a puzzle page to the CQ this very receipt of a CQ article or photograph. Or when regrettable that a series of unfortunate events Not only do we have many successful issue. we are tired of playing with the little furry prevents a Comm. article from appearing this launches and commissionings, the MSR cuties! Whichever. issue. Greg is on a well-deserved break from performance is also at an all time high Also, a big kudos to Mike Wilkerson and his real life, including a cruise in the Caribbean. of 100% on time reporting. Great job, revamping of the STARFLEET website. The Additionally, we’re going to start making Dixie, his vice-chief, was going to do the everyone! new look and feel has garnered a lot of praise your CQ experience a bit more fun every issue. article but an unforeseen family emergency and we hope to continually make it better. We I already mentioned the puzzle page. But now, prevented her from doing so. Keep an eye out I have confi dence we will be continuing also have some exciting new events in the your entire CQ is going to be a puzzle. We call for future CQs, in which I may write each and a strong trend of shuttle launches in 2004. world of Comm! it the CQCP... the CQ Cryptography Protocol! every EC article! - JC) To aid everyone on that quest, we are updating our website and publications to refl ect the latest changes. In addition, I’d like to emphasize a few things regarding STARFLEET CHAPTER CARE PROGRAM UPDATE the Vessel Registration Request:
By Captain Kandyleigh Provencher • Director, STARFLEET Chapter Care Program 1. VRR fee is $10, because we no Greetings from the Chapter Care question: “How are you doing and is there several chapters with e-mails that bounce longer publish the Command Status Program. My staff, Mark Craft and Guy anything we can do to assist you?” back. If you, the chapter, or anyone out Report. Champagne, and I wish to thank all the there can help us correct our database, chapters that have replied. If you have not, The Chapter Care Program (CCP) is here we would be greatly appreciative. Please 2. If you wish to pay by credit card, please do so as soon as possible. All we to offer assistance to chapters. But now, I reply to me privately at justkandys@metro be sure to include the expiration date & need from you is the answer to the following have to ask for your assistance. We have cast.net. security code of the card.
EFC S L Heya USS Asgard USS LaGrange USS Royal Sovereign 3. Verify all contact info (name, address, [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] e-mail, phone number) are correct
Shuttle Cascadia USS Athena USS Malverne USS Shadow Hawk 4. The VRR should be routed in the [email protected] [email protected] uss.malverne@sfi .org [email protected] order of shuttle CO, support ship CO, Regional Coordinator(s) and fi nally Shuttle Firestorm USS C. M. Russell USS Morning Star USS Shawnee Shuttle Operations Command. cofi [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] kcscifi @aol.com While ShOC will do everything in its Shuttle Indianapolis USS Debraak USS Nebula USS Starlord power to expedite your launch requests, [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] I’d like to offer a word of advice to future shuttle CO’s - if possible, recruit Shuttle Titan USS Devastator USS Onizuka USS Titanic some extra members prior to launch or [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] commissioning. This will provide a safety cushion of crew strength to ensure the Station Troubadour USS Drakenfi re USS Osiris USS Tristar launch or commissioning will take place. [email protected] thedrakenfi [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] In order to meet the growing demands Station Grey Wolf USS Francis Marion USS Palavra USS Triton of new shuttles, ShOC has a few open [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] positions at this time, mainly within the Department of Technical Services. Not Station Lewis B. Puller USS Highlander USS Parallax USS Umiak only will these jobs provide an opportunity [email protected] uss.highlander@sfi .org co@ussparallax [email protected] to apply your Trek knowledge, they might even bolster your resume outside fandom. USS Archer USS Highroller USS Republics USS West Virginia If you are interested, please contact Adm. [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Alex Rosenzweig as soon as possible at dts@sfi .org. USS Arizona USS Horizon USS Richthofen garfi [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Looking forward to another great year in ShOC for 2004. If you need any help, We thank-you in advance for your help. remember - we are only an e-mail away!
6 STARFLEET COMMUNIQUÉ I’d like to announce “Offi ce Hours.” During these times, myself, or another senior member of CompOps will be available in the COMPUTER #CompOps Channel in IRC to help resolve any issues you may have with programs related to our work in CompOps. Of course, OPERATIONS we’ll also be available just to chat as well.
Before I get into the heart of this article, to a magazine, that you will shortly be I’d like to thank Mandi Livingston for having bombarded with subscription offers for more the confi dence in my to ask me to take this COORDINATED RECRUITING magazines, and that if your subscription position, especially since she knows how expires, you will continue to get mail for busy I am with planning the STARFLEET By Pete Mohney • Computer Operations Recruitment Coorindator months, even years, afterwards? That’s International Conference 2004. I hope to indispensable. I’m going to try to show you Why do they leave? That is the question because businesses recognize the same show that I deserve this, by doing some a group of people who I think are, by far, the you must answer, by communicating with strategy that I am talking about here, the real good for Starfl eet, in the form of most important people you need to recruit for them. Some of them probably don’t even customer that is easiest to get is the person Communiqué’ articles, helping to organize STARFLEET. know they expired. Some of them just who has already spent money at your SFI Recruiting, and bringing more of a didn’t get enough out of their STARFLEET store. The more you target your marketing, professional marketing technique to SFI’s Before I reveal who the members of that experience to renew. Some of them may be the more successes you will have. Nobody Recruiting offi ce. group are, you may ask, “Why pick one having money problems, and others may have is more likely to give their hard-earned group?” It comes down to effi cient use of just lost interest. money to STARFLEET than someone who Okay, so just what is “Coordinated your time and resources. You go to the has already done so! Recruiting?” It’s using tried and true grocery store to buy bread, and you go to the You can contact these people, fi nd out why methods, experience of those who have auto parts store to buy brake pads. So, why they didn’t renew, and it will give you an idea The lesson here is that the second gone before, drawing on methods that shouldn’t you go after the people most likely of what you need to do to keep the members group you need to work hard to recruit is professionals use in related efforts, and to pay money to belong to STARFLEET, when you still have. former members. It’s wonderful for us as continuing to adapt to the changing times. you are recruiting? SFI members that the database contains When I joined SFI, I could gain enough Then, having done that, you look at your information on former members, because it members every year to keep the club The really cool thing about this is that these current roster. Who is approaching their makes it much easier for us to contact them growing just by dropping off some fl yers people are very easy for you to fi nd, and the expiration date? Have you talked to them, and try to interest them in coming back. in the local comic shop each month. There likelihood that they will pony up their dues is e-mailed them, phoned them, sent a pigeon, wasn’t much competition for science pretty good – but you’ve got to make the effort, to make sure they know it? Tell them that After all, they joined SFI once, so they fi ction clubs then, and there wasn’t much or you’ll have lost the chance to have them you really hope they stay with STARFLEET odds that they will come back are much competition against Star Trek on television in STARFLEET. Who are these people, you and the USS Whatever for another year, but higher than they are that the average guy back then either. Things have changed, ask, that are so easy to recruit? Why, they are make it clear that is not a condition of your on the street will join. Target these people, and if your chapter wants to keep a healthy- current and former STARFLEET members! friendship, and that they are still welcome but keep in mind, if you know it, why they sized roster, you’ll have to adapt. to club meetings even if they don’t stay in left, and respect that. If you are a chapter CO, you are probably STARFLEET (unless club policies prohibit There’s a scene I remember vaguely familiar with the fact that many people don’t that). I’ve seen a lot of people who expired In my next article, I’ll talk about the from the movie Fame, where as the stay in STARFLEET for more than a year or from STARFLEET eventually come back, number three group of people you should students go from class to class on their two. Looking at my own chapter roster on the just because the things they saw going on try to recruit, why they are in that group, fi rst day, each teacher tells them that THIS database, I see that there are actually more at meetings and other events raised their and how you can recruit them. The bad class is the most important class they people on the expired list than on the active interest level back up to where they felt it was thing about this group is that the likelihood will ever take. Most of us like to think that list, and we have 23 members! Most of the worth it again. that any one of them will join is very low our area of life, family, and even fandom expired members only stayed in STARFLEET – but the good thing is that there are is the most important part, that we are for a year or two. Have you ever noticed that if you subscribe millions of them!
DECEMBER 2003/JANUARY 2004 - ISSUE 120 7 STARFLEET TREASURER REPORT – OCT./NOV. 2003 SFI GENERAL ACCOUNT - OCTOBER SFI GENERAL ACCOUNT - NOVEMBER
10/01/2003 through 10/31/2003 08/01/2003 through 09/30/2003 Opening Balance: $22,947.02 Opening Balance: $24,463.51 10/2/2003 NPC Discount Fee (- $1.95) $22,945.07 11/3/2003 Paypal.com MP * $292.39 $25,320.42 10/2/2003 NPC Discount Fee (- $76.00) $22,869.07 11/3/2003 NPC Discount Fee (- $112.33) $25,208.09 10/3/2003 First Viginia Bank Online Banking (- $24.95) $22,844.12 11/4/2003 Credit Card Processing MP $22.00 $25,230.09 10/7/2003 Credit Card Processing MP $212.00 $23,056.12 11/4/2003 The Countywide News CQ Expense (- $523.59) $24,706.50 10/7/2003 Stamps.com Stamps.com (- $18.99) $23,037.13 11/4/2003 Postmaster CQ Expense (- $1,500.00) $23,206.50 10/13/2003 Network Solutions Comm Expense (- $135.00) $22,902.13 11/6/2003 Membership Processing MP $72.02 $23,278.52 10/20/2003 Membership Processing MP $810.90 $23,713.03 11/6/2003 Stamps.com Postage (- $475.00) $22,803.52 10/21/2003 Credit Card Processing MP $788.00 $24,501.03 11/7/2003 Stamps.com Stamps.com (- $18.99) $22,784.53 10/27/2003 Postmaster CQ Expense (- $600.00) $23,901.03 11/18/2003 Postmaster MP (- $126.00) $22,658.53 10/28/2003 Credit Card Processing MP $15.00 $23,916.03 11/19/2003 Credit Card Processing MP $1,102.00 $23,760.53
10/30/2003 Credit Card Processing MP $1,066.00 $24,982.03 Expenses above revenue: $1,267.5 10/31/2003 Credit Card Processing MP $46.00 $25,028.03 Ending Balance: $23,760.53 Income above revenue: $2,081.01 * MP = Membership Processing All transactions in parentheses, such as this (- 5.00) are deductions/expenses. Ending Balance: $25,028.03 All other transactions are additions/deposits.
SAVINGS SCHOLARSHIP STARFLEET ACADEMY CHECKING
ACCOUNTS FUND Opening Balance: $2,841.75 October: 10/01/2003 through 11/30/2003 10/01/2003 through 11/30/2003 8/9/2003 Franklin Covey Offi ce Supplies ($79.95) $2,761.80 Scholarship Account: 8/14/2003 Marlene Miller Expenses ($37.00) $2,724.80
Opening Balance: $4,006.50 Opening Balance: $3,517.24 8/18/2003 Tuitions Other Income $129.00 $2,853.80 8/18/2003 First Viginia Bank Correction ($1.00) $2,852.80 Interest Gained: $2.10 Deposits: 8/25/2003 First Viginia Bank Returned Check ($31.00) $2,821.80 Ending Balance: $4,006.50 8/25/2003 First Viginia Bank Ret. Check Fee ($5.00) $2,816.80 None. 8/26/2003 Tuitions Other Income $53.00 $2,869.80 SFI Savings: Ending Balance: $3,517.24 8/26/2003 First Viginia Bank Correction ($1.00) $2,868.80
Opening Balance: $5,658.50 November:
Interest Gained: $1.32 9/2/2003 First Viginia Bank Returned Check ($4.00) $2,864.80 9/2/2003 First Viginia Bank Ret. Check Fee ($5.00) $2,859.80 Ending Balance: $5,659.82 Ending Balance: $2,859.80
Greetings and a Happy Holiday Season! understanding when you hear from me, because I will call! Just because some of the following article DOLLARS AND SENSE looks the same as last time, don’t assume it is We have recently changed Starfl eet’s the same article! Some information is important By Commodore Denby Potts •Chief Financial Officer, STARFLEET Fiscal year from the calendar year (January 1 enough to repeat, but the rest is new! The company is having trouble accepting some each advised on what both hands are doing. - December 31) to starting it six months later transition is going as smoothly as it possibly can. Debit Cards. Rest assured I will be contacting (July 1 - June 30). This will allow for a smoother We’re not exactly on the timeline we had hoped those affected and get this matter resolved. I can CVV is a new authentication scheme transition between administrations following to be on, as real life situations have caused fully understand the membership’s frustration established by credit card companies to further elections. The Form 990 is due fi ve months and a few transition issues, but nothing that has concerning this new set back. That is why I am efforts towards reducing fraud for internet fi fteen days after the end of the fi scal year, which prevented the department or Starfl eet, Inc. from so excited about the possibility of integrating transactions. It consists of requiring a card (in the past) for SFI meant May 15th. operating in it’s usual manner. We in the Treasury an eCommerce vendor into the Starfl eet, Inc. holder to enter the CVV number in at transaction Department are fully committed to serve the renewal process. This will allow the member to time to verify that the card is on hand. If you’ve With the new fi scal year, it means that the members of STARFLEET, Inc. with gladness. enter their credit card information and be assured used the current SFI credit card process, you are Form 990 will be due by November 15th of that all measures to secure the information is probably aware that there is currently no place to every year, which will give a new administration We are a little behind on processing credit valid has taken place. More on this feature as it enter a CVV number, which has resulted in some plenty of time to get established and prepare cards that returned issues needing to be becomes available. transactions not being processed, which is when for fi ling it. This was presented at the 2003 researched. I have been getting many card you’ve been hearing from me! International Conference EC/AB meeting and numbers with mistakenly entered information, Some, but not all, of SFI’s vendors have been was overwhelmingly approved. To complete causing them to return as a “Bad Account notifi ed that a new CFO is taking offi ce. Currently, There are a few different ways of remedying the process of changing from a calendar year Number” by the credit card machine. I have also I am not a signatory on the various accounts this situation, and we haven’t fi nalized on to a fi scal year, Tammy and I completed the six- been getting several “Decline” messages, which of Starfl eet, but that change is underway. In the any one of the yet, but if we manage to get month Form 990 to take us from January 1, 2003 brings up an important fact that has recently interim, Tammy is continuing to pay the bills, and an eCommerce vendor into place, then this - to June 30, 2003, and it was reviewed and fi led surfaced. For some reason, our credit card she and I are in contact with each other, keeping issue will resolve itself! Until then, please be by Mike Malotte on time! 8 STARFLEET COMMUNIQUÉ in the Nebraska Army National Guard as an 11B, Light Weapons Infantryman, six years COMMANDANT’S as a 91B Medical Specialist, Medic in the Texas Army National Guard, and two years as an Ensign in the Medical Corps of the CORNER US Navy Reserve. GENERAL SCOTT A. AKERS Database Matters: COMMANDANT, STARFLEET ACADEMY The Membership Database created by CompOps is a hugely useful and popular My fi rst year as Commandant is years of service to the Academy and wish the Matrix, he is the Chief Medical Offi cer tool, allowing members, CO’s, RC’s etc, complete, and I have one more year to them well as they move on in their Fleet and DOIC of the 787th VMFA White to look up which courses a member has go as your loyal servant. It has been a lot Careers. Garry Cameron will stay on as Knights, and has been a member of the taken and track the member’s progress. more work than I would have imagined. But the Canadian Point-of-Contact for FOS. SFMC since 1997. HOWEVER, we are now getting complaints it has also all been very worthwhile. Many See the application in this issue of the CQ, from members and requests to update the changes in the Academy have occurred, or online at http://academy.sfi .org/ for more He is currently serving as the Director database. When a member’s score has not mostly in personnel, as long-term directors details. of the Medical Branch of Tracom, having shown up for months, I can understand the and deans have moved on and newer frustration. But we have gotten complaints directors have stepped up to serve the on a Tuesday morning at 2A.M., that a test membership. Some of those new staffers that was scored at Monday at 11P.M. had have been in fl eet for years, others less not been recorded. Please, Please, Please, than two years, but all have the same hope give the directors time to input your scores. and goal to provide the members with an Not everyone has the same access or enjoyable and enlightening experience ability to use the database. Coming directly during their stay at the Academy. to the Deans or HQ is always allowed, but we are NOT going to step over the Directors I would also like to extend a huge amount to input scores. of gratitude to Commodore JC Cohen, who has graciously stepped in for Brigadier Henceforth, ANY database request that General John Adcock, while John was comes in, with a request for an update that serving overseas with US Forces in the is less than a month old, will be returned to Middle East. JC stepped up to the plate the student, with a note advising patience. and, along with his other duties, served If, after that month, you are not being ably as my Acting Assistant Commandant helped, we will gladly take care of the for the duration. John should be back by the problem for you. time you read this, and will be spending the next few weeks getting sand out of all of his I am very exited to introduce the two clothing. newest courses in the Graduate School of XenoAnthropology: The Cetacean Institute Next we bid a fond farewell to our Deputy Overview Course and the Cetacean Commandant for International Campuses, Institute Deep Sea Course. These courses Dave Blaser. Dave’s job is demanding more take a sharp turn back towards Earth, and more of his free time, and he had to and its own fi nal frontier, our oceans and make a choice between the Academy and the marine mammals that inhabit them. For his family. He has made the right choice, more information, visit the Xeno section and is moving on to spend more time with of the SFA site at: http://academy.sfi .org/ Debbie Blaser and their two lovely dogs. courses/xeno/index.shtml The position is under review now, and I welcome applications for it, but we may go In the next issue we will be rolling out a different route in the new year. the twin programs of Degree Tracks and Institute Certifi cations. Despite the CQ Now for the other changes: Editor’s misguided attempt to sign me up for Joe Schmoe, I have managed to survive I have accepted the resignations of the temptation of that island, escaped the Greg Staylor, and PJ Trotter as Deans infl uence of big brother and am fi nally back respectively for the Institute of Military in the real world. Studies and the Cadet Academy. Greg has been promoted to Lieutenant on the police On page 10, you will fi nd the graduates force where he works, and will no longer for the September/October timeframe. have the time to perform the duties of Dean. How does Scott A. Akers get everything done? Please take time to congratulate your PJ also wants to move on, but will continue shipmates for work well done. And, if you to advise Academy HQ on both youth and Alcohol. see any of the Directors, let them know as access issues. Photo courtesy of Joan E. Pierce well that you appreciate the time and effort they have given to our club. As a result, including the previous resignation of Peg Pellerin from Leadership All of us at SFA Headquarters wish you Institute, we have some new Deans to In the Institute of Military Studies, I would previously served as the Director of the had the happiest of Holiday Seasons and announce. First, in the Leadership Institute, like to welcome Colonel Sean Meyers of Leadership Branch since January 2003. look forward to working with each and I would like to announce the appointment the USS Matrix. Sean has been a member every member of STARFLEET over the of Admiral Kurt Roithinger to the position of of USS Matrix since 1995, serving as the In real life, Sean is currently a registered next twelve months. It has been a wild ride, Dean. He will be working closely with John CMO in 2000-2001 and currently as her nurse working in the Surgical Intensive but an exciting one, and the best is yet to Adcock in the total redesign of OCC and Chief Nursing Offi cer. Care Unit at the University of Texas Medical come. FOS to accompany the new OTS that was Branch in Galveston, TX. He has been put into place last year. He is the OIC of their ship- based working there since graduating from nursing academy, the Internet Starfl eet Academy, school in December 2001. Before nursing, With this, I would like to thank both Helen School of Nursing, which has a Bachelor’s he worked as a computer repair technician. Pawlowski and Marlene Miller for their through PhD program. As a Marine aboard His military background included six years DECEMBER 2003/JANUARY 2004 - ISSUE 120 9 SFI ACADEMY GRADUATES – SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2003 By Carol Thompson • Vice-Commandant, STARFLEET Academy
INSTITUTE OF LEADERSHIP
OFFICERS TRAINING SCHOOL OFFICERS COMMAND COLLEGE FLAG OFFICERS SCHOOL Jamie Weakley Gerald Diehl Bobby Robbins, Jr. Karen Elder Andrew P. Gabriel Kenneth Hontz Tracy Flick Jonathan Sare Andrew Gabriel Cheryl Gunnett Stephen Whyat Ron Novak Morgan S. Kirby Donna Diehl T’Anna Harrington Brad Austin Bobby Robbins Victor Swindell Eric Weisberg Greg McDermott Royce W. Essig Robert Mink Thomas King Renee J. English Joseph Wisniewski Stephen Humphrey Nancy Bonica Matthew Fuhrman Juan Canto Kelly McIlwain Diane Kruse Paul Rochester Shawn McMichael Trisha Dean Gary Hudson Kristen Earnest Joseph Sare, III Renee J. English Shane Evans Travis Hinnenkamp Kara Doddema Eugene Roy Sherrill Ken Hanger Lorna LaPoint Jerris Hof Michael Myron Tracy Flick Lindsey Jones Brian Willard Patrick Flick Emmett Plant Jeremy Carsten Joseph Sare Karen Hof Delton Wilson Emmett Plant Craig Martin Lindsey Jones Lucy Ferron Michael D. Martin Keith Keppley Alex Ihnatowycz Paul Rochester Thomas King INSTITUTE OF ARTS
COLLEGE OF ALIEN HISTORY AND CULTURE SCHOOL OF AUSTRALIANA COLLEGE OF TREKNOLOGY CRYPTOLOGY Adrian Jones Lisa Phillips Chris Knoblauch Elizabeth Worth Darlene Topp Lisa Owens SCHOOL Anthony Ramini Lucy Landis Glenn D. Martin Carolyn Donner Robin R. Smith Julie Gohlke Glendon L. Diebold Antonio Lopez III Michael Timko Glenn D. Martin Arnel D. Carigo SCHOOL OF EUROPEYA Max Khaystus Arnel Carigo Michael Vermoesen Jim Bellon Truman Temple Adrian Jones Sam Black Audi Jack Mingka Layman Karyn Lloyd-Hontz Chris Knoblaugh SCHOOL OF XENOANTHROPOLOGY Marie Wilson Brett Morelock Nancy Hall Arthur Van Rhee Sidley Howard Corey Grant Robin R. Smith Cher Couch Rob Vann Robin R. Smith Thomas Pawelszak FEDERATION STUDIES Chris Knoblauch Ruth Diebold Shane Evans Glendon L. Diebold Joseph Sare Victor Swindel Christopher Parker Sean A. Meyer Arnel D. Carigo Chris Knoblauch George Pimental Chris Knoblauch Crystal Layman Shane Evans Dean Andre Rogers Greg Franklin Darlene Topp Shawn Gregory Sean A. Meyer Truman Temple Debra Bostick Shawn Slattery Gary T. Stewart, Jr. Russel Ruhland COLLEGE OF COMMUNICATIONS Eric Johannson Sidley Howard Arnel D. Carigo Kurt Roithinger Victor Swindell Gary Hollifi eld Tany Morris CULINARY SCHOOL Wayne N. Snyder Glendon L. Diebold Thomas King Gillian Swaim Guy Blandford Thomas Pawalczak DELTA QUADRANT COLLEGE James Monroe Thomas Pecorao II COLLEGE OF MYTHOLOGICAL STUDIES Arnel D. Carigo Gary Hollifi eld Jennifer Kelley Timothy Waldrop Claire Halber Cheryl Gunnett Chris Knoblauch Glendon L. Diebold Kelly Diebold Victor Swindell Gregory A. Franklin Tracy Andrews-Isquith COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS Leo Rogers Yvonne Hughes Donald E. Jones Raymond Burkhart Leslie Vann Steven P. Bowers Arnel D. Carigo Judith A. Waldrich INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
VULCAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE SCHOOL OF TRADE & SCHOOL OF STARFLEET Debbie Artrip Janice Graham Kenneth B. Hontz Walter V. Ewing COMMERCE ENGINEERING RADIO SCHOOL Dorothy Tuttle Sean Meyer Scott A. Akers Sharon R. Russell Chris Knoblauch Dean Rogers Arnel D. Carigo Jonathan Hogan Nancy Hall Elizabeth C. Martin John “Kiwi” Kane Monica Rhinholz Michael Timko Marie Wilson Annette Wood Richard Hewitt Eric Johannson Thomas King Russell Ruhlund Barney Cole James Wilcox Amber Coe Darlene Topp Arnel D. Carigo Max Khaystus Scott Akers Ron Novak Scott A. Akers Jim Bellon Matthew C. Fuhrman Peter Yohe Wayne Killough, Jr. Dorothy Tutle Tracy Andrews-Isquith Thomas Pawelczak Lisa Phillips Wayne N. Snyder Gregory Franklin Thomas King Loraine S. Fanning Eddie Milbrant, Jr. Paula J. Kesler SCHOOL OF BORG TECHNOLOGY COLLEGE OF COMPUTER HISTORY Stephen Farris Gary T. Stewart Barbara Buffi ngton Glenn Martin Tanya Morris Chris Knoblauch Paul Rochester INSTITUTE OF MILITARY STUDIES
COLLEGE OF STARSHIP OPERATIONS COLLEGE OF STRATEGY AND TACTICS KLINGON WARRIOR ACADEMY SECURITY SCHOOL Lisa Owens Sean Meyer Christopher Parker Truman Temple Everett Brooks Christopher Parker Jeffrey A. Tom Webster Arnel Carigo Cher Couch George Pimentel Michael Givens Robert W. Chin Jeffery A. Davis Scott Grant Anne Miller Arnel Carigo Dennis Relyea Arriel Carigo Thomas Pawelczak Sean Meyer Michael Balewitz Shane Evans Victor Swindell Scott Grant Sean Meyer Richard Sussman VESSEL READINESS CERTIFICATION THE GORN ACADEMY Dorothy Tuttle Glenn D.Martin Anne Miller G. T. Stewart, Jr. USS Ohio Shane Evans Michael Timko
10 STARFLEET COMMUNIQUÉ STARFLEET FLAG PROMOTIONS By Colonel Deborah Malotte • STARFLEET Director of Promotions
Hello from the Offi ce of Promotions! Here are those who have been promoted since the last CQ - Congrats to all the recipients!: Captain/Colonel Fleet Captain/Brigadier Commo. / Brig. Gen. Rear Adm. / Major Gen. Robert Levtzow David Horst Marie Wilson Ruth Green Jeffery Higdon Michael Worth Isaque Fernandes Tom Webster Kathryn Webster Kandyleigh Provencher Steve Harper Jason Schreck Shawn D. Fields Damon Schoonover Manon L. Belanger Jonathan Smith Wendy Urvand Douglas Mayo Glenda Blanks Myron Moody
HOW TO SUBMIT A PROPER PROMOTION REQUEST As the coordinator for promotion • Filling out the Nominee Qual- requests for STARFLEET and the TIME IN GRADE: ifi cation section: “She is a wonderful STARFLEET Marine Corps, I see all Promotions are denied for two primary reasons: insuffi cient Time in Grade (TIG) person.” “The chapter would not have of the requests for promotions that are or insuffi cient information. At the 2002 IC, the Admiralty Board approved revised survived without him.” “She is an submitted through the STARFLEET processes and guidelines for promotions. This revision changed the minimum TIG for incredible asset to the region.” “He Promotions Department. These include the ranks. Under the old guidelines, eligibility was based on a combination of Time promotes STARFLEET every chance nominations submitted through the in STARFLEET (TIS) and a minimum 12 months Time in Grade (TIG). This has been he gets.” These sentences are nice online form, in email and the US Postal changed to refl ect a straight minimum TIG scale based upon current rank. Here is the compliments for the nominee, but do Service. new minimum TIG scale: not add any weight to the nomination for the EC’s consideration. They Requests for promotions to A promotion to: Requires: do not give specifi c details on the Commander and below are redirected Captain/Colonel 24 months Time in Fleet contributions the nominee has made. to the appropriate Chapter Commanding Fleet Captain/Brigadier 18 months Time in Previous Rank Remember, you are trying to convince Offi cer. Chapter COs approve the Commodore/Brigadier General 21 months Time in Previous Rank others (the EC) that this person truly requests for Commander and below, so Rear Admiral/Major General 24 months Time in Previous Rank deserves this promotion at this time. I it’s not possible for me to track those. If Vice Admiral/Lieutenant General 30 months Time in Previous Rank can’t stress this enough, be specifi c, you have any questions about promotion Admiral/General 36 months Time in Previous Rank give details. Point out every reason the requests for the ranks up to and nominee deserves this promotion and including Commander, please contact You’ll note that, other than Captain/Colonel, all increases are based on minimum TIG. back it up with why she/he is an asset the appropriate CO. In recognition of Extraordinary Service to STARFLEET or Outstanding Performance to the region, how she/he promotes of Duty, six months can be dropped from the minimum TIG requirements. This change STARFLEET, etc. Only include details Promotion requests for Captain/ went into effect on 1 January 2003. of contributions the nominee has Colonel are forwarded to the respective made since her/his last promotion. The Regional Coordinator for consideration. “Nominee Qualifi cations” area on the online • Online Form: Use the online form at http: EC only wants info about the nominee I can track them if the RC informs me form if you wish. //promotions.sfi .org for the fastest results. since the last promotion. of the promotion to Captain. If you have I can forward your Nomination to the EC any questions on promotion requests When you submit someone for promotion, Promotions listserve immediately after • Endorsements: Enlist the help of for Captain/Colonel, please contact the concentrate on what the individual has done receiving it if you use the online form. the nominee’s CO, XO, or others who appropriate RC or send me an email at since his or her last promotion. Be specifi c, You can request an e-mail form also, just may know some of the nominee’s promotions@sfi .org. give details, and be sure to tell the EC every send an e-mail to promotions@sfi .org contributions. Ask others to send an example of why the nominee deserves this and ask for a blank e-mail nomination e-mail to me at promotions@sfi .org All requests for Fleet Captain/Brigadier promotion at this time. What has she/he form. This method takes a bit longer to including the reasons why the nominee and above are forwarded to the done since then? What positions has process. deserves this promotion. I will add Promotions List, where the Executive she/he held and what responsibilities were these as endorsements to the original Committee votes on them. Contrary to required since his or her last promotion? • Nominee Name: Enter in the nominee’s promotion request. rumors heard every now and then, I How has she/he gone above and beyond name exactly as it should appear on the have absolutely no voice or vote on this the norm in her/his position? What is it that certifi cate. Please note that the promotion • Nominee and nominator must be decision. My function is to coordinate the makes her/him stand out above all others in certifi cate will be printed with the name different individuals: Nominating process, not to do any actual voting. their duties? What has she/he done since exactly as it is given on the Nomination yourself is not allowed for any reason. her/his last promotion*to make her/him Form for the promotion request. So Occasionally, a member will submit a The most common reason for being eligible for the next promotion? unless “Big Tater Tot Billy” really does self-nomination. These are returned turned down is insuffi cient information in like to see his name displayed as “Big to the member and not accepted as a the promotion request. I’ve seen quite a These are the things the Executive Tater Tot Billy” instead of William, please valid promotion request. few requests that list everything a person Committee is looking for, along with use his proper name. Otherwise, he may has done since joining Fleet and I mean the minimum Time in Grade, when they be disappointed with his new promotion One last thing to remember - if everything! While this is great for a Fleet consider someone for promotion. certifi cate. someone you have nominated is turned resume, it’s not what the Executive down for a promotion, that person will Committee is looking for. Once promotion requests are approved • Double-check everything: Double- not become eligible again for promotion by the Executive Committee, I print check all addresses, names, for six months. If you need to know The nominee qualifi cation section certifi cates for those who have passed. numbers, and proof read the Nominee when someone can be resubmitted requires you to document, in your own I sign them, Fleet Admiral Mike Malotte Qualifi cations. for consideration, or if you have any words, why you believe this nominee signs them, and I send them to the other questions, drop me a note at deserves the promotion at this time. appropriate individual. If the certifi cates are • Give your contact info: Make sure you promotions@sfi .org and I’ll be happy to Be specifi c, and comment about all being presented at a function that Mike is supply a phone number and/or e-mail help in any way I can. contributions made by the nominee at attending, he brings them with him to the address for yourself, just in case the the International, Regional, and Chapter event in which they are being presented. EC needs to reach you regarding your Congratulations to all the Promotion levels of STARFLEET. You can prepare Nomination. This can save weeks or recipients in 2003 and Best Wishes to this ahead of time and paste it into the Some tips to help: more of time. everyone for a Safe and Happy 2004!
DECEMBER 2003/JANUARY 2004 - ISSUE 120 11 ANNOUNCING THE SCHOOL OF CRYPTOGRAPHY WALK FOR DOG GUIDES: By Rear Admiral Victor Swindell • Director, School of Cryptography HADFIELD DOES IT AGAIN
Captain’s Log: Stardate 54213.2 In the early 80’s after I fi rst joined Basic Cryptography: By Dave Blaser • CO, USS Hadfield STARFLEET and was serving aboard Introduction to Cryptography The Hadfi eld does it again! For the With the Shakedown cruise the Alaric, Captain DJ Smith of the USS second year running, we’ve won the completed, we have been given our Encounter and I developed the STARFLEET Students will become familiar with the Team Challenge Cup for The Lion fi rst deep space assignment. Seems Code Book. It was about 150 pages of basic terms and history of Cryptography Foundation of Canada’s Walk for Dog that piracy is at an all time high. Next fantastic and comprehensive cryptographic including commercial and military uses Guides. the Briar Patch. In the last solar month, information. The book was copyrighted and in the 19th - 23rd Centuries. there have been numerous attacks on passed around in electronic and printed During a recent ceremony, Executive unprotected Federation cargo vessels. form on various BBS. If anyone has a Intermediate Cryptography: Offi cer, Commander Debbie Blaser, We have been assigned to identify and copy of the original fi le, please send it to Exploration of Cryptography. and the Hadfi eld’s Unoffi cial 472nd put an end to the piracy. me. In late August 2003, while purging my Marine Strike Group Mascot, FRBL STARFLEET fi les, I came across one copy Students will become familiar with the Serrah Blaser accepted the Team We are currently waiting in the Briar of the tattered printed version, which at that uses of Cryptography and Cryptanalysis Challenge Cup on behalf of the USS Patch, on minimal power, waiting to point resembled the Dead Sea scrolls. including commercial and military Hadfi eld. The members of the Hadfi eld catch the bandits in action. application in the 19th -24th Centuries. raised $906.50 for the walk, beating After some deep thought, nostalgic the Mountainview Veterinary Clinic in “Sir, I’m picking up an unusual refl ection, and talk with the marvelous staff Advanced Cryptography: Georgetown by only $8. transmission, sounds coded,” chimes at STARFLEET Academy, I asked if I could Advanced Applications of your Communications Offi cer. You turn develop courses in cryptography. I thought Cryptography. Participants in the walk were: toward the communications station. it would be an enjoyable addition to the “Can you identify it, Lieutenant?” you current academy curriculum. I was given Students will become familiar with Debbie Blaser inquire. the green light. It took me about 4 hours to some of the more unique and advanced (Team Lead, Pledge & Walker) develop all of the courses. It may take some commercial, governmental, and Quickly the offi cer’s hand dances over of the students considerably longer to take military applications of Cryptography Shirley Graham the computer interface, and you wait for even one of these courses. and Cryptanalysis in the 20th – 24th (Largest Fund Pledge & Walker) an answer “It matches no know code in Centuries. our databanks, sir,” the offi cer replies. Since the school has opened, and at the Tracey Gonneau You stand and walk toward the station, time of this writing, one student has already Complex Cryptography: Utilization of (Pledge & Walker) to review the data yourself. successfully completed all of the currently Advanced Cryptography. available courses. We are planning one (Currently under development.) John Sargeant “Send it to our Cryptographic other course to add to the school. (Pledge& Walker) Specialist, top priority,” you order. The Students will become familiar with offi cer turns and looks at you. “Sir, we The School of Cryptography is an utilizing and exploring some of the more Darlene Topp don’t have a Cryptographic Specialist, intense and challenging institution that complex aspects of cryptography in the (Pledge) yet. He won’t arrive till Tuesday,” the covers the history, uses, and application 20th – 24th Centuries. Communications Offi cer replies. of cryptography from the 19th century to Dave Blaser the 24th century. The School currently Sign up today. Don’t get caught without (Pledge) You slap your forehead… offers three levels of study. One more is a Cryptographic Specialist on board. under development. Each level increases Enrollment is free on the Academy web This makes approximately $1,663.50 Introducing a New School at in diffi culty. site. raised by the Hadfi eld for The Lion’s STARFLEET Academy. The School of Foundation of Canada, Walk for Dog Cryptography. These are: Dif-tor heh smusma. Guides!
Greetings and felicitations. OPEN Assistant Inspector General, Region 14 Fleet Business Relative calm continues to be the news OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL Rich DeMidio of the day in the Realm, but the work of the By Maj. Gen. Robb Jackson • Inspector General , STARFLEET Assistant Inspector General, Region 15 OIG never stops. Logo by Ben Kokochak • USS Dominator Chris Chontos Region Business OIG Personnel Ben Johnson Assistant Inspector General, Region 17 Here is a current list of personnel. Assistant Inspector General, Region 06 Region 09 And 20 Jay McPherson Voting for Regional Coordinators Lee Shamblin Don Burke Assistant Inspector General, SFMC concluded on September 30, 2003. Deputy Inspector General Assistant Inspector General, Region 07 Glenn Overby, II Region 01 Paul Wheeler II OPEN Deputy Assistant Inspector General, The Election Process commenced the Assistant Inspector General, Region 01 Assistant Inspector General, Region 09 Governing Documents week of 03 November 2003 with the offi cial Nomination Announcement to the Chapter Joseph Perry OPEN Parties interested in the open positions Commanding Offi cers. Assistant Inspector General, Region 02 Assistant Inspector General, Region 10 should send a Fleet/Real Life resume to my attention. Other Issues Jess Neumann OPEN Work continues on the joint venture Assistant Inspector General, Region 03 Assistant Inspector General, Region 11 Your most humble & obedient servant. in between the OIG and STARFLEET Service to the Fleet, Webmaster to create informational Michael Butwinick Ray Brown pages through the SFI website. This site Assistant Inspector General, Region 04 Assistant Inspector General, Region 12 will provide detailed information about the workings of the Offi ce of Inspector Andrew Rogers Rich Smith General. Assistant Inspector General, Region 05 Assistant Inspector General, Region 13
12 STARFLEET COMMUNIQUÉ Presented herein are important health New Blood Test for Heart Attacks and medical information I’ve gleamed As reported in the New England Journal from the ton of medical stuff I receive each of Medicine, there is a new blood test that, week! HOUSE CALLS when combined with existing blood testing of troponin levels, has an 85% predictability Lung Cancer Research Trial By Admiral David Miller • Director, FDP Medicine rate for those at most risk for an imminent I’ve received information this week that the heart attack. This new test measures American Cancer Society and the National the BRCA1 or BRCA2 genes). Those with researchers in Germany has noted that an enzyme in white blood cells that is Cancer Institute are conducting a clinical changes to these genes were at increased the chemical compound in licorice root, produced when arteries are thickened with trial, testing chest x-rays versus spiral CT risk of developing breast cancer – even glycrrhizin, inhibited the replication of a cholesterol deposits – myeloperoxidase. scanning as early detection methods for without any family history of breast cancer. SARS-associated virus and prevented Both easy to measure and inexpensive, I’m lung cancer. This trial is currently seeking The study also discussed the merits of penetration of the virus into cells. sure we’ll be hearing more and more about “current or former heavy smokers (who screening all women for the gene mutations this test that helps us determine who’s have quit within the past 15 years) between and the prophylactic measures of possibly Belt-Positioning Booster Seats having a heart attack and who isn’t. the ages of 55-74 who have no prior history removing the breasts and ovaries of Better for Older Kids of lung cancer and who have not received women with the mutations (but without A recent study in JAMA concludes that Comfort Foods Really treatment for any type of cancer within the breast cancer). While it’s well known in children older than four are safer in belt- Help Relieve Stress past fi ve years.” If you are interested in the medical community that these gene positioning booster seats versus seat belts. In case you were unsure, researchers participating in this study, or know friends mutations increase a woman’s risk of The belt-positioning booster seats improve at the Univ. of California, San Francisco, or relatives who might be interested, the breast cancer, the high 82% rate found in safety by raising the child up so that their have shown that comfort foods (i.e. ice contact info is: 800-ACS-4904 or via their this study – even in this subpopulation – is seated height is more like that of an adult, cream, candy, other sweets) actually do website at www.cancer.org/lungtrial. unexpected and sobering. thereby ensuring that the car’s seat belt fi ts help reduce stress. It appears that these more properly. goodies help regulate and reduce stress New Cancer Palliative Care Booklet NASA Physicians Oppose hormones found in the brain that are The National Institute of Medicine has Space Station Missions Osteoporosis Website produced in response to stress, thereby put out a new booklet on palliative care As reported by major news services, Check out the offi cial website of the reducing the body’s response to stress. – care for those dying of cancer that seeks NASA physicians – including two top NASA National Osteoporosis Foundation: Non-food rewards (including artifi cal to make them more comfortable rather than offi cials responsible for the environment www.nof.org. Their snailmail address and sweetners) didn’t produce the same results. attempting to cure their often incurable and health conditions on the International phone number are: 1232 22nd Street NW, (Hmm, does pizza count?) cancer. Titled “Improving Palliative Care: Space Station (ISS) – refused to approve Washington, DC 20037-1292, 202-223- We Can Take Better Care of People With the recent launch of a new crew for the ISS 2226. 12 Year Old Starts Medical School Cancer,” it was released in late August. The and have signed a dissent that it is unsafe Sho Yano, a 12-year-old boy, began booklet “summarizes the recommendations for crews to continue living and working at Health on the Net Foundation medical school at the University of Chicago of the IOM 2001 report Improving Palliative the station for extended periods of time. The Speaking of websites, here’s a new one this fall – the youngest student ever to Care for Cancer ... uses lay terms to problems are with broken or deteriorating that’s based in Switzerland (in English) attend one of the University’s professional describe the types of comfort care that medical equipment that monitors both with excellent European sources for web schools. He’s actually in the combined MD/ should be available for people dying from the health of the astronauts and their health information that often don’t make PhD program. He was composing music at cancer ... include(s) information about environment. Specifi c problems include: your standard websearch: www.hon.ch/ age 3, aced the SAT exam at age 8, and steps society and individuals an take to air, water, and radiation monitoring sensors HomePage/Home-Page.html. It has a completed college with honors in three improve access to palliative care.” To review that have been non-working for months; search engine but I’m told that single word years starting at age 9. Because he’s also the booklet, go to http://www.nap.edu/ other monitoring devices that measure searches do better than multi-word ones getting his PhD, he’ll probably graduate catalog/10790.html and click on “Read it trace amounts of dangerous chemicals later at age 19 or 20 and won’t qualify for Online – FREE,” above the illustration of onboard have been problematic for almost Does Black Tape Under Football the Guiness Book of World Records – that the book in the left column. The site also a year; medicines onboard are expired Player’s Eyes Really Reduce Glare? award has already gone to a 17 year old gives directions for purchasing copies of and need to be replaced, broken exercise Yep. A study in a recent issue of Archives who graduated in 1995 from a medical the booklet.” equipment; and unreliable malfunctioning of Ophthalmology compared the potential school in New York. (Med school was cardiac monitoring equipment including for glare-reduction of black grease, black hard enough without having to go through Breast Cancer Vaccine? a defi brillator. The two NASA offi cials on antiglare stickers, and petroleum jelly (a puberty at the same time!) The results of a study presented recently record as being opposed to launching control used in the study) – you know, at the American College of Surgeon’s new crews to main the ISS are Nitza the stuff NFL players but under their eyes. Aspirin Use and Pancreatic Cancer? meeting in Chicago were promising for a Cintron (NASA’s Chief of Space Medicine) They tested contrast sensitivity in volunteer Although regular use of aspirin daily has new breast cancer vaccine derived from and William Langdoc (NASA’s Chief of students facing the sun for three hours. been shown to reduce the risks of strokes, parts of the cancer’s growth-stimulating Habitability and Environmental Factors Black grease was best over the stickers or heart attacks, and colon cancer, results protein. Although there is no current Offi ce). Even citing fi ndings from the the petroleum jelly. from the prestigious Nurses Health Study vaccine to prevent breast cancer, this Columbia disaster investigation concerning at Boston’s Brigham and Women’s Hospital study’s results indicated that the vaccine the problematic mindset culture of NASA No More Ipecac indicate that women who take regular prevented recurrence of breast cancer in wasn’t enough to keep a new crew from For decades, syrup of ipecac has been aspirin are at increased risk of pancreatic women who were already suffering from docking with the ISS. (Fascinating. I’m sure a staple of the American medicine cabinet cancer – in fact, of those taking at least the disease. And the time for recurrence we’ll be hearing more about this in the near used to induce vomiting if a child swallowed two aspirin tablets a week for 20 or more was greatly increased – from about 5 future.) something poisonous. However, this will years there was a 58% increased risk, months in unvaccinated controls to about change as a very recent recommendation and an even higher 86% increased risk in 10 months in those vaccinated. Besides the Learning to Play by the American Academy of Pediatrics those taking 14 or more tablets a week. cancer protein, the vaccine also contained Music Improves Verbal Memory recommends not using it at all and to call The authors of the study cautioned that a drug to increase the body’s disease A study reported in Neuropsychology poison control centers instead. Besides further studies are needed to bear out this fi ghting white blood cells. noted that children with music training unwanted side effects and effectiveness unexpected fi nding. To show that medicine had improved verbal memory scores on issues (i.e. not emptying the stomach is still more art than science, a different Breast Cancer Genes word testing than age-matched controls enough, emptying it too much including long-term study of women by the University In a related story this week to the above without any music training – they could any antidotes given), and frequent of Minnesota found a 43% decrease in the paragraph, a study from the University of recall words from a list better and were inappropriate use (you are supposed to rate of pancreatic cancer in aspirin users! Washington and reported in the journal able to learn more new words. Interestingly, contact a physician or poison control center “Science” found that women with a specifi c the longer the music training the better before giving any ipecac), another study Two New Possible Vaccines on the Way gene mutation had an 82% lifetime risk of the improvement, and the improvement showed that its use did not reduce ER English researchers are working on a developing breast cancer in their lifetime. stopped if the training stopped. Obviously, visits or improve medical outcomes. In fact, new one-dose vaccine for traveler’s diarrhea The study looked specifi cally at Jewish music training stimulates an area of the advisors to the FDA have recommended that’s effective against E.coli bacteria women, especially Ashkenazi Jewish brain that supports verbal memory. an end to over-the-counter sales of ipecac. strains. And a vaccine to prevent cavities women, and mutations to their BRCA Both the FDA and the American Association is also in the works – it’s effective against genes (which are thought to have a role Licorice for SARS? of Poison Control Centers will be coming the bacterial species (Streptococcus) that in repairing damaged DNA, specifi cally A research letter in The Lancet from out with new ipecac use guidelines soon. usually cause cavities. DECEMBER 2003/JANUARY 2004 - ISSUE 120 13 For as long as I can remember, I have Our fi rst work-out lasted about 30 struggled with my weight. Though I was minutes and each participant did very well not a fat child, I was larger than most of A JOURNEY OF SELF-DISCOVERY for our fi rst attempt at getting in shape. Sure the girls in school and was never one to be there were some moments of grumbling considered a waif or even petite. Standing and complaining and there were some 5’11” tall by the time I was 15 years old By Cherry Nelson • USS Angelfire , STARFLEET Region 4 unhappy participants, but in the end, we made it awkward for me and made me body, I even hated food (well, I still consider plans they choose to follow. had a great time and had fun. stand out. I hated it. I always felt inadequate food to be an enemy, but I am working on to the other kids and felt that there was changing that). The heavier I got, the worse On August 27, 2003, the women of As we continue on and adjust our diets to something wrong with me. I felt about my situation, but still I wasn’t Angelfi re ( the men were invited, but accommodate the new, healthier Angelfi re ready to commit to anything long-term. declined ) met at my home for the fi rst ever philosophy, we are hoping that the men will When high school ended, I began trying Angelfi re Fitness Work-Out. Many of our take an interest and join us, if not for the to focus on becoming a smaller person, but For eight years I struggled and fought members have decided that they are tired exercise, then for the dietary changes and was derailed in my efforts at every turn. I with myself, and it was only after I divorced of being overweight and/or unhealthy and the support system. was not ready to commit to such a life- my fi rst husband that I began to realize that have decided that it is time to do something altering plan. I was young and wanted to I had to do something - and fast. It was also about it. We could all use the extra support be carefree like the others my own age, so after this that I accepted that I deserved at times. Our new philosophy includes each attempt I made failed. to do it for me and not anyone else. That While a membership to a gym is ideal, healthier snacks at our meetings such as is when I began to notice a drop in my it’s also very costly, so we have decided a veggie tray instead of chips and lighter Like so many others, I have dozens of weight. to meet two-three times per week and desserts in place of the rich cakes and diets and lose-weight-quick gimmicks, but exercise together. Each of us knows that, goodies we have eaten in the past. none of them worked. And, the more I By changing my diet and not snacking left to do it on our own, we won’t. Whether failed, the more I ate to make myself feel all the time, I was on my way to a smaller, it’s because we don’t make the time, don’t I don’t know exactly what has inspired better. Stress in other areas of my life didn’t happier me! And I lost 75lbs just by being like it, think it’s boring, or just don’t want to me to share all this at this time, but I am help the problem any. In fact, other stresses careful and ignoring my brain’s obsession do it, we all know that doing it as a group is hoping that someone else who is feeling actually made my eating addiction worse, with food. benefi cial for us. dejected, disappointed with their dietary and before I knew it, I had ballooned to efforts, or just hating themselves will gain nearly 400 lbs. It’s been nearly 5 years since then and I For the fi rst time in my life, I am actually a little bit of inspiration from knowing that have gotten side-tracked several times, but excited about doing exercise. I am hoping they are not alone and that there is hope for I was miserable. I could no longer shop I have been a member of Weight Watchers to show good results in my weight loss a healthier, better tomorrow. in the normal clothing stores and was for over 18 months now and I enjoy the goals from it. If I can maintain it and keep frequently disappointed with the selection plan. However, outside of work (where our motivated, I could, literally, be half the There are ways to do it, ways to inspire of clothing available to me because of my meetings are), I have struggled to make person I am today! yourself, and people to support your efforts. size. I stopped swimming, attending public sure that I follow the program and that I But more importantly, all of those things events, going anywhere by myself, and I get in the required activity levels, so having That thought brings me a lot of joy and don’t matter until you make an honest stopped wanting to dream about my future. Angelfi re there to keep me focused is going encouragement. And the bonus to it all is commitment to yourself. to be a huge help for me. that I will also be healthier and perhaps I hated to see myself in the mirror and the prolong my life by a couple of years, Cherry Nelson is marred to Angelfi re thought on being seen in public just made Likewise, I want to be able to help the which, I know, thrills my new husband, our CO John Nelson. In December they will me sick. I hated myself. I hated my hair, my others stick to whatever diets or dietary Captain, John Nelson. celebrate their fi rst wedding anniversary. USS AVALON: HAVING FUN AND MAKING A DIFFERENCE By Scott Baker • Online Editor, http://www.aroundmaine.com/ • Reprinted with permission of the author.
You’ll fi nd Star Trek fans in every by a love for a wide range of sci-fi and “Soldiers overseas and their families Isquith. corner of the world where a television fantasy subject matter. The group attends don’t qualify for food stamps -- a private screen is available. The franchise has various sci-fi and comic book conventions, hardly makes any money at all. If they There’s also an affi liate group within developed a massive following over the holds monthly pot luck dinner meetings, were stationed in the US, their families STARFLEET, called the STARFLEET years and the fan base grows as each visits renaissance fairs, participates in would probably qualify for services, like Marine Corp. This STARFLEET offshoot new generation discovers the vision of fantasy swordplay with padded weapons food stamps and general assistance that works closely with the United States Gene Roddenberry. As a result, quite a and armor, and the list goes on. they don’t qualify for overseas. So, the PX Marine Corp every year to assist the few Star Trek fan clubs have been born (the on-base store) participates with the Toys for Tots Foundation. along the way. However, it’s the group’s dedication to overseas coupon project to take coupons serving the community that sets them apart (that can be up to 6 months expired) to help While the STARFLEET fan association The U.S.S. Avalon is based in from your average organization. Avalon’s the families.” does not have a mandate requiring Standish and belongs to Region 15 respect for the tenets of Star Trek serves as charitable acts from chapters, this of STARFLEET: the International Star the foundation for their efforts. Some members of the U.S.S. Avalon spirit of giving and philanthropy is not Trek Fan Association, Inc. Over 4000 enjoy a monthly pot luck dinner before their uncommon for its members. “I think people are members in the worldwide “What’s the cornerstone of Star Trek? meeting begins. the people who I’ve met throughout the organization, united in their appreciation It’s a better world, a better humanity,” says region are very giving, motivated people. for Star Trek. Isquith. “The thing that brings us together With the holiday season just around the I think overall, we have a good blend of in Star Trek is the quest or the yearning for corner, the U.S.S. Avalon is getting ready people who are head over heels for the “My husband wanted to be involved in that world, for that Star Trek world where for their annual Christmas wrap at Borders whole fandom thing and are good people some sort of Star Trek fan club. Of the humanity is taking care of itself and each in South Portland on December 9th (1pm who just want to help out. That’s what ones we came across, it seemed that other.” - 6pm). The crew dresses up in full Star I’ve seen.” STARFLEET was the most organized. Trek uniform and wraps gifts in return for Everything seemed to be very well put The Isquiths have established a food donations. Proceeds go towards gifts for For more information on the U.S.S. together, so we looked for a chapter pantry in their home where local citizens residents of Portland’s Peabody House, a Avalon, or to inquire about membership, in our area,” explains Tracy Andrews- in need can visit each Sunday to pick-up residential treatment facility for people in visit: http://u.s.s.avalon.tripod.com. Isquith, Chief Science Offi cer of the an allotment of goods. The group also the advanced stages of HIV. Avalon and public relations coordinator participates in the Coats for Kids project, If you’d like to know more about the for the STARFLEET region. the annual Multiple Sclerosis walk, and has “In the past, we’ve done four maybe six STARFLEET: The International Star adopted a US Military base in Germany for days worth of fundraising, and it had been Trek Fan Association, Inc. visit: http: Like most chapters, the Avalon is united the Overseas Coupon Project. our biggest fundraiser of the year,” says //www.sfi .org/
14 STARFLEET COMMUNIQUÉ February 13 – 15, 2004
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Our Celebrity Actor Guests:
FEATURING: The Boogie Knights, Peter David, Michael Jan Friedman, Luna-C, Bob Greenberger, Inge Heyer, Marc Okrand, Prometheus Radio Theatre, David Batchelor, Vic’s Place with the Pack Ratz, Howard Weinstein, Liliana Mumy, Bill Mumy TA Chafi n, Polly Luttrell and Tim Russ From “Lost In Space” The Not-Ready for From and “Babylon 5” Paramount Players! “Star Trek: Voyager”
Fan Guest of Honor: Suzanne Elmore
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National located in eastern Tennessee and By Captain Commander Gerry Sylvester •DOIC, 773rd MSG, SFMC He also discovered what turned out to be a western North Carolina. It is considered one of wonderful hiking staff that I will always treasure. the greatest natural sites within the US and is maps of the trail and the custom bandanas that course, you start swapping war stories and Reye however, was the true trooper of the one of the largest protected areas in that area all were required to wear. There was no joking showing off “battle scars.” It started with Richard group. She was two weeks off of back surgery. of the country. around, as safety was the main concern showing off his leg scars. I followed suit by (She had medical ok for the hike.) While the showing shoulder surgery scars. Then, Reye spirit is willing, the body still has its limits. She Many heard the call but few would answer Then DJ went through my pack. She was showed off her recent back surgery scar. portrayed the true spirit of the Challenge. and even fewer would succeed. concerned that I did not pack any more than was necessary for the challenge. She discarded The Dant issued a list of required items for At the Chalet, the ground crew was busy. DJ It meant that those who answered the call unnecessary clothing and other items. Items each participant of the Challenge. One of those served as Chief of Ground Operations. All she would be asked to challenge themselves such as an emergency cell phone hand crank items was a whistle. I thought this was silly as had to say was jump and the other Marines in ways that went above and beyond the charger as there are no cell towers in the park. there were a number of two-way radios. Now asked how high. Dennis Rayburn was chief everyday. It meant that the few, and the proud Suffi ce to say that was an indication of how much mind you that the two-way radios were a great cook and bottle washer. As a married man, would confront their own personal demons some of us now depend on cell phones. There help between all of us when it came to the actual he knew better than to even think of giving DJ during The Challenge. was the concern about excess weight in the hike itself. As there was an advance group and any back talk. All kidding aside, his cooking backpack as well. then there was the end group. So we were able was very tasty. Ben Redding spent most of the The members of the Dant’s Challenge to communicate. time driving due to the fact that he is a local were: When I made the decision to answer the resident. Challenge, I realized that I needed a backpack So why the need for a whistle? I found out fi rst SFMC Commandant Wade Olson among other items. Upon going on the Internet hand why. I went in search of fi rewood. I traversed The bet is that he was a pro stock car racer in USS Rentless/674th MSG for info, I got a quick education about the need for along a lush green path, no problem there. It was a previous lifetime. (Ben, you don’t need to do lightweight items. I later discovered the reason only until I sought to return to base camp that I a hood slide to get in the car.) Anthony Leopard SFMC First Lady Linda Oakley-Olson why. The only exception to this was potable realized that I was lost. Well, I followed a green was the Morale Offi cer for the weekend. He Bennu Station/123rd NSG water. path… #1 rule of the Fleet, Highlanders can’t kept in touch with Ben during the weekend. He navigate. It’s no wonder I ended up lost. was at the Chalet on Sunday night to cheer his Richard Graham It was well before dawn when the ground fellow Marines. USS Khai Tam/78th MSG crew awoke and started breakfast. The hikers So I blew the whistle. Loudly! In return I heard gathered their respective gear and were well someone at base camp whistle back. It as then Greg Franklin is in real life a medical Reye Crews/USS Khai Tam taken care of by the ground crew. From there, the that I realized that a two-way radio would have professional. When the hikers were in the hot 78thMSG backpacks were loaded into cars and trucks and been utterly useless as there would have been tub; he kept an eye on the time. When he said the entire crew were on the road to the start point no real direction from the two-way. So I followed time’s up, it was everybody out! He also made Jill Rayburn of the great outdoors challenge. the sound of the base camp whistle. In my way for a really hot cabana boy. Fetching drinks and Nikola Tesla Station/163rd MSG back to the camp, other hikers who were on a handing out towels was his specialty. I ended We were at the starting point took a group trail across the brook that base camp was next up with some rather large blisters on both feet. Gerry/Robyn Sylvester photo. From there it was over the river and to greeted me. I mention this, as they were Large enough that Greg was adamant that the USS Highlander/ 773rd MSG through the woods into the Great Smoky concerned as to my safety. It was comforting to needle I intended to use to drain the blisters Mountains National Park, by way of “Jake’s realize that others do care. I followed the sound was sterilized in boiling water. Ground Crew: Trail.” of the camp whistle and made it back to base. Needless to say, that the directives of the Dant On Sunday night, Dennis Rayburn was Ben Redding Now one would expect to see wildlife and were for the good of all. fetching wood for the fi re. Fred was on his Bennu Station/123rd MSG so we did, three White Tail deer. It was Robert usual rounds. Suffi ce to say that the two met! Graham, who made the comment that will live It was the ground crew that saw to it that the It is uncertain who scared whom, but both went Dennis Rayburn in infamy, hikers were well fed before the hike and saw to scampering off in their respective directions. Nikola Tesla Station/163rd MSG their rehab after the hike. While we were on the Of course the question was, who was more “A deer, oh deer, oh deer! Three White tail trail, the ground crew was prepping for our return. scared, Dennis meeting the demi-god of the DJ Allen deer and they are waiting for you Sandy! In between their duties they went running to get chalet, or Fred meeting Dennis face to face. I USS Relentless/674th MSG the souvenir 8x10 group pictures that were part know Dennis has found religion, now I’m sure And so the tone of the hike was set. of the Challenge. Fred has too! Greg Franklin USS Reprisal/162nd MSG Along the trail were all sorts of endangered A severe storm had hit the area. While on The Dant ran a slide show of some of the and exotic plants. It was thanks to the keen eyes the trail, the hikers were sporting ponchos and pictures from the Challenge. One in particular Anthony Leopard of the Dant and Linda Olson, who spotted such. shoring up the tents for what was a nasty deluge. he told all that I was in the picture. Everyone Bennu Station/123rd MSG/OIC 1st Brigade Were it not for them, the rest of us would have The ground crew was listening to the TV news kept asking “where?” I guess that’s what you missed viewing this true beauty of nature. and hearing of massive wind gusts, rain etc., and get for wearing camoufl age. HQ was a chalet in the mountains. In order praying for our safety. We on the hike fi gured that to reach the chalet, it required the car and The hike was no picnic by any means. It was a this was part of the challenge, and we proclaimed The next morning it was time to pack the driver to scale slopes that in one case was lot of uphill climbing and in some spots traversing that we are SFMC and we will survive this. cars up. We drove into town and met with Linda no less than 70° (That is no exaggeration.) streams. One stream in particular could only be Olson for a fi nal Marine lunch. From there, we However the view from the site was well worth crossed via a split log bridge. It was not for the It was dark and stormy night, which led to a were scattered to the four corners of the earth. the strain on the car transmission. faint of heart by any means. The merry band beautiful, cold morning. And the long hike back Each person undertook the Challenge for a of hikers persevered through the terrain and to civilization. different reason. For some it was the challenge The chalet was also the shrine to Fred the foul, rainy, weather. After a long hike, we fi nally of dealing with the great outdoors. For others, Bear. Fred is a local Southern Appalachian stopped to set up camp. The campsite was Going up hill was bad enough. Downhill on wet it was leaving behind cell phones, hot rollers, Black bear. Everywhere you looked there were already equipped with a fi re area and cables and terrain was treacherous. It was a bit easier this make-up, etc. pagan effi gies of Fred. pulleys to store food items away from the reach time as the backpacks were somewhat lighter, of the local black bears. having consumed much have the water and food All kidding aside, for me it was a personal Fred is a frequent visitor to the chalets in the supplies. challenge to travel alone on a long car trip. It area. There is a sign along the road warning We were lucky to set up camp just in time as was a 10-hour drive from Baltimore. That was of bears, and trashcans are placed in a wire the rain came down in a deluge. Having said that, There was still the problem that some of us a challenge. Not too long ago, I traveled by air enclosure. Well, Fred decided to make his there were three tents. One tent, for the Dant and suffered from orthopedic injuries of the past. alone for the fi rst time. This may seem strange usual rounds on Friday night. There was a his Lady. One for the other ladies. I personally suffered a dislocated shoulder in to some, but we all have our own personal brief sighting. an earthquake. That resulted in the affl icted demons to overcome. Then there was Richard. He set up his own shoulder suffering. But newbie here was After the Fred sighting, the out of town folks hammock and a clear plastic pup tent. We were determined to keep going on. The Future of the Wilderness Challenge: The decided to go for a visit into nearby downtown concerned for him being alone, and by the time Dant was talking of how other regions within Gatlinburg. Our tour guide was Ben Redding. that the morning sun came through, we found Wade and Linda are veteran hikers. Both that were attempting to plan their own challenge out that Richard had a visitor during the night A had trusted hiking staffs. Otherwise known as especially those in the non-US regions. Just The downtown area resembles Las Vegas creature happened upon his hat and chewed a spirit sticks. The spirit stick concept is that the because those Marines cannot travel to the with all the lights and tourist shops and quarter sized hole in it. staff will absorb the spirit of the ground that the US, that does not exclude the reality of setting attractions. There was lots of fun for all. hiker is traversing. Jill Rayburn was a newbie to up their own unique challenge. So what happens when you get a group as wilderness hiking as well. She ended up with her Back at the chalet, the Dant handed out diverse as the WC hikers in one spot? Well of own battle wound when she fell “bum” fi rst on a Hike in the “Outback” anyone?!
16 STARFLEET COMMUNIQUÉ So your chapter has decided to have a use a mild clear gloss coat to the surface of model of your ship built, commissioned as a the model. This gives the decals something to gift to an out going CO, or just to have one at stick too and make the decals look like they meetings. Now you are asking, “Where do I get BUILDING A MODEL OF YOUR SHIP where painted on to the model. the model?” “What if my ship is not available as a model?” or “Where do I fi nd the parts to Cut carefully around the decal, not leaving create the variant of the ship we are?” By Colonel John Nelson• USS Angelfire, STARFLEET Region 4 too much paper around the decal. Carefully dip the decal into luke-warm water and use Well, let me give out a few pointers and tweezers to remove them from the water. After some advice about building a chapter model. application and the decals have set, seal the First off, where to fi nd the model for the ship decals in another clear coat after they have you need. As most knowledgeable Star Trek dried. This is to protect them from peeling and modelers know AMT/ERTL manufactured fading away after exposure to sunlight. most of the Trek related models from 1968 to 2000 (with the exception that Voyager era Now how to display your completed model? ships where tooled by Revell/Monogram), and You mount it to a base. Most plastic kits have are no longer available in stores. This is true, a simple base of made of the same plastic but if you are patient and are good at eBay, all that the kit is made of, but they are not the the different models are there for the taking strongest or best design to hold the model. Just watch out for the Sovereign class i.e. the Take this case in point, the stand that comes E-E. with the Sovereign class USS Enterprise-E kit. It wobbles around like a drunken sailor, It is a highly rare kit and very expensive and just plain looks ugly. I personally replaced on-line. I have seen them list at almost $200 those stands on my models with a wood for an intact kit with the plastic covering plaque about 5”x 8” and ½” thick, from a craft on it. Also check sites such as CultTVman store and a metal or wood dowel about 1/8” (www.culttvman.com) and Federation Models thick and about 6” to 10” in length (depending (www.federationmodels.com). These sites on the model it’s supporting) to hold the model have lots of links and suppliers that carry all Colonel Nelson with his pride and joy’s: (back) USS Defi ant NX-74205, upright. the items available to build Trek models. If they Soveregin Class USS Enterprise NCC-1701-E, Constitution refi t (ST 4-6) USS do not have the items you are looking for, they The base is drilled through and the rod Enterprise NCC-1701-A, (Front) TOS Constitution Class USS Enterprise NCC- know where to fi nd it for sale. After fi nding your glued into place with a wood or superglue. 1701, Constitution Class refi t (ST 1-3) USS Enterprise NCC-1701 (Holding in model, you now may need specialized parts Then a slightly larger rod is inserted into and or decals to make that model shine. No center) Galaxy Class Dreadnought USS Excelsior NCC-77246 (“Hero” ship built your model and secured with glue and putty. fear as again Federation Models can assist, on assignment for the internet based fan series Star Trek: Hidden Frontier) The two rods are then joined and sealed from resin “Aftermarket” (built based off of a Photo courtesy of John Nelson together making one continuous part. This commercially available) kits, to custom decals gives a stronger area to hold your model for your ships name and registry numbers are and also allows the wood base to be painted, available. shellacked, varnished, or left as it is. As a note, have come to realize that there are certain most powerful of glues needs time to set most display models seen on Star Trek have Even resin conversion kits, designed to keys to making an effective model. The most properly. If not set properly the result could be this type of stand and it gives a presentation make the Nebula class out of a Galaxy class important key is: “Haste makes waste.” an inadvertent saucer separation or a nacelle feel to the model. AMT kit or whole resin models to represent might just fall off. ships seen on the series can be purchased. When beginning a project such as a model For more information on the building and From early versions of the Constitution (TOS for your chapter, research is crucial. Do a By allowing the glue to bond to the plastic display of Star Trek models I would refer you Enterprise) to the newer Nova (USS Equinox) web search for the Trek ship you are building properly your model will be strong and show to these books available at bookstores or class and the ships from First Contact and check out the colors and details that can the care you want to present. Care should online: (Norway, Yeager, and Steamrunner classes) make your model stand out from the others. also be taken with the paint job and decal can be found and purchased. Most TOS era ships where concrete in their placement. The paint should be done in a “The Art of Star Trek” by: Rick Sternbach, hull colors. TNG era ships where more ducks well ventilated place, with ample natural light. Remember that some of these parts can be egg blue or RAF azure blue while Voyager, Enamel model paint fumes are dangerous “CultTVman’s Ultimate Modeling Guide to expensive to procure. These suppliers have DS9 and even the movies where more gray, and if inhaled for long periods of time can Classic Science Fiction Movies” invested large sums of money to make these than blue. Find the colors that look the best to cause serious health problems. Artifi cial light by: Steven “CultTVman” Iverson available. Some with very large Trek licenses you, for it’s your decision on how to represent and lamp bulbs will affect your colors indoors to pay for, so budget out the resources your your ship. and give a distorted view. Take the model “Spaceships at the Final Frontier” idea carefully. Perhaps scaling down the outside on a clear sunny day, and you will see by Rick Jackson size of the model or having a fundraiser to Another important thing to consider is the difference. offset the cost. Now that you have the model, rushing. Rushing can cause serious errors Or these on-line sites: resin parts and decals ready, it’s time to start and possible problems with the model in the When applying the water slide decals care assembling your model. I have building plastic long run. Take your time; let the model cure must be used as they can be fragile, you need Cultvman.com and wood models for over 25 years, and before proceeding to the next step. Even the to follow the instructions very carefully. First Starshipmodeler.com
Missed out being a contestant on Below is the schedule: Survivor: Pearl Islands? Never fear, the good folks in R/12 present you with a R12 SUMMIT 2004: SURVIVOR SUMMIT By December 31, 2003: chance to see who in STARFLEET can One free night stay at hotel “Outwit, Outplay, and Outlast” the rest of By Ensign A. N. Other • Communiqué Staff Writer the competition! depending on if you choose to join everyone going to the project that is voted on as the By January 31, 2004: for two meals and for cadets, $15 to $30. “Best of Show”. One free upgrade to Soliantu Package The 2004 Region 12 Summit will be held the weekend of May 21 - 23, 2004, in The Cadets will be having a fun-fi lled time They are planning a trivia-type competition By February 29, 2004: Joplin, Missouri. It will be in the same hotel with our Cadet Coordinator, Paula Herring. throughout the entire weekend to see who can One free Summit T-shirt as the 2002 Summit (Holiday Inn Joplin). She has a line-up of fun (and educational) make it to become the Sole Survivor. A prize Room rates are $79.00 per night. activities planned for their Cadets while the will be awarded to the one person who can By March 31, 2004: “grown-ups” attend the Panels and Meetings. ‘Outwit, Outplay, Outlast’ the competition. Are One Full Package to the 2005 R12 Summit For information or to book your room, call you ready to prove to yourself and the rest of (417) 782-1000 (remember to mention your They will be making creative projects Fleet that you can be the Sole Survivor? For more information, check out http: room is for the Region 12 Summit). that will be on display Saturday evening. All //www.region12.org, or contact Wayne Cadets that make a project will receive a little As an incentive, they hold periodic drawings L. Killough, Jr, the 2004 R12 Summit Prices for adults range from $30 to $60 something for their work, with a separate prize for those who pre-register (and prepay). Coordinator at [email protected].
DECEMBER 2003/JANUARY 2004 - ISSUE 120 17 PAINTBALL MADNESS 2003 – OPERATION: CRIMSON FILE By Lt. General Bob Vosseller • USS Challenger, STARFLEET Region 7
We came, we saw, we conquered! We VADM Mark Hanford, heard reports of snow A few weeks prior our R7 list and 7th to try a different fi eld in the spring for also were chilled to the bone and blew in the air and so he fi gured the game was Brigade list featured an online LARP some variety. a lot of money on paint but who cares. canceled as it was in the spring. Imperial scenario developed by VADM Hanford and We worked off all those Thanksgiving Empire Intel must not be what it once was which featured a number of submissions For an old time SF member, the games calories. but we are confi dent the Vice Admiral will from Lexington members and others. The remind me of the 7th Fleet’s early days be back with us in April. fi ctional scenario involved the rescue when we terrifi ed mundanes at the For the last several years the USS of a group of SF Special Operations annual (and now discontinued) Creation Challenger has hosted a fall and spring This year’s game was not all stag. members who retrieved a stolen Intel fi le of ‘Turkey Cons’ (coincidentally which were paintball game at Fireball Mountain in We had two ladies join the fray. The fi rst STARFLEET operatives. also held on Thanksgiving weekend) in North Hanover Township New Jersey. was Kathleen Connelly, fi ancée’ to USS New York City, with water Uzis. Those It is a stone’s throw away from where I Challenger SFMC Marine Strike Group OIC The Spec Op force also managed to were the days when they didn’t have to work at the New Egypt Press. and 4th Battalion leader Col. Pat Comune. steal a counterpart fi le of Romulan Tal Shiar be painted pink or orange and looked agents. While we could not truly incorporate very realistic. The paintball fi eld is located in a nice Col. Comune always manages to the storyline onto the fi eld it did add to the rural wooded area fi lled with multiple intimidate some of the younger players adventures we had during the day. From there we moved on from super fi elds. It features bunkers, a citadel fi eld, who play opposite us when he dons his soaker wars to the old clunky Photon a few towers, old trucks and a recently gillies suit that makes him resemble a November 29, was a crisp fall day. Perfect battles. When the various Photon centers added speedball fi eld. cross between a porcupine and the Swamp weather if not a bit windy for paintball play. around New York and New Jersey were Thing. Let’s just call it Pat’s own individual By the end of the day, having won all but closed we enjoyed Lazer Tag wars Last year’s spring game was canceled cloaking device. one game (which we tied) the time had between our various interested chapters due to a late winter snow in March so for come for some hot food and beverage. in the woods. those of us who only play a few times Our second “Rambet” was USS So we adjourned for some hot coffee, hot of year, we were eagerly awaiting our Highlander Ops Chief Gerry Sylvester soup and some hot food over at the nearby That was until Lazer Tag recreation traditional Thanksgiving weekend game. who showed off her tactical skills during Cookstown Diner. The owner at fi rst thought facilities opened up, with much less With the formation of Challenger’s MSG her very fi rst time playing paintball.. Being his place had been invaded by soldiers cumbersome equipment. That is a (# 704th The Fighting Bulldogs) its also a STARFLEET Marine she couldn’t resist from Fort Dix or McGuire AFB which are pastime many of us still enjoy, but become somewhat of a 7th Brigade trying and is set to return when the Fighting also located nearby. paintball seems to be much more event. Bulldogs play again next spring. popular. Members of the 7th Fleet defi nitely enjoy This year seven members of the She wore her fi rst hit, a shot to the paintball. While this game was a far cry No matter what the game, no matter USS Starlord including its CO RADM. face which splattered on her face-mask, from Splatt II featuring William Shatner it what the equipment, no matter what our Joe Podesta and a few civilians that as a badge of honor. She and Kathleen did provide some exercise, some fun and a age is at the time, we’ll always enjoy he recruited for the game. Dan Tunis contributed much to the games with ideas chance to get together with fell Fleeters and defending the fi nal frontier, or at the very represented the ISS Lexington. His CO, and strategy and plenty of fi ring power. those who enjoy the sport. We’ve decided least, our corner of it.
Left: USS Highlander Ops Chief Gerry Sylvester shows off her very fi rst paintball haunt of the fall and spring paintball games hosted by the USS Challenger and its hit. This marked the fi rst time Gerry played a paintball game. Being a Starfl eet MSG # 704th The Fighting Bulldogs. Pictured are members of the USS Challenger, Marine she couldn’t resist trying and is set to return when the Fighting Bulldogs USS Starlord and USS Highlander. host their spring game in April. A few civilians got recruited to play as well and the ISS Lexington was represented Right: Hot coffee, hot soup and some hot food came in handy at the nearby in the games as well. A special larp, “Operation: Crimson File” was also part of the Cookstown Diner following a day of paintball play at Fireball Mountain the usual fun and ran on R7 List forums prior to and after the game.
Photo courtesy of Bob Vosseller
18 STARFLEET COMMUNIQUÉ A QUARTER YEAR WITH THE CREW OF THE USS ARES The Ares had a fun July. Members had The Ares Had its October Meeting back a great time over the 4th of July holiday. By Commander Tracy Isquith • Region 15 Public Relations at Kings bowling alley in Boston. The crew Ares’ members Richard and Andrew had lunch in King’s Deville Lounge and used wasn’t enough for our crew, no sir we wanted had a blast. The folks at Kings were kind Maraget attended the Boston Pops concert that time to go over chapter business. One of to butcher two. We had fun with that and heck enough to let us use their private lanes. in Boston and enjoyed the music and the fi rst things we discussed involved ships we even sank a ball or two. We had a great This very cool set of lanes is themed to Fireworks. Crewmembers Tony and Louisa archaeologist Chris Deangelo. time with Kings and we look forward to going the movie kingpins, and has funky lighting Scherma along with Larry Henderson back soon. After we were done at kings a and a disco ball. It all makes for a seriously enjoyed the holiday in a most American Chris who is an actual archaeology student few of us ventured over to the New England neat experience. Everyone did well, and it way, by shopping. They enjoyed trips to just recently returned from a six-week Aquarium to watch The Matrix Reloaded at does appear that for the most part we are Suncoast Video, Build a Bear workshop, dig in Peru, and will be in an article in the their Imax Theatre. It was amazing seeing a improving. and to a local tattoo parlor where Tony September National Geographic. I can’t stress movie like that on a screen that was 7 stories added to his tattoo collection with an Italian enough how proud we are of Chris and how tall. All in all it was an amazing day and the Once we were done at Kings we went fl ag. cool that is. We also discussed the upcoming whole team had a lot of fun. over to the nearby Prudential Mall and United Fan Con. As of that meeting there will had our lunch and business meeting time As for our meeting this month the Ares be at least ten Ares members attending and The Ares had its September meeting at at their food court. At our meeting time we meeting used it’s meeting day to hit the R15 we are very much looking forward to it. This Borders in Boston. This was a nice easy did a fi nal United Fan Con rundown and minigolf with a vengeance. We had several meeting also marked the end of our second going meeting compared to the busy but of discussed out meeting schedule for the rest members attend including Paul and Phyllis annual Ares academy marathon. course very fun last couple of months. We of the year. Ops Offi cer Phyllis reminded Fest, Tony and Louisa Scherma, Dave went over chapter business and had a nice everyone to change their clocks as daylight Chin, and Dave “Trip” Kennedy. We started The way it works is that Ares members had afternoon. We discussed the R15 fundraiser saving time was ending. Science offi cer Eric the day at the minigolf tournament where until this month to complete at least three SFA and handed out the packets with the catalogs Willette went over an article he got involving we had a blast with our Region buddies. or SFMC academy courses and the people and order forms. We don’t see any problem at a scientist trying to clone an extinct breed of While out teams did their best and had that completed at least three got a prize and all reaching the suggested $300 goal for our Tasmanian tiger. Ships Archeologist Chris respectable scores we didn’t unfortunately the one with the most got a bigger prize. The chapter. We went over updates with United DeAngelo went over his plans to involve the win. After the game we all went to RC Gary Ares members who got at least three this year Fan Con, and discussed plans to help out Ares in Geocaching. Halverson’s house for a barbecue where were Phyllis Fest, Jerry Beaulieu, and David with the recruiting table. CMO Dave Chin we had even more fun with the region as Kennedy, and the one with the most courses discussed updates to the Ares web page. This seems like something we could have well as food and lots of it. It was during the was Jerry Beaulieu. We are very proud of all 3 Assistant Chief Tactical Offi cer Dave “Trip” a lot of fun with. CMO Dave Chin reminded barbecue that we took a few minutes to go of them and everyone else who participated. Kennedy went over the Tactical Departments everyone to remember any prescriptions over a little chapter business. The crew plans to create a convention survival packet, you might have for United Fan Con and represented the Ares very well and we all It was fun and we look forward to doing which would include several items to help you also told the chapter about training he will had a lot of fun. it again next year. We passed out the get through long con weekends. be receiving in the use of a defi bulator at most recent Ready Room (the Region 15 his job. The Ares had a fantastic time at our newsletter) and Ares Update to the crew and Trip unveiled the prototype container for meeting this month. We had our meeting Louisa Scherma collected coupons for the the kit. Chief Engineer Jerry Beaulieu led a Communications Offi cer Louisa Scherma at King’s, which is a funky bowling alley in OCP program. David Kennedy passed around discussion with regard to the layout for the handed out the latest Ares Update, and Intel Boston near the Hynes convention center. a scrapbook that he made with the pictures he Ares and several of the key areas like the Offi cer Tony Scherman gave a review of the We started the day by butchering the sport got from the recent R15 minigolf. bridge, engine room, sickbay, and the science movie Kill Bill. We also spent some time of bowling. In all seriousness we didn’t do lab. After the business portion of the meeting discussing our 5th anniversary celebration that bad. Even I managed to work in a Once we were done with the meeting and we went over plans for some Star Wars which if all goes well will be at Mohegan strike and I’ve never bowled tenpin before. lunch we went to King’s Billiards room mainly role-playing we are planning on for future Sun Casino in Conneticut. It should be a Once we were fi nished with the bowling we because butchering one sport for the day meetings. blast. EVERY LITTLE BIT HELPS By 1st Lieutenant Brant Sparks • USS Avalon, STARFLEET Region 15 Hard times hit everyone, at one point or freezers had to be found and brought in The USS Richthofen, in Region 7, another. Layoffs, injuries and simply not (graciously donated by members of the is selling Candy for a Cure on being able to maintain an affordable cost of community) so that perishable foods could living, these are just a few of the woes that be stored, a record-keeping system had to Valentine’s Day Weekend at hit so many families in America today. When be established, and of course word had the Farpoint Convention hard times to befall a family, it’s comforting to get out that the pantry was open and in Hunt Valley, MD. to know that there is help. That’s where accessible. Nobody has to prove anything, organizations, like U.S.S. Avalon’s food and nobody gets turned away, unless we pantry come in. run out of food, which our members work For $1, you’ll get a Candy Bag diligently to avoid. fi lled with 10 pieces of It started, on February 8, 2003, as an idea born from a desire to help those in the Through word of mouth and local delicious Hershey chocolate. community who are in need of assistance. newspaper community bulletins, families Candy Bags can be pre-ordered until 2/11 through At fi rst helping only a handful of families, by all over southern Maine know where they June of 2003 it was serving 21 families and can go each Sunday to get much need food [email protected], and will be available for pick-up since August, over 50 families and growing items. It also bears mentioning that there is and purchase before and after the STARFLEET Meeting and every week. One patron, who wished to a considerable amount of effort involved in at various points throughout the weekend. remain anonymous said, “Thank God getting the food from the donators to the for this. At least I know we won’t starve.” pantry and preparing it for the families in Please make us aware of any food allergies. Sources for food have come in the form of need. It’s a lot of work that takes dedication generous donations from Food Rescue out and love, but it’s worth it, just come over All proceeds directly support the American Cancer Society’s Relay of Portland, Maine and the USDA, as well and ask the people who are so grateful for Life fundraiser, an overnight team event to fi ght cancer. as local scout troops and other people in for the help they receive, and you’ll the community. agree. What does the future hold for the Standish Avalon Food Pantry? Temporal For more information about Relay for Life, visit www.cancer.org The process of setting up the pantry was Investigations might have a glimpse, but and look for the “Relay for Life” link. no easy task. Space had to be allocated, we’re not worried about it.
DECEMBER 2003/JANUARY 2004 - ISSUE 120 19 On Saturday, November 1st, witches, Claire Halber (USS Flying Fox) ghouls, zombies and undead of every variety descended on the Hermitage THE STARSHIP OF THE LIVING DEAD Halloween bag of goodies Mansion in Philadelphia for the Region 7 (including a decorative witch, several Holiday party hosted by the USS Thagard By Commander Susanna Reilly•USS Thagard, Region 7 candles in Halloween shapes, pot and and the USS Sovereign. goodies with all proceeds benefi ting the Doorprizes: candle holders and a party t-shirt) host chapters’ charities – Philadelphia (winner’s choice from a variety of Star Cathy Simons (Thagard) Almost 50 creatures of the night from Children’s Alliance and Delaware Valley Wars and Star Trek action fi gures, books eight STARFLEET chapters (Adamant, Opera Company. and Halloween themed items) Everyone who has ever planned a Ascension, Avenger, Flying Fox, Osiris, Everyone! special event knows that it cannot be Prevailing Wind, Sovereign and Thagard) Philadelphia Children’s Alliance cares a success without the help of a lot of attended, with members of the Osiris for children who are sexually abused. They First Contact Game: people. Our thanks and appreciation go (from the Bronx, New York) and Prevailing provide a home like setting where the child (Goodie bag & friendship bag) out to the following people whose time Wind (from the Harrisburg area) driving can be interviewed, act as liaison between Everyone! and effort helped make the evening fun over two hours each way to attend the the various agencies that will interact with for everyone: Jennifer Black, Stephanie festivities. that child and make sure the family gets Guess the Page Contest: Campbell, Ben Carpenter, Mary Croak, the care/counseling needed. The Alliance (“I Am Spock” plus four other books): Vaughn MacDonald and Carl Schmon We could not have had better weather focuses primarily on the children; providing Mike Stritnitz (guest) (all of USS Thagard) and Traci Georgianni if we programmed it on a holodeck. The them with a safe environment and working and Joe Horton (of the USS Sovereign); beautiful, clear, warm night was perfect for to keep them from experiencing further Guess What’s in the Box Contest lounging on the mansion porch, talking to trauma. Contributions can be sent to PHA (13” papier mache fi gure of Death) Special thanks go to the Halloween friends, enjoying the beauty of the area, at 4000 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA Ben Carpenter (Thagard) Party committee who spent many hours savoring the Caribbean delicacies from 19104. on the Hallowdeck working tirelessly to the Jamaican Jerk Hut, or getting your Costume Contest - Best costume ensure a great party: Chris Allan, Matt tarot read by the Amazing Carl. Delaware Valley Opera Company ($50 plus commemorative party t-shirt) Black, Ty Campbell, Cheryl Gunnett, was founded in 1979 with the mission Cher Schleigh (USS Sovereign) Susanna Reilly, Cheri Rosen, Penni There was plenty of indoor fun too, with of conveying the love and language of Schmon, Cathy Simons (all of the USS lots of delicious food, plenty of games to opera to contemporary audiences and Best performance Thagard) and Beryl Washington and play, doorprizes to win, dancing to the providing production and performance ($25 plus commemorative party t-shirt) Sonny Wright (of the USS Sovereign). music of DJ TC until the wee hours, and an opportunities to Philadelphia area Sonny Wright (USS Sovereign) incredibly fun costume contest. Everyone singers. The Company performs at Commemorative t-shirts (designed by especially enjoyed watching the assorted and maintains the historic Hermitage Raffl es - Star Trek bag of goodies Chris Allan) are still available and can be creatures of the night strutting their stuff to Mansion in the Wissahickon section of (including a puzzle, several ST:TNG purchased at http://www.cafeshops.com/ try and win the “best performance” prize. Philadelphia. Further information on the action fi gures, a Picard Hallmark R7Halloween. company’s shows can be found at http: ornament and a party t-shirt) But charity was not forgotten in the midst //www.libertynet.org/~dvoc/ Penni Schmon (Thagard) Photos from the party can be viewed of all the fun. $80 worth of raffl e tickets at http://www.ofoto.com/I.jsp?c=rec7 were sold for the chance to win either a Winners of the various games and Star Wars bag of goodies gvv.ajtu9tj3&x=0&y=-blsrof and http: Star Trek bag of goodies, a Star Wars bag contests held throughout the evening (including several action fi gures, a watch, //www.ofoto.com/I.jsp?c=rec7gvv.614ujyd of goodies or a Halloween theme bag of included: stickers and a party t-shirt) b&x=0&y=-fi zzqx.
A crowd of eager partygoers gathers at the main door to buy raffl e tickets Which way is it? Are we there yet? as Thagardian Chris Allan desperately tries to remember why he Are we there yet? Are we there.....ARRRGGHHH!!! volunteered to sit at the registration table. Photo courtesy of Sonny Wright Photo courtesy of Sonny Wright
20 STARFLEET COMMUNIQUÉ SFI IN THE CITY AT THE TOP OF THE WORLD REGION 13 SUMMIT AWAY MISSION By Commodore Dave Blaser • USS Hadfield, Region 13 By Marine Captain Paul Williams • Shuttle Commonwealth, Region 13
“The Summit of 150 Sheep” is what were: the trips back and forth from the After weeks of anticipation the Region Me being the cannibal I am chose we called it, not that it had really much to airport to the hotel on Friday, so that I 13 Summit fi nally was in full swing. I turkey with small baked potatoes and do with what the Region 13 Summit was could bring in various people from the arrived at the holiday inn in Brampton chestnut stuffi ng, yum. For dessert all about, it was just something that we airport, help others get lost in Toronto excited and a little nervous. there was a nicely prepared strawberry thought was a little funny. because the road sign I thought was cheesecake and coffee to boot. Funny there really wasn’t, and freaking out I’d made it just a wee bit late for the how every time I eat turkey I always feel How did we come up with the trying to fi gure out when a fl ight from opening ceremonies. When I arrived Dave stuffed. name? Well, we didn’t think that “The Montreal was supposed to be coming in Blaser CO of the USS Hadfi eld kindly SARS Summit” would be especially and realizing that I’d completely missed introduced me to the other members Finally the big charity auction got well received given what happened in on of my passengers, who got herself a in the room. I made like poindexter and underway. For that auction I donated an Toronto, so we started looking at the rental car and drove herself to the hotel stuck myself to a wall, right next to Mike autographed Claudia Christian Babylon other facts surrounding the summit. It (very likely to get herself ready to give Malotte the commander STARFLEET 5 collectable gaming card, a TNG was being held in Brampton, Ontario, me a good thwap on the head for it too). after saying hello to everyone. The items communicator toy and a TNG science/ Canada, which was celebrating its 150th for the summit auction were displayed for medical tunic. birthday in 2003. 2003 was also the Year The Saturday Night Dinner and all to see. Some very nice stuff was up of the Sheep on the Chinese Calendar. Charity Auction was great as well. I look for grabs on those three tables. The live auction was held after the So we put A and B together and came forward to Region 13 Summits more for silent auction, there was lots of bidding, up with something slightly less “normal” the social times that I get to spend with Toronto’s sfx donated quiet a few kidding and laughter. Dave Blaser, the than C. my friends that I don’t get to see too autographed Star Trek photos. There summit coordinator, and I got into a often, and it was a great time for me. were model kits, books, toys and other bidding war over a set of three Star All joking aside, we had a really collectibles for those willing to open their Trek models, Dave won and then gave great time at the Region 13 summit Luckily, Richard Smith and I didn’t get wallets. All of the proceeds were going me the shock of the night by looking at this year. It was a pleasure to play host too heavily into the “Pump and Dump” to charity. At the end of the opening me and saying, “Paul you’ve got your to so many traveling dignitaries from routine with each other at the auction, ceremonies, Dave Blaser presented me models!” He presented them to me after STARFLEET this year, including the but we still did manage to raise a good with my summit package. the auction, saying, “from the Hadfi eld to Commander, STARFLEET, Michael amount of money for Guide Dogs of the Commonwealth” lookout for a parcel Malotte; Vice Commander, STARFLEET, America. Rich and I have this little The package had some nice stuff in it, of one of the kits there James, an early Mark Anbinder; Chief of Operations, competition, it would seem, of pumping also donated by local merchants, which Christmas present. Joost Ueffi ng; and Region 14’s Regional up the auction price of something the included a photo of the enterprise crew Coordinator, Manon Lessard-Belanger. other is interested in, raising the price donated by hobby star, which is a local Dave - thanks for your friendship, the other is going to have to pay, then science fi ction convention organizer. generosity, and kindness. The rest of A small note to Manon: Je suis just walking away from it and letting the evening was spent socializing over très heureux que vous ayez pu être the other have it. Sometimes, it’s not Next up was the Region 13 CO/XOs drinks, jokes and lots of laughter and là Manon. J’attends avec intérêt un even something that either of us really meeting. A number of issues were friendship. moment où je peux venir à la région 14 want! Everyone even seemed to get discussed such as visiting other Region pour un événement là, au rencontrer vos the items they wanted, including the 13 chapters, the potential start up of a All too soon it was time for me to head membres, et au rassemblement Pierre- Shuttle Commonwealth’s Paul Williams Toronto chapter and a revamping of the home, Dave Blaser gave me a ride to André. Vous étiez vraiment une personne who’d been bidding on some models, Region 13 relay station program. the bus terminal in Bramptom. After two fantastique à avoir là, et un ami très bon. but wasn’t expecting to have someone buses and a subway train ride I made it Ooo.. vous êtes chaud! ? outbid him and then give him the models After that it was on to the match as far As Warden Station in Toronto and after they were paid for. Sorry Paul, we game, Joost Ueffi ng and I being the fi rst had to catch a bus to Kennedy Station, Summit business is generally all the had to raise a few more bucks for the contestants. Joost won and got bragging which seemed odd to me. On arrival at same, there’s your regularly scheduled kibble that those Guide Dogs eat! rights for a prize. Other victims, I mean, the station I found out why. CO, XO and RC Meeting, ours being contestants included Mike Malotte the an “open door” this year for anyone Sunday ended off things with a blast commander STARFLEET. There has been a shooting there else who wanted to join in and listen to for some of our STARFLEET Brass earlier that evening. I caught a bus to the discussion. This year was an added who were visiting. Unfortunately Manon The next event I attended was a panel the Scarbrough Town Center at 2:30 benefi t for us in having the CS, VCS and couldn’t join us for a trip to the CN Tower, on fl ight simulation and gaming. I gave am Sunday morning and was stranded OPS all in the same room who could but we did manage to get Mike, Mark, a short presentation on battletech. Mike there. I was prepared to hitchhike the answer questions that we had in regards Joost, Susan Fugate (CO of the Jaguar) Dugas the Region 13 coordinator and rest of the way home, but I lucked out to STARFLEET related items. and Sandy Ueffi ng (Joost’s brother, and Matt Baillie CO of the 472 MSG had an again. The bus driver of the bus I’d just member of the Hadfi eld) to the tallest interesting talk about fl ight sims. gotten off of, stopped, picked me back up Panels are another certainty of free-standing structure in the world. and dropped me off just before the bus summits. The one that particularly After the presentation there was an yard. He told me to meet him at the gas interested me was one that we’d entitled Mike wasn’t exactly speechless. “This hour break to allow people to relax a station at the corner just up from the yard “Cadets: Keeping the Kids Involved in is so cool!” was one of many things we bit and prepare for dinner. During this and he’d give me a ride home. Our Chapters.” As a CO of a chapter with heard from him more than once. Pictures period I met and spoke with both Mike some families coming onboard who have of everyone standing (laying, etc) on the Malotte and Mark Anbinder, it was Well he did just that, turns out it was young children, and as someone who is glass fl oor, as if they were fl oating in nice to fi nally meet them. Mark kindly on his way home in Oshawa, I was a not a parent, mid-air were taken. We managed to get introduced me to a beer, which was nice very relieved marine when I got home a group picture of all of us who were able of him, thanks Mark. He also presented at 3:30 am that Sunday morning. It’s I have a real diffi culty in fi guring out to make it before we went up the tower, me with a gift earlier in the day, a Region nice to know that the Toronto transit how to relate to the kids, making them a copy of which we sent Mike home with 7 STARFLEET Marine Corps challenge commission’s employees perform acts of feel welcome, and keeping them having as a reminder of his visit to the Top of coin, thanks for that too. kindness on a regular basis. fun. It was especially helpful to have the Toronto. viewpoint of a kid in a Star Trek fan club. Finally we all arrived at the motels I’ll have fond memories of my fi rst Bryn Dugas was part of this panel and It was a great weekend overall, not too banquet hall and we all chatted, some big STARFLEET event and seeing my helped us to see it from the perspective much pomp and circumstance, not too took pictures and everyone was looking old friends and making new ones there. of a young member. much ceremony, but a good deal of fun dashing in either uniform or evening Thanks to the USS. Hadfi eld and all the for everyone, hopefully most of all for our attire. Finally supper arrived, for which participants for making it a special event The fun parts of the summit for me CS and VCS both. we had a choice of beef turkey or fi sh. for me personally.
DECEMBER 2003/JANUARY 2004 - ISSUE 120 21 AFTER ACTION REPORT: MY BIG, FAT GEEK WEDDING Words and Pictures courtesy of Admiral Johnathan “Gumby” Simmons• USS Stormbringer, Region 17 This message was found on an My Big Fat Geek Wardrobe: abandoned PADD in an airlock on The costuming for the wedding party Starbase 17. The whereabouts of Admiral had to be resolved at the next to the last Gumby remain a mystery wrapped in moment and we had a few STARFLEET an Andorian Fortune Cookie. The log is members over for a 5-day sewfest to reprinted here for the fi rst time. Portions of create 3 custom jackets and 1 wedding this log have been redacted for reasons of dress with appropriate “fru-fru.” Federation Security… Colleen Wagner from the USS Orion On Friday, October 24th well over 100 along with Pat Stewart, Carrie Marsh and folks from all across STARFLEET gathered Diane Kruse from the USS Arc Royal and together at the wedding of Admiral Gumby my lady Frances worked for over 5 days to the Lady Frances. This was a unique as Bob Bulkeley and I helped create a event in the annals of the Rocky Mountain special “Stormbringer Dom Perignon Fleet. Region 17 and House Veska joined – Vintage 2267” that consisted of a case forces to produce a dramatic presentation of champagne and some custom labels of a test of courage and honor for the and gold foil. All the arrangements and admiral. There were many last minute costumes looked spiffy; especially the changes during the 6 weeks prior to the black and blue Insurrection Dress Uniform big night but never before had Region 17 variant for the USS Stormbringer’s Delta hosted an event of this magnitude! Force! The Groom and Best Man’s dress whites were made out of white satin. Larger than we ever expected: Tamara “Shan” Lehman of the Grey Jedi Chapters and organizations represented came in at the last minute to help with were: USS Arc Royal, USS Mir, USS the costumes and sacrifi ced a day’s pay Omega Glory, USS Orion, USS Pioneer, to make sure we were set. Thanks Shan! USS Stormbringer, USS Wind Spirit, Oh, and the Klingon Bridal Dress was USS William O. Darby, IKV Vendix Siren, spectacular! IKV Vicious Adversary, IKV Vindicator , ISS Executioner, House Veska, House My Big Fat Geek Ceremony: K’ralvaj, House Vam’Pyr, The Romulan At 10PM, Matthew “Qossaq” Spreer led Star Empire, USS Avatar, The Order of members of the High Council of House the Grey, The Intergalactic Fleet of Honor, Veska onto the stage and addressed the The Betan Astronomical Survey and a crowd, As he did so, the other members of Partridge in a Pear Tree. Luckily, we were the council fi led around him forming a half prepared… almost. circle facing the audience. Qossaq stood before those in attendance and narrated Preparations: the event as the leader and Regent of the Many members from the region pitched Fire Mountain Fleet of House Veska. He in to help us make for a memorable event. spoke of the joining of two warrior hearts… We created a souvenir package with class the greatest of all challenges. He spoke of and elegance. We wanted the folks that an era of peace and honor betwixt the came to our special day to take home Federation and the Empire… an era of with them a program and a rose. It was cooperation. “Where is the daughter of then that we decided to follow the Rocky Veska who wishes to be joined?” he spoke Mountain Fleet Tradition and order custom to the crowd. glassware for the event. Lady Frances “B’Khanna” Alvarado We decided on etched champagne entered the ballroom and made her fl utes. We wrapped the roses around the way before the Regent of Veska. She fl utes (black roses, mind you… after all, was asked why she was here this night. the bride is Klingon) and then we rolled “To tell the Regent that I have found my the mini program booklets into the glass champion,” she replied. and handed them out to our guests. Lt Diane Kruse of the USS Arc Royal took “Who is this champion?” asked the care of the fl oral arrangements and the Regent. decorations for the reception suite while Lt. Colleen Wagner of the USS Orion “Gumbeh!” replied the bride, in a bold went above and beyond making dress and haughty fashion. uniforms for the wedding party that are just fantastic! “Very well, where is the Little Green (expletive deleted)?” The Orion’s XO, Dan Smartt took it upon himself to polish all the silver for the event. At this point two large Klingon warriors Gary Hudson of the USS Pioneer brought carried the Admiral of Clay into the main a custom-made Holodeck Arch that they ballroom by the upper arms. The admiral’s use for formal events. Nancy Lynch, Deb feet dangled 8 inches above the fl oor as Kern, and Everett Brooks supplied the Top: The fl uted glasses from the Wedding. the warriors shuffl ed him in and dropped arsenal that would form the basis for the Bottom: The Wedding Party him next to the bride. Gumby hit the fl oor Arch of Swords the wedding couple would with an audible thud then he faced the walk through as they exited the ballroom. Regent. 22 STARFLEET COMMUNIQUÉ “Him?” Asked Dejeinera… the coronation of a new fellow warrior as “You may now kiss the bride!” said the to pop the cork on a bottle of champagne. they pulled him to his feet. Cleric. One by one, champagne fl utes were fi lled “Him?” Asked the Regent… and the wedding couple toasted (in more Gumby made his way to the Lady The crowd went wild. ways than one). We cut the cake made by “Yes, me!” Gumby said, adding a small B’Khanna and took her hand as the Regent the Admiral’s brother, Master Chief (and grin. gave way to the Visor. The Visor would Above the cheering, the voice of Captain Chef) Joseph Simmons, who donned a make the bond between the Lady and her Schoonover thundered, “Honor Guard, form custom made chef’s white jacket with My Big Fat Geek Pain Sticks: admiral. As the drumming of a heartbeat up!” On command, sixteen warriors from MCPO stripes on the sleeves. B’Khanna Gumby stepped up to the stage set the mood, the Visor (Michael “M’Keng” different genres of science fi ction fandom cut the cake with the Bat’leth of Honor and and looked the Klingon in the eye and King) spoke with a loud monotonous voice: formed up along both sides of the holodeck allowed Gumby to lick the frosting off the announced, “hit me with your best shot, “Mawwage!” arch. As the wedding couple approached, blade. That was trust. baby… I can take it.” Qossaq motioned to Captain Schoonover shouted the the council and shouted, “We’ll see about “First, there was the heart of a warrior… command, “Present… arms!” STARFLEET And now it was time for the bride and that! First you must prove yourself a true cast out… drawn away… alone in the cold Offi cers with sabers, STARFLEET Marines groom to enter the command Jacuzzi. warrior!” and with a wave of his hand universe. The lone heart looks out amongst with Phaser Rifl es, Jedi with Lightsabers, From there, the bride and groom tossed warriors fi led to the two long platforms the worlds and fi nds a kindred spirit. A Klingons with Bat’leths, A Colonial Warrior the bouquet and the garter. As luck would that had been assembled along the center heart that beats as hers does. These two with a blaster and a Security Offi cer from have it, Diane Kruse caught the bouquet aisle between the crowd. Each one carried have found one another…” (The drumming Babylon 5 with a PPG all brought their arms and Bob Bulkeley caught the garter. (Yes a Klingon Pain Stick… something like a became obnoxiously loud here.) to the ready. Virginia… it was a set up) cattle prod crossed with a branding iron. Charming. Six Warriors on two sides would “Silence!” shouted the Cleric. “Does any Beaming with joy, Gumby and B’Khanna As the night segued into the dawn surely turn the admiral to mush. No Feddie warrior here object to this union of blood made their way under the weaponry and hours, the Lakewood Police showed up to had ever survived sox pain sticks. and house? Speak now!” through the honor procession. As they honor a noise complaint about 45 minutes after most of the party participants had But the admiral was prepared. departed. Upon learning about the wedding and noting Klingons in armor, they couldn’t As he stepped to the beginning of the help but pose for pictures with us. procession of pain, Gumby hesitated, and turning to the side, clapped his hands twice. My Big Fat Geek “Garcon!” said the admiral. Captain Damon Post-Traumatic-Stress-Disorder: Schoonover of the USS Stormbringer The morning after coffee washed through marched smoothly in his waiter’s whites Gumby’s head like the Genesis Wave. After and white gloves. He was carrying a tray checking out of the suite, the members of with what appeared to be a small bottle of the Stormbringer hosted our out of town Romulan Ale. Gumby took the bottle and guests to a BBQ. We started early and as he was drinking, someone spoke of the talked about the wedding and the future heart of a warrior. Upon fi nishing the bottle of Region 17, amongst other things. As in two long draughts, Gumby replaced the the evening progressed, the planning, bottle on the platter and nodded to his preparations, and partying caught up with best man. Captain Schoonover executed the Admiral and the Lady. a smart “about-face” and walked off the stage as Gumby shook his head from The crew of the Stormbringer hosted the massive intake and professed to the aftermath, while the Admiral and his Lady crowd… “Tonight, I will show you… the liver went off to the master bedroom… And slept of a warrior!” for 20 hours!
The crowd laughed heartily at that one. Photos are available at http://www.region- 17.org/images/Webwedding. If you have Gumby made it through the fi rst pair Johnathan and Frances Simmons photos contribute, please submit them to of pain sticks with minor discomfort. The (May god have mercy on her soul.) [email protected]. second set hit him just as the Romulan Ale started to kick in, thus negating some The Video is in post-production and will of the effect as well as most of the pain. be available on the Region 17 website. Nonetheless, he fell to his knees and One warrior spoke up. Gumby turned and approached the arch, Captain Schoonover grasped the rails of the platform, pulling glared at the warrior. After a brief heated lowered his sword, blocking the wedding We’d like to thank: himself up. Reaching the fi nal pair of pain exchanged in Klingon, the warrior sat down couple’s escape. sticks, Gumby looked up at the wielders as Gumby said, “Well, OK then.” The Mile Hi Con Committee, The Denver and with the strength he he found deep “Permission to pass…” asked the Post, KDBI Channel 12, Rose Beetam, within shouted, “Like they say at the barber M’Keng continued, “GumbeH… admiral. Jonathan Smith, Damon Schoonover, Pat shop… next!” Suddenly, all six warriors hit B’Khanna… you have chosen to live as Stewart, Gary Hudson, Matthew Spreer, him with the pain sticks simultaneously; two one. What do you pledge to each other?” “Go with honor, admiral sir,” replied the Michael King, Arilyn Starling, Andrea in the sides, four in the back. captain. French, Bob Bulkeley, Diane Kruse, Colleen Gumby and B’Khanna exchanged vows Wagner, Dan Spence, Dan Smartt, Carrie The pain seemed to last forever and and the time came for the exchange of the And as they made their way through Marsh, Don Day, Nancy Lynch, Debra after a few seconds, the admiral lost his rings. Somehow, the rings were switched the holodeck arch, the Captain executed Kern, Everett Brooks, Joseph “Smokey” footing. Silence fell over the crowd as they and B’Khanna smiled joyfully as the Admiral a smart snap of the wrist and swatted Simmons, Dennis Gray, Josh & John from watched Gumby fall to the carpeted fl oor. of Clay had to improvise the moment (The B’Khanna on the behind. House Veska, Bruce Kesler, Lionel Smith, An agonizer tip from one of the pain sticks drumming resumed, albeit more subdued.) Destiny Rothermel, Shan, Eris, Sio and rolled onto the fl oor behind him. The crowd Intoxicated by the moment, the Klingon Kenny from the Grey Jedi, all the chapters cheered as Gumby made them break a M’Keng addressed the crowd, “With this Bride refrained from taking his head off. and organizations listed above, anyone we pain stick! exchange of tokens, you have pledged your might have forgotten in the chaos. love to one another. Blessed be in all that My Big Fat Geek Reception Gumby stirred and reluctantly pulled you do. You are now sealed. I pronounce… I Now, how many lifeforms can you pack Last but not least… we’d like to thank himself up with the help of two Klingons gladly pronounce Admiral Gumby and Lady into a presidential suite? Our guess was STARFLEET. Were it not for STARFLEET, who had just witnessed a federation admiral B’Khanna are now husband and wife… about 80 and it was standing room only we would have never met and this special (of all things) take six pain sticks and live to partners and mates. Forever and a day.” as the best man, the intrepid Captain event would have never taken place. tell the tale. As Gumby regained his footing, Schoonover, made the wedding toast. the Klingons showed respect and delight at A hush descended over the crowd. Each STARFLEET Chapter CO was asked See you at the IC in Birmingham! DECEMBER 2003/JANUARY 2004 - ISSUE 120 23 MEETING, GREETING AND EA Photos courtest of Nancy Lynch, Everett Brooks, Sharon Bloom,
Beware: USS Alioth’s Lynnette Knox is traveling M. Anbinder, S. Fugate, D. Blaser, J. Ueffi ng, M. A Special Guest, Pt 1: Walter Koenig stands in front of the USS Mir and Anasazi table while Nancy incognito as an Andorian business woman. Malotte and Sandy Ueffi ng at the CN Tower in R13 Lynch, Randy Lynch and Sharon Bloom answer questions from fans and potential new members.
The USS Alioth hosted a Murder Mystery Party: Dayne Clark, Tiffany Knox, Anne Strong, D. Justin Looking for the great Pumpkin: The USS Alioth’s youngest member, Ever wondered?: Who re Taylor, Keira Strong, Janet Shepherd, Joey and Katherine Ercanbrack, Richard and Lynnette Knox. Alyssa Clawson, tired to bring home as many pumpkins as possible. the Ops Moos
Trinity and Beyond: The USS Alioth’s Keira Russell-Strong dropped into the Matrix recently. She was RC R15, Present and Past: Garrick Halverson (current RC R15) and Joe Ruttar (former RC R15) at overheard saying, “Take the picture! I haven’t done a side kick since 1997! Get on with it!” this years UFC (see Page 31). EATING AROUND STARFLEET! m, Keira Russel-Strong, Merv Reid, Joost Ueffi ng, Trey Isquith and
A Special Guest, Pt. 2 (L-R): R17’s John Roberts, Deb Kern, Randy Lynch, Eugene Roddenberry, Jr., A Klingon Feast: Klingons enjoy their repast on Saturday night at the Star Trek Convention in El Paso, Steve Sutherland and David Cerame. TX (See page 31).
really runs SFI Ops? Why, “Oh, Santa?”: Truman Temple, Carolyn Henderson & Eileen Duckett of the The offi cers of Region 10’s USS Majestic( L to R): Joseph Houle, K. Alan McDougall, David Tataryn, se, of course. USS Centurion during a Christmas Parade Jeremy Denegar, Gary Pearse, Paul M. Reid, Tiger (Trouble Maker) and Devin Brown.
UFC Rollcall: Members of Region 15 set up a recruitment table at this years UFC in Santa Claus is coming: Two Cadets of the USS Rubicon in Region 5, Jena Robbins and McKenzie Springfi eld, Massachusetts. Kania got to visit with Santa during the Walk for the Needy and Luminaria in Richland, WA on 11/28. ONE YEAR JOURNEY INTO HOMELESSNESS By Commander Eugene Sanford • USS Highlander, Region 7 Some of you may have already me that morning, was not what I expected had a storage basement/laundry room University and Stratford College, then received several e-mails from me to hear. He told me that he was tired of me there. It was inside, chilly, but I had to make going on other fi eld trips dealing with regarding a situation in my life that having issues with everyone at work. There a home there because I didn’t want to sleep the fi eld of culinary arts. One weekend, occurred over a year ago. I would were a lot of issues, but not enough to give outside. It was cold and ready to snow at I was looking for a job with several like to share with everyone how this me the axe. This was rather sudden, and that time, and also I could keep an eye out resumes in hand. I went to eight different ordeal began for me, the emotional out of the blue. He also suggested that I fi nd on my things there. places, and wound up with a job another and physical drains that I went through, another job. After some much heated words restaurant. I was the fi rst one in our the people who have supported me, between us, he then asked me to leave. A month later, I made contact with store class to be hired while taking the 12- and how this adventure fi nally came in Largo, Md to see if they were hiring, week program. That also meant having to an end. On Stardate: 0202.7, my life When I left that morning, I felt like a and sure enough, I wound up going to to juggle two jobs. The fi rst one was as suddenly changed forever. part of me had died, because I couldn’t an orientation there on November 5th. It a student cook with DC Central Kitchen, go to work like I always did, and support lasted an hour and a half, and I was hired making $50/week for expenses, and Just as everything was heading in myself the same way. I went home and told as a seasonal employee for 90 days. As I there was the store. I traveled back and the right direction for me, the goals my landlord about the situation. After my worked, and the paychecks came every forth everyday that I had to work. When and plans I had set, came crashing conversation with the landlord, I went to week, I made enough to get back and forth I was off, after leaving class for the day, down in fl ames. It began when I was pack all of my things. I had some money to work, and to stay in a hotel almost every I would go upstairs to the shelter, and an employee at a restaurant in Clinton, saved up to go to the 2002 Region 7 night. rest. Md. I had worked there for 3 1/2 years Conference in Fort Lee. NJ, but instead, I as a dishwasher. I had reached my third had to pay for a moving van to move my During my travels back and forth to the Sometimes, I would get a ride from year at the restaurant, and was ready stuff out of the house, and the remaining store, I also made time to check e-mails, a co-worker at the store, and most to go on vacation. In addition to that, I cash I had went for a two-night stay at Motel make contact with other friends, and get nights, I would walk a few miles to the was already registered to go to school 6 in Camp Springs, MD. some help from people on campus about nearest bus stop in order to get back to and complete my fi rst year at Prince shelters and so on. One day, I noticed a the shelter before 0200hrs. If you were Georges Community College. My major I had to give up a lot of things that day truck giving food to the homeless one day, not there by 0200hrs for bedcheck, you was in Computer Information Systems. I was packaging. I sold my TV/VCR along and decided to check it out. There I met would be barred from the shelter from with some furniture I bought when I fi rst John Schafer and Francisco Silva of First anywhere between 72 hours and forever! I was working on a Sunday night as moved in there. That only left 17 boxes, a Helping, which was a part of DC Central On July 22nd, our class from DC Central the closing dishwasher, and went to mountain bike, and three bags to haul to Kitchen. I got back to eating breakfast Kitchen graduated and passed with a check the schedule for the following the Motel 6. When I arrived at the hotel, I again, after my appetite went bezerk on me certifi cate and foodhandlers cards. week. I noticed something rather odd. paid for the room, and then got something due to everything that had happened three I was only scheduled for one day, a to eat. I was so depressed about what had months prior. I kept them informed about I then ended up with three jobs, one Thursday. I went to the offi ce and, one happened to me, that I made some phone work and how it was going, and got some as a student cook, the other would be of the supervisors on duty. Without a calls to a couple of friends and explained to good advice about saving money, working, my new job at the restaurant, and the care in the world, all she could tell me them my situation. school, etc. store. Sadly, the restaurant where I was was, “If you have a problem with the newly employed closed on Labor Day of schedule, talk to the general manage.” When I got back to the hotel room, I then A program came that they encouraged this year. Fortunately for me, I still had I then went to the shift manager who decided to make some calls to members of everyone to join. I took a look at it, and the department store for permanent normally does the schedule every week. the Fleet. I made contact with Lt. Geraldine was immediately interested. It was a 12- employment When I brought this to her attention, she Sylvester of the USS Highlander, and week program, where you would be trained told me that she didn’t do the schedule explained everything to her about what in culinary arts, learn new skills in the My time at CCNV was coming to for that week, that she had things to do. had happened. She was instrumental in kitchen, and graduate with a certifi cate and an end, and after endlessly checking To me, that didn’t sound like the truth. helping me make contact with BGN Dennis foodhandlers card. the internet, and the newspaper, I After fi nishing my shift for that evening, I Rayburn and his wife, Jill. The next day fi nally found a place to live in Capitol ended up with four days off from work. Lt. Sylvester arrived with PO3C Ed De In order to join the program, I had to be Heights, MD. On Stardate: 0307.11, an Ruggerio, and helped to pay for the room, in transitional housing, or live in a shelter, emotional and physically demanding When I went in on that scheduled day and supply me with food and drink. I also thus my experience at the Community for ordeal came to an end, as I went to Thursday night around 7:30pm, I noticed had some assistance from Captain Dean Creative Non-Violence (CCNV) began. I had see my new home. I was familiar with something else rather strange. There Rogers of the Highlander, who helped me to be there at 0530 hrs on Sunday morning the area because my mom and I used were two other dishwashers there who to transport the boxes I had to a storage in order to be signed up as a resident to live in Capitol Heights when I was in should not have been there. One was basement at the condominium of a friend. there. So for an entire Sunday, I was a new high school. off, and the other was on suspension. resident of CCNV, doing paperwork, seeing That night at the restaurant was very My two days were coming to an end at a case manager, getting a bed (top bunk, During my homeless experience, I packed, and very busy. The closing the Motel 6, so I ran into my then CO, , I might add), and maintaining my job with saw a number of people sleeping in front manager that night took a minute to Commodore Shirley Weaver of the USS Target. of buildings, pushing shopping carts ask if I knew that I was no longer on the Alpha Centauri, and asked if I could stay with all of their worldly belongings, and it schedule. I didn’t know what was going with her family until I found a job and a After the new intake process took place, scared me. It scared me to see what had on, because she couldn’t talk to me while place. After a few months it became clear it got so crazy in there for me that I had to happened to those people who lived on she was taking customer orders. Then I I needed to make other arrangements and leave and get some fresh air. Once I was in the streets, who slept on park benches, asked her if the general manager would wound up back at the same hotel where I the shelter, I then went downstairs to DC in shelters, alleyways, etc. I knew that be there the next day, and she said yes. started my journey. Central Kitchen, which produces over 4000 I didn’t want to live like that, and was Afterwards, I left for what would soon be hot/cold meals a day for the homeless. I determined to fi nd a home. And so, my my former residence in Fort Washington, Unable to stay there long and unable was signed up as a new student there, and journey has ended. Maryland. to make other arrangements, I wondered began class Monday. where I would be sleeping next. Then a wild Editor’s note: To fi nd out more The next day at 0900 hours Friday idea came to me. Though it was crazy, and During those 12 weeks, there were 25 of information on the Community for morning, I headed back to the restaurant somewhat illegal, I went to where my things us in the class, learning new skills, assisting Creative Non-Violence, please visit their and saw that the general manager was were stored, and made a temporary home in feeding the homeless in Washington, website at: http://users.erols.com/ccnv/. the opening manager on duty. I hurried there. DC, taking morning and afternoon classes, To learn more about the DC Central back to the offi ce and explained to him meeting with guest chefs in the DC metro Kitchen please see: http://www.dccentr the error on the schedule. What he told My friend lived in a condominium in, and area, taking fi eld trips to Georgetown alkitchen.org/
26 STARFLEET COMMUNIQUÉ HOW STAR TREK & SCIENCE SHOULD ADDRESS CONTROVERSIAL TOPICS Caution – Spoilers Ahead My concerns were not, however, By Colonel Adam Bernay • Camp Wendell Fertig, STARFLEET Region 4 mollifi ed…until recently. When “Similitude” In the recent Star Trek: Enterprise In the meantime, Sim is showing signs that their beliefs – much like the modern Amish began, as I said, I was leery. Can you episode “Similitude,” Captain Jonathan he has much – possibly most or all – of Trip’s – are portrayed as people being manipulated blame me, given Trek’s unfortunate track Archer is faced with a terrible choice: his memories and is “remembering” them, to the by a conniving leader. record on these issues? As the plot friend and chief engineer, Commander interest of the crew and to Capt. Archer’s • VOY – Death Wish: A Q who is tired of unraveled as an exploration of the modern Charles “Trip” Tucker, has been in an somewhat horror, especially when Sim immortality resists the Continuum’s attempts issue of stem cell research, I felt even more accident, and his only real chance for demands to live out his life; now Archer must to keep him alive, which are portrayed as uneasy. And then, as the story unfolded, I survival is new brain tissue transplanted try to get killed what has essentially grown to cruel and inhuman; in the end, our familiar could see that this time, no side was being from a clone made from a strange animal be his friend Trip – although it is also not him. Q helps his depressed friend commit suicide; championed over the other. Yes, Trip was that can grow itself into a short-lived clone In the end, Sim bravely accepts his fate, and the ethics of assisted suicide are not fully saved by this treatment, but not without of another being. is given a hero’s burial in space, the same way addressed. the captain, the doctor, and yes, the whole Spock was in Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan. senior staff confronting the obvious ethical The process is banned on the home • Star Trek: First Contact: The reasonable issues of creating a life merely to destroy it, world of this animal and Doctor Phlox isn’t When the episode began, and the plot fi rst and necessary point reached by Picard that even though that might save another life. so much recommending the procedure as unfolded, I was fi lled with dread. As much as I continuing to surrender to the Borg is foolish is giving it as an option to just watching Trip enjoy Star Trek, they have not had a grand and portrayed as an obsession such as portrayed This open and frank discussion, favoring die. We learn that this similitude of Trip will glorious track record since the beginning of in the novel “Moby Dick.” neither side but showing both to have some live a “normal” life for about two weeks, and TNG of dealing with controversial topics where merit, is precisely the sort of thing I’ve then die of natural causes. Phlox is also there are identifi able “religious/conservative” These are just fi ve examples of where come to enjoy about science fi ction. When certain that the doppelganger will survive and “liberal” sides with much fairness towards one side is clearly favored over another the episode merely becomes a rah-rah having the brain tissue removed and live out the religious/ conservative side, at least, in without really giving the other side much of cheerleader for a particular perspective, it its normal lifespan, so, after much internal, the view of religious conservatives. A few a fair hearing. It has been described by Phil becomes an “easy out” for the writers (since heart-wrenching debate, Capt. Archer tells examples: Farrand, author of the Nitpickers Guides to no one can leave their perspective behind, him to go ahead with the procedure. Trek as not just being message television, but it is very diffi cult to craft a truly balanced • TNG – Who Watches The Watchers: Trek’s tendency to hit people over the heads piece of writing), and will usually offend that The clone Trip is dubbed “Sim” by the Picard gives a monologue on the dangers of with a placard reading “Message! Message! A perspective that is given short shrift. crew, and we watch his breath-taking religious belief of just about any kind. Message is being imparted! PAY ATTENTION growth from baby in-utero (well, in-tank) to TO THE MESSAGE!” “Similitude” was written by Manny Coto, adulthood, much as fans of Star Trek: The • DS9 – In the Hands of the Prophets: a writer whose previous credits include Next Generation watched Deanna Troi’s A religious leader who objects to secular This attitude, in fact, nearly caused me “The New Outer Limits” and “Odyssey 5.” son Ian Andrew grow from baby to boy education supplanting sacred beliefs is to simply stop watching Trek after other Now that he is a co-executive producer in the second season’s premiere episode portrayed as evil. shows (like Babylon 5) showed much more on Enterprise, I am in high hopes we can fi fteen years ago. Then, Phlox discovers even-handedness. In the end, however, my look forward to more thought-provoking, that Sim will not survive the transplant • DS9 – Paradise: A colony of humans who enjoyment of the rest of the series overcame balanced looks at the issues facing modern as he expected, bringing up all the same reject technology for their community but do that concern, at least in so far as I continued society. Afterall, going back to The Original ethical issues all over again. not demand that the worlds around them keep watching Trek. Series, that’s what Trek’s been best at. VOYAGER 1 LEAVES SOLAR SYSTEM...OR DOES IT? The Voyager 1 spacecraft has either groups may be just the splitting of hairs, as become the fi rst man-made object to leave By Lt. Gene Adams•Communiqué Staff Writer even the scientists who don’t believe that the solar system, or it hasn’t quite made where the boundaries are. Even though they The disagreement over whether Voyager the boundary has been crossed yet admit it yet, depending upon which experts are don’t know precisely where they are, scientists 1 has crossed the Termination Shock was that if Voyager hasn’t quite reached the doing the talking. Either way, there is no have identifi ed three boundaries to defi ne the made manifest in dueling papers published mountains, it’s defi nitely in the foothills and disagreement that the craft has traveled edge of the solar system. this month in Nature by scientists from the will be surfi ng the shock wave for the next farther from Earth in the 26 years since space department at the John Hopkins 3-4 years. its launch than any human-made object. The fi rst clear boundary is known as “the University Applied Physics Lab, who believe It is currently far beyond the orbit of Pluto Termination Shock” and is located 8-9.5 that the boundary has been crossed, and the The Voyagers were launched in 1977 and has entered a portion of space unlike billion miles from the Sun, or more than University of Maryland, who believe that the and have onboard a suite of scientifi c anything encountered by humans or their twice the distance from Pluto to the Sun. Termination Shock still lies ahead. instruments, photos of life on Earth, probes previously. The Termination Shock is the point where the greetings in 55 languages, and a collection supersonic solar winds slow as they hit the The disagreement stems from different of songs, including Chuck Berry’s “Johnny From this distance of more than eight wind of charged particles from distant stars. interpretations of the same data received from B. Goode.” It could always be worse. They billion miles, the Sun is only a dim spot This is the region in which Voyager 1 is now Voyager. The group who think the boundary might have included Tiny Tim’s version of and messages from Voyager, traveling at cruising, where the solar winds which stream has been crossed point out that data obtained “Tiptoe Through The Tulips,” in which case a the speed of light, take more than 10 hours past Earth at a million miles per hour slow from the spacecraft last August showed future Earth might fi nd itself being assaulted to reach Earth. By comparison, light from abruptly and radiation increases to 100 times radiation levels more than 100 times more by an offended species from another star the Sun takes only about nine minutes to the normal level. intense than normal. system. Voyager has a nuclear fuel system reach Earth. To put it in perspective and to onboard, and it is estimated that it will keep help visualize the unimaginable distance The next boundary is termed the Nothing of this kind was recorded by the instruments and transmitter running that Voyager has traveled, suppose that the “Heliopause” and is located 10-15 billion miles Voyager 2, which lags more than a billion until at least 2020. Earth is represented by a ball one inch in from the Sun. This is defi ned as the point miles behind its sister ship. They believe this diameter. The Sun would be a ball nine feet where the pressure from the solar winds is marks the event when Voyager 1 crossed But even then, if the craft should go in diameter, located about 325 yards away in balance with the interstellar wind. The third the Termination Shock. The group disputing silent, it will continue on its long voyage (think three football fi elds, including the and fi nal boundary has been named “the Bow this points out that when the craft reached through interstellar space. It boggles the end zones). On this same scale, Voyager 1 Shock” and is approximately 21 billion miles 8.4 billion miles from the Sun, the radiation mind to imagine that this object, fashioned would be located about 17 miles from the from the Sun. This is a violent wave where readings suddenly dropped off. They also on the warm, bustling Earth has left it nine-foot ball representing the Sun. the interstellar medium is pushed outward didn’t see a high number of cosmic rays or forever to wander in space. It may drift in the by the Heliopause. To confuse matters even high intensity magnetic fi elds as expected. void forever, or it may be found someday Part of the problem in determining more, not only are these boundaries not This group believes a surge in solar activity by another species who will be fi lled with whether Voyager has left the solar system known exactly, but they don’t remain in one has caused the solar wind to rush out in wonder about those who sent it, and it may is that no instruments have ever previously place. Instead they move inward and outward front of the craft, putting it back in the solar still be drifting out there billions of years penetrated this area. Not much is known over several million miles as the Sun’s activity system, and that the Termination Shock still from now when the Earth has become about this region and no one knows exactly waxes and wanes. lies ahead. The dispute between the two cinder from our Sun’s eventual Nova.
DECEMBER 2003/JANUARY 2004 - ISSUE 120 27 SECTION 31: A ROCKET SCIENTISTS VIEW OF THE STATE OF SPACE YEAR END REPORT By Lt. Cmdr Karen Mitchell • USS Richthoven, STARFLEET Region 7 By: We Know – but then we’d have to Trout you. Yes, I am actually a rocket scientist. commercial use, and I’ve seen them on spacecraft, especially through the thin This report refl ects the activities of Certifi ed, degreed, and everything. I even the Internet and in magazines. solar array, we’ll be in trouble. Section 31 for the 2003 calendar year work at NASA. Not for NASA, though, for Sol-3. just at NASA, as a private industry For more information (and to see But that can happen no matter what contractor. When I approached the CQ just how the world uses Landsat steps you take. By not turning our satellite The year started with a Staff to volunteer my writing skills, Dixie data), check out our website at http: off and maintaining normal operations, it very clear warning. suggested I do a regular article about //landsat.gsfc.nasa.gov/. saves wear and tear on the spacecraft the aerospace industry, given my rather and allows us to keep delivering our After the stroke of Midnight on unusual job. Since Space and Star Trek November has been an interesting payload data. January 1, 2003, The Commander of go hand in hand, I thought it would be a month for satellites. Around the 4th, STARFLEET was presented with the good idea. the Sun spit off the largest solar fl are Also in November was a stunning Bird. ever recorded. It saturated solar x-ray total lunar eclipse. I hope you all had I often wonder what Gene would think detectors on the GOES satellite for 11 a chance to take a look at it. Impact to The bird in this case being Special about the current state of the space minutes. Auroras generated by this fl are satellites: none, although the full moon Agent Ferdinand. Agent Ferdinand is industry. The International Space Station and others during the same period of can interfere with some satellite sensors a fowl species. is fl oundering. The Space Shuttle is solar activity were seen as far south as by either blocking their view of the stars grounded. The woefully pitiful amount of Florida. Landsat, thankfully, wasn’t all that or fl ooding them with light. Again, that’s The following were successfully money Congress appropriates to NASA is affected. something that will vary with spacecraft targeted: barely enough to get by, much less to fuel design and mission. a comprehensive plan to get mankind to Our main scientifi c instrument points Joost Ueffi ng – SFI Chief of Ops the Moon and beyond. I can tell you what I downward towards the Earth, and we fl y Though I hate to end my fi rst column Region 2 Summit- Attempted think about it: it stinks! inside the Earth’s magnetic fi eld, which on a serious note, I’d like to take a few assimilation. diverted away a lot of the radioactivity. moments to talk about the Columbia But Congress is accountable to the Space.com has an interesting article on tragedy. The effects of this incident Brad Pense – Region 3 RC American public, after all. Write to your this fl are and other recent solar activity, at have been felt throughout the industry. Region 3 Summit - A warning of elected offi cials and express your own http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/ It’s important to remember that space future plans was sent to the Regional dissatisfaction on how the space program xtreme_fl are_031105.html. exploration is dangerous. Coordinator. is run. In the past few days the sunspots that NASA has done a very good job Vaughn Armstrong - Admiral Seek out candidates who are committed caused the early November storm have of convincing the world and the US Baltimore, Maryland/July. Offi cially to keeping us in Space and pushing those rotated back to face the earth, so by the Government that their manned fl ight presented with Section 31 Dress boundaries, and VOTE. time you read this we may have gone operations are safe and routine, and that Uniform, camoufl aged as attire through another interesting fl are (no pun really isn’t the case. I don’t believe space suitable for members of the Church Make Star Trek a reality for future intended!) of solar activity. For more info travel will be as safe as air travel for a of the NFL! generations. The offi cial website for the about solar fl ares and auroras, check out very long time, if only because there are US Congress (www.congress.gov) has the Space Environment Center’s website hundreds of thousands more airplane Tammy Wilcox - Treasurer links to the websites for the House and at www.sec.noaa.gov. They have some fl ights a year than Space Shuttle fl ights. SFI International Conference Senate. excellent graphical tools to help you understand Space weather. The Columbia Accident Investigation Continued attempts to procure her From there you can fi nd your elected Board (CAIB) released Volume I of services have failed. More stringent offi cials, many of whom have their own Also up in mid-November is the Leonid their report on the tragedy in August. measures may need to be taken. websites and online contact forms. Join meteor shower. This is a yearly event, This report is free to download (in PDF space advocacy groups like the Mars caused when the Earth orbits through a format) from the CAIB website at http: This year we suffered the loss of Society (www.marssociety.org), the cloud of comet dust. In past years, the //www.caib.us/default.asp. It’s an 11MB several of our best fi eld agents. Agent Planetary Society (www.planetarysocie show has been quite spectacular. Check fi le, and is also broken into chapters for BenK and Agent Penguin were the ty.org), and the National Space Society Space.com for the results of this year’s quicker download. best of the best. (www.nss.org). storm. I’ve read the entire thing, and I highly We will avenge our fallen bretheren. I haven’t forgotten the international What do meteor showers mean for recommend that you do the same. members. If your country has a space satellites? Well, that depends on your The report discusses the causes of Due to a fowl up in paper work within program, or is involved in another orbit and your satellite. My fi rst job out of the accident in detail, and goes on to the Section 31 staff, my name ended country’s endeavors, be sure to let your college was working on a satellite called examine NASA business culture and up in the victim line on Section 31 government know of your support. If not, FUSE (Far Ultraviolet Spectrographic sets forth recommendations for the Victim Authorization Form 1031. write them and ask them why they aren’t Explorer, http://fuse.pha.jhu.edu/), which future. Volumes II-VI contain supporting committed to our future in space. was in essence an ultraviolet telescope. documentation for Volume I. Said Fowl up happened during the Region 2 Summit. Yes, I’m passionate about space. I’ve Since we pointed our instrument out to In my next column, I’ll be discussing always wanted to work in this industry, space, before the Leonids we had to turn this report, how it relates to my job, and Report from Section 31 – A: and Star Trek fueled that dream. Star Trek the spacecraft around so the instrument where I think manned Spacefl ight is fueled the dream for many aerospace was pointing in the opposite direction of going. Please note that the CAIB website Wilderness Challenge 2004 engineers and space scientists. Perhaps it the storm’s radiant (the radiant is the point has an announcement that it will become will inspire you too, or your children. in space from which the meteors emanate) inactive on February 1. I’m not sure if Be afraid! Be very afraid! Special and turn off some of our systems, including that will affect your ability to download Agent Fred will be on the case. As I said earlier, I work at NASA. My the telescope. This was a massive daylong the report. project is the Landsat 7 satellite. We’re the well-scripted undertaking. We would like to extend our thanks latest in a series of Landsats, stretching Any questions, comments, or requests to the members of the local UAW. For back into the mid 70s. Landsat is an Earth At Landsat, we don’t do anything special for explanation of my technical jargon it was they who provide the covert mapper, and it passes over most of the for the Leonids. Since our instrument can be sent to [email protected]. Be tracking devices that enabled the Earth’s surface over a 16-day cycle. points downward, there isn’t much of sure to reference the CQ in your subject Section 31 agents to target specifi c a threat to it from passing meteors. Of line, otherwise you might end up in my vehicles. Landsat images are available for course, if something directly strikes the spam fi lter.
28 STARFLEET COMMUNIQUÉ THE NEWEST FIGHTERS FOR THE 750th MSG – THE SCARABS By Major Rey Codero • OIC, 750th Marine Strike Group, SFMC Let me introduce myself, I am Major Rey Cordero, OIC of the 750th MSG “The AMUN-RA CLASS Scarabs,” and OIC of the 5th Battalion MULTI-ROLE HEAVY FIGHTER
(NY), 7th Brigade. Let me give you a brief Crew Complement: description of the 750th. We are a RDF One Pilot
(Rapid Deployment Force) attached to the Dimensions: USS Osiris consisting mainly of Aerospace/ Length, 10.2 m; Beam, 12 m; (wings extended); Special Ops with detachments of Infantry 7 m (wings retracted); and Mecha. Within our arsenal we have Draft, 4 m
fi ghters that are used by the unit. One of Mass: them is a Banzai class designed by Paul 155 metric tons
Cargile. Warp: (2) LF-8 Advanced Compact Linear We have been using this class for quite Warp Drive Units sometime but decided that a newer, better Impulse: (2) FIB-3 Compact Subatomic fi ghter would be needed, something of our Unifi ed Energy Impulse Units own design. FCAPT Edgar Torres, CO of Velocity: the USS Osiris and I spoke about what we Warp 5.5: Standard; wanted it to look like and what tech specs Maximum Attainable Speed: Warp 5.8 were needed. Phasers: One Type-VI Phaser Pulse Cannons;
I came up with an idea to combine an Missiles: USAF A-10 Warthog with a Type 10 shuttle Four Mk25 Direct-Fire used on the Defi ant class. With this in mind micro-photorp/quantorp Tubes I sent out my ideas to a CGI expert named Defense: Fafnir Primary Force Field and Jon Kolton. He was person who created Defl ector Control System (Multi-phased, the recent CGI pics of the USS Osiris. Auto-modulating, Regenerative);
While this project has been going we had 1 cm Ablative Armor been giving updates to Greg Fitsimmons, Other Equipment: then Aerospace Branch Director of the Low Power Tractor STARFLEET Marine Corps. His input and Beam Emplacement, “Eye Of Horus” Mark VI encouragement help makes this fi ghter Tactical Sensor Suite Add On a real prize. With that I like to present to everyone The Amun – Ra.
Once this fi ghter was completed in the beginning of the summer we started work on the next class of fi ghter we wanted to KHEPRI CLASS MEDIUM TACTICAL FIGHTER replace. We were using the Valkyrie class as our medium range fi ghter and decided Crew Complement: One Pilot that something in that size and range would be great again. This time we gave Dimensions: Length, 7.5 m; some suggestions to Jon Kolton on what Beam, 8 m; we wanted to see and let him use his Draft, 3 m imagination to design the fi ghter. After some Mass: revisions, the fi nal design was completed. I 90 metric tons now present the Khepri… Warp: (1) LF-6 Modifi ed Advanced Compact Linear This class was named this because the Warp Drive Unit Khepri was the one of the class of Egyptian Impulse: gods associated with a particular animal. (2) FIB-3 Compact Subatomic Khepri was the sacred scarab, which is the Unifi ed Energy Impulse Units nickname of our MSG unit “The Scarabs”. Velocity: This fi ghter’s fi re power of 2 Phasers arrays, Warp 3.4: Standard; Maximum Attainable Speed: 2 pulse cannons and 1 micro photorp tube Warp 5.7 (for three hours) makes this a very formidable spacecraft Phasers: great for close combat and defense. Its Two Type-VI Phaser Pulse Cannons main use is support of the marine dropships Two Type-VII Phaser Arrays aboard the USS Osiris when entering a planets atmosphere and also air support for Missiles: One Mk25 Direct-Fire the Osiris itself. The Khepri and the Amun micro-photorp/quantorp Tube – Ra make for a dangerous combination in Defense: space for anyone who encounters them. Fafnir Primary Force Field and Defl ector Control System (Multi-phased, If you have any questions you can Auto-modulating, Regenerative) email me at [email protected] or 1 cm Ablative Armor to Edgar Torres at [email protected]. I look forward to any input you might Other Equipment: “Eye Of Horus” Mark VI have. If you are interested in any CGI Tactical Sensor Suite Add On work you may contact Jon Kolton at [email protected]. DECEMBER 2003/JANUARY 2004 - ISSUE 120 29 STARSHIP PROFILE: LNG’WE CHI-CLASS EXPLORATORY CRUISER While the Star Fleet Division was a number of circles. deep in the process of revising the By Admiral Alex Rosenzweig • USS Avenger, STARFLEET Region 7 Menahga-class battlecruiser design, In the year 2290, Star Fleet was correcting the fl aws that had been VESSEL SYSTEMS DESCRIPTION FORM: preparing to authorize funding for a new uncovered and detailed at length by LNG’WE CHI-CLASS EXPLORATORY CRUISER class of exploratory cuiser. As a cost- the Saess’tan development group, the PHYSICAL DIMENSIONS: VELOCITY: and time-saving measure, the proposal ship’s original design-team was applying was fl oated: Use the successful Venture the many lessons learned to several Length Overall: 296.9 meters Cruising (Warp Factor): Warp 7.5 spaceframe design as the basis for new classes of ships. Among these Beam Overall: 140.4 meters Maximum (Warp Factor): Warp 10 the newly-proposed Lng’we Chi-class were the Mitannic-class battlecruiser, Draft Overall: 69.4 meters exploratory cruiser. the S’harien-class battlecruiser, and CREW COMPLEMENT: the Venture-class deep-space survey Primary Hull Beam: 140.4 meters Offi cers: 50 A review of the Venture’s performance cruiser. Primary Hull Draft: 35.9 meters Crew: 300 record lent strong support to the Total: 350 proposal, and soon afterward the ASDB The Venture prototype was “rolled out” DISPLACEMENT: also endorsed it. Star Fleet Command in 2285. Unlike the battlecruisers, the ARMAMENT: accepted those recommendations, Venture design applied the concepts of Standard: 202,315 metric tons although the planners did request some advanced modularity and the housing Phaser Banks/Arrays: minor alterations in the basic design, of the engineering systems in the Light: 199,480 metric tons Type: RIM-12C Independent Twin Mount including a repositioning of the nacelles “beavertail” hull structure to a long-range Number: 16 which yielded improved warp dynamics exploration vessel. It was an aggressive Full Load: 205,615 metric tons and overall performance, enhanced move to advance the exploratory wing of Emplacements/Bank (if applicable): (8 long-range sensors, and weapons suite the Fleet. Given the resource pressures PROPULSION: Banks/2 Each) upgrades. of the time, however, Star Fleet only received funding for a single vessel, and Warp Engines: PhotonTorpedoes: Construction began in 2292, and that vessel was specifi cally dedicated to Type: LN-64B Mod 3 Type: “Thor” Mod 2 Direct the slightly revised spaceframe design scientifi c missions, as such receiving a Linear Warp Drive Units Number of Tubes: 2 was put to space as U.S.S. Lng’we Chi “custom” registry. Number: 2 NCC-23005 in 2294. Since the design EMBARKED CRAFT: was adapted from a previously-existing For a time, things remained at that Impulse Engines: frame, confi dence was high enough that point, with the U.S.S. Venture completing Type: RSM Mk. II Mod 3b Subatomic Shuttlecraft two additional hulls were begun on the its shakedown cruise and beginning its Unifi ed Energy Impulse Units Number: 4 lines in 2293, and the proving runs on operational life. But the Venture was Number: 2 Type(s): Standard Shuttle the Lng’we Chi did not disappoint. In being watched, and assessed, and the keeping with the schedule, NCC-23006 quality of the design was being noted in and -23007 were put to space in 2295.
30 STARFLEET COMMUNIQUÉ It was the Best of Cons, It was the Worst to the fans for their continued support of the of Cons. It was the Trek our dreams, it was Roddenberry family and their willingness the Trek of our nightmares. This is a story to assist in any way they can. He and his of two Star Trek Conventions and their A TALE OF TWO CONVENTIONS mother know that Trek fans all care about promoters. the family and want them to be successful By Brigadier John Roberts • USS Anasazi, Region 17 in their negotiations with Paramount over October 2002, El Paso, Texas. Slanted Herbert Jefferson, Jr. and Eugene perform (we got to do some “Tuvok Rock”). the licensing and other issues related Fedora and its owners, Dave and Jackie Roddenberry, Jr. This con had a large main The four-hour drive from Albuquerque to El to the current misunderstanding. He will Scott are promoting a Star Trek Convention events auditorium for the stars to speak Paso was made worthwhile by this one two be posting more frequent updates as to help celebrate the renaming of the El from, a large dealers room and a separate and a half hour show. There is nothing like they are available to the family’s website, Paso Planetarium as the Gene Roddenberry registration area. The STARFLEET chapters seeing Nichelle Nichols sing “If They Could www.roddenberry.com. Planetarium (El Paso is Gene’s birthplace). (USS Anasazi-Albuquerque, NM, USS Mir- See Me Now” (with references to Gene and The stars in attendance are: Michael Dorn, Las Cruces, NM and Shuttle Hapsburg-El her fellow Trek stars) while dancing and This was the very fi rst Con ever put Marina Sirtis, Ethan Phillips and Robert Paso, TX) were given tables to recruit from wearing a 14 foot white feather boa. She on by Planet-X and Doug Conway. There Picardo as well as Astronaut Rick Seafoss in the dealers room in very good locations, has aged very gracefully and has a lot of were minor problems with the volunteers and Herbert Jefferson, Jr. (Boomer on one near the autograph lines for Doohan, fun when she gets a chance to perform. schedules as we had been told we would Battlestar Galactica). The con is held in a Nichols, Takei and Koening and one near only be needed for one six hour shift but very small venue (an old Target Store that the “lesser” stars, in fact we were neighbors The stars were very accessible and ended up having to work full days. The has gone out of business) with extremely with Richard Herd. The tables donated by very kind in talking with the fans when promoter, Doug Conway, and his volunteer poor sound. The dealers, main stage and Planet-X for our use would have sold to time allowed. Nichelle Nichols donated an coordinators were very apologetic about registration are all held in the same open dealers for about $1500 AND we were autographed copy of her music CD to our this mix up and did everything they could area. While Dave Scott did give the USS Mir given Exhibitor passes for people to work chapter for use in helping to raise funds and to thank their volunteers for understanding. and USS Anasazi a small table from which the tables and get free con admission. We toys for the USMC Reserve’s Toys for Tots We were given free autographs from to recruit and help promote STARFLEET, it weren’t the only ones from STARFLEET to program and Richard Herd did the same Nichols, Doohan and Takei, free DVD’s of was in a very bad location. Autographs and attend this con either, members from the thing with a copy of the “Roddenberry on “Roddenberry on Patrol,” free Con T-shirts access to the stars was extremely limited USS Lone Star in Lubbock, TX were also in Patrol” DVD. Our chapter has had glassware and many other little perks for helping (especially Sirtis and Dorn). All in all a attendance. Several of our group members made up every year to commemorate them out. The biggest difference between poorly organized and executed event, but also volunteered to work the con and were our Anniversary and Commissioning, promoters on theses two cons was readily was at least a little bit of fun as there had given free admission to the con as well. we were able to present all of the stars, apparent: Doug Conway said thank you to not been a Trek in the area for many years. This con was attended by at least 6000 except Shatner and Doohan with one of his volunteers and did what he could to The con was attended by about 2000-3000 people during the weekend our glasses form this year and Jimmy make sure they were appreciated and given people during the weekend. Doohan received the last spare Region the chance to see what they wanted from The con was well organized with many 17/17th Brigade Challenge Coins from one the con, even though they were working. November 2003, El Paso, Texas. Planet- events for the fans. There were the normal of our members. All of the stars were very X hosts their fi rst ever Trek convention in times for the stars to be on stage and appreciative of the gifts and it was just our Doug Conway and Planet-X have a El Paso as part of the annual celebrations talk about their experiences and answer way of thanking them for coming to El Paso second con set for June in LA, it will be honoring Gene Roddenberry. The Gene questions. There was also a “Klingon Feast” and spending a weekend with the fans. the Jimmy Doohan Tribute. This will be Roddenberry Great Bird of the Galaxy and a “Night with the Stars.” Saturday night Jimmy Doohan’s very last appearance Star Trek Convention is held in the El saw the world premiere of the new Trek Gene Roddenberry, Jr. also spent at a Trek con ever. If you can go, I highly Paso Convention Center. The stars in parody “Roddenberry on Patrol” directed several minutes talking to our group and suggest you go. More information on this attendance are: William Shatner (Sunday by Tim Russ and starring many original answering our questions about the ongoing con will be put on the Plant Xpo website only due to his Saturday appearance at and later series’ Trek stars. We saw Richard negotiations with Paramount to let them (www.planetxpo.com) as time gets closer. Vulkon on Tampa), James Doohan (in his Herd and Walter Koening perform “Duck carry the props and such they had at their All of the original series stars (Shatner, second to last appearance at a con, ever), Variations” (a short play by David Mamet), store. We were told that the negotiations Nimoy, Doohan, Nichols, Takei, Koening, George Takei, Nichelle Nichols, Walter we got to see Nichelle Nichols sing (she are continuing and he has high hopes Grace Lee Whitney, Majel Roddenberry Koening, Tim Russ, Cirroc Lofton, Vaughn has a wonderful voice) and we also got to that things will be resolved amicably for all and several other stars) are confi rmed (as Armstrong, Richard Herd, Gary Lockwood, see Tim Russ and the Tim Russ Mix Band parties. He also expressed his appreciation we were told this weekend) for this event. UNITED FAN CON: NO LONGER A STAR TREK FAN’S WISH? By Trey Isquith • STARFLEET Region 15 Corespondent Well, it’s been coming to head, I are not cheap... We’re also seeing a decline conventions. The trick now becomes, with club. If they are unwilling to look at things guess. There has been alot of talk in the vendors. Ever since Paramount in its the so-called declining interest in all things differantly, it seems counterproductive about the new direction of UFC, infi nite wisdom years ago knuckled down Trek, where do we as fans fi nd these to me to establish and or continue any held every November in Springfi eld, on the vendors not to sell other than their opportunities? WishCon and now FanCon relationship with an organization that will Massachusetts. For Region 15, UFC merchandise, they only have crap. Fewer have fed into that decline by their open perpetuate Trek’s demise.” has been our annual meeting place and vendors each year is because with the acknowledgement that the Trek fans are the one time each year that most of are Internet we can get anything we want at aging and disappearing. While all of this is disheartening, the able to get a vacation and meet Star a click…It is no longer a question of are 2003 UFC, for most Region 15 members, Trek VIPs. Mostly now we go to see our the Trek folks dropping interest in it more I may be getting older, but I’m certainly was nice and we made some fantastic regional friends, and while that is terrifi c, than is the average person getting tired far from disappearing. It’s my belief that strides, as we joined together creatively and certainly worth looking forward to, a of the increased cost and not having the one of the fi rst things we need to do is to and collectively for mass assimilation, I lot of Region 15 members are having a bottomless pocket.” try and not buy into the Paramount theory meant recruitment effort. Sorry, no borg diffi cult time justifying the expense. It is, that there is a declining interest in all things intended. We did get to hang out with after all, a big fi nancial undertaking with And now the hosts of UFC are confi rming Trek. Trek has had it’s problems in the past old friends and meet a few new friends. travel, hotel stay, con admissions and that they are gearing less towards Star Trek few years. But, in my opinion, it can be Some pertinent regional business was meals for a weekend, and the reward is fandom and more toward Buffy-type shows chalked up a number of things like releasing discussed and fi nally some headway not what it used to be. and Dr. Who. Another voice in the region, Trek 10 two weeks prior to The Lord of the was made. I’m not sure what this means Capt. Doug Mayo of the U.S.S. Nelson, Rings and discarding the Star Trek cannon. for future UFC gatherings, only time will A strong voice in the region, Capt. Bob has stated, “As a Trek fan for many years If the producers of UFC are willing to look tell. McCann of the U.S.S. O’Bannon, put it I believe in supplying fans with as many at things through a set of non-tainted quite succinctly when he said, “I believe opportunities to celebrate who and what Paramount Trek glasses, then I believe And, as time tells, I will endeavor to the real reason why Trek stars are not we are as fans of a unique vision, i.e. that UFC can be and should be saved and keep you updated. Untill then , tune in coming is a question of payment. They Trek and it’s many incarnations through is worthy of our efforts as a Star Trek Fan next time.
DECEMBER 2003/JANUARY 2004 - ISSUE 120 31 ACTIVATE THE QUANTUM SLIPSTREAM By Commodore David E. Klingman • USS Jaguar, Region 1 Once again, it’s time for my year end weekend of connection between people vital information on setting up, running, I really DO have a quantum slipstream review of the people and places I’ve seen who over time grow closer and closer. and working in a mobile fi eld hospital. taking me to places unknown and worlds and been to during my ‘fl eet year This year One attendee at the event noted that undiscovered. was, of course, a bit lighter in terms of my what keeps people in STARFLEET isn’t The course also afforded me the activities in STARFLEET, given my recent the $15 they shell out for the newsletter. opportunity to take a day of leave and My homage to the people, I don’t care, commission as an offi cer in the United W hat keeps people around through spend part of a weekend with Steve and I’m gonna talk about my friends, so there! States Air Force .Those of you who still the good and the bad are weekends T.J. Gordon and some of the crew of the I have come to enjoy talking about the have no idea what I am talking about like WGW, events and places where we USS Victory, many of whom live in San people that have made an impact on me should know I accepted a commission as can get together to know each other as Antonio. I would like to thank Steve and in STARFLEET, people that have made a Captain, that’s an O-3, in the USAF in individuals. T.J. for allowing me to stay in their home my year in STARFLEET memorable; Mark March of this year. I’ll talk more about that for part of the weekend, and to accompany Anbinder, JC Cohen, Alan Rose, Dave in a bit. I managed to attend two major I fi nd it rather interesting that those of us them to the Texas Renaissance Festival, a Botsch, and the crew of USS Accord and functions this year in my ‘fl eet travels, who are active on a national/international tremendous Ren Faire if ever I have seen of the Ithaca NY area. the fi rst was the Region 2 Summit held level and who attend these events may in one. in Huntsville, Alabama and the second fact know each other ,our good, our bad, Once again, thanks for a memorable was Watkins Glen Weekend 2003, held in our quirks, our personality traits,better We ate, we drank, and we were most weekend and for being an embodiment Ithaca, NY. than we know some of our own actual certainly merry. Once again I had the of the family I have come to appreciate families. I think we really do know each opportunity to connect face to face in STARFLEET and for once again R2 Summit welcoming my dad into the family. This was my second year visiting the folks in Region 2. Since I moved to the Thanks also to Scott Akers, John region less than 3 months later, I am Adcock, Allyson Dyar, Kurt Rothinger, currently stationed at Robins AFB in Susan Fugate, Joan Pierce, Rob Alpizar, Warner Robins GA, it was an excellent Mike Malotte, Les Rickard, Joost Ueffi ng, opportunity for me to revisit some friends and all the crew of the #Nexus IRC,Channel I had made in the region and to connect for being the voices of friendship each and with some new people in the region. The every evening I needed someone to just location couldn’t have been better for a talk to over the ‘net. bunch of space nuts. With the US Space Camp right near the hotel, the opportunity Thanks to Dave Blaser, Commodave was perfect for us to spend time both in 2, for being my alter ego to the north .Go regional and fl eet mode as well as in Canada! Some of us down here actually science mode. As usual, I was able to DO like you folks to the north! see many familiar faces, some of whom traveled great distances. That’s you, Chris Also, thank you to my new friends Wallace! this year, people who have entered my extended family, Mike Dugas, Matt and I have to say, being a fan of the US Alice Baillie, and the Region 13 electronic Space Program, particularly the Mercury, crew for welcoming me as a cyber- Gemini, and Apollo missions, that the member of R13, Steve and T.J. Gordon, highlight of the time in Huntsville was my newest family members in Texas, Fred seeing and standing inside the rocket McCarthy, who I have gotten to know a engine of the Atlas rocket used to launch bit better this year over the ‘net, and Mike the Apollo missions, ultimately the moon Greetings from the Middle East: Capt. David Klingman, USAF abroad. Wilkerson, who can now share with me landings. I highly recommend visiting Photo courtesy of David Klingman stories of new parenthood. Huntsville if you have the chance. Check out the U.S. Space and Rocket Center Bringing the slipstream online and Space Camp web site at http: I can’t say for sure what the next four //www.spacecamp.com/spacecamp/ for other inside out sometimes as a group, with people I have come to know over months will bring. I’ll be out of the country. more information. and when we get together for events like time in STARFLEET. Steve and T.J. are I’ll already be gone by the time you read WGW, or regional summits, or IC, we embodiments of the family we have in this, so my access to SFI will be much Watkins Glen Weekend 2003 draw even closer. It’s a good thing. It’s STARFLEET. more limited. But I do plan to remain This was my second year visiting our community, and it’s up to us to keep in touch through electronic mail and, my friends in Ithaca, NY for the 14th it vital. I would be remiss, of course, if I didn’t security issues permitting, I look forward Annual Watkins Glen Weekend hosted say that the MAJOR highlight of 2003 has to providing my next two articles to the by the USS Accord. Check out http:// Other Highlights from the Year been the United States Air Force. I could Communiqué as travel diaries from my www.ussaccord.org/wgw.html for more on Okay, a little talk about my fi rst six go on for pages describing all the things I deployment. the weekend and the location, and http: months in the USAF. As many of you do on a daily basis. I consider it an honor //www.ssnexus.org/wgw2003/ for my own know, I am drawing close to deploying for to serve my country, I enjoy every day at I can’t be certain yet if I’ll be permitted to photos from the weekend. For those of four+ months to an overseas location that work. I have the opportunity to do things do this, but be assured you’ll hear from me you who don’t know what this event is all I am not at liberty to discuss, and, in fact, I never thought possible, and I will build and I’ll try to have something interesting about, it’s about a group of people, hiking by the time you read this I will already be what I hope will be an illustrious career as to say. the gorge at Watkins Glen State Park, overseas. an offi cer in the United States Military. enjoying some spectacular waterfalls. So ends my 33rd consecutive As such, I have been participating in I can’t say where the time will take me, submission to STARFLEETs Communiqué. It is a weekend of excellent food and a great deal of training in order to be nor can I say what the outcome will be, but I started writing for Issue 88, and here we fun, and of course, enjoying each other’s properly prepared for my deployment I am looking forward to moving through are in Issue 120! My goal is 100 issues, company. It’s, in some ways, a very un One of the courses I took was EMEDS, the places of the world and the regions then I’ll retire. Here’s to the next 67 issues! -STARFLEET event, since there are Expeditionary Medical Support. which was of STARFLEET, getting to know the Slipstream activated... [Cut to a tunnel of no costumes, no ranks, and very little given at Brooks AFB in San Antonio, TX. people. Chances are, I’ll wind up in YOUR bluish-green light and the streak of stars STARFLEET business discussed. It is a The week -long course provided me with region at some point; so in some sense and space...]
32 STARFLEET COMMUNIQUÉ I would like to welcome, once again, our three The Service Charge on the account for the month newly appointed Brigade OICs, Travis Littou of the totaled $0.74. This leaves a total in the checking 12th, Kevin Burke of the 15th and Marie Wilson of account at month’s end of $1221.05. the 20th. I hope you have long and happy tenures. FROM THE ‘DANT The General Staff is always at your disposal. The GS will be discussing the donation of funds By LGen. Wade Olson• Commandant, SFMC that are earmarked for charity. The funds total By the time this issue is released we will already website. If you wish to see the Wall or look up a $65.25. be late in the Christmas Season, but I would like to name that you have submitted please visit the remind all Marines if you participated in the Toys for website and check it out. Submit as many names We started the month with $1.13 in petty cash. Tots Campaign this year make sure your activities as you like. This is an ongoing project that will be We had three expenditures for postage during the are reported in your next unit report. We need all traveling to most regional functions I attend next month. One on 9/11/03 totaling $1.20, the second the individual names of Marines who participated year including the International Conference in on 9/17/03 totaling $0.83, and the third on 9/17/03 and details of what they did with the program. This Birmingham, Alabama. totaling $.34. This leaves the SFMC owing the Dant information must be in no later than June 30, 2004 $1.24. This makes the total amount of Corps funds to qualify for the ‘04 Commandant’s Campaign We recently renewed the domain name for the $1219.81. Ribbon. Corps. Considering the exceptional savings we renewed for nine years. A single year was $35 We started the month of October with $1221.05. I would like to congratulate the Marines who where as a nine-year renewal was only $15 per There were four deposits made during the month. received awards from this offi ce since the last CQ. year. I look forward to seeing the Corps renew The fi rst on 10/6/03 for an order received in the They were: again on its 30th Birthday. mail in the amount of $13.20. The second was on 10/7/03 for a merchandise order received in the Roy Henderson, Prentares Award As an international organization we try our mail in the amount of $44.35. The third was a check Scott Grant, Gold Nebula best to avoid centering awards, activities and from CafePress in the amount of $29.85. And the James W. Monroe, Disaster Relief Ribbon the like on the United States. Recently other fourth was on 10/29/03 for merchandise orders Sandy Berenberg, Service Commendation countries petitioned to have their junior military received in the mail in the amount of $138.07. Raye Crews, Gold Nebula programs added to the Cadet Legion of Arms There were two checks cashed on the account. Roy Henderson, Disaster Relief Ribbon criteria. The United Kingdom is now added with The fi rst was to Stadri Emblems, Inc. for a patch Carolyn Henderson, Disaster Releif Ribbon their Army Cadet Force and Air Training Corps. order in the amount of $175.00. The second was Roy Henderson, Disaster Relief Other countries will be added as submitted. The to The HOCK for a ribbon order in the amount of Carolyn Henderson, Disaster Relief Commandant’s Campaign Ribbon is another such $166.50. The Service Charge on the account for Greg Franklin, United Nations Service award. As we were not familiar with charities in the month totaled $1.64. This leaves a total in the Greg Franklin, Wounded Lion other countries there were none included. We have checking account at month’s end of $1103.38. Fred Martin, Wounded Lion added the Salvation Army and the Army’s National David Miller, Commandant’s Meritorious Service Charity to the list for the United kingdom and the We started the month with Petty Cash owing the Joost Ueffi ng, Commandant’s Meritorious Serv. Hospital for sick children foundation and Children’s Commandant $1.24. We had fi ve expenditures for Wish foundation for Canada. So make sure to postage during the month. One on 10/6/03 totaling Anyone who wishes to submit a bid for next year’s report your activities with these organizations in $1.09, the second on 10/7/03 totaling $2.74 (a Wilderness Challenge should do so by 31 January, our next unit report. delayed posting from 5/8/03), the third on 10/7/ 2004. However, there has been one major change 03 totaling $1.45, the fourth on 10/14/03 totaling in the program. Each Brigade is now allowed to I would like to recognize Sandy Berenberg. The $0.49, and the fi fth on 10/29/03 totaling $3.85. We have a challenge. So you may now submit bids SFMC Service Commendation issue on 11/6/03 had two expenditures for supplies during the month. for your Brigade. For details on bid requirements was in recognition of his hard work and dedication One on 10/2/03 totaling $5.99 and the second on please contact me ([email protected]) or on behalf of the Corps creating and implementing 10/25/03 totaling $8.55. We had two deposits to Linda Olson ([email protected]). the Marine Tools in the SFI Database. A big Petty Cash during the month. The fi rst on 10/6/03 “Thank You” goes out to Sandy for his outstanding in the amount of $.30 which was a donation to the The two new ribbons introduced December support. Corps and the second was merchandise sales in 2002 have now been included into the awards the amount of $5.00. This leaves the SFMC owing program. The ribbons are now in the MFM and We recently acquired a Patch of which we have the Dant $20.10. have new names and criteria stated as well. The a very limited supply. It is an in depth color version 20th Anniversary ribbon is named after the second of the SFMC Patch. You can view it at http:// The GS is still discussing where we are going to Commandant of the SFMC, Jim Harris, and the www.tallynet.com/captwho/patch.jpg. If you wish to donate the funds earmarked for charity. With the 20-year service ribbon is named after Joost order this patch please contact the Commandant recent check from CafePress, 50% of which goes Ueffi ng. We also added two existing ribbons to our to make sure they are still available. to this fund, the funds total $80.17. inventory; the Marine Honor Guard Ribbon named after the third Commandant of the SFMC, Ted Here are the September and October fi nance At the time of this writing the GS had the Tribby and the Medical Profi ciency Ribbon named reports: information for the Columbia Families Fund and after Dr. David Miller. All of these ribbons are now had decided to proceed with donating the monies available for purchase from the SFMC. We started the month of September with there. There was a question raised about the $1173.49. There was one deposit made during donation and payment was pending an answer We are still accepting names for the Wall of the month on 9/18/03 in the amount of $48.30. from the Fund Administrator. The answer was not Honor and it has now been added to the SFMC There were no checks cashed on the account. received in time to include in this report. FROM THE DEPUTY COMANDANT, SFMC By Brigadier Aaron Murphy • Deputy Comandant, SFMC 1.Chaplain of the Corps - On 08 November God have mercy on your souls. 3. I would like to wish each of you a safe and 2003, S-4 Offi cer, Brigadier General Dennis happy holiday season. Rayburn, announced the appointment of 2. By the time this article reaches your homes, Lieutenant Timothy Waldrop as the Chaplain of we will have announced a new Commanding As always, if anybody needs to contact me, the Corps. Offi cer, Forces Command. I can be reached through the following e-mail address: depdant@sfi -sfmc.org Also announced was the appointment of I would like to take this opportunity to thank Colonel Adam Bernay as the Assistant Chaplain Colonel Mark West for his service to the Corps In Service to the Corps, of the Corps. I would like to congratulate these and to his him luck in his future endeavors. May the two offi cers and welcome them to my staff. May wind be at your back. Brigadier Aaron Murphy
DECEMBER 2003/JANUARY 2004 - ISSUE 120 33 Greetings to you from my corner Brigade Service Commendation: of the universe for the fi nal time as Norman DeRoux COFORCECOM. This is my fi nal report to the Corps as COFORCECOM, as FORCECOM REPORT 6th BDE: real life issues will not allow me to give the time and attention to this offi ce that By Colonel Mark West • CO, FORCECOM None it deserves. This Period Listed: 102 Wilderness Challenge: 7th BDE: I want to thank the Commandant, Report Rate: 82% Raye Crews, DJ Allen, Richard Graham, Wade Olson, for his confi dence and Wade Olson None. trust in me when he selected me to take Marine Strike Groups Formed: 1 over this offi ce from my predecessor, Commandant Campaign Ribbon: 9th BDE: Joost Ueffi ng. 54th MSG Raye Crews, Richard Graham None. I also want to thank the members of Marine Strike Groups Deactivated: 3 3rd BDE: the SFMC for their patience and trust 10th BDE: while I was in offi ce. I am going to 615th MSG Honor Guard: concentrate on life closer to home, and 650th MSG Joe White, Evan Darnell, John Adams None. hope to work with you all in the future. 378th MSG Initial Entry Training Award: 12th BDE: Open Positions: Two new Brigade The Following Marine Strike Groups did Joe White, Evan Darnell, Kristi Long, OICs were named. I want to congratulate not fi le a report with their Battalion or BDE Dan Long Brigade Service Commendation: the newest Brigade commanders: Travis OICs (Note: this number will not match with Justin E. Donovan, Wayne Morrison, Littou for the 12th BDE and Kevin Burke the MSG stats above, due to some units not International Service: Troy S. Cash, Rick Gale, Philip A. for the 15th BDE. The 9th BDE will being reported at all.) Joe White, Evan Darnell Decker, Matthew G. Copple, Scott C. remain open for the time being, and my Lanham, Joseph N. Brouhard, Brenna successor will see to that post. 112th MSG Great Barrier Expedition: Littou, Travis J. Littou 135th MSG Joe White, Evan Darnell State of the SFMC as of 169th MSG Meritorious Unit Citation: 23 September 2003: 615th MSG Embassy Duty: 211th MSG, 218th MSG, 222nd MSG, 650th MSG Joe White, Evan Darnell 223rd MSG, 226th MSG, 263rd MSG, The following is as it appears on the 695th MSG 276th MSG BDE Reports. If it is incorrect, contact 203rd MSG Professional Development: your Brigade Offi cer in Charge to have 225th MSG Joe White 14th BDE: to have the information corrected. 237th MSG 252nd MEU 4th BDE: None Recruits (6): 269th MSG 282nd MSG Community Service Citation: 15th BDE: Mary Brown 95th MSG Peggy Slayer, Thomas McKracken Jan Agee Leaders Commendation: Larry Jones Branch Awards Received: Meritorious Unit Citation: Michelle Kissel Rik Rösken (As reported to FORCECOM) 14th MSG Jeff Weber 17th BDE: Adrian Jones 1st BDE: Leader’s Commendation: MCapt Lee D. Williamson Legion of Arms: Discharges (3): Honor Guard: Charles Fisher Linda Olson, PeteYohe, Alan Jack, Brigade Service Commendation: Jason Batts John Kane, Dennis Relyea, Jill Colonel John Nelson Community Service Award: Paul Woodward Rayburn, Dennis Rayburn Nancy Lynch, Debra Kern, Randy Dustin Williams 5th BDE: Lynch, Everett Brooks, Sharen Bloom, Brigade Achievement: Elsa Baker, William Baker, Ethel Lynch Current Membership Reported: PeteYohe Legion of Arms: David Kania Great Barrier Expedition: Last Period: (Active & Reserve): 679 Embassy Duty: Michael Sunderman, Fleona Dysast’ar, This Period: (Active & Reserve): 578 PeteYohe Embassy Duty: James W Monroe Decrease of 15% Jeff Bragg, Russell Garrison, Great Barrier Expedition: Joel Housworth, David Kania, Embassy Duty: Brigades Reporting: PeteYohe Jon Rider, Steve Idell, Michael Sunderman, Fleona Dysast’ar, Norman DeRoux James W Monroe 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 12, 14, 15, 17, 20: Community Service Citation: (13) Paul Williams, James Cecil Joint Service Ribbon: Joint Service Ribbon: Steve Idell (x2) Fleona Dysast’ar, James W Monroe Brigades Listed: Leadership Commendation Award: Paul Williams, James Cecil Community Service Citation: To all SFMC Unit OICs, DOICs, and 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 12, 14, 15, 17, 20: Sean Capellan, Steve Eizenberg, Members: to ensure that this report is (13) Initial Entry: Arlene Sickels accurate as possible, please ensure Robert Roush that all information is as up to date as 93% BDEs Reported Great Barrier Expedition: possible. Leader’s Commendation: Steve Idell, Norman DeRoux Marine Strike Groups Reporting: Howard Knapp If there are errors, please contact Marine Honor Guard: your Unit/BN/BDE OICs to make sure Last Period Reported: 102 Commandant’s Campaign: Rick Ervans, Joel Housworth, the corrections are taken care of. Last Period Listed: 110 Bill Herrman, Mandi Livingston, David Kania Report Rate: 84% Eric Livingston Thank you for allowing me to serve Brigade Achievement Award: the Corps in this offi ce. I hope we will be This Period Reported: 84 2nd BDE: Norman DeRoux working together again soon.
34 STARFLEET COMMUNIQUÉ STATE OF INFOCOM STATE OF TRACOM SFMC AWARDS By Wade Hoover • CO, INFOCOM By Brigadier John Roberts • CO, TRACOM By Linda Olson • Chief of Staff, SFMC Greetings from the Offi ce of Information Greetings once again! This month’s report Brigade Training Offi cers in Brigades around The Categories of STARFLEET marine Command. I hope this fi nds you well, and will be short. the SFMC. These are the people on the Corps awards are Achievement, Service, ready for the holiday season. The web team Brigade level who help us carry TRACOM and and Training. In order of precedence, all continues to work on updating the SFMC We have several new staff members so the SFMCA to the general membership. Achievement Ribbons are worn ahead of site, as well as adding new features. Next on please give them a little time to adjust to their all Service ribbons, which are worn ahead our plate is the Wall of Honor. new roles before you slow down on the course These members are authorized to of all Training ribbons. requests. administer any SFMCA Course that they By the time you read this, the wall will have passed to those in their BDE at various I will be detailing the different awards be accessible on the site. Please visit http: We also have several staff positions gatherings that may be held in their BDE or that starting with the most prestigious and //www.sfi -sfmc.org and follow the link to open within the Command. If you are they are able to attend. If you are interested in working down in up coming reports. I hope view it. Also, every log of the Ask the GS interested in any of these posts, please this type of position, contact either me or Jill to also announce the names of all the meetings are now available, as well as contact either Jill Rayburn ([email protected]) Rayburn at the addresses above. Marines who are authorized to wear each information about the Ask the GS meeting. or me ([email protected]) for more award as part of the article concerning information. The requirements for these posts We are always looking for people with new that award. A couple of months ago, I suffered a are as follows: ideas or creative writing abilities who want to minor hard drive crash, and I lost part of my help, even if it is not on the full staff member I will be accessing the Marine records e-mail. If you have sent anything to me, and I 1. Be a member of SFI in good standing level. to gather many of these names, therefore haven’t gotten back with you, please resend. if you do not wish your name included in Also, if you have submitted any requests for 2. Must have completed OTS, but do not If you have an idea for ways to improve the the article please send me a message to a Communications Award and have heard need to be a commissioned offi cer current branch structure, revise the manuals that effect. nothing, please resend as well. or for new tests, then we want to hear from 3. Completed PD-10 (PD-20 is desirable) you! if you would like your name mentioned Should you fi nd any problems with in the articles, please submit a list of all the SFMC site, please send an e-mail to 4. Complete all courses offered by that If you have any questions or comments, awards earned to the following address: webmaster@sfi -sfmc.org. Include the exact Branch or School (the 30 course can be please do not hesitate to contact me. My inbox page where you found the error, and any completed within 60 days of appointment). is always open and I will reply as quickly as [email protected] error messages that may show up. Without possible to all inquiries. Until next time, keep your feedback, we can’t fi x the problems. We also have many openings left for taking our courses. Thank you for participating!
A lot of things have been said of the Nations Peace force in June of that year. It Canadian Forces recently, some good and is recalled to Earth and is assigned to guards some bad. But in spite of all that the Canadian the H.Q. of the U.N.P.F. Forces have as a whole have served with 111th MSG – SFI HEAVY GUARDS honour and distinction, the people of Canada 2161: The United Federation of Planets is and the world. Canadian Soldiers are by their By Marine Captain Paul Williams • OIC, 111th MSG formed. STARFLEET is formed at the same very nature decent, honourable, steadfast, Rebellion in 1837. 1936: The Governor General’s Body Guard time and all ground units are absorbed into loyal and compassionate. The Canadian and the Mississauga amalgamate to form the the STARFLEET Marine Corps. The Governor Forces are one of the major participants 1885: During the Louis Riel Rebellion the Governor General’s Horse Guards. General’s Horse Guards are re-designated in peacekeeping efforts around the World. Governor general’s Body Guard earned it’s the Guards of the Commander, STARFLEET, I’m proud to have been a member of this fi rst Battle Honour, The North – West Rebellion 1938: G.G.H.G. receives it’s fi rst Standard, 111th. Marine Strike Group and is equipped organisation and of one of its Reserve 1885. which is the unit’s fl ag. with heavy armour units. (Militia) Regiments. I joined the Governor General’s Horse Guards on 4th November 1899: The Governor General’s Body Guard 1940: Activated for overseas duty 2195-2199: The Klingon Wars gave the 1986 and was Honourably Discharged on supplied volunteers to the Canadian Contingent Guards a chance to shine. It spearheaded 28th September 1988. The Horse Guards are in the Boer war in South Africa. One of its 1941-1945: The Governor General’s the offensive against the Klingons, fi ghting one of Canada’s oldest and most senior Militia members, Capt. H. Z. C. Cockburn, earned the Horse Guards lose their horses to become a gallantly and suffered heavy losses. Regiments tracing its lineage back to 1822. Victoria Cross. mechanised regiment of tanks. The Regiment Regardless it achieved all of its objectives saw action in Italy and later North – West Europe. and never retreated in battle. No less than The Horse Guards have a long tradition of 1901: The Toronto Mounted Rifl es formed at It received nine battle honours for distinguished fi ve STARFLEET Crosses were awarded for unblemished service to Canada, after all it is a Toronto by regimentation of J and K Squadrons, performance in W.W. 2 gallantry. Guards Regiment and as such is considered Canadian Mounted Rifl es. one of the Elite units in the Canadian Forces. I 1950: The G.G.H.G. sent 50 volunteers for 2200: The Unit’s designation is changed to hope you enjoy this creation, blending the real 1914-18: 170th Infantry Battalion, Mississauga duty with the Special Service Force in Korea. the 111th Marine Strike Group, STARFLEET past with a fi ctional future. Horse. The 4th. Canadian Mounted Rifl es (CMR) Marine Guards, in honour of their service in formed by the Mississauga Horse and the 1965: The Regiment is tasked as a light the Klingon War. The Historical Lineage of the Governor General’s Body Guards. 4th. CMR was Reconnaissance (Recce) Regiment equipped 111th. M.S.G., SFMC one of the most highly decorated Battalions of with jeeps. 2347: Cardassian war 111th M.S.G. the Canadian Army, including a Victoria Cross by STARFLEET Marine Guards participates in 1822: Captain G. T. Denison forms a Private T.W. Holmes at Passchendale. 1982: The Regiment converts back to an several engagements causing heavy losses to Troop of Dragoons to augment a local militia armoured regiment with the Cougar Armored Cardassian military forces. (reserve) infantry battalion. 1914: Williams Avery “Billy” Bishop enlists with Car. The regiment continued to send volunteers the Mississauga Horse and is sent overseas in to NATO. into the 21st. Century. 2355: The 111th. M.S.G. is equipped 1839: Became independent of infantry 1915. with Mecha and re-designated the 111th. battalion, was named the Governor General’s 1990: The Regiment is deployed during the STARFLEET HEAVY GUARDS STARFLEET’s Body Guard in 1886 1916: Billy Bishop leaves the Mississauga Eugenics Wars as a light mechanized recce Own Mecha Horse, transferring to the Royal Flying Corps. force. 1866: Denison’s Troop active against the 2366: The unit participates in “Operation Fenians routing them from Fort Erie and the 1917: Bishop promoted to Capt., after fl ight Early 21st. Century: World War 3 the Hammer” and together with other Marine units Niagara frontier, taking many prisoners. training, then sent to France. In April Bishop G.G.H.G. fought with distinction, was severely devastates the Cardassian military, this Action is awarded the Military Cross and in May the decimated in battle and deactivated. Leads to the truce in 2367. 1876: George Taylor Denison III expands Distinguished Service Order. He received the the troop to a squadron and then a regiment Victoria Cross in June for Gallantry. 2075: The Governor General’s Horse Guards Today the 111th M.S.G. operates on a in 1889. Canada’s oldest cavalry troop, the are reactivated in the Colonial Marines as a light rotating bases with Headquarters Squadron Markham (Button’s) Troop, formed in 1810, 1918: Bishop is credited with downing 72 armour rapid reaction regiment. and “A” Squadron tasked to the defence of was one of the troops amalgamated to form enemy planes, fi ve of them on his last day of Terra and the Body Guard of the Commander the regiment. Both Denison’s Troop and combat. Discharged with Honours from military 2158: The Governor Generals Horse Guards STARFLEET. B and C Squadron based on the Button’s Troop active during the North-West service. are absorbed into the newly created United Federation/Cardassian Border Regions.
DECEMBER 2003/JANUARY 2004 - ISSUE 120 35 A STARFLEET CROSSWORD – By Dallas Vinson A STARFLEET YOUTH WORD SEARCH – By Mysteri Tullis CHAPTERFCMCRCS EEMA I LFDOMASXP FKWTCDAPMADTHA DRQHHDNYMREAKC SR I ZFKCOU I TREE THEES I LUNNATSS CXUGNSUT I ECRPT TKPT I DBHQSAECA VMRLTOSCUMDK I T FD I I CLNHEHEWZI XUWKFXEG I TMSUO FDNGDLTEFPYRYN Things youth can expect to fi nd in STARFLEET. REGION SPACE STATION EMAIL STAR TREK COMMUNIQUE FAN CLUB FDP YOUTH MARINES FRIENDSHIP CHAPTER CADET ACADEMY FUN SHUTTLE
Down: Across: 2 Historian 1 Director: Communications 3 Quartermaster 4 Director: Sciences BUILD A BUBBLE POWERED ROCKET 6 Director: Stampede Program 5 Director: Morale 8 Chief of Communications 7 Chief Financial Offi cer By Mystery Tullis • Shttle Claymore, STARFLEET Region 12 10 Director: DTS 9 Director of Public Relations Materials: Blasting Off 11 Director: Dept. Online Gaming 12 Director: Chaplains & Couns. • Paper, regular 8-1/2- by 11-inch paper, • Put on your eye protection. 13 Director: Engineering 13 Chief of CompOps such as computer printer paper or even • Turn the rocket upside down and remove notebook paper. the canister’s lid. 14 SFI Webmaster 16 Loss Prevention Specialist • Plastic 35-mm fi lm canister (The fi lm • Fill the canister one-third full of water. 15 Director of Personnel 18 Vice-Commander Starfl eet canister MUST be one with a cap that • Drop one-half of an effervescing antacid 17 Commander STARFLEET 21 Scholarships Coordinator fi ts INSIDE the rim instead of over the tablet into the canister. 19 Chief of Operations 23 Inspector General outside of the rim.) • Snap the lid on tight. Work quickly! 20 Director: FDP Program 25 Director: Medical • Cellophane tape • Stand your rocket on a launch platform, 22 Communiqué Editor 26 SHoC • Scissors such as your sidewalk or driveway. 24 Commandant, SFMC 27 Awards Director • Effervescing (fi zzing) antacid tablet • Stand back and wait for blast off! 28 Chief of Staff • Paper towels • Water How does the pop rocket work? • Eye protection (like eye glasses, sun When the tablet is placed in water, bub- glasses, or safety glasses) bles of gas escape. Because the bubbles All Personnel current as of weigh less than the water they go up, 11/25/2003 Basic Steps: instead of down. When the bubbles reach • Wrap and tape a tube of paper around the surface, they break open. The gas es- the fi lm canister. Hint: Tape the canister capes from the bubbles and push on the If you need some help with the to the end of the paper before you start sides of the canister. The pressure of the clues, just turn the CQ upside wrapping. Important! Place the lid end gas causes the top to pop off the canister. down and consult to the solution to of the canister down. This causes all the water and gas to rush the right! • Tape fi ns to your rocket body, if you down and out, pushing the canister rocket want. up. Real rockets work kind of the same • Roll a circle, with a wedge cut out, into way. But instead of using tablets that fi zz a cone and tape it to the rocket’s top. in water, they use rocket fuel. CONVENTION LISTINGS Compiled By Corporal Captain Blair Learn
Convention attendees: When California Ellie Cornell, Jenya Lano, Julia Robert B. Parker, Dr. Michael M. Apr 24-25 Creation, Chicago, calling conventions for information, Rose, Julie Strain, Paget Brewster, Baden Illinois; Info: 217 S. Kenwood Street, don’t call collect and don’t call too Feb 13-16 Gallifrey One, Los Audie England, Mia Zottoli, Celeste Glendale, CA 91202 Ph: 818-409- late in the evening (many organizers Angeles, California; Info: PO Yarnall Mar 24-28 IAFA, Fort Lauderdale, 0960 http://www.creationent.com/ list their home phone numbers). Box 3021, North Hollywood, Florida; Info: PO Box 10416, [email protected] Guests: When writing for information, it’s CA 91609 Ph: 818-752-3756 Apr 30-May 2 WonderCon, San Blacksburg, VA 24062 http: William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy frequently a good idea to include a http://www.gallifreyone.com/ Francisco, California; Info: PO Box //www.iafa.org/ Guests: Daìna self-addressed stamped envelope. [email protected] Guests: Janet 128458, San Diego, CA 92112-8458 Chaviano, Marcial Souto, Elizabeth May 14-16 Anime Central, Fielding, Yee Jee Tso Ph: 619-491-2475 http://www.comic- Hand, Brian Aldiss Rosemont, Illinois; Info: 1694 Convention Organizers: Please con.org/ [email protected] Paysphere Circle, Chicago, IL send the convention’s name, dates, Feb 14 Creation Super Sale, Guests: Adam Hughes, Bill Morrison Apr 30-May 2 Vulkon, Tampa, Florida; 60674 http://www.acen.org/ location, and contact information to San Jose, California; Info: 1010 N. Info: PO Box 297122, Pembroke [email protected] Blair Learn at 11604 King’s Arrow Central Ave, 4th Floor, Glendale, May 23-24 Creation, Burbank, Pines FL 33029-7122 Ph: 954- CT, Germantown, MD 20876 or to CA 91202 Ph: 818-409-0960 California; Info: 217 S. 441-TREK http://www.vulkon.com/ Iowa [email protected]. Please http://www.creationent.com/ Kenwood Street, Glendale, [email protected] allow a minimum of three months [email protected] CA 91202 Ph: 818-409-0960 May 1-2 Demicon XV, Des Moines, time between your submission and http://www.creationent.com/ May 28-30 Oasis 17, Orlando, Iowa; Info: PO Box 7572, Des the convention’s date. Feb 21-22 Alternative Press [email protected] Florida; Info: PO Box 592905, Moines, IA 50322-7572 Ph: 515- Expo, San Francisco, California; Orlando, FL 32859-2905 http: 224-7654 http://www.demicon.org/ Thank you to everyone who’s Info: PO Box 128458, San Diego, May 28-31 BayCon, San Jose, //oasfis.org/oasis_17.html [email protected] Guests: Emma contributed information to the list. CA 92112-8458 Ph: 619-491- California; Info: PO Box 610427, oasfi [email protected] Guests: Allen Steele, Bull, Will Shetterly, Frank Kelly Freas, Special thanks to: Anthony Colon, 2475 http://www.comic-con.org/ San Jose, Ca. 95161-0427 Ph: 408- H. Ed Cox, Michael Longcor, Jack Rusty Hevelin, Tadao Tomomatsu Sheryl Schopfer, James Armstrong, [email protected] Guests: Daniel 450-1788 http://www.baycon.org/ McDevitt, Rebecca Schumacher Ed Dravecky, Jerry Tien, Margaret Clowes, Chynna Clugston-Major, reg@baycon.org Guests: Michael Kentucky Organ-Kean, Mali Munch, Sheryl Howard Cruse, Jhonen Vasquez, Swanwick, Jael, Elaine Pelz, Sean Georgia Schopfer, Colin Douglas, Laura Robert Williams Stewart May 15-16 Wonderfest, Louisville, Jenks, Kris Pitman, Beth Agnew, Apr 2-5 CostumeCon 22, Atlanta, Kentucky; Info: PO Box 5757, Susan Harris, Paul R Jones, Rick Feb 27-Mar 29 ConDor, San May 28-31 FanimeCon, San Jose, Georgia; Info: PO Box 656, Decatur, Louisville, KY 40255-0757 http: Gale, and Bobbie DuFault Diego, California; Info: PO Box California; Info: PO Box 8068, GA 30031 http://www.costume- //www.wonderfest.com/ 15771, San Diego, CA 92175- San Jose, CA 95155-8068 http:// con.org/ [email protected] 5771 http://www.condorcon.org/ www.fanime.com/ [email protected] Maryland Alabama [email protected] Guests: Apr 8-11 Fantasm, Atlanta, Georgia; Robert Silverberg, Karen Haber May 28-31 KublaCon, Burlingame, Info: 67 Gail Drive, Athens, GA Feb 13-15 Farpoint, Hunt Valley, Apr 30-May 2 PersaCon, California; Info: PO Box 170436, 30606 Ph: 706-369-1561 http:// Maryland; Info: 6099 Hunt Club Road, Madison, Alabama; Info: PO Box Mar 19-21 Wizard World San Francisco, CA 94117 Ph: 866- www.fantasm.org/ [email protected] Elkridge, MD 2107 Ph: 410-579- 1035, Madison, AL. 35758 http: Los Angeles, Los Angels, KublaCon http://www.kublacon.com/ Guests: Michael Manning, Andy 1257 http://www.farpointcon.com/ //www.geocities.com/chibicon2k3/ California; Info: 151 Wells [email protected] Lee, Lyn Gaza, Mark Jackson, Mike [email protected] Guests: Bill [email protected] Guests: Avenue, Congers, NY 10920 Weaver Mumy, Brad Dourif, TA Chafi n, Polly Stephanie Chateau, Steve Bennett, http://www.wizarduniverse.com/ Colorado Luttrell, Peter David, Jan Michael Crystak Gilleland, Michael Coleman, conventions/la.cfm Idaho Friedman, Bob Greenberger, Feb 12-15 Genghis Con XXV, Howard Weinstein, Liliana Mumy, May 21-23 Mobicon, Mobile, Mar 26-28 Creation, Pasadena, Denver, Colorado; Info: PO Box Mar 19-21 Anime Oasis, David Batchelor, Inge Heyer Alabama; Info: PO Box 161632 Mobile, California; Info: 217 S. 472664, Aurora, CO 80047- Boise, Idaho; Info: 420 9th Ave AL 36616 http://www.mobicon.org/ Kenwood Street, Glendale, 2664 Ph: 303-690-6054 http: North, Nampa, ID 83687 http: May 28-31 Balticon 38, Baltimore, president@mobicon.org Guests: Lee CA 91202 Ph: 818-409-0960 //www.denvergamers.com/genghis/ //www.animeoasis.org/ Maryland; Info: PO Box 686, Seed, Albrecht, Andrew Greenberg http://www.creationent.com/ [email protected] Baltimore MD 21203-0686 Ph: 410- Benefi ts: Make A Wish Foundation [email protected] Guests: Illinois 563-2737 http://www.balticon.org/ William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, Apr 16-18 Starfest, Denver, [email protected] Guests: Arizona Brent Spiner, Sally Kellerman, Colorado; Info: PO Box 24955, Feb 6-8 Winter Wars, Champaign, Lois McMaster Bujold, Dave Seeley, Connor Trinneer, Alexander Denver, CO 80224-0955 Ph: 303- Illinois; Info: 304 E. Sherman Box Heather Alexander, Patricia Bray Feb 14 Creation, Phoenix, Arizona; Siddig, Dominic Keating, Anthony 757-5850 http://www.starland.com/ 1012, St. Joseph, IL 61813 Ph: 217- Info: 217 S. Kenwood Street, Montgomery, Walter Koenig, Andrew [email protected] 469-9917 http://www.prairienet.org/ Massachusetts Glendale, CA 91202 Ph: 818-409- Robinson, Armin Shimerman, winterwar/ [email protected] 0960 http://www.creationent.com/ Rene Auberjonois, Cirroc Lofton, Apr 16-18 Chosen Con 2, Denver, Feb 13-15 Boskone 41, Boston, [email protected] Guests: John Rhys-Davies, Amanda Colorado; Info: PO Box 2333, Fairfax, Mar 5-7 Slanted Fedora, Chicago, Massachusetts; Info: PO Box 809, William Shatner Tapping, Michael Shanks, Michael VA 22031 Ph: 414-333-1295 http: Illinois; Info: 4623 Aminda, Framingham, MA 01701-0809 Rosenbaum, Mark Verheiden, //www.chosenentertainment.com/cc/ Shawnee, KS 66226 Ph: 913-441- http://www.nesfa.org/boskone/ Feb 15 Creation, Phoenix, Arizona; Anthony Michael Hall, Nicole de [email protected] 9405 http://www.sfedora.com/ [email protected] Guests: Stephen Info: 217 S. Kenwood Street, Boer, Chris Bruno, John L. Adams, [email protected] Baxter, Richard Hescox, Betsy Glendale, CA 91202 Ph: 818-409- Kristen Dalton, Andy Hallett, Connecticut Mitchell, Bill Sutton, Brenda Sutton 0960 http://www.creationent.com/ Mercedes Mcnab, Robia La Morte, Mar 13-14 Chicago ComicFest, [email protected] Guests: Iyari Limon, Mark Lutz, James Leary, Mar 19-21 ConnCon, Stamford, Rosemont, Illinois; Info: 33228 W. Feb 19-22 Total Confusion, Stephanie Romanov, Julie Benz, Julie Benz, Jeremy Bulloch, Kenny Connecticut; Info: PO Box 12 Mile Rd, PMB #286, Farmington Mansfi eld, Massachusetts; Info: Iyari Limon, John Kassir, Robin Atkin Baker, Rusty Goffe, Ken Colley, 444, Sherman, CT 06784- Hills, MI 48334 http://www.motorcity PO Box 70585, Worcester, Downes, Jacqueline Lichtenberg Peter Mayhew, Leni Parker, Gina 0444 http://www.conncon.com/ comiccon.com/chicago_comic_fest/ MA 01607 Ph: 603-644-0437 Torres [email protected] [email protected] http://www.totalcon.com/ Apr 8-11 World Horror Convention [email protected] 2004, Phoenix, Arizona; Info: PO Box Apr 3-4 Hollywood Collectors Florida Mar 26-28 Egyptian Campaign, 26665, Tempe, AZ 85285 Ph: 480- Show, Hollywood, California; Info: Carbondale, Illinois; Info: c/o SIUC Apr 16-18 OurCon, Amherst, 945-6890 http://www.whc2004.org/ PO Box 5040, Spring Hill, Florida Mar 5-7 MegaCon, Orlando, Florida; Strategic Games Society, Offi ce of Massachusetts; Info: c/o Game [email protected] Guests: 34611 Ph: 352-683-5110 http: Info: PO Box 1056, Safety Harbor, Student Development, 3rd Floor Hobbyists’ League, RSO 178 - Douglas Clegg, Caniglia, Stephen //www.hollywoodcollectorshow.com/ FL 34695-1056 Ph: 727-712-8700 Student Center, Carbondale, IL 416 SUB, UMass, MA 01003 http: Jones, David Morrell, Dee Snider, [email protected] http://www.megaconvention.com/ 62901-4425 Ph: 618-457-5702 http:/ //www.ourcon.org/ Mort Castle [email protected] /www.siu.edu/~gamesoc/ecgamcon/ Apr 24-25 Creation, Burbank [email protected] Michigan May 7-9 LepreCon 30, Phoenix, , California; Info: 217 S. Mar 18-21 Sleuthfest, Fort Arizona; Info: PO Box 26665, Kenwood Street, Glendale, Lauderdale, Florida; Info: 6619 Apr 9-11 2 Be CONtinued, Apr 16-18 Penguicon 2.0, Tempe, AZ 85285 Ph: 480-945- CA 91202 Ph: 818-409-0960 Roxbury Lane, Miami Beach, Rosemont, Illinois; Info: PO Box Warren, Michigan; Info: PO Box 6890 http://www.leprecon.org/ http://www.creationent.com/ FL 33141 http://www.mwa- 1582, No. Riverside, IL 60546 401302, Redford, MI 48240- [email protected] Guests: Donato [email protected] Guests: florida.org/sleuthfest.htm http://www.2becontinued.com 9302 http://www.penguicon.org/ Giancola, Sylvana Anderson Chase Masterson, Misty Mundae, [email protected] Guests: [email protected] [email protected] Guests:
DECEMBER 2003/JANUARY 2004 - ISSUE 120 37 CONVENTION LISTINGS (CONTINUED) Compiled By Corporal Captain Blair Learn
Neil Gaiman, Jeff Bates, Steve Francis, Sue Francis, Jody Lee North Carolina rghcomicon.com/ [email protected] Modesitt Jr, Dave Wolverton Jackson, Wil Wheaton, Jon Hall, Benefi ts: Make A Wish Eric Raymond, Rob Malda, Fred Montana Mar 19-21 Stellarcon 28, High Vermont Gallagher, Howard Tayler Point, North Carolina; Info: 5701 May 21-23 Wizard World Philly, May 28-31 MisCon 18, Missoula, Running Ridge Rd, Greensboro, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Info: 151 Apr 23-25 Bakuretsu Con, May 28-31 MediaWest*Con 24, Montana; Info: PO Box 7721, Missoula NC 27407 Ph: 336-294-8041 Wells Avenue, Congers, NY 10920 Burlington, Vermont; Info: PO Box 44, Lansing, Michigan; Info: 200 E. MT. 59807 http://www.miscon.org/ http://www.stellarcon.org/ http://www.wizarduniverse.com/ Vergennes VT 05491 Ph: 802-877- Thomas St., Lansing MI 48906- [email protected] Guests: Ellisa [email protected] Guests: Fred conventions/philly.cfm 2647 http://www.bakuretsucon.org 4047 http://members.aol.com/ Mitchell Saberhagen, M. Wayne Miller, [email protected] MdiaWstCon/mwc.htm Aaron Allston, dgk goldberg, Julie South Carolina [email protected] Nebraska Anne Parks, John Ringo, Michael Virginia Stackpole, Timothy Zahn, James Apr 16-18 Roundcon, Columbia, Minnesota Mar 26-28 Willycon 6, Wayne, Roberts, Cheralyn Lambeth South Carolina; Info: 1119 Flora Feb 13-15 Katsucon 10, Arlington, Nebraska; Info: Wayne State Drive, Columbia, SC 29223- Virginia; Info: PO Box 62424, Feb 6-8 Con of the North, St. Paul, College SF & Fantasy Club, c/o May 28-30 Animazement, Durham, 5222 http://www.roundcon.org/ Virginia Beach, VA 23466- Minnesota; Info: PO Box 18096, Conn Library, Wayne, NE 68787 North Carolina; Info: PO Box [email protected] 2424 http://www.katsucon.com/ Minneapolis, MN 55418 Ph: 651-698- http://www.wsc.edu/student/ 1383, Cary, NC 27512-1383 http: [email protected] Guests: 8565 http://www.conofthenorth.com/ activities/clubs/sfclub/willycon/ //www.animazement.org/ informatio Tennessee Fred Gallagher [email protected] scifi [email protected] Guests: Eric Flint, [email protected] John Debnam Mar 19-21 Galacticon, Chattanooga, Feb 27-29 SheVaCon 12, Roanoke, Mar 5-7 Marscon, Bloomington, North Dakota Tennessee; Info: 6636 Shallowford Virginia; Info: PO Box 416, Verona, Minnesota; Info: PO Box 21213, New Jersey Rd, Chattanooga, TN 37421 http: VA 24482-0416 Ph: 540-248-4152 Egan MN 55121 Ph: 612- Apr 23-25 ValleyCon 29, //www.thewebfool.com/galacticon/ http://shevacon.org/ Guests: Jim 724-0687 http://marscon.org/ Feb 27-29 Ubercon, Secaucus, New Fargo, North Dakota; Info: PO [email protected] Butcher, Charles Keegan, Stephen [email protected] Guests: Jersey; Info: 370 Ramsey Rd, Yardley, Box 7202, Fargo, ND 58106- Pagel, Alan Siler, Warren Lapine, Doctor Demento, Richard Biggs, PA 19067 http://www.ubercon.com/ 7202 http://www.valleycon.com/ Mar 26-28 MidSouthCon 22/ Mark Pederson, Catherine Twohill, Baron David E. Romm, The Great [email protected] [email protected] DeepSouthCon 42, Memphis, James Emery Barnes, Christopher Lukeski Tennessee; Info: PO Box Howard Mar 20-21 Creation, Secaucus, New Ohio 11446, Memphis, TN 38111- Apr 9-11 Minicon 39, Minneapolis, Jersey; Info: 217 S. Kenwood Street, 0446 Ph: 901-274-7355 http: Mar 19-21 Technicon 21, Minnesota; Info: PO Box 8297, Lake Glendale, CA 91202 Ph: 818-409- Mar 19-21 Millennicon, Kings //www.midsouthcon.org/ Blacksburg, Virginia; Info: PO Street Station Minneapolis, MN 0960 http://www.creationent.com/ Island, Ohio; Info: 143 Schloss Ln., [email protected] Guests: Box 256, Blacksburg, VA 24063- 55408 http://www.mnstf.org/minicon/ [email protected] Dayton, OH 45418 Ph: 513-659- David Brin, Todd Lockwood, C. J. 0256 http://www.technicon.org/ [email protected] Guests: 2258 http://www.millennicon.org/ Cherryh, Glen Cook, Jane Fancher, [email protected] Walter Jon Williams, Sharyn New York millennicon@mvfl .org Guests: Harry Selina Rosen, Stephen Pagel, Joy November, Deb Geisler Turtledove, Tom Smith Marie Ledet Mar 26-28 Madicon 13, Mar 19-21 Lunacon, Rye Brook, Harrisonburg, Virginia; Info: Apr 18 Creation Super Sale, New York; Info: PO Box 3566, Apr 2-4 Frightvision, Westlake, Apr 2-4 Middle Tenessee Anime PO Box 607, Harrisonburg, VA Minneapolis, Minnesota; Info: New York, NY 10008-3566 http:// Ohio; Info: PO Box 547 Ravenna, Convention 4.01b, Nashville, 22801 http://www.madicon.org/ 1010 N. Central Ave, 4th Floor, www.lunacon.org/ [email protected] OH 44266 Ph: 330-297-5441 Tennessee; Info: PO Box 290423, [email protected] Glendale, CA 91202 Ph: 818-409- Guests: Storm Constantine, Michael http://www.frightvision.com/ Nashville, TN 37229-0423 http: 0960 http://www.creationent.com/ Whelan, Lucy Schmeidler, Pete [email protected] //mtac.animenashville.org/ Apr 30-May 2 Malice Domestic, [email protected] Abrams Arlington, Virginia; Info: PO Box Apr 2-4 Cinema Wasteland, Texas 31137, Bethesda, MD 20824-1137 Mississippi Mar 26-28 I-Con 23, Stony Brook, Strongville, Ohio; Info: PO http://www.malicedomestic.org/ New York; Info: PO Box 550, Stony Box 81551, Cleveland, OH Feb 20-22 ConDFW, Richardson, [email protected] Guests: Apr 2-4 CoastCon XXVII, Biloxi, Brook, NY 11790-0550 Ph: 631- 44181 Ph: 440-891-1920 http: Texas; Info: 2183 Buckingham Road Dorothy Cannell, Jan Burke, Erle Mississippi; Info: PO Box 1423, 632-6045 http://www.iconsf.org/ //www.cinemawasteland.com/ #282, Richardson, TX 75081 http: Stanley Gardner, Marian Babson, Biloxi, MS 39533 Ph: 228-435- [email protected] [email protected] Guests: //www.condfw.org/ [email protected] Linda Pletzke 5217 http://www.coastcon.org/ Marilyn Burns, Robert A. Burns, Guests: Lois McMaster Bujold coastcon@coastcon.org Apr 2 UBCon XV, Buffalo, New Allen Danziger, Gunnar Hansen, May 28-30 Anime Mid-Atlantic, York; Info: 308 Student Union, Edwin Neal, Paul A. Partain, Bill Mar 25-28 AggieCon 35, College Richmond, Virginia; Info: PO Box Missouri SUNY at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY Johnson, Stephen Blickenstaff, Tom Station, Texas; Info: Memorial 2636, Glen Allen, VA 23060 http: 14260 http://www.ubsarpa.com Sullivan Student Center, Box J-1, Texas //www.animemidatlantic.com/ anime Feb 20-22 Visioncon, Springfi eld, [email protected] A&M University, TAMUS 1237, [email protected] Missouri; Info: PO Box 1415, Apr 23-15 Vulkon, Cleveland, Ohio; College Station, TX 77844- Springfi eld, MO 65801-1415 Ph: 417- Apr 16-18 EerieCon VI, Niagara Falls, Info: PO Box 297122, Pembroke 1237 http://aggiecon.tamu.edu/ Washington 886-7219 http://www.visioncon.net/ New York; Info: PO Box 412, Buffalo, Pines FL 33029-7122 Ph: 954- [email protected] [email protected] Guests: Gary NY 14226 http://www.eeriecon.org/ 441-TREK http://www.vulkon.com/ Feb 6-8 Creation, Seattle, Bedell, Mary Capps, Fredd Gorham, [email protected] Guests: Larry [email protected] Guests: Apr 3-4 Sci-Fi Expo & Toy Washington; Info: 217 S. Eugene Roddenberry, Mike Strain, Niven, Brian Lumley, Anne Bishop, Mercedes Mcnab, Julie Benz Show, Richardson, Texas; Kenwood Street, Glendale, Al Turner, Mike Worley Hal Clement, Carolyn Clink, David Info: PO Box 941111, Plano CA 91202 Ph: 818-409-0960 Clink, David DeGraff, Lynn Flewelling, May 28-31 Marcon 39, Columbus, Tx 75094-1111 Ph: 972-578- http://www.creationent.com/ Apr 2-4 Slanted Fedora, Kansas Charles Gannon, James Alan Ohio; Info: PO Box 141414, Columbus, 0213 http://www.scifi expo.com/ [email protected] Guests: City, Missouri; Info: 4623 Aminda, Gardner, Mark Garland, Sephera OH 43214 http://www.marcon.org/ scifi [email protected] Robert Beltran, Amanda Tapping, Shawnee, KS 66226 Ph: 913-441- Giron, Lois Gresh, Paul Levinson , [email protected] Tim Russ, Robert Picardo, Ethan 9405 http://www.sfedora.com/ Derwin Mak, Will McDermott, John- May 7-9 Vulkon, Houston, Texas; Phillips, Peter Mayhew, Jeremy [email protected] Allen Price, Robert J. Sawyer, Darrell Oregon Info: PO Box 297122, Pembroke Bulloch Schweitzer, Josepha Sherman, Pines FL 33029-7122 Ph: 954- May 21-23 STARFLEET Region 12 David Stephenson, Edo Van Belkom, Mar 5-7 Gamestorm, 441-TREK http://www.vulkon.com/ Feb 13-15 Radcon 4, Pasco, Summit, Joplin, Missouri; Info: 1538 Pat York Portland, Oregon; Info: PO [email protected] Guests: Washington; Info: PMB# 162, 2527 MC 2061, Yellville, AR 72687 Ph: 870- Box 764, Portland OR 97207 Mercedes Mcnab, Julie Benz, Juliet West Kennewick Ave, Kennewick, WA 436-6100 http://www.team12.org/ May 16-23 SuperTrek 1, New York, http://www.pdxgames.com/ Landau 99336-3126 http://www.radcon.org/ summit/ [email protected] New York; Info: 10370 USA Today [email protected] [email protected] Guests: Way, Miramar, FL 33025 Ph: 866- Utah Gardner Dozois, Chris Bunch, May 28-30 ConquesT, Kansas 456-1263 http://www.supertrek.com/ Pennsylvania Radcon Waste Cleanup, Mary City, Missouri; Info: PO Box 36212, [email protected] Guests: May 28-30 CONDuit, Salt Lake Hansen Roberts, Meryl Birn Kansas City MO 64171-6212 Ph: George Takei, John Billingsley, Apr 30-May 2 Pittsburgh Comicon, City, Utah; Info: PO Box 11745, Salt 816-822-2740 http://www.kcscien Roxann Dawson , Dr. Lawrence Monroeville, Pennsylvania; Info: 1002 Lake City UT 84147-0745 http:// Feb 13-15 STARFLEET Region 5 cefi ction.org/ [email protected] Schoen, J. G. Hertzler, Robert Graham Ave., Windber, PA 15963 conduit.sfcon.org/CONduit/ Guests: Conference, Pasco, Washington; Guests: Jennifer Roberson, Steve O’Reilly Ph: 814-467-4116 http://www.pittsbu Sharon Lee, Steve Miller, L.E. Info: 1707 W 8th Place, Kennewick,
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WA 99336 http://www.uss- Wisconsin; Info: PO Box 1624, G429, Perth WA 6841, Australia http: Shimerman, Armin Shimerman, Info: Unit 36 Vicarage Field Shopping rubicon.org/Summit/RadCon.htm Madison, WI 53701 Ph: 608-233- //www.swancon.com/ Terry Farrell, Richard Arnold, Marc Centre, Ripple Road, Barking, 8850 http://www.sf3.org/wiscon/ B. Lee Essex, IG11 8DQ, United Kingdom Feb 27-29 Potlatch 13, Seattle, [email protected] Guests: Eleanor Canada Ph: +44 (0)20 8591 5357 http: Washington; Info: PO Box 31848 Arnason, Patricia McKillip, Ireland //www.tenthplanet.co.uk/invasion/ Seattle, WA 98103-1848 http:// Ontario [email protected] Guests: www.potlatch-sf.org/ info@potlatch- Australia Mar 5-7 Mecon, Belfast, ; Info: Sarah Mowat, Sylvester McCoy, Lalla sf.org Benefi ts: Clarion West Feb 20-22 Pandemonium 21, 12 Hopefi eld Avenue, Belfast, Ward, Peter Purves, Mary Tamm Australian Capital Territory Toronto, Ontario; Info: c/o Ken BT15 5AP http://www.mecon.org/ Apr 8-11 Norwescon 27, Seatac, Barton, 1975 Memory Lane, mecon@qubscifi .org.uk Guests: Ian Apr 9-12 Eastercon/Concourse, Washington; Info: PO Box 68547, Mar 13-14 Best Of Both Worlds, #22, Pickering, Ontario, Canada, McDonald, Paul J. Holden Benefi ts: Blackpool, England; Info: 63 Seattle WA 98168-0547 Ph: 206- Canberra, Australian Capital L1V 3M3 Ph: 905-839-2182 Ulster Cancer Foundation Providence Way, Waterbeach, 270-7850 http://www.norwescon.org/ Territory; Info: PO Box 960, http://www.realmsquest.org/ Cambridge, United Kingdom, CB5 [email protected] Guests: Mike Belconnen Mall, Belconnen ACT, pandemonium/ pandemoniumcon@ New Zealand 9QH http://homepage.ntlworld.com/ Resnick, Ben Bova, Joe Haldeman, 2616, AUSTRALIA Ph: +61 2 9453 rogers.com concourse2004eastercon/ Jim Baen 0290 http://www.bobw.com.au/ Apr 16-18 Armageddon: Pop membership.concourse@ntlworl [email protected] Guests: Dominic Apr 2-4 Ad Astra 23, Toronto, Culture Expo, Auckland, ; Info: PO d.com Guests: Mitchell Burnside Apr 23-25 Sakura Con, Seattle, Monaghan Ontario; Info: PO Box 7276, Station Box 13419 Onehunga, Auckland, Clapp, Danny Flynn, Sue Mason, Washington; Info: 800 5th “A”, Toronto, ON CANADA M5W 1X9 New Zealand Ph: +64 9 625 Christopher Priest, Philip Pullman Ave, Box 142, Seattle, WA Apr 23-26 Confl ux: 43rd Australian Ph: 905-305-0827 http://www.ad- 8054 http://www.pulpexpo.com/ 98104 http://sakuracon.org/ National Science Fiction astra.org/ [email protected] [email protected] Guests: Corin Apr 24-25 Star One, Bedford, [email protected] Convention, Canberra, Australian Nemec England; Info: Unit 36 Vicarage Capital Territory; Info: PO Box 903, Apr 2-4 Orion, Toronto, Ontario; Field Shopping Centre, Ripple May 14-16 TolCon, Seattle, Belconnen, ACT 2616 Ph: +61 0 418 Info: 122 St. Patrick Street, Suite United Kingdom Road, Barking, Essex, IG11 8DQ, Washington; Info: 13522 39th Ave 540 160 http://www.confl ux.org.au F24/130, Toronto, Ontario, Canada United Kingdom Ph: +44 (0)20 8591 NE, Seattle WA 98125 Ph: 206- info@confl ux.org.au Guests: Greg M5T 2X8 Ph: 416-698-6052 http: England 5357 http://www.tenthplanet.co.uk/ 440-3221 http://www.tolcon.org Benford, Sean McMullen, Harry //www.rigelgroup.org/ [email protected] starone/Star%20One%202004/ [email protected] Guests: Dany Turtledove, Karen Herkes Feb 6-8 Wolf Events: SG-7, London, staroneindex.htm sales@ Slone, Jasmine Watson, Jen Leigh, May 2 SFX: Toronto Sci Fi England; Info: PO Box 1419, Slough tenthplanet.co.uk Guests: Paul Julie Haehn, Lori Sammy, The Great New South Wales Con II, Toronto, Ontario; Info: 4 PDO, SL2 5WJ Ph: +44 01753 771 Darrow, Jacqueline Pearce, Janet Luke Ski, Maddy DuMont, Molly Varsity Road, Toronto, Ontario, 078 http://www.wolfevents.com/ Lees Price, Gareth Thomas, David Winter, Jaida Jones, Dorian Mirth, Apr 24 Friends of Science Fiction Canada, L6M 4N4 Ph: 416-761- Guests: Teryl Rothery, Ronny Cox, Jackson, Stephen Grief, Lynda David Salo Benefi ts: People for Presents, Sydney, New South 1760 http://www.hobbystar.com Steve Bacic, Dion Johnstone, Alex Bellingham, Glyn Owen, Glynis Puget Sound & American Diabetes Wales; Info: PO Box 797, Fairfi eld [email protected] Guests: Casey Zahara Barber Association NSW 1860, Australia Ph: +61-02- Biggs 9523-8385 http://www.fsf.com.au/ Feb 13-15 Starfl eet Ball, Apr 30-May 3 Collectormania 5, Wisconsin [email protected] May 28-30 Anime North, Toronto, Bournemouth, England; Info: 6 Milton Keynes, England; Info: 2 Guests: Corin Nemec Ontario; Info: c/o Dufferin Mail The Street, Sutton Waldron, Near Waterside, Peartree Bridge, Milton Mar 5-7 Congenial, Racine, Postal Outlet, PO Box 24090, 900 Blandford, Dorset. DT11 8PF, Keynes. Bucks, MK6 3DG. England Wisconsin; Info: PO Box 542911, Queensland Dufferin St, Toronto, ON M6H 4H6, United Kingdom http://www.starfl eet- Ph: +44 (0)1908 671138 http: Chicago, IL 60654 http:// Canada http://www.animenorth.org/ ball.com/ info@starfl eet-ball.com //www.collectormania.com/ info@ www.congenial.org/ info@congenial Apr 26 Vortex Events, Brisbane, [email protected] Guests: Celeste Yarnall, Michael showmastersonline.com Guests: .org Queensland; Info: GPO Box 2004, Dorn Brad Dourif, Corin Nemec, Robert Brisbane, QLD, 4001 Ph: +0 61 7 3356 Germany Picardo, Robert Englund Apr 2-4 Odyssey Con, Madison, 5472 http://www.vortexevents.com Mar 12-14 Mount Olympus, Wisconsin; Info: 901 Jenifer St., [email protected] May 21-23 Federation Con XII, Bristol, England; Info: PO Box May 28-30 Crashdown, Madison, 53703 http://www.venture- Guests: Corin Nemec Bonn, ; Info: Schisslerstr. 4, 86154 3250 Glastonbury, Glastonbury, Northampton, England; Info: PO 1.com/~oddcon/ oddcon@venture- Augsburg, Germany Ph: +49 821 BA6 9WL United Kingdom http: BOX 409, Sittingbourne, Kent, ME10 1.com Guests: Joe Haldeman, David Western Australia 219 1936 http://www.fedcon.de/ //www.kumara.org.uk/ Benefi ts: The 1WU Ph: +44(0)17 9542 8440 http:/ Weber [email protected] Guests: Anthony Kevin Smith Memorial Fund /www.crashdown-conventions.co.uk/ Apr 8-12 SwanCon 29, Perth, Montgomery, Rene Auberjonois, steven.frost@crashdown- May 28-31 WisCon 28, Madison, Western Australia; Info: GPO Box Armin Shimerman, Armin Mar 14 Invasion 4, Essex, England; conventions.co.uk
HELPDESK: HERE TO HELP! JUST WHAT EXACTLY DOES “SCC” STAND FOR? By Joan E. Pierce By Comander James Cecil • Shuttle Commonwealth, STARFLEET Region 1 If you have any questions, For all the time I’ve spent, all correspondences have our like the various STARFLEET it and all you have to do concerns, problems or issues off and on, in STARFLEET I’ve mother ship’s registry number Academy Courses you take, is write the name of the with how things are functioning never questioned what the SCC on it followed by a dash and then renewal of your membership, chapter that you’d like to in SFI today, contact us at stood for on our membership another number. ECT. join and then send it off to helpdesk@sfi .org. cards that we all receive when the Commanding Offi cer of we join. I sent out to ask the question Have you also wondered what the ship your joining. He or If you do have e-mail access, to our newly appointed Chief to do with the other card that you she will then sends it out please use helpdesk@sfi .org, It just happen one day that a of Computer Operations Chief get in your membership packet to the Chief of Computer otherwise call or fax (507) new member of my crew asked Mandi Livingston who has the Assignment card? Operations. 299-2015, which is a toll-call. me that question. “What does informed me via subspace the SCC on my membership communications that the SCC In your membership packet So why did I write this Make sure to leave us enough card mean?” At fi rst he thought stands for Security Clearance you have a vessel registry to article? information so we know how it was the shuttle’s vehicle Code which is also confi rmed browse through to help you fi nd to contact you! registry number of which I in the STARFLEET Membership a ship to join. I wrote for those new quickly explained told him what Handbook. members coming into Any questions? our number is that DTS has You’ll notice that the STARFLEET as well as to recorded for the Commonwealth Your SCC number is used for assignment card will already share a little bit of information Answers are just an E-mail as well as to further explain why storing information about you have your name printed on to the membership. away from helpdesk@sfi .org!
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Region 1 Crewmembers enjoyed a Halloween Glen Weekend in Region 7. Another Crewmembers cleaned a highway. Crewmembers enjoyed an end of party. away team attended the Region 13 summer bash. USS Aeon, NCC - 75022 Conference. USS Providence, NCC - 71796 Memphis, TN USS Columbia, NCC - 75017 Jackson, TN Region 2 Crew welcomed visitors from other Wooster, OH USS Jamestown, NCC - 1843-D Crewmembers enjoyed a dinner event area chapters to the monthly meeting. An away team traveled to visit with a Hampton, VA after their regular meeting. USS Continuum, NCC - 71821 Holiday plans are underway. former CO to celebrate his birthday. Crewmembers volunteered at the Pensacola, FL Crewmembers enjoyed a dinner Virginia Air and Space Center. USS Questar, NCC - 75435 Crewmembers enjoyed a Star Trek USS Alaric, NCC – 503 night. Crewmembers celebrated the ship’s Louisville, KY Uno match. Asheville, NC anniversary with a dinner. An way Crewmembers enjoyed a stargazing Recycling efforts continue. USS Columbus, NCC - 72401 team attended the Maat’s anniversary event. An away team volunteered at a USS Dark Phoenix, NCC - 74920 Crewmembers enjoyed gaming at the Columbus, OH dinner. zoo for Halloween. Pascagoula, MS regular meetings. Crewmembers participated in a Crewmembers volunteered at a charity car wash. Crewmembers USS Jurassic, NCC - 3500 USS Renegade, NCC - 2547 local Special Olympics. Plans for Shuttle Altrusia, NCC – 75021 celebrated the ship’s anniversary. Hamersville, OH Youngstown, OH commissioning celebration are Bristol, TN Away teams attended several The ship celebrated its anniversary. An away team attended a local underway. Crewmembers enjoyed a movie day. conventions and festivals. convention. Crewmembers enjoyed USS Kitty Hawk, NCC - 1659 a movie night. USS Dark Silence Station USS Appomattox, NCC – 75001 Shuttle Commonwealth Raleigh, NC Florence, AL Appomattox, VA Richmond, KY Crewmembers enjoyed a meeting USS Reprisal, NCC - 1896 Crewmembers attended a Crewmembers celebrated the ship’s Crewmembers held a raffl e to raise and a cookout. Kingsport, TN Renaissance Faire. The ship made a 2nd anniversary. The ship sponsored funds for a children’s hospital. Crewmembers attended a Heritage donation to the local Big Brothers and a Halloween party. Crewmembers USS Lagrange, NCC - 3916-B Days celebration.The ship sponsored Big Sisters organization. collecting items for an eBay charity USS Dark Wolf, NCC - 75002 Cuyahoga Falls, OH its fi rst annual Patriot’s Day party. auction. Blountville, TN Collection efforts for a local food bank An away team attended the SFMC USS DaVinci, NCC - 74671 An away team attended a nearby continue. The ship celebrated its 21st Wilderness Challenge. Columbus, GA USS Aries, NCC – 71806 convention. anniversary. Crewmembers enjoyed an end of Johnson City, TN USS Richmond, NCC - 2003 summer barbecue. Crewmembers Crewmembers enjoyed a cookout. USS Dominator, NCC - 18076 USS Liberator, NCC - 75008 Covington, Va participated in a clean the river event. N. Charleston, SC Akron, OH Recycling efforts continue. USS Arizona, NCC – 71839 An away team attended a convention. Collection efforts for OCP continue. Crewmember collected items for a USS Draco, NCC - 78501 Alliance, OH Collection efforts for OCP and An away team attended a convention. local animal shelter. Cullman, AL Crewmembers adopting a family for Stampede continue. Crewmembers donated blankets to a An away team volunteered as security the Holidays. local charity. USS Ronald E McNair, NCC - 61809 at a local concert. Crewmembers USS Francis Marion, NCC - 2006 Columbia, SC enjoyed a haunted house hop for USS Asgard, NCC – 72402 Kingsport, TN USS Maat, NCC - 1794-A Collection efforts for OCP and pop- Halloween. Lancaster, OH Crewmembers collected cell phones Virginia Beach, VA tops continue. Crewmembers enjoyed Crewmembers collected school for charity donations. An away team An away team volunteered at a a Halloween party. USS Dräkenfi re, NCC - 71822 supplies for a local elementary visited a planetarium. concert. The ship celebrated its Odenville, AL school. An away team traveled to anniversary with dinner at a local USS Rutledge, NX - 72415 Away teams enjoyed shopping another ship’s meeting. Collection USS Gallifry, NCC - 81631 restaurant. Ladsen, SC trips. The ship’s website has been efforts for OCP continue. An away Elryia, OH Work for Operation Eagle continues. updated. team attended a Halloween party. Crewmembers enjoyed sci-fi USS Maelstrom, NCC - 74218 Fiction writing continues. USS Gasparilla, NCC - 74400 nights and role playing events. Hertford, NC Tampa, FL USS Athena, NCC – 51896 Crewmembers volunteered at a local Crewmembers enjoyed a cookout, USS Star League, NCC - 2101 Krewemembers enjoyed dinner and Reston, VA haunted forest for Halloween. and a Halloween party. N. Augusta, SC gaming events. The ship sponsored a bridge building Crewmembers enjoyed a miniature contest. Crewmembers enjoyed a USS Heimdal, NCC - 1793 USS Nebula, NX - 61800 golf event. USS Guardian, NCC - 26244 Halloween party. Ship sponsored a Madison Heights, VA North Royalton, OH Cape Canaveral, FL craft day fundraiser. Crewmembers enjoyed a sundae and The ship’s website is up and running USS Starward Fury, NCC - 2122 Recruitment efforts continue. trivia night. The ship sponsored a at http://www.ussnebula.org Fayetteville, NC Crewmembers enjoyed an Enterprise Bennu Station, SFR - 119 Halloween party. Crewmembers started a food drive. premier party. Ship celebrated its 16th Gatlinburg, TN Space Station Nikola Tesla anniversary with a party. Crewmembers participated in a blood Shuttle Hell’s Fury, NCC - 71874 Puryear, TN USS Tycho, NCC - 59325 drive and a fundraiser. An away team Simpsonville, SC An away team took part in the SFMC Toledo, OH USS Haise, NCC - 74664 attended the Marine Wilderness An away team volunteered at the Wilderness Challenge. Crewmembers decorated the display Jackson, MS Challenge. Crewmembers raised MDA telethon. Collection efforts for case at a local library. Crewmembers enjoyed a Mars money to send children to the OCP underway. USS Normandy, NCC - 36000 viewing party. Crewmembers also Shriner’s Circus. An away team Correspondence USS Tristar, NCC - 71829 had a pizza and Enterprise premiere volunteered at a Halloween Carnival. USS Hornet, NCC - 1714-D An away team attended Watkins Glen Knoxville, TN party. Charlotte, NC Weekend in Region 7. Crewmembers participated in a USS Bonaventure, NCC - 102-A Crewmembers enjoyed a dinner Halloween Zoo event. USS Hephaestus, NCC - 2004 Greensboro, NC night. An away team attended another USS North Carolina, NCC - 75019 Birmingham, AL An away team attended an ice cream chapter’s end of summer party. Hickory, NC USS Wasp, NCC - 1721 An away team traveled to Atlanta for a festival. Crewmembers enjoyed a Collection effrots for OCP continue. Crewmembers enjoyed a guest Bristol, VA convention. Crewmembers enjoyed a movie event. Crewmembers participating in Vessel speaker at the monthly meeting., and The ship sponsored a star gazing Halloween party. Readiness Program. a scary movie night. event that was attended by several USS Carolina, NCC - 74222 chapters. USS Jubilee, NCC - 57299 Greenville, SC Shuttle Indiana, NCC - 79158 USS Ohio, NCC - 75007 Mobile, AL Crewmembers enjoyed a movie Indianapolis, IN Barberton, OH USS West Virginia, NCC - 2008 Crewmembers enjoyed the monthly night. Crewmembers attended a local An away team attended a convention. Charlestown, WV meeting at a coffee shop. convention. Crewmembers toured a local Crewmembers volunteered at USS Charleston, NCC - 71813 observatory. a disability awareness fair. Ship Shuttle King George Charleston, SC USS Intrepid, NCC - 74655 sponsored a Halloween party. Claxton, GA The ships sponsored a feal market. Mansfi eld, OH USS Pathfi nder, NCC - 2121 Crewmembers enjoyed a movie Collection efforts for OCP continue. Crewmembers volunteered at a scout Lima, OH USS Yeager, NCC - 61893 night. An away team attended a local Crewmembers celebrated the ship’s jamboree. Crewmembers continue to process Bluefi eld, WV convention. 11th anniversary. packets for SETI @ Home. Recruitment efforts continue. USS Jaguar, NCC - 74750 USS Khai Tam, NCC - 81000 USS Chesapeake, NCC - 1887 Kingsport, TN USS Powhatan, NCC - 1967-A USS Yorktown, NCC - 1704-A Tallahassee, FL Richmond, VA An away team attended Watkins Chesapeake, VA York, SC Crewmembers enjoyed several
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cookouts. The captain had a poker Crewmembers attended a Salute Crewmembers enjoyed a cookout and a Diabetes Walk fo Research. Collection efforts for pop tops night. An away team participated in a to Star Trek event at a local library. Enterprise premiere party. An away Crewmembers enjoyed an Enterprise continue. The ship sponsored a trail clean up. The ship sponsored a Crewmembers celebrated the ship’s team participated in an ADA walk. premier party. Halloween party. garage sale. 10th anniversary. Crewmembers enjoyed a pool and darts outing. Crewmembers enjoyed Cascade Station, NCC - SS0003 USS S L Heya, NCC - 1604 Shuttle Myrddin, NCC - 74400/01 USS Yamato, NCC - 71087 several gaming nights. Redding, CA Fresno, CA Clearwater, FL Pinson, AL An away team attended the Regioni Recruitment effrots continue. An away team attended a convention. An away team attended a Greek Food USS Palo Duro, NCC - 61914 4 conference. Crewmembers enjoyed Crewmembers participated in a walk The ship sponsored a yard sale. Festival. Amarillo, TX an end of summer barbecue. for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Support efforts for the local Ronald Foundation. Crewmembers enjoyed a Shuttle New Hope, NCC - 50335 Region 3 McDonald house continue. USS Centurion, NCC - 74801 Halloween party. Montgomery, AL Moreno Valley, CA Crewmembers enjoyed a tv night. USS Ark Angel, NCC - 74622 USS Panther City, NCC - 74917 Crewmembers enjoyed a Klingon Iron USS Tikopai, NCC - 1800 Georgetown, TX Fort Worth, TX Chef competition. San Jose, CA USS Odyssey, NCC - 454-A Crewmembers volunteered at Crewmembers enjoyed a Labor Day An away team attended the Region 4 Hattiesburg, FL the Alamo Sunshine Gardens. party. An away team attended a USS Dragon’s Club, NCC - 81003 Conference. Crewmembers enjoyed a The ship sponsored a conference. Crewmembers enjoyed role playing movie event. Crewmembers enjoyed Shafter, CA Halloween party. and gaming. two Halloween events, one for adults Crewmembers enjoyed a Halloween USS Okatoma, NCC - 74695 and one geared for the cadets. celebration. Camp Wendell Fertig Collins, MS USS Aurora Vulcanus, NCC - 1888 Fresno, CA Crewmembers volunteering as bell Houston, TX USS Rhyanna, NCC - 1892 USS Eagle, NCC - 1719 The ship sponsored a bake sale. An ringers for the Salvation Army. Collection efforts for OCP continue. Austin, TX Fremont, CA away team attended the Region 4 Away teams attended an air show Crewmembers celebrated the ship’s Crewmembers enjoyed a gaming conference. USS Paegan, NCC - 1755 and went to the races. Another away anniversary at the monthly meeting. night. Collection efforts for OCP Orlando, FL team attended the region’s trip to the An away team participated in a rally continue. Crewmembers participating USS William O’Darby, NCC - 12474 Crewmembers enjoyed the monthly Johnson Space Flight Center. for breast cancer research. Collection in a toy and food drive for the Grand Terrace, CA meeting at a nearby lake. efforts for a local food pantry holidays. An away team attended the Region USS Bethel, NCC - 74663 continue. 4 conference. Recruitment efforts USS Pleiades, NCC - 72388 Grapevine, TX Shuttle Falcon, NCC - 79430 continue. Elwood, GA An away team attended an air show. USS Spirit Wolf, NCC - 74300 Briggsdale, CO Crewmembers celebrated the ship’s Crewmembers helped out at a con. Houston, TX Crewmembers hard at work getting Region 5 commissioning. Crewmembers celebrated the ship’s the shuttle running smoothly. USS Bexar, NCC - 71718 5th anniversary. USS Carson, NCC - 0592-A USS Relentless, NCC - 81001 San Antonio, TX Shuttle Gallant, NCC - 1950 Weiser, ID Madison, FL An away team participated in a USS Tejas, NCC - 9756 Fresno, CA Collection efforts for OCP continue. An away team volunteered with fundraiser for the Susan G Komen Vernon, TX Crewmembers journeyed to a local Habitat for Humanity. Crewmembers Foundation. Collection efforts for Crewmembers participated in the planetarium only to fi nd that they USS Crusader, NCC - 74711 enjoyed bowling and minigolf. An away a local trauma buddy program annual alien ball fundraising event. were closed. Plans for future activities Spokane, WA team toured the Star Trek Experience continues. Crewmembers enjoyed a Collection efforts for OCP continue. are underway. The ship held its annual bake sale. in Las Vegas. Crewmembers cleaned movie night. local parks. USS Texas, NCC - 74207 USS Highroller, NCC - 23104 USS Destiny, NCC - 97301 USS Comanche, NCC - 71809 Killeen, TX Reno, NV Salem, OR USS Republic, NCC - 1371 Fort Worth, TX Recruitment efforts continue. Crewmembers enjoyed an Enterprise An away team attended a gaming Atlanta, GA An away team attended a local premiere party. An away team event sponsored by a Klingon vessel. Crewmembers hosted a panel Klingon gathering. Shuttle Trinity River, NCC - 74663/4 volunteered at a local convention. Proceeds from the event benefi ted at Dragon Con. An away team Dallas, TX MDA. An away team participated in participated in an Iron Trek cookoff. USS Devastator, NCC - 10533 Crewmembers enjoyed movie nights. USS K’Ehkeyr Station a walkathon. Collection efforts for a Paris, TX An away team attended the region’s Las Vegas, NV local food bank continue. An away USS Rogue Phoenix, NCC - 75005 Crewmembers enjoyed the monthly pool and darts tournament. A small away team attended the team visited a local aviation museum. Savannah, GA meeting. Region 4 Conference. Crewmembers Crewmembers enjoyed a dinner USS Victory, NCC - 74208 enjoyed a recognition dinner. Greywolf Station night. Recruitment efforts continue. USS Firebird, NCC - 74662/1 San Antonio, TX Boise, ID Crewmembers enjoyed movie nights. Houston, TX Crewmembers participated in a local USS Northern Lights, NCC - 27001 Plans for future activities are Crewmembers enjoyed gaming and Cajun festival. San Jose, CA underway. USS Shadow Hawk, NCC - 74660 a meeting. Crewmembers participated in a Opilika, AL Region 4 gaming night. The ship sponsored a USS Kensington, NCC - 75016 Recruitment efforts are underway. SS Freedom Station III Halloween party. Meridian, ID Euless, TX USS Angeles, NCC - 71840 An away team toured a local USS Spiritwalker, NCC - 31097 An away team attended a gathering Los Angeles, CA USS Oberon, NCC - 71820 museum. Decatur, AL at NASA. An away team attended the Region 4 Citrus Heights, CA Donations to a local animal shelter Conference. Plans for holiday events Crewmembers enjoyed a picnic. USS Rubicon, NCC - 71816 continue. An away team volunteered USS Intangible, NCC - 65421 underway. Richland, WA at the Muscular Dystrophy telethon. Bryan, TX USS Onizuka, NCC - 71815 Crewmembers installed a bronze Crewmembers enjoyed movie nights. Crewmembers enjoyed a trip to the USS Angelfi re, NCC- 75025 Chico, CA plaque in honor of DeForest Kelley at space center in Houston. Phoenix, AZ An away team attended the Region 4 a local library. The ship celebrated its USS Trident, NCC - 74692 Crewmembers enjoyed a dinner and conference. Crewmembers enjoyed a 11th anniversary with a party. Stuart, FL USS Joan of Arc, NCC - 73289 meeting at the CO’s home. An away Halloween party. An away team participated in an Corpus Christi, TX team visited a traveling exhibit of the Region 6 MS Walk. Crewmembers enjoyed a The ship’s cadets enjoyed an Declaration of Independence and USS Palavara, NCC - 2021 Halloween party. astronomy sleep over. Later in the toured the USS Arizona exhibit in a Chula Vista, CA Shuttle Cimarron, NCC - 81002/01 month they took a trip to a botanical local museum. Crewmembers enjoyed a Halloween Waukesha, WI USS Triumph, NCC - 26228 garden. Crewmembers passed out party. Crewmembers participated in a Ft. Lauderdale, FL candy at a local Halloween festival. USS Augusta Ada, NCC - 55011 bowling competition. Recycling efforts continue. San Francisco, CA USS Peacekeeper, NCC - 72300 Collection efforts for OCP continue. USS Laredo, NCC - 1375 Crewmembers celebrated the ship’s Visalia, CA USS Czar’ak, NCC - 1798-A Crewmembers enjoyed a miniature Laredo, TX 3rd anniversary with a party. An away team attended the Region 4 Minneapolis, MN golf event. Crewmembers enjoyed several Conference. Crewmembers enjoyed a An away team attended a nearby monthly meetings. Shuttle Battleborn, NCC - 23401/1 barbecue. Renaissance Festival. Crewmembers USS Werner Von Braun Carson City, NV enjoyed the annual all ships picnic. Huntsville, AL USS Lone Star, NCC - 73628 Crewmembers participated in the USS Pegasus, NX - 9755 An away team attended a local Collection efforts for OCP continue. Lubbock, TX Muscular Dystrophy telethon and Las Vegas, NV (Continued Next Page)
DECEMBER 2003/JANUARY 2004 - ISSUE 120 41 MONTHLY STATUS REPORT SUMMARIES (CONTINUED) Compiled By Fleet Captain Dixie Halber convention. conference. An away team attended a USS Niagra, NCC - 75634 Region 12 local convention. The Klingons in renaissance faire. Buffalo, NY attendance were not amused. USS Fox River, NCC - 81002 An away team attended a convention USS Antonio Maria Valsalva Appleton, WI USS Avenger, NCC - 1860 in Cleveland. Crewmembers Wildwood, MO USS Jeannette Maddox Crewmembers enjoyed a bowling North Brunswick, NJ participating in many STARFLEET STAMPEDE and OCP collection Wichita, KS tournament. A small away team visited the Sea-Air Academy schools. efforts continue. Crewmembers Crewmembers enjoyed game nights. and Space museum in New York City. continue to collect pop tops for Plans for holiday activities are USS Imperium, NCC - 2125 An away team attended the Region 7 USS Northstar, NCC - 10462 the Ronald McDonald House. underway. Fargo, ND conference. New York, NY Crewmembers volunteered at a An away team enjoyed a laser tag Crewmembers enjoyed an Enterprise Greek festival at a local church. USS Marko Ramius, NCC - 23103 event. Crewmembers enjoyed a USS Challenger, NCC - 1767-D and gaming night. Fayetteville, AR picnic. Ship hosted the Region 6 Dover Township, NJ USS Atlas, NCC - 75013 Crewmembers enjoyed the new conference. Crewmembers enjoyed an Enterprise USS Osiris, NCC - 3092 Bridgeton, MO monthly dinner night. night. The ship sponsored an end of Bronx, NY Crewmembers enjoyed restaurant USS Saint George, NCC-63541 summer party and hosted members An away team attended the Region 7 nights. An away team participated in a USS Morning Star, NCC - 4126 from other area ships. Crewmembers Conference. Crewmembers enjoyed a fund raiser at a local haunted forest. Lawton, OK Collection efforts for Overseas attended many festivals and faires. guest speaker at the meeting. Collection efforts for Overseas Coupon Project continue. An Crewmembers attended the region’s USS Black Hawk, NCC - 75004 Coupon Project and Stampede away team attended the Region 6 Halloween party. USS Sovereign, NCC - 75000 Rockford, IL continue. Crewmembers also conference. Philadelphia, PA Crewmembers celebrated awards collected items for the Humane Shuttle DeBraak, NCC - 63543 An away team attended a renaissance winning ship of the year. Society and a local food bank. USS Thunderchild, NCC - 3122 Frederica, DE faire. Rapid City, SD An away team attended a renaissance USS BortaS, NCC - 74211 USS Phoenix, NCC - 2155 Crewmembers participating in a fan festival. Crewmembers attended the USS Starlord, NCC - 74225 Urbana, IL Columbia, MO movie. Region 7 conference. Crewmembers Ramsey, NJ Crewmembers participated in a local Crewmembers enjoyed a Saturday enjoyed a pizza night. Crewmembers enjoyed role playing “Light the Night” walk or the Leukemia social. nights. An away team attended the Foundation. Region 7 USS Edinburgh, NCC - 77930 Regional Conference. Crewmembers Shuttle Proxima, NCC - 73707/1 Gaithersburg, MD enjoyed a Pumpkin Party. USS Celt, NCC - 75018 St. Joseph, KS USS Accord, NCC - 1842 Crewmembers helped out at the Fayetteville, AR Crewmembers participated in a Ithaca, NY regional conference. USS Thagard, NCC - 652 An away team attended a Halloween Halloween event. Crewmembers enjoyed a very Philadelphia, PA party sponsored by another area ship. successful Watkins Glen Weekend. USS Flying Fox, NCC - 3116 Crewmembers enjoyed a craft night. Recruitment efforts continue. USS Shawnee, NCC - 7802 Sixty-seven people from all over the Philadelphia, PA An away team attended an Enterprise Paola, KS Fleet attended. The ship sponsored a tea party. premiere party. Crewmembers Shuttle Claymore, NCC - 4126/07 Recruitment efforts continue. Ship’s Crewmembers enjoyed a Halloween enjoyed monthly poker night. Midwest City, OK website getting a facelift. USS Adamant, NCC - 3029 party. The ship celebrated its 1st Crewmembers celebrated the birth Valley Forge, PA anniversary. USS Titanium, NCC - 72385 of their newest members. The ship USS Sunfl ower, NCC - 74679 An away team attended the Region 7 Horsham, PA hosted gaming nights. The ship made Augusta, KS conference. Crewmembers enjoyed USS Highlander, NCC - 10530 An away team attended a nearby air a donation to a local infant crisis Collection efforts for Overseas a restaurant night. Crewmembers Frederick, MD show. Crewmembers welcomed one center. Crewmembers donated a Coupon Project continue. New enjoyed several movie nights. Crewmembers hard at work on the members home from overseas and months worth of groceries to a needy recruitment brochures were next Polar Bear Plunge. sent another one off. family. introduced. USS Albany, NCC - 587 Scotia, NY USS Inferno USS Triton, NCC - 71819 USS Delta Clipper, NCC - 72302 USS Thunderbird, NCC - 71845 An away team volunteered at Pittsburgh, PA Glen Burnie, MD Atchison, KS Oklahoma City, OK the Muscular Dystrophy telethon. Crewmembers enjoyed a dinner Crewmembers enjoyed a party. The ship postponed the anniversary Crewmembers enjoyed a trip to an Crewmembers enjoyed a miniature night. party in order to allow the exotic animal park. golf outing. An away team participated Shuttle Vanguard, NCC - 72296 Commanding Offi cer to recover from in a Heart Walk. An away team USS Justice, NCC - 556 Dallas, TX an illness. USS Titanic, NCC - 75015 attended a craft show. Crewmembers Florham Park, NJ Crewmembers enjoyed online Lawton, OK enjoyed a bowling event. The ship Crewmembers participated in a gaming. An away team enjoyed USS Discovery, NCC - 1308 Recycling efforts continue. sponsored its 15th annual Halloween paintball event with William Shatner. gaming events. St. Louis, MO party. Collection efforts for OCP Work on the ship’s video project Crewmembers enjoyed birthday Shuttle Titan, NCC - 72303 continue. continues. parties and movie nights. An away Kansas City, KS Region 9 team attended a local convention. The ship sponsored a benefi t USS Alpha Centauri, NCC - 71812 Shuttle Kerberos, NCC - 74929 dance for a fellow Fleet member. Washington, DC Newark, NJ USS Europe, NCC - 74668 Shuttle Firestorm, NCC - 75006/01 Crewmembers enjoyed a Halloween Crewmembers enjoyed the ship’s An away team attended the Region 7 Lisboa, Portugal Wichita, KS party. annual picnic. conference. The CO was interviewed for a Star An away team attended a local Trek documentary. Renaissance festival. USS Umiak, NCC - 3142 USS Ari, NCC - 1723 USS Lexington, NCC - 1703 - C St. Louis, MO Buffalo, NY West Point, NY USS Flying Fortress, NCC - 31904 Crewmembers attended a local An away team visited the Dinamation Crewmembers attended the Region 7 Region 10 Tulsa, OK convention. exhibit. Crewmembers enjoyed dinner Conference. Crewmembers enjoyed an astronomy nights. USS Majestic, NCC - 78601 gathering. An away team gave a USS Witchfi re, NCC - 75006 USS Lone Wolf, NCC - 72214 Victoria, BC sword fi ghting demonstration at local Harrison, AR USS Archer, NCC - 1069 Ocean City, MD Crewmembers enjoyed several movie Scottish games. Recycling efforts Recruitment efforts continue. Mantua, NJ Recruitment efforts continue. nights and a quiet Halloween. continue. An away team attended the Region 7 Region 13 conference. USS Malverne, NCC - 2205 USS Sol, NCC - 1733 USS Hellfi re & Brimstone Upper Darby, PA Fairbanks, AK Emporia, KS USS Banting, NCC 17220 USS Ascension, NCC - 2520 Ship donated care packages to Fundraising plans underway. An away team attended a movie Guelph, ON Lehigh Valley, PA members deployed overseas. event. An away team took a historical An away team attended the Region 7 walking tour. Crewmembers attended conference. Crewmembers enjoyed USS Matrix, NCC - 72296 Region 11 USS Hexum, NCC - 2199 a charity dog walk. movie nights. Correspondence Belleville, IL Crewmembers enjoying current USS Southern Cross, NCC - 1886 Crewmembers made a donation USS Empress, NCC-15025-A USS Asimov, NCC - 1647 role playing game. Fiction writing Sydney, NSW Australia of hair to Locks of Love. Collection Sterling Heights, MI Yardley, PA continues. An away team attended Crewmembers enjoyed a fundraising efforts for Stampede continue. An An away team attended a Civil War The ship helped sponsor the region 7 the Region 7 Conference. lecture. away team provided tribbles for a reenactment. Crewmembers collected
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school supplies to send to Iraq. Many crewmembers in sick bay but USS Hood, NCC - 1707 The ship sponsored a yard sale. USS Orion, NCC - 74915 most are on the mend. An away team Nashua, NH Crewmembers participated in a round Colorado Springs, CO USS Hadfi eld, NCC - 75020 enjoyed a movie night. Crewmembers enjoyed the region’s robin story telling event. An away team traveled to the Georgetown, ON Canada lawn olympics. Regional Coordinator’s Johnathan An away team toured a local pioneer USS Ares, NCC - 26291 USS Anasazi, NCC - 62001 “Gumby” Simmons’ wedding. village. Crewmembers attended Boston, MA Space Station Ian Flemming Albuquerque, NM a Renaissance Festival. Ship Crewmembers enjoyed a bowling Newburyport. MA Crewmembers enjoyed a movie USS Pioneer, NCC - 5280-D sponsored a charity barbecue. An event with their monthly meeting. Crewmembers enjoyed a late summer marathon for Halloween. Westminster, CO away team participated in a charity boating event on a nearby lake. Crewmembers enjoyed an Enterprise dog walk. An away team attended the USS Atlantis, NCC - 71803 USS Arc Royal, NCC - 63546 party. An way team traveled to Region 13 conference. Brockton, MA USS Nelson, NCC - 74804 Colorado Springs, CO Dinosaur National Monument. Ship Fundraising efforts continue. The Northhampton, MA Recruitment efforts continue. An away celebrated its 8th anniversary. An USS Valkyrie, NCC-74658 website has been updated. Collection efforts for Overseas team traveled to the anniversary of away team attended the Regional Dearborn, MI Coupon Project and local charities another regional ship. Coordinator’s Johnathan “Gumby” An away team toured a traveling USS Avalon, NCC - 74914 continue. Simmons’ wedding. Titanic exhibit at a local museum. Standish, ME Shuttle Hapsburg, NCC - 73281/4 Crewmembers continue their work USS O’Bannon, NCC - 5372 El Paso, TX USS Stormbringer, NCC - 74213 USS Whitestar, NCC - 71012 on the food pantry that the ship Sanford, ME Crewmembers participated in a Englewood, CO Port Huron, MI sponsors. Crewmembers enjoyed an Enterprise haunted house for Halloween. The ship sponsored the fi rst annual Crewmembers enjoyed a trip to a premiere party. An away team enjoyed An away team attended a nearby Region 17 Rocket Derby. Renaissance Festival. An away team USS Darwin, NCC - 1116 a trip to Boston. Crewmembers convention. attended the Region 13 conference. Brockton, MA enjoyed a movie night. The Marine USS Wind Spirit, NCC - 14110 Plans for the ship’s anniversary party Crewmembers threw a surprised group got together for breakfast. USS Mir, NCC - 73281 Colorado Springs, CO are underway. bridal shower for one if their fellow Collection efforts for a local animal Las Cruces, NM Crewmembers enjoyed an Enterprise members. shelter continue. An away team visited a local museum. night. Crewmembers enjoyed a Region 14 An away team participated in a Halloween Party/meeting. USS Endeavor, NCC - 1716 USS Omar Khayyam, NCC - 79001 highway cleanup. USS Magellan, NCC - 72014 Baltic, CT Watertown, MA Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec Crewmembers enjoyed a movie night An away team attended a USS Omega Glory, NCC - 26197 Region 20 An away team traveled to the Region at the captain’s house. Plans for future Renaissance Faire. Denver, CO 13 conference. activities are underway. Crewmembers enjoyed a craft and USS Britannia, NCC - 5311 movie night. The ship sponsored Stevanage, UK Region 15 USS Galaxy, NCC - 70637 Region 17 an Enterprise premier party. Crewmembers enjoyed a house Springfi eld, MA Crewmembers participated in a warming party for the Commanding USS Anubis, NCC - 586 Crewmembers enjoyed a Halloween USS Alioth, NCC - 72383 Citizens Academy sponsored by the Offi cer. Crewmembers enjoying an Boston, MA party. Orem/Provo, UT local police force. e-mail RPG. STARFLEET ANNOUNCEMENTS Compiled By Robin Smith • Announcements Coordinator
November 2003 SFA Webmaster, (laurenmilan USS Dark Phoenix, NCC-74920. TRACOM is now accepting STARFLEET Academy’s Security @yahoo.com), anncouned two new applications for Maritime Operations School will be Closed until November 2003.11.24 : Allyson M. W. Dyar, courses now available from the 2003.11.06 : Mandi Livingston, Branch Director. 1, 2003. Chief of Staff STARFLEET, School of XenoAnthropology. Chief of Computer Operations, ([email protected]) ([email protected]), reminded 2003.10.29 : MGN Jill Rayburn, 2003.10.14 : Comm. Jerry Tien, announced that bids for the 2006 2003.11.14 : Admiral Alex us about Helpdesk reporting ([email protected]), announced that Director of Shuttle Operations International Conference (IC) are Rosenzweig, Department of Technical guidelines, membership processing TRACOM is now accepting Command, ([email protected]), due to the Chief of Staff, Commander Services Director, ([email protected]) timeframes as well as some hints on applications for Leadership and announced the commissioning of the STARFLEET, by 15 February, 2004. reminds us that the Department of renewing online. She announced the Infantry Branch Directors. U.S.S. Pleiades, NCC-72388. Technical Services (DTS) is (still) CompOps staff changes as well as a 2003.11.24 : MGN Jill Rayburn, seeking qualifi ed and talented request for personnel to staff a Forms 2003.10.23 : Brigadier Linda Olson, 2003.10.14 : CDR David Lee ([email protected]), announced applicants for 1 or more available Department. ([email protected]), Kania, Region 5 Chief of Staff, that TRACOM is now accepting position(s) to execute engineering reminds us that the 2004 Region One ([email protected]), announced applications for Xeno-Studies drawings of starships and space 2003.11.05 : Comm. Jerry Tien, Summit has a scottish theme and details for the Region 5 2004 Romulan Branch Director. stations. Director of Shuttle Operations asks that as many people as possible Summit. Command, ([email protected]), join in the fun. 2003.11.24 : Matthew G. Copple, Fleet 2003.11.14 : Commodore Wayne Lee announced the commissioning of the 2003.10.13 : Michael W. Malotte, Division Program Director, (mcopple Killough, Jr., 2004 Region 12 Summit U.S.S. Vanguard, NCC-75026. 2003.10.23 : MGN Jill Rayburn, Commander, STARFLEET, @ussproxima.org), announced Coordinator, (killough@southshor ([email protected]), reminds us that (cs@sfi .org), announced the new that the Cadet Corps will be closed e.com), provided an update on the 2003.11.04 : Comm. Jerry Tien, TRACOM still has several open RCs for Region 20, Brigadier Marie temporarily. Region 12 2004 Summit scheduled Shuttle Operations Command positions. Wilson, and Region 9, Fleet Captain for May 21-23 and reminds us that the Director, (shoc@sfi .org), announced Isaque Fernandes. 2003.11.20 : MGN Jill Rayburn, fi rst drawing deadline is at the end of the launching of the Shuttle Falcon 2003.10.22 : Pete Mohney, ([email protected]) , announced November out of Region 4. STARFLEET IC 2004 Chairman, 2003.10.11 : Pete Mohney, SFI that TRACOM is now accepting ([email protected]), announced that International Conference 2004 applications for the Special 2003.11.12 : LGN Mandi Livingston, 2003.11.03 : Michael W. Malotte, the IC 2004 information packets have Chairman, ([email protected]), Operations Branch Director position. Chief of Computer Operations, STARFLEET Commander, been sent to all chapter COs via the provided us with an electronic copy She also reminds us that applications ([email protected]), announced (cs@sfi .org), announced that U.S. Postal Service. of the IC 2004 mailing which will be are still being taken for Maritime Computer Operations’ new ‘Offi ce the Public Relations Department mailed to all chapter Commanding Operations Branch Director and Hours’. for the #CompOps channel is offi cially disbanded. He also 2003.10.21 : Captain Lauren Offi cers. Leadership Branch Director. in IRC. Hours will be posted on announced that applications are now Milan, SFA WebDiva, (laurenmilan the CompOps webpage, http:// being accepting for STARFLEET @yahoo.com), announced the 2003.10.05 : MGN Jill Rayburn, 2003.11.18 : Comm. Jerry Tien, compops.sfi .org. Quartermaster. SFA’s two newest schools, Xeno ([email protected]), announced Shuttle Operations Command Anthropology and Cryptography. the two newest members to the Director, (shoc@sfi .org) announced 2003.11.08 : Brigadier General October 2003 TRACOM team, Romulan Studies the launching of the Shuttle Essex. Joost “Excalibur” Ueffi ng, Chief 2003.10.14 : Greg Staylor, Director - Colonel Vivian Kitson of Operations, (ops@sfi .org), 2003.10.29 : MGN Jill Rayburn, SFA Security School Director, and Professional Branch Director - 2003.11.17 : Captain Lauren Milan, announced the commissioning of the ([email protected]), announced that (sfass@sfi .org), announced that the Colonel Jonathan Wilson.
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Vice Commandant - Instruction Deputy Commandant - Internat. Assistant Commandant, Admin. Scholarships Coordinator COMMANDANT, Carol Thompson Dave Blaser John Adcock Wendy Fillmore STARFLEET ACADEMY: PO Box 135 74072-260 Guelph Street 4213 Bel Air Street APT 205 6770 E. Judson Avenue Ester , AK 99725-0135 Georgetown, Ontario 0 L7G APG, MD 21005 Las Vegas, NV 89156 Scott A. Akers viceacademy@sfi .org 5L1 asstacademy@sfi .org [email protected] 3024 139th Pl. SE CANADA Bothell, WA 98012 depacademy@sfi .org academy@sfi .org STARFLEET SHUTTLE OPERATIONS COMMAND
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Chief of Staff Vice Chief - Membership Proc. Database Administrator SFI Recruitment Coordinator Forms Director CHIEF OF COMPUTER Martin Lessem Gerri Wampler Robin Smith Pete Mohney Robbie Lewis 27 E. Central Ave. N-2 909 Old New Windsor Pike 743 Campanello Way 1105 Oak Creek Tr 5394 N Street NE # 166 OPERATIONS, STARFLEET : Paoli, PA 19301 Westminster, MD 21157-6750 Brentwood, CA 94513 Birmingham, AL 35215-1502 Magnolia, OH 44643-8475 Mandi Livingston CompOps-COC@sfi .org membership@sfi .org database@sfi .org [email protected] formsrequest@sfi .org 102 Washington Drive Ladson, SC 29456 Vice Chief - Recruitment Roster Coordinator Unassigned - Member Director Understrength Chapter Supp. Director of Special Projects CompOps-Chief@sfi .org Bran Stimpson Michael Dugas Bran Stimpson Steven Bowers Larry Neigut PO Box 1145 3735 Teeple Ave. PO Box 1145 120 Highpoint Ave 304 Parkville Station Rd #105 Bangor, ME 04402-1145 Fort Gratiot, MI 48059 Bangor, ME 04402-1145 Weehawken, NJ 07087-5603 Mantua, NJ 08051 CompOps-VCAdmin@sfi .org rosters@sfi .org SFI-Unassigned@sfi .org understrength@sfi .org [email protected] STARFLEET FINANCIAL DEPARTMENT
Senior Vice Chief Fina. Offi cer Vice Chief Financial Offi cer Loss Prevention Specialist Budget Specialist STARFLEET CHIEF Tammy Willcox Randy Norris Dee Rickard Currently Vacant 1909 Stillwood Lane 3513 Amberwood Circle PO Box 30341 FINANCIAL OFFICER: Virginia Beach, VA 23456 Nashville, TN 37221-1381 Winston-Salem, NC 27130 Denby Potts [email protected] [email protected] Lossprevention@sfi .org 2912 Dublin Drive Helena, AL 35080 cfo@sfi .org
STARFLEET REGIONAL COORDINATORS
REGION 1: Robin Pillow REGION 5: Nat Saenz REGION 10: Paul M. Reid REGION 14: Manon L. Belanger REGIONAL BREAKDOWNS 808 Franklin ST 2301 Rouchelle Lane 1050 Beverley Place 542 Regaudie Rouyn-Noranda Lima OH 45804 West Richland, WA 99353 Victoria, BC V8S 3Z8, Canada Quebec, J9X 3W6, Canada AVAILABLE AT: [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] REGION 2: Danny Potts REGION 6: Michael Urvand REGION 11: Jennifer Yates REGION 15: Garrick Halverson http://www.sfi .org/html/ 2912 Dublin Drive 12400 Inglewood Ave. #4 PO Box 103 10 Williamson Ave. region.html Helena, AL 35080 Savage, MN 55378 Harbord, NSW 2096, Australia Newburyport, MA 01950 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] REGION 3: Brad Pense REGION 7: Alex Rosenzweig REGION 12: Carl Johnson REGION 17: Johnathan Simmons PO Box 1756 980 Linwood Place 510 Osage 7024 E. Maplewood Pl. Coppell, TX 75019 North Brunswick, NJ 08902 Leavenworth, KS 66048 Englewood, CO 80111 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] REGION 4: Ed Nowlin REGION 9: Isaque Fernandes REGION 13: Michael Dugas REGION 20: Marie Wilson PO Box 494781 Apartado 50263 3735 Teeple Ave 183 Milverton Road,Wood End, Redding, CA 96049-4781 1700 Lisboa Ft. Gratiot, MI 48059 Coventry, West Midlands,CV2 1GL [email protected] Portugal, Europe [email protected] United Kingdom
DECEMBER 2003/JANUARY 2004 - ISSUE 120 45 01 • FOLKS WANTED 02 • ITEMS FOR SALE
Join the USS Stormbringer! You can The USS Arc Royal has be recruited for an organization that Commemorative Memorial Patches doesn’t exist. Upon assignment to the produced by the Astronaut Memorial STORMBRINGER, the crewmember Foundation for sale. The patches are must undergo the most classifi ed only $15.00 plus shipping and handling. training procedures usually resulting in To order, go to:http://www.arcroyal.org/ a “Training Accident” that claims the life of the crewmember upon assignment The 999th MSG ”End of Days” Or email [email protected] Show your support for the space to the STORMBRINGER. Documents (SpecOps), part of the BEOWULF for more information. program, purchase one of these are signed, insurance policies are Project and currently attached to the awe inspiring patches. Posters also processed, service fi les are closed. USS OMAR KHAYYAM, is looking available at the website. Patches are From there, the crewmember is for any and all unattached Marines in Fleetchat – SFI’s cyberspace 6 inches in diameter. Posters are 3’ x briefed and covert service aboard the the Corps. The 999th will be involved version of 10 Forward! Come join 2’ and are $12.50 each plus shipping STORMBRINGER begins. Welcome to in highly classifi ed black ops and will us and chat with fellow members of and handling. the World of Covert Correspondence defi nitely be on the sharp end of things. SFI in the chatroom #starfl eet. The Chapters. Sign aboard at: www.section- You will be part of a group of excellent network is operational 24/7 utilizing 31.com or email federationscum@hot writers, who are writing the mission four servers (destiny, bedrock, USS Jaguar, NCC-74750 Patches mail.com for more info! logs for the combined operations. rogue & highwind) -- for our list of for Sale of our offi cial Jaguar Logo. server addresses, surf over to: http: They are 3” round and can be seen on //www.fl eetchat.org/servers.html. We our home page: www.ussjaguar.org. ATTENTION: Unassigned mem- Looking for the Youth of even provide a webpage java interface Patches are $5 each, includes postage. bers and any other members of STARFLEET! Did you know you http://javaserver.fl eetchat.org/ (sorry to We accept payments via PayPal STARFLEET residing in the Saint had a department of your own in all of those using the Apple Macintosh, (account: [email protected]). Louis MO metropolitan area. We STARFLEET? Did you know you have it only works on the PC platform) for are looking for people to form a new your own chat room on IRC? The those of you who don’t want to install Send money to: Region 12 chapter in the Saint Louis answer is YES! STARFLEET does a dedicated IRC client like mIRC or area. All Department head positions have a youth program and we have our Pirch. For more information, check out Allyson M. W. Dyar, are available. Anyone that might be own rooms on irc! Check us out at http: our web page: http://www.fl eetchat.org 1209 SE 89th Avenue interested please email Jeff Weber at //blaser.tzo.com/fdp-youth/ and visit us or email [email protected]. And Portland OR 97216-1715. [email protected]. in #fdp-youth on IRC. don’t forget to bring your party hat! Email: [email protected]
STELLAR VISIONS V: ORDER YOUR COPY TODAY!
That’s right, STARFLEET’s Fanzine, made its return with Stellar Visions V at IC 2003 in Greensboro, NC and you can purchase your very own copy today. Simply fi ll out the form below and send it to:
Dixie Halber 8606 King George Rd. Evansville, IN 47725.
The cost is just 8.00 USD per hard copy, CD versions will be available for 2.00 USD. Shipping and handling is 2.00 USD for anywhere in the United States, 5.00 for outside the US. If you plan to pick your copy up in person, no shipping is required. Order early, order often! If you any questions or need to receive PayPal instructions please contact me directly at the above address or e-mail to: [email protected]. Chairman and Vice-Chairman Pete Mohney and Danny Potts invite you to join your friends and fellow STARFLEET members at IC 2004 held in Birmingham, Alabama – right in the heart of Region 2! Name: Address: For more information, check out: http://www.IC2004.org or email: [email protected] Address: City, State, ZIP: For postal mail inquiries, please contact: STARFLEET IC 2004 Country: c/o Pete Mohney Hardcopy or CD version? 1105 Oak Creek Trail Birmingham AL 35215 Amount enclosed:
46 STARFLEET COMMUNIQUÉ DECEMBER 2003/JANUARY 2004 - ISSUE 120 47 USS CHALLENGER GOES TRICK OR TREATING! Words and Picture courtesy of Bob Vosseller •USS Challenger, STARFLEET Region 7
Point Taken: Engineer Erik Bishop may be getting the point or giving the point “ Doctor..Doctor Give Me Some News...” Doctors Tod Bruggman of the USS Avenger of this argument in his Ren Faire attire worn at the USS Challenger’s at left, joins USS Challenger Chief Medical Offi cer Capt. David Singleton during the Halloween party held on October 31. Challenger’s annual Halloween Party.
The USS Challenger enjoyed a large chocolate and Security Chief Ken Dohn joins XO Capt. Mary Francen vanilla sheet cake during the evening...as well as at their and Communications member November ship meeting. Dorothy Rose during the party.
Wizard Bob Vosseller joins Cadet Victoria Rose “Schoolgirl” Emily Vosseller gets for some fun during the party. into the spirit of things.