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Second Class U.S. Postage STARFLEET Paid Permit No. 240 Belleville, IL P.O. Box 836 St. Charles, MO 63302-0836 United States of America ISSUE #76 Note your Expiration date 9608.0 9609.0 The International STAR TREK Fan Association, Inc. STARFLEET is the fan organization with something for everyone. Members the world over are united in appreciation of the human adventure of STAR TREK. Hundreds of chapters spread around the planet link members into local fandom and the central organization. Annual membership in STARFLEET begins with a package containing a membership card, membership certificate, handbook, memo pad, and a listing of chapters throughout the world, including the one nearest you! The membership handbook will introduce you to STARFLEET’s unique infrastructure that offers two membership options. One allows you to be an Associate Member with no obligation other than receiving membership materials and magazines. The other option provides a more futuristic atmosphere for those fans intrigued by the fleet structure within the STARTREK universe. After receiving the membership package, a new member will have the opportunity to sign aboard the starship (chapter) of their choice, hold a fictional rank and position and take part in the chapter’s STAR TREK related activities and community service projects. Another element of your STARFLEET membership is your subscription to six issues of the Communiqué, our bi-monthly magazine. The Communiqué contains current information on STARFLEET operations and chapter activities, list of upcoming conventions, news and information on STAR TREK media and articles on the space To Join STARFLEET, simply complete this form and mail it with your check or Money Order (in program in related areas. U.S. funds payable to STARFLEET) to: STARFLEET Please assign me Starship Duty with: P.O. 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Box24052 Belleville, IL 6223-4052 STARFLEET E-mail: “[email protected]” The international Vice Commander, STARFLEET Chief of Operations Adm. Coyote (Acting Vice Commander) RAdm. James Herring Star trek fan P.O.Box 411793 P.O. Box 46 Kansas City, MO 64141-1793 Glasgow, MO 65254-0046 association Email: “[email protected]” E-mall: "[email protected]" Annual membership fee for Chief of Communications Commandant, STARFLEET Academy STARFLEET is $15.00 USA VAdm. Douglas Glenn FCapt. Paul Dyl (Acting Commandant) ($16.00 - Canada & Mexico: P.O. Box 836 PO Box 72715 St. Charles, MO 63302-0836 Ft Bragg, NC 28307-2715 $20.00 elsewhere). To join, send check or money order Email: "[email protected]" E-mail: "[email protected]" to: Chief of Shuttle Operations Chief of Computer Operations STARFLEET Comm. Linda Reynolds Fleet Captain Wayne Cavalier P.O. Box 24053 P.O. Box 23321 P.O. 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Ed Kiker Captain Paul M Reid Rear Admiral Chris Wallace MCPO Mike Wilkerson 1050 Beverly Place 3275 115th Ave. NE, #362 Typesetting Victoria, BC, Canada V8S 3Z8 Bellevue, WA 98004-7757 Capt. Kris Harah Departmental Resource Center Dir, Intl. Conf. Committee Proofreading Commodore Sharon K Stewart Rear Admiral Mike Henigan Anyone within reach 5847 Pauma Court 6104 Labama Rd. Sarasota, FL 34232-5939 Mablelon, GA 30059 STARFLEET Communiqué submission Guidelines ? Submissions for Communiqué issue #77 should be received at this office by August 20, 1996. Issue 76 ? Submissions for Communiqué Issue #78 should be received at this office by October 20, 1996. Volume 22 Issue 5 ? Submissions may be made by hardcopy disk or E-mail. ? Disk submissions may be in any format, MAC or PC (specify format and software on disk). Disk August ‘96 / September ‘96 submissions should be accompanied by a hardcopy, just in case. Note: ASCII text files can be read by both MAC and PCs. ? E-mail submissions should be sent to Kris Harsh at "[email protected]" ? Please include your SCC#, address, and ship name. We reserve the right to edit all submissions for length and clarity. Contents © 1996 by STARFLEET Unless otherwise specified The STARFLEET Communiqué is the bimonthly magazine of STARFLEET - The International Star Trek Fan Association Star Trek, Star Trek: The Next Generation, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, and Star All Rights Reserved Trek: Voyager are trademarks of Paramount Pictures Corporation, a division of Paramount Communications, all rights reserved. The STARFLEET Communiqué makes no Intent to infringe on or to profit from copyrights or trademarks held by Paramount Pictures Corporation or Its licensees. This STARFLEET Communiqué publication and organization is a nonprofit nature. Is printed in the USA on All opinions expressed within are those of the individual authors, and do not necessarily reflect the 25% post consumer waste stock by official position of STARFLEET International, the Communiqué, or the editorial staff. American Speedy Printers Address corrections and charges should be sent to: Chief of Computer Operations, P.O. Box 24052, Fairview Heights, IL Belleville, IL 62223-4052. DO NOT send corrections to the Communiqué. Please include your current SCC#. Letters of comment, advertisements and articles should be sent to the Communiqué office at: P.O. Box 838, St. Charles, MO 63302-0836. Unsolicited submissions become the property of STAR FLEET and are © 1995 STARFLEET, all rights reserved. Permission is granted for member chapters to reprint any portion of this magazine for their own newsletters. Fleet Admiral Dan McGinnis, Commander, STARFLEET I have the unfortunate duty to announce the resignation of Admiral Deborah Maestu as Vice Commander, STARFLEET. Deborah has tendered her resignation, effective immediately, in order to handle a growing amount of personal, family and health concerns. She no longer had the time or physical energy to handle the duties required of the office of Vice Commander, STARFLEET. Pursuant to authority granted to me under the STARFLEET Constitution, I have appointed Rear Admiral Coyote, Region 12 Coordinator, to serve as the next Vice Commander, STARFLEET. Coyote has an impeccable record of service to STARFLEET and to this administration and will be an excellent Vice Commander, STARFLEET. I encourage each of you to support this appointment and Coyote. Furthermore, consistent with the office she holds, Coyote is hereby promoted to the service rank of Admiral. 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