CQ#177 • OCTOBER - DECEMBER 2013 STARFLEET Communiqué Below Deck Notables Issue 177 October - December 2013 Members who do the little things that make a big difference. Publisher: Liz Woolf Editor-in-Chief: Liz Woolf Layout Editor: Christina Sievers Katrina Hovanec • USS Hecate Editorial Assistant: Dave Blaser Copy Editors: Having demonstrated qualities of good citizenship through Mary Kane display of character, leadership, scholarship, and acceptance Roger Bedford of responsibility, Katrina Hovanec is the recipient of the Penn- Duncan Cameron sylvania Good Citizenship Award. Katrina was recognized at Karen Carothers an end of the school year awards ceremony at her primary Tom Carroll school, and she was presented with a certificate by Don Jamie Delantonas White, a State Senator of the Commonwealth of Pennsylva- Mitch Dunn nia. She is a fan of both Star Trek and Doctor Who. She has Denise James Tracy Lilly been a member since 2012, and is active in chapter events Alexander Rodner with the USS Hecate. Published by: STARFLEET, The International Star Trek Fan Association, Inc. PO Box 28 Mary Lytle • USS Oklahoma Tilton, NH 03276 Mary Lytle joined STARFLEET and the USS Oklahoma on July Submissions may be sent via e-mail to: 15, 2010. Mary is the ship’s Chief of Communications Officer. [email protected] As such, she takes down the ship’s monthly meeting minutes Postmaster, please send address correc- and composes the ship’s monthly newsletter. She also acts tions to: as the ship’s JAG Officer. During the last 3 years, Mary has attended the Region 12 Summit. She also attended IC 2013 in Christina Sievers STARFLEET Member Services Dallas, Texas. Mary lives in Miami, Oklahoma. She is married 1114 Racine St. to Lester Shawn Lytle, who is the Chief of OPS aboard the Aurora, CO 80011 ship. She works a full time job. Mary enjoys collecting Star Trek cards and other Star Trek collectibles. She also enjoys Star Trek and All Related Marks and watching movies and different episodes of Star Trek. She is a Logos are Trademarks of CBS Studios, very important member of our ship. Inc. All rights reserved.

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Contents

Letter From The Editor 4 Subspace Communications 5 TV’s First Interracial Kiss: It Wasn’t Who You Think! 6 The Question: Robots or Human Exploration of the Universe 8 The Klingon Diet 10 Free Comic Book Day, Bring Out Your Nerds! 11 Commercial Space Travel 12 Borg Walk 14 Starship Highlights 16 USS Susquehannock Hosted Robert Picardo 20 at Comix Connection for a Way Cool Meet and Greet 20 USS Angeles Anniversary Party 22 Comic books, free donuts and a recruitment opportunity? 23 Holy no brainer, Batman... we’re in! 23 The USS Charon and Star Trek Night at the Ballpark 24 Celebrating USS Corsair’s First Five-Year Mission 26 STARFLEET Members Have “Stellar” Time at 20th Farpoint 28 Report From The Commander, STARFLEET 30 Wayne as CS Elect 31 STARFLEET Academy News 32 Featured Colleges: College of Red Dwarf 32 Cadet Star Award 33 Boothby Awards 34 Featured Colleges: College of Communications 35 Communications Report 36 CFO Report 38 New items available from the STARFLEET Quartermaster! 38 2013 STARFLEET Election Results Letter From The

By what may be the smallest margin in STARFLEET history, Editor Wayne Killough and Reed Bates have been elected the next Com- Welcome to the long-lost last CQ mander and Vice Commander of STARFLEET, respectively. issue of the Blaser/Stimpson admin- The final results: istration! Killough/Bates It’s been quite the journey, as you can 702 votes (50.5%) probably tell since we said farewell to that administration over half a year ago. Rickard/Willcox At times this issue was so delayed that I 683 votes (49.1%) began to suspect it was cursed – did any Abstain of the submitters write their articles 4 votes (.3%) while standing on a haunted burial Invalid ground? There were problems at a 1 vote (.1%) bunch of points in the production process, due to a whole lot of different In total, 1,390 ballots were received and certified by our attorney, Rob- elements – hang-ups in layout, hang-ups ert Williams, Esq. Of those received, four ballots indicated a choice not to in review, hang-ups in just getting the vote for either candidate, and one ballot was damaged during delivery and darn thing done and out the door. Not declared invalid due to a missing control code (every ballot was stamped one of our proudest moments, clearly, with a control code to verify that each member voted only once). and I take full responsibility for the Thus, by the authority given to me as Election Coordinator, I declare delays. This is our “cleaning out the closets” the 2013 Commander, STARFLEET election to be officially completed. The issue, as we published several articles current Commander, STARFLEET and his EC team will begin making ar- that we didn’t have room for in earlier rangements to transfer all materials connected with their offices to the new issues, but that we thought you’d enjoy CS, Wayne Killough, and his team. even if they were a little out of date. I’d like to thank our Inspector General, Jeff Victor, for his tireless work We are currently working our butts off on this election. In addition to his duties as IG, Jeff took point on mailing on both CQ 178 AND CQ 179, and we’re plan that you will see both of out thousands of election packets, sacrificing hours of his time and saving those issues before too much more time STARFLEET a lot of money. Personally, I could not have had a better partner has gone by. I have this dream that one with which to traverse this election cycle. I’d also like to thank Mike Dugas day I’ll be able to start my report on the and Greg Trotter for their work as election list moderators, the AB for their monthly EC conference call with guidance, and the EC for their support (and also for listening to me whine). something other than, “The CQ is late.” Thank you also to all the STARFLEET members who participated in election The good news is that we have had several people step forward and offer to discussions and cast their ballots. help with content, so once we get past Most of all, I would like to thank Wayne and Les for stepping up to this backlog, I do see a light at the end volunteer for STARFLEET and running clean, friendly, issue-oriented cam- of the tunnel (it may actually be a train, paigns. Thanks also to Rich Jolitz, Pete Lutz, Michael Timko, and Chris Bay- but hey, let’s think positive). I thank you onet, who threw their hats into the ring early on. There were a few moments all immensely for your patience – and there, after the election list went live and no one rushed to announce their even your impatience. I know the ongoing CQ delays aren’t fun or fair for candidacy, that we wondered what would happen if we threw a STARFLEET anyone. election, and no one showed up to run! My thanks to all the candidates and Sadly, we have lost the services of their teams for everything they put into this election. Fleet Admiral Dave Blaser, who retired from helping with the CQ when he COMM Liz Woolf, 2013 Election Coordinator and retired from the center seat of STARFLEET, but we thank him deeply Chief of Communications, STARFLEET and wish him all the best in “retirement.” I say that with tongue in cheek because, as you’ll see elsewhere in this issue, FADM Blaser has an important role to play in STARFLEET’s near future, and not a lot of time to just sit back and relax! So please enjoy a bit of a nostalgic trip down memory lane with some articles about what folks in ‘Fleet were up to way back last year, and join us in saying a last (delayed) farewell to the Blaser/Stimpson administration while moving on to STARFLEET’s next chapter. You will all be hearing from us all again REALLY soon!

4 RADM Liz Woolf Chief of Communications, STARFLEET Communiqué • 177 Subspace Communications A sampling of tidbits from around the fleet.

Announcing IC 2015 Star Trek Into Darkness, Or The selection process is over, and it’s time to announce the location Out Of The Trek Universe for STARFLEET’s 2015 International Conference! Normally, we try to SSGT Wayne McAliece announce each winning International Conference bid at the IC two years USS Southern Cross prior, so we would normally have announced IC 2015 at IC 2013 in Dal- las. However, a few factors conspired to delay the process, including the I have never written anything like this hotel selected by one bid team deciding late in the process to stop being before, so here goes. Into Darkness. We have a hotel, if you can believe it! heard the good, the bad, and the downright My sincere thanks to all of the teams who bid on IC 2015, including ugly, about the movie. I believe that we should a couple of late entrants that responded to our pleas for additional bids. be looking at this movie or movies with one We ended up with some very attractive proposals, and I’m grateful for all simple question in mind. Would what we have the effort people put into this process. in STARFLEET today have been possible if we But, we only have one International Conference per year, and so were based on the movies’ premises, and not we must select one host and venue. It’s my pleasure to announce that on that of Roddenberry’s dream? If we only the site of the 2015 International Conference will be Niagara Falls, New had the reboot version, would the Trek world York. Niagara Falls is a tremendously popular tourist destination that be what it is today? spans two nations, with adjacent communities in Ontario, Canada and Now, please don’t get me wrong. I love Western New York. good ‘shoot them up’ SF as much as the next IC’15 will be held at the Conference & Event Center Niagara Falls, with Red Shirt. But Star Trek isn’t like any other SF guest rooms at the adjacent Sheraton at the Falls Hotel. The IC is being series. It’s more, much more. Whomever you hosted by a team that includes USS Hadfield, USS Niagara, USS Serling, talk to - people who collect Star Trek memora- and USS Accord, making it truly an International Conference. Of course, bilia, those who watch the series over and over since we’ll be right next to an international border, I’d encourage all U.S. again until they can recite each episode line members who don’t already have a passport to make sure they get one for line (we all know we do), dress up as our between now and then. The event will be entirely within the U.S., but favourite character or species, and let’s not for- it’s a great opportunity to pop across the border into Canada, even if it’s get the great friends we make simply because only to walk on the bridge near the Falls. we like Star Trek - we all love something about Check out the IC 2015 website at http://www.ic2015.com/ for more in- the Star Trek world. formation. We hope to see many of you there! Star Trek breaks barriers. It doesn’t mat- ter whether you’re a doctor or a toilet cleaner, GEN Mark H. Anbinder, IC Liaison because once we are in the Trek universe, ev- erything is better. Roddenberry’s dream was of a future for human kind that meant we were all one race and we finally worked together, like Closing of the STARFLEET Holodeck Program we do here in STARFLEET. The new movies, to me, are ones of ego- driven people, so nothing has changed. By this The HOLODECK Program was created as a launch point/mentorship I mean we aren’t better than those people who program for interest groups within STARFLEET. Ideally, groups would started WW3, but in Roddenberry’s dream we join the HOLODECK Program, grow to the point of self-sufficiency, and should be. Now as for the film, well, that’s eventually launch as fully vested departments of STARFLEET. simple. The above question is would it have However, reality rarely mirrors theory. This has been the case with created the Trek world we love? I honestly be- the HOLODECK program. Due to no fault of anyone in particular, groups lieve it simply didn’t have a meaning or a soul, within the HOLODECK program have not been progressing to the point so for me, that would be a no. Another point I’d of graduating to full department status. Additionally, many of these inter- like to make is that we, as fans wanting to see est groups are probably better suited as user-lead community projects Star Trek so badly, either on the big or small rather than STARFLEET-administered departments. screen, are willing to make ourselves like it. Therefore, effective September 15, 2013 the HOLODECK program I feel that another interesting question to would be disbanded. The Office of the Vice Commander will work with ask is this: if TNG or DS9 were still running each of the interest groups to either grow them into STARFLEET depart- (and new episodes were being made) when the ments or to work with directors to facilitate their transition into a user- reboot came out, would we be so forgiving? run community.

LGEN Bran Stimpson, Vice-Commander, STARFLEET 5 Communiqué • 177 TV’s First Interracial Kiss: It Wasn’t Who You Think!

sk any self-respecting Trekker which TV program featured the Nancy was offered a regular role in Afirst televised interracial kiss between a white person and a a new TV series, but she turned it black person, and they will proudly tell you it was on Star Trek in down in favor of starring in a one- hour television special featuring November of 1968 during the first airing of the episode “Plato’s her, singing and dancing. Among Stepchildren.” those making guest appearances on her TV special were the three In the episode, Captain Kirk rector viewed the dailies, he was core “Rat Pack” members: Frank (William Shatner) and Lieuten- furious to discover what Shatner Sinatra (of course), Dean Martin, ant Uhura (Nichelle Nichols) are had done. But it was too late to go and Sammy Davis, Jr. (an African forced into a passionate lip-lock back and film the scene again. The American). Each had his own by telekinetic aliens who control full-view kiss was the only accept- “spotlight” segment on the pro- others for their own amusement. able take, and thus was television gram, singing and/or dancing with Most fans even know the story history made. Nancy. behind the story. They’ll tell you Or was it? Sammy Davis, Jr.’s segment how NBC executives were worried Eleven months earlier, NBC came about halfway into the spe- about showing an interracial kiss, aired a one-hour musical variety cial. This featured the black enter- and how it might offend viewers special called Movin’ with Nancy, tainer, posing as a photographer, in the southern states in particular. starring Nancy Sinatra, along with taking pictures of Nancy as she Those same executives, after real- a number of special guests. Nancy sang and they both danced around izing that the kissing scene was Sinatra had been born blessed with with cameras and props. It was an critical to the plot, agreed to let the the three “N”s: Nature, Nurture, undeniably campy skit, but the two production crew film it, but they and Name. Her father, Frank Sina- performers seemed to really enjoy required that two versions of the tra, was arguably one of America’s themselves. At the end of the song, kiss be shot: one where Kirk’s and greatest crooners ever, and he Sammy holds up a final, enlarged Uhura’s lips were shown touching, passed along at least a portion of black and white photograph of and one where their lips wouldn’t his natural talent to his daughter. Nancy, and sincerely pleased with actually be visible because Shat- Raised with such a musical fa- the finished product, the two of ner’s head would be blocking the ther, and surrounded by the Holly- them kiss directly in front of the camera angle. wood marketing machine that kept camera. Nichelle Nichol’s autobiogra- him famous, Nancy learned the ins And thus was television his- phy recalls that the full-view kiss and outs of the entertainment in- tory made… eleven months before was filmed first. When the director dustry early on. And of course, it Star Trek did it. tried to film the hidden-view kiss never hurts to have a father who Some have argued that Nancy angle, Shatner began clowning can personally sign you to his own and Sammy’s kiss didn’t really around and purposefully flubbing record label at the age of 21. count, because the two of them the scene. With time wasting and Although Nancy’s early ca- were like family, with Sammy be- things getting late, the director reer in the beginning of the 1960s ing almost a god-uncle to Nancy forced Shatner to be serious. was not particularly noteworthy, since the time she was eight years RADM Jon Lane The second version of the she managed to make her mark old. Others have pointed out that USS Angeles kissing scene, with Shatner’s head in 1966 with the wildly success- Nancy and Sammy’s kiss was more Region 4 blocking their mouths, was then ful “These Boots Were Made For of a quick peck on the side of the filmed. What wasn’t noticed on Walkin’”, a song which received lips, while Shatner and Nichol’s the set at the time was Shatner three Grammy nominations and kiss on Star Trek was long and pur- purposefully crossing his eyes sold over a million records. Nancy posefully passionate. And finally, when the camera zoomed in for Sinatra would release five albums there are a few places (including his close-up at the end of the shot, over the next two years, and she Wikipedia) that qualify Shatner’s essentially making that version became synonymous with go-go and Nichol’s kiss with a slightly unusable. boots and short miniskirts. more specific classification; they 6 The following day, as the di- In 1967, with her star rising, list Star Trek as featuring the first

Communiqué • 177 interracial kiss between a Cauca- gued that a kiss is just a kiss. But in First Kiss sian and an African American in a the 1960s, when shown on Ameri- scripted dramatic series. can television between a black And indeed, the producers and a white person, a kiss was so behind Movin’ with Nancy main- much more. tained that her kiss with Sammy Davis, Jr. was completely sponta- neous and unscripted (even though the entire program was taped and edited). However, decades later, in the commentary for the DVD release of the special, Nancy Sina- tra admitted that she and Sammy carefully planned the whole thing. The kiss happened at the very end of filming, and as soon as that last scene was shot and the pair had their on-screen kiss, Sammy an- nounced to the crew that he had to split for another job, leaving the director no opportunity to reshoot an alternate ending without an in- terracial kiss. In fact, a month after the Star Trek episode “Plato’s Stepchil- dren” aired in November of 1968, France Nuyen would share yet an- other interracial kiss with William Shatner in the episode “Elaan of Troyius.” But while Kirk’s interra- cial kiss with the black Lt. Uhura And thus was television history made… eleven months before Star Trek did it. is remembered for its historical and cultural significance, his on- screen kiss with an Asian actress, less than a month later, was barely noticed and is all-but-forgotten when discussing how Star Trek helped to topple so many racial barriers. While Nancy Sinatra and Sammy Davis, Jr. shared a brief peck for less than a second, for three seasons, the original Star Trek showed an African-American actress and character holding a position of authority on the bridge of the starship Enterprise week after week. This, in itself, inspired other blacks, minorities, and wom- en to seek professional careers in the sciences and engineering, and even at NASA. In fact, one such Af- rican American, a self-proclaimed fan of the original Star Trek, went on to become the first black Presi- dent of the United States. As time goes by, it can be ar- 7

Communiqué • 177 The Question: Robots or Human Exploration of the Universe

he exploration of the universe, human or robots; have ideas and, yes, ideas that sound “Tscientific achievements taken away the human drive to ridiculous, far out ideas, you know explore?” What would have happened if ancient explorers had had the stuff of SF. We should be trying every- robots and never took the risks of going into the unknown? Have thing to evoke to the general we still got that spirit? That ‘leap of faith’ to explore? public the idea of wonder once again in space travel. In 1969, that A little while ago I put up this courage to step outside our com- wonder stopped the world and, for question on a few SF forums I am fort zone? Has that urge to explore, the briefest of moments, the world on, just as a bit of fun, looking for that human trait to take risks, has held its breath at humanity’s great- opinions, chat, banter, you know, it got lost in our reassurance that est moment, as we watched one but the opinions/answers I got we, as a species, don’t have to man’s footstep. I believe that we back made me rethink the whole take risks, because we can always have stopped pushing ourselves. question. I thought like-minded fall back onto robots? Excuse the We should be allowed to fall flat people, those into SF, would be- pun, but are we ever going ‘To Go on our faces, as it is this act that lieve in human exploration, like Boldly Where No One has Gone Captain Kirk (but not being a Red Before?’ Shirt). But I found out most people Ok, so if most people think/ believe that robots will explore believe that interstellar exploration the universe, taking the danger- will be done by robots, then let me ous steps, while we sit back and rethink this. If we are going to use watch. Most people thought send- robots to explore the universe, are ing humans would never be need- we getting all we can out of robot ed. Now in part, I have to admit I explorers? My thinking is a blunt can honestly see the logic in that, “NO”. Why? Well, personally, I you know - the dangerous bit, not see the problem with today’s ro- the never-going bit. botic exploration is that there are I grew up watching, like hope- limitations put on them before fully most of you did, SF movies the robots even hit the drawing allows us to learn and grow. where, in the 21st century, we boards. Ten years of work, build- Now I’m not completely na- humans would be flying around ing and waiting and they must get ïve. I understand that to explore either in a flying car or with our results. So does this environment the universe is costly. I get that. But personal jet packs. And that we stunt the pushing the envelope? let me put a thought out into the would have had a base on the Does this force the team to opt for universe. When humans do step moon, have begun to colonise the design that has worked before? out into the universe, whether it is Mars and be sending starships out Does this environment force the to be robots or humans, we should into the deepest regions of not just builders’ imaginations to be held be doing it as humans. Not as a our solar system but the galaxy. back? company or organization. We hu- But fast forward to the 21st And really, what are we send- mans have made one mistake after SSGT Wayne McAliece century, and a good dose of real- ing these robots out to explore? If another on Earth, and that is the & CRM Lyn McAliece ity makes for something quite de- it is life on other planets, are we pursuit of wealth. This has been USS Southern Cross pressing. We have no flying cars, looking for the signs of life or just at the very core of our troubles. I Region 11 no personal jet packs, and no base searching? We pick an area the would hate to see huge companies on the moon, and we don’t seem size of a pinhead to look for any- turning space into a business or, to either want to go to Mars or we thing, the size of a pinhead for ten even worse, countries vying for can’t. And where are our starships? years or more of work. That brings control of areas, moons or planets My question was ‘have hu- a whole new meaning to the term in our solar system. We see how mans lost that want to explore?’ looking for a needle in a haystack. well those ideas have worked Have we lost that willingness to We should be using these explo- down here. If we are to take that 8 face danger? Have we lost the rations as testing grounds for new second step for man, can’t we fi-

Communiqué • 177 nally put away all our toys, all of room. I begged mum to let me Human Exploration our petty squabbling and, just for please stay up and watch the first ing. We now have batteries the once in human history, do some- space shuttle launch, only to be size of a twenty cent piece* that thing for all? disappointed when it didn’t hap- can run whole computer systems. I wonder what Yuri Gagarin, pen, and then again sitting up to [*about 1 1/8 inches in diameter.] Alan Shepard and John Glenn watch the space shuttle launch From 1903, with the Wrights’ would be thinking, and how many ‘take two’. I watched in wonder first powered flight, to the moon risks were taken to get the Apol- at this spacecraft rocketed towards landing, was only 66 years. From lo missions off the ground, and not only the heaven, but I hoped the end of the Apollo program till how much of a fine line that Neil towards the moon and then who now has been 41 years. Where Armstrong’s moon landing was knows where, but sadly it went to have we gone? What I’m trying to on. Don’t get me wrong, corners nowhere. I had hoped, by follow- say is that, with all of our advance- should never be cut, but the old ing it and every launch thereafter ments which have made us more words ‘flying by the seat of your for 30 years, that with one of the productive, live longer, helped us pants’ and ‘fortune favours the launches, we would go that next to understand the world and the bold’ were so appropriate for the step, but that waiting and hoping universe we live in, and made us whole race to the moon. And if it seem to have never been enough. safer; have these advancements hadn’t been, I believe we would But back when the US space helped us or hindered us? Have never have got there. I know we program started, in only 13 years we became too safe, or is it that need machines to get into space, the US went from having noth- we are afraid of those risks? but a machine should and can ing to manned space flights, and If robotics is the way we are, at never replace a human. to landing men on the moon, and this moment, choosing to explore It is so funny that we accept that means humans stepping onto space, then why don’t we push the the dangers of driving a car, flying another planet. limits of robotics? Why don’t we in a plane, using mobile phones, I hate to say it, but the shuttle take a chance, or even two, and

nuclear power plants and wars, program did more than stagnate really explore, and why are we not but when it comes to sending a human exploration of the uni- doing it in such a way as to cap- person into space, we come up verse. It took us back to 1959 ture that wonder once again? Why with every excuse under the sun of when we had capsules with men do humans see the breakup of ce- how it’s so dangerous… and yes, it in them circling the Earth. So if lebrities as newsworthy, but when is dangerous, and it’s not for all of robotic exploration is to pave the a human-made object passed, for us, but for those who wish to make way for human exploration, I can’t the very first time, beyond our so- ‘one small step for mankind’, it see it. In the last 30 years I have lar system, we hear little or noth- should be encouraged. seen nothing to say anyone has ing about it. I wonder how many Space is not just the last fron- been trying to prepare for that day, can remember it now, and how tier. It is truly a necessity for hu- for that second step for mankind. many know it even happened. We man kind. There will be losses, but I know I will most probably put the public need to be inspired, but at the same time, there will be so some people offside, but people we also need to be shown how to much to gain. I hope that when we keep saying the technology for hu- be inspired, and shown how to make that second step, it will be all man exploration isn’t here yet. It’s come along for the ride and be of mankind that will benefit, and 2013, almost 2014, and it is funny able to feel and participate. The not some corporation that ends up what 44 year old technology and awe of human inspiration that we selling back to us something that is a car battery was able to do. If I’m felt when we saw a man take one already ours. wrong about this, please, some- small step for mankind… can ro- Now as for the space shuttle, one, correct me but the amount of bots give us that wonder? I remember sitting up late on a electricity that is in a normal car very cold night in a very dark battery ran the whole moon land- 9

Communiqué • 177 The Klingon Diet

’ve been looking forward to gagh. I haven’t had it for quite a This brief list is just to get you “Iwhile. Very fresh.” started and to acquaint you with – Jean-Luc Picard (TNG: “Unification I”) the philosophy of the Klingon Diet. For a complete list of foods Want to lose weight, get avoiding the things that no self- to enjoy and others to avoid, do a healthy, and celebrate your love respecting Klingon would eat. That web search for “low-carb foods”, of all things Star Trek at the same includes most sugar and starch. and build your personal Klingon time? Tired of feeling like an over- So, no bread, pasta, pastries (or diet around that. weight petaQ? Then try The Klin- anything else made of flour), can- Also, remember that Klin- gon Diet! dy, potatoes, corn, milk, fruit juice, gons love to fight and work out, When you think of the Klin- etc. so plan some physical fitness into gon Diet, you probably think of So, what does an earth-bound your day. Begin by walking, but gagh, bloodwine, or bregit lung Klingon eat? work up to some weights or, bet- covered in grapok sauce. It is my Acceptable foods include ter yet, Bat’leth practice. Inspire contention that the general prin- most protein foods, such as meat, yourself by reading quality fiction ciples of Klingon dining can actu- chicken, seafood and eggs (avoid and watching episodes about the ally be quite healthy, and can be breading, added sugars, and most Klingons. adapted for us mere mortals who sauces), as well as cheese, nuts, Have fun with it, and the Klin- live on good old planet Earth. and seeds. And remember, not gon Diet can help you lose weight, and feel better about yourself. Qapla’!

A typical plate of Klingon food. A delicious plate of Klingon octopus. It is evident that Klingons love high-protein, low-carbohydrate all Klingon food is meat-based. foods. They have no “sweet tooth”, Gladst, for instance, is a non- and they see sugar, starches, and starchy, leafy brown Klingon veg- other sweets as a sign of weakness. etable available at the Klingon For instance, gagh is a well-known restaurant at Deep Space 9 (DS9: Lieutenant Greg Hoover Klingon delicacy made from ser- “Melora”). So include healthy veg- USS Starfire pent worms, and Klingon octopus etables (non-starchy vegetables Region 12 (TNG: “Genesis”), krada leg (DS9: only, so no potatoes, corn, beets, “The Sound of Her Voice”), and pi- etc.), but feel free to enjoy Ranch, pius claw (TNG: “Heart of Glory”) Caesar, oil and vinegar, or other are all just what they sound like— low-carb dressing on salads. If excellent sources of high-protein, you want, you can also add co- low carbohydrate nutrition. conut milk, unsweetened soy or So, to lose weight, improve almond milk, shirataki noodles, your energy levels, and feel like some soy flour, pure cream, and 10 Kahless the Unforgettable, start other specialty low-carb foods.

Communiqué • 177 Free Comic Book Day, Bring Out Your Nerds, Bring Out Your Nerds!

ay 4th, the most glorious day of the year is finally here, Free Comic Book Day. Yes, I Madmit it. I am a 59 year old comic-book-reading nerd. No, I do not now nor have I ever lived in my parents’ basement. I live in my own house with my wife and am now retired from the Federal Civil Service. The day was sunny and warm. the Superman comic I received Maria and I, wearing our USS quickly established that Superman JUSTICE polo shirts and caps, ar- is an alien, the last son of Krypton, rived at The Joker’s Child in Fair and that he has a secret identity as Lawn, NJ in the mid afternoon. reporter Clark Kent. It introduces We found a long line outside of the characters of his editor, Perry the store with parents and their White and young photographer, David is searching for Kid Flash. children making up a good por- Jimmy Olsen. He is married to fel- Photo by CMDR Maria Fricke tion of it. We got on the end of low reporter, Lois Lane. It ends on the line, which fortunately moved a “to be continued” (although not very quickly. Speaking of quickly, a cliffhanger) to encourage one to a five year old boy dressed in a pick up (purchase) the next issue. complete Flash costume was also Maria and I did some brows- there with his parents. I asked Ma- ing, but since I’d been there the ria to take a picture, but she said day before to drop off USS JUS- he was moving too fast. :-) Actu- TICE/SFI flyers and QR code cards, ally, his mom took him to sit in the and had also picked up my regular car while leaving dad on the line. order of comic books, we decided Soon we came to the door, and in- to leave and make room for those side we were greeted by one of the still waiting outside. As we left, we shop-owners. He commented that picked up our free comic books. David poses with the precious comic books. last year at this time they were out This store divides them up into two Photo by CMDR Maria Fricke of free comic books. So this time packages, one appropriate for the he ordered twice the amount. (Yes, younger children and the other for the comic book shops have to pay slightly older children, like yours for the free comic books.) Even so, truly. Since there were two of us, he expected to run out in about we got one of each. All in all a another hour. very enjoyable day, particularly The purpose of Free Comic since we missed last year’s event book Day, which is an annual due to a conflict with the Creation event occurring on the first Satur- Star Trek convention. Fortunately, day of May, is to introduce or re- this year the convention was on introduce people to reading comic the last weekend of April. books, or more specifically, to cer- tain company styles/universes such CPT David Fricke as Disney, Marvel or DC, or to spe- USS Justice cific series such as Superman. The Region 7 various comic book companies put out special editions of comic series they want to promote. These books are designed to be easily ac- cessible to the new reader. They are not dependent on knowing SFI-USS Justice QR Code Card. every detail from a character’s Photo by CMDR Maria Fricke 40-year back-story. For example, 11

Communiqué • 177 Commercial Space Travel

s an educator working in a science museum, and a space Falcon 1 satellite launcher and Fal- Aenthusiast as shown by the space pins and buttons on my lab con 9 Medium launcher. A third coat, I have noticed a disturbing trend among visitors when I talk vehicle, the Falcon 9 Heavy, is currently in development. Space X about space flight. Common responses are, “Didn’t they cancel already has a contract with NASA NASA?” or “We aren’t flying in space anymore.” When I hear such to provide cargo services using comments, I feel the need to educate the public about the truth. their Dragon Spacecraft. They are also contracted to develop the “Didn’t they cancel NASA?” the moon in the 60’s and 70’s, it Dragon capsule into a manned The short and simple answer is is twice the size and much more spacecraft designed to carry up no. NASA is not a project or a modern. Currently the planned to seven astronauts to the ISS. To program. It’s a government agency, first human flight is no earlier than date, the Dragon has made three created for space exploration, avi- 2020. Seven years with no Ameri- cargo deliveries to the station. ation research and development, can space craft is a long gap. So One was a test flight. The other and protecting our environment. what will we do till then? two were the start of 12 contract- NASA can not be canceled. Has NASA is looking to the new ed flights. Current plans are for a its budget been slashed? Yes. Does commercial space industry to fill manned test flight no earlier than it continue its missions as outlined the gap. By commercial, I mean mid-2015. Future plans also call above? Yes. Does it still fly astro- spacecraft designed, built and op- for unmanned Mars landers with nauts in space? Yes, but more on erated by private companies under science packages. They also plan that in a minute. NASA contract. NASA will pay to fly paying customers to the ISS “We aren’t flying in space any- these companies to fly astronauts or low Earth orbit. more.” This could not be further to and from the space station, as Boeing, a long time NASA from the truth. At any given time, we are already doing with the contractor, is entering the com- 3 to 6 astronauts are orbiting the Russians. mercial space race with its CST- Earth on the International Space The commercial space in- 100, a large seven-man capsule Station, representing 16 different dustry is currently moving in two similar to Orion but designed for countries who have partnered to directions. Some companies are low Earth orbit crew transport. The build and operate the space sta- working either under NASA con- current plan calls for the CST-100 tion (aka ISS). NASA is not launch- tract or in hopes of getting NASA to be launched atop a man-rated ing astronauts itself. Our astro- contracts, for cargo and human Atlas V launch vehicle, a proven nauts fly on Russian Soyuz rockets. flights to the ISS. Several com- launcher but yet to be man-rated. Our shuttles were retired because, panies are competing for these Aside from the job of crew trans- at 30 years old, the system had contracts, while some already re- port to the ISS, Boeing intends to serious flaws which put the crew ceive NASA funding. Others are contract with Bigelow Aerospace in more danger than necessary. If using their own money in hopes and a planned space hotel they we want to get astronauts beyond that NASA will sign contracts with want to launch in the future. The earth orbit, more money is needed them later. Some have ambitions first manned flight looks to be for that purpose. So what’s going beyond low earth orbit, but others some time in 2015, assuming Jason Schrek to replace the shuttle? plan to fly paying civilian custom- continued funding. They have also USS Columbia Currently NASA is develop- ers to low Earth orbit. Let’s take a received funding under the NASA Region 1 ing the Orion capsule, a four-man look at some of the companies and commercial Crew Development vehicle that will ride on the new their plans for commercial space Program. Space Launch System. This space- flight. Sierra Nevada Corp is working craft, however, is not designed The leading company among on a different approach. Instead just for Earth orbit. It is designed those receiving NASA funding is of a capsule based system, they for deep space exploration, trips Space Exploration Technologies look to use a winged lifting-body to our moon, Mars and asteroids. Inc., better known as Space X. design. This vehicle would launch Though the Orion resembles the This company has designed, built on an Atlas V vertically and, much 12 old Apollo capsule that went to and launched by two vehicles, the like the shuttle, would land on a

Communiqué • 177 conventional runway. The basic of reaching the lower fringes of Commercial Space Travel design owes much to NASA re- space, high enough for passen- sions will be contracted to private search and a canceled lifting-body gers and pilots to earn astronaut companies, NASA is developing space taxi which NASA was devel- wings and experience about ten its deep space capabilities to take oping in the early 1990’s. Dream minutes of weightlessness. The us further into space than ever Chaser, as it has become known, new larger craft will be carried before. will carry up to seven crew to the under the wing of a carrier aircraft ISS and/or cargo.They could be to an altitude of 50,000 feet and ready for manned flight by 2016. released. Then it will fire its engine Blue Origin is another com- for about 70 seconds, reaching at pany hoping to fly paying custom- least 68 miles altitude. This is five ers in New Shepard spacecraft miles higher than required to be into suborbital space. Though considered an astronaut. The craft they have no contracts for ISS will re-enter the atmosphere at low crew flights, they have a contract speed and land on a runway. First to help develop a pusher escape passenger flight date is unknown system to propel a Dragon, or CST but over 400 paying customers, at capsule, away from an exploding a cost of $200K each, are already rocket in an emergency. Blue Ori- on the list. gin is very secretive about its sub- orbital spacecraft plans, and little hen it will fire its engine for about 70 seconds, reaching at is known about New Shepard. The New Shepard would also be capa- Tleast 68 miles altitude. This is five miles higher than required ble of suborbital science flights for to be considered an astronaut. The craft will re-enter the NASA or other paying customers. atmosphere at low speed and land on a runway. First passenger Orbital Sciences is a company contracted with NASA to use their flight date is unknown but over 400 paying customers, at a cost Cygnus cargo-carrying spacecraft of $200K each, are already on the list. to supply the ISS beginning some- time in 2013. Cygnus will use the new Antares Rocket that was de- The other paying-customer signed and built by Orbital. based program is the XCOR LYNX Bigelow Aerospace Corpora- spacecraft. This is a space plane tion has been working on devel- designed for suborbital space oping inflatable space habitats. flights. The Lynx is designed to They plan to eventually create a take off from a runway and fly, commercial space station/hotel for with a pilot and passenger or sci- paying customers to visit, as well entific payload, to an altitude of 61 as for scientific research. Earlier Km. The passenger and pilot will this year NASA signed a contract to experience about four minutes of attach a Bigelow inflatable module weightlessness. Estimated ticket to the ISS to test its durability and cost is $95,000 per passenger, feasibility as a space habitat. Big- with up to four flights a day, start- elow has launched two inflatable ing in 2014. modules into Earth orbit previous- As you can see, the space ly as a technology demonstration. program is not dead. There is a In the field of companies new space race between commer- looking purely at private paying cial companies. Unlike the first passengers, there are two main space race of 50 years ago, they companies. The first is Virgin Ga- have experience and technology lactic, a partnership between air- development to build on. NASA craft designer Burt Rutan and bil- is overseeing safety and develop- lionaire Richard Branson. In 2004, ment concerns. All new designs they became the first successful for manned vehicles have escape commercial spaceflight company, systems. Each company has their launching Spaceship One on own goals and plans, but all are three successful flights. Work then working to make space accessible began on their next generation to everyone and keep America’s spacecraft, the VSS Enterprise. dominance in space. This new craft will be capable While the low Earth orbit mis- 13

Communiqué • 177 Borg Walk

t’s the 16th of March 2013 and the Borg are in Newcastle-Upon-Tyne. A little over two- Iweeks early, give or take 50 years. :-) Although on this occasion, the four Borg are joined by some un-assimilated companions (two STARFLEET Officers and a Klingon warrior). This strange ‘collective’ have all joined together to raise money for Red Nose Day (Comic Relief) by partaking in a sponsored walk around the old walls of Newcastle.

The fun began at 10am in promise of a warrior’s death, we was here that Captain Smith and Whitley Bay where the four Borg, will never know. Still, some of the SGM Smith found what looked formerly Captain Angie Smith, En- kind passengers donated to our to be the 21st Century equivalent sign Stefan Blakemore, SGM Ma- worthwhile cause. of a Borg regeneration alcove in rie ‘M’ Smith and Cdt LCpl Sean Arriving at Central Station, the form of the Metro newsstand Smith, descended onto the Metro this ‘collective’ had some fun at- and Ensign Blakemore attempted along with Klingon ‘George’ and tempting to ride the escalator be- to bring Klingon ‘George’ into the Cdt 1st Class Sam Wilson. Some fore deciding to treat the CCTV Collective. strange looks were had from the operators to something a little dif- Eventually we began the walk other travellers in our carriage ferent, when they then took the at 11 AM, heading up Pink Lane, but they all seemed to enjoy the lift to the mainline station. It was following the path of the old walls. Klingon ticket inspector, with the here that we met with another The uphill incline was interesting exception of one small child who STARFLEET Officer, Crewman Phil for the Borg and one drone had was a little upset, be it from the Young and his friend, Steve, an to make minor repairs even at this fear of assimilation or perhaps the amazing civilian photographer. It early stage of the journey. Making

CPT Angie Smith USS Isaac Region 20

SMAJ M Smith, Police, Cdt LCpl Sean Smith, Klingon George, CCTV Shot containing Ens Philip Police, Capt Angie Smith Young, Capt Angie Smith, Cadet 1st class Sam Wilson, SMAJ M Smith, Cdt LCpl Sean Smith, 14 Klingon George

Communiqué • 177 a stop-over in the Nexus offices to Abbey Road pose, we arrived back Borg Walk visit the mate of our Klingon, we at Central Station, our starting also collected donations which point. were very much appreciated. After little over 5k in distance, (Many thanks to Nexus.) Before two and a half hours in duration, continuing towards the walls, and many pounds (in weight) shed and on through China Town, Steve had £487 ($750.US) raised, we headed to leave us at Nexus as he was feel- to Pizza Hut and a well-deserved ing poorly, but thank you, Steve, rest and regeneration. It was an in- for joining us, and for the amazing teresting scene, four Borg, a Klin- pictures. gon, and two STARFLEET Officers Another detour into the around a table enjoying pizza and Granger Market saw the assimi- for Klingon ‘George’, an unusually lation of a proprietor of a small shaped lasagne. Good conversa- sci-fi store and another dona- tion, good company and good tion to our cause. :-) Back on the food were very much welcomed route, we encountered the local after a fantastic day doing some- Klingon George and the Whitley Bay sign law enforcement which were an thing wonderful for an amazing easy assimilation target, before we charity. stopped for goodie bags and pho- I’d like to thank not only all tos with the girls on the Tresor Paris those who donated but everyone bus in Northumberland Street. that joined us on the day and the Dropping onto the quayside by the people of Newcastle, who made law courts, where a passing driver it such a wonderfully memorable gave us a toot of his horn, we then day. turned into a street with a large hill that was an even greater chal- lenge for all, followed by steps, yet another challenge. The Borg aren’t all that well equipped to deal with such obstacles. Finally, after an ex- cellent Star Trek-themed Beatles’ Captain Angie Smith assimilating station ticket barrier

China Town Garden with Klingon George, Capt Angie Smith, SMAJ M Smith, Cdt LCPl Sean Smith

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Communiqué • 177 Starship Highlights

elcome back to “Starship Highlights,” in which we’ll offer a Secondary Hull Beam: 26.2 meters Wbrief look at various different classes of starships and space Secondary Hull Draft: 14.5 meters stations from time to time. In this issue, we offer three classes from Nacelle Length: 154.8 meters Nacelle Beam: 12.6 meters a variety of sources. There are lots of classes out there, so let’s take Nacelle Draft: 18.3 meters a peek at this small sample... DISPLACEMENT: Standard: 150,000 metric tons Light: 147,000 metric tons Full Load: 154,000 metric tons PROPULSION: Warp Engines: Number: 2 Type: LN-64 Mod 3 Dilithium Energized Antimatter Linear Warp Drive Units Impulse Engines: Number: 2 Type: RSL Subatomic Unified Energy Impulse Units Maneuvering Thrusters Type: QASR Particle Beam Maneuvering Thrusters Reaction Control System Type: Thruxton-Class Tactical Cruiser ing outbreaks of hostilities, it was “Trentis” Pulsed Laser Reaction The Thruxton-Class was first expected that they’d be among the Control System seen in the pages of Starfleet Proto- first to see combat. The ship was VELOCITY: type, published in the early 1990s. designed with a flattened profile Cruising: Warp 8.2 It was among the publications to provide a minimum target to Maximum: Warp 15.3 created by David Schmidt and his threat forces, and the innovative team of co-authors, a group which mounting of the megaphaser can- CREW COMPLEMENT: had begun as a part of STARFLEET nons on the warp nacelle support Officers: 65 Region 10 in the 1980s, but later pylons improved targeting and Crew: 390 went off on their own. David field-of-fire coverage. In testing, Total: 455 Schmidt continued in the Treknol- the Thruxton proved very satisfac- NAVIGATION: ogy field, off and on, until a few torily. Warp dynamics were similar System Type: “Artos” Warp Celes- years ago.. to those of the Belknap-class, and tial Guidance The Thruxton-Class was a late overall performance was superior COMPUTERS: 23rd Century design first devel- to even the S’harien-class battlec- System Type: “Sable” Duotronic III oped ca. 2292 for Star Fleet’s ruiser. Ordnance performance was Supplements/Add-Ons: Multitron- ADM Alex Rosenzweig TacFleet division. Its design focus similarly satisfactory. ic M-7 Supplement was speed and firepower, intended Specifications for the Thrux- SENSORS: to be equal to or better than the ton-class are as follows: Main Sensor Array Type: OC5889S Belknap-Class strike cruiser, which PHYSICAL DIMENSIONS: Main Sensor Array had been doubling in a tactical Length Overall: 315.2 meters ARMAMENT: cruiser role, but wasn’t fully op- Beam Overall: 141.7 meters Phaser Banks: timized for it. The Thruxton-Class Draft Overall: 33.7 meters Type: RIM-12C Independent was designed to patrol the Klin- Primary Hull Length: 153.5 meters Twin Mount gon and Romulan borders, and Primary Hull Beam: 141.7 meters Number: 12 while ships of this class could Primary Hull Draft: 33.7 meters Emplacements/Bank: 2 16 perform exploratory missions, dur- Secondary Hull Length: 195.4 meters Photon Torpedoes:

Communiqué • 177 Number of Tubes: 4 Starship Highlights Torpedo Type(s): Mk 7 Mod 1 Direct Megaphaser Banks: Type: “Emperor 60” Multi- Directional Pulse Cannons Number: 4 Emplacements/Bank: 1 DEFENSES: Deflector Systems Type: “Merlin” Primary Force Field and Deflector Control System Countermeasures Systems Type: CGCP/SCDS Cloaking Generation, Penetration, and Sta- sis Countermeasure System Cloaking Device (Y/N): Y Defense Scanning/Computer/ Tracking Systems: Type(s): Cetis Weapon Sys- tem; TACAR Fire Control Add-On LIFE SUPPORT: Balclutha-Class Corvette: fications. These refits would allow Gravity/Atmosphere Systems: The Balclutha-Class first ap- the Balclutha-Class to remain an Type: MC-3C Artificial Gravity peared in a fanzine called Warp integral part of the Star Fleet force Generator Factor, which somehow got a lot structure for decades to come. Radiation Shielding: of distribution in the early 1980s. Specifications for the Balclu- Type: “Rastis” Radiation Pro- Among the pages of that early ‘zine tha-Class are as follows: tection Package were technical orders much like PHYSICAL DIMENSIONS: Waste Regeneration Systems: those of the Franz Joseph Techni- Length Overall: 169.2 meters Type: “Cerix” Waste Regen- cal Manual, and one of the designs Beam Overall: 105.7 meters eration Systems included was a compact design Draft Overall: 52.2 meters EMBARKED CRAFT: for a corvette. An unusual design Primary Hull Length: 136.7 meters Utility Craft: for the time, this class might be Primary Hull Beam: 31.7 meters Number: 4 looked upon as “the little starship Primary Hull Draft: 49.7 meters Type: Work Bees that could,” and it later lent the ba- Nacelle Length: 154.8 meters Known vessels of the Thruxton- sic design to several other designs Nacelle Beam: 12.6 meters Class include: developed by Eric Kristiansen for Nacelle Draft: 18.3 meters Thruxton NCC-2861 his Jackill label. DISPLACEMENT: Penache NCC-2862 The Balclutha-Class was origi- Standard: 140,000 metric tons [Art Credits: Dynamic Designs nally developed in the mid-to-late Light: 135,000 metric tons & Publications] 2260s, intended to function as Full Load: 143,000 metric tons low-cost escort and patrol vessels. PROPULSION: They drew heavily upon the com- Warp Engines: ponents and technology devel- Number: 2 oped from vessel classes like the Type: LN-64 Mod 3 Dilithium Constitution. They served to patrol Energized Antimatter Linear Warp the border sectors of the Federa- Drive Units tion and also as convoy escorts Impulse Engines: through areas known to be dan- Number: 2 gerous for unprotected transports. Type: RSM Subatomic Unified Less than half of the class’s produc- Energy Impulse Units tion run was completed before the Maneuvering Thrusters Type: large-scale refit program that had QASR Particle Beam Maneuvering begun with the Enterprise-subclass Thrusters vessels expanded throughout the Reaction Control System Type: Fleet. The operational Balclutha- “Trentis” Pulsed Laser Reaction Class corvettes were gradually Control System sent back into dock to be refitted, VELOCITY: and all new ships of the class were Cruising: Warp Factor 8 completed to the upgraded speci- Maximum: Warp Factor 12 17

Communiqué • 177 Starship Highlights Known vessels of the CREW COMPLEMENT: Balclutha-Class include: Officers: 18 Agana NCC-2848 Crew: 158 Alden NCC-2815 Total: 176 Apeco NCC-2834 NAVIGATION: Araneta NCC-2842 System Type: “Dragon’s Eye” Warp Ardron NCC-2829 Celestial Guidance Balclutha NCC-2800 COMPUTERS: Bova NCC-2804 System Type: Daystrom Duotronic Brecon NCC-2837 II Processor Calypso NCC-2802 ARMAMENT: Cleta NCC-2816 Phaser Banks/Arrays: Cordell NCC-2833 Type: RIM-12C Independent Dinuba NCC-2843 Twin Mount Doranet NCC-2826 Number: 4 Dunreggon NCC-2809 Emplacements/Bank: 2 Faleta NCC-2845 Type: RSM-14B Single Mount Gineda NCC-2844 Number: 6 Hampton NCC-2817 Emplacements/Bank: 1 Hildalgo NCC-2805 Photon Torpedoes: Inverness NCC-2820 Chandley-Class Heavy Frigate: Number of Tubes: 2 Iredale NCC-2810 The Chandley-Class heavy Torpedo Type(s): Mk 6 Mod 1 Jaurigas NCC-2830 frigate was first introduced to Star Direct (Typical) Kaneno NCC-2827 Trek fandom in the early 1980s, DEFENSES: Kirkhill NCC-2814 as part of FASA’s tabletop Star Trek Deflector Systems Lamia NCC-2835 role-playing game. It became one Type: “Lancelot” Primary Loaiza NCC-2838 of the most popular classes from Force Field and Deflector Control Lualla NCC-2824 that game, and unlike many of System Meurisse NCC-2846 FASA’s designs, it is still the subject Countermeasures Systems Montague NCC-2803 of artwork and storytelling today, Type: CGCP/SCDS Cloaking Nemoede NCC-2840 almost 30 years later. Generation, Penetration, and Sta- Padrique NCC-2831 The Chandley-Class heavy sis Countermeasure System Portalla NCC-2825 frigate was one of a number of Cloaking Device (Y/N): Y Quezon NCC-2847 classes developed during the mid- Defense Scanning/Computer/ Ruyan NCC-2839 2270s, and the first vessel of the Tracking Systems: Star Glory NCC-2832 class was commissioned in 2278. Type(s): FSTR/TAC Fleet Stra- Tanak NCC-2836 Initially proposed as a frigate, the tegic/Tactical Data System; “Men- Tiedel NCC-2841 ship’s size and capabilities led to it tor II” Fire Control System Trequin NCC-2828 being reclassified as a heavy frig- LIFE SUPPORT: Vaccares NCC-2806 ate. Capable either of exploration Gravity/Atmosphere Systems: Zoliel NCC-2821 or tactical missions, vessels of the Type: MC-3C Artificial Gravity [Art Credits: Balclutha-Class class often saw action in combat. Generator Design and Schematics by Don The large upper “wing” super- Radiation Shielding: Corson] structures could house companies Type: “Rastis” Radiation Pro- of personnel and support craft tection Package of the Star Fleet Mobile Ground Waste Regeneration Systems: Force (nicknamed the Star Fleet Type: “Cerix” Waste Regen- Marines due to the similarity of eration Systems their roles to that military service EMBARKED CRAFT: in Terran history), and the class Shuttlecraft was well-designed for either col- Number: 4 ony support or planetary assaults, Type(s): Various (Typ. Mana- on the occasions when the latter su-Class, Galileo-Class) were deemed necessary. Interest- Utility Craft: ingly, the prime contractor for this Number: 6 class was owned by descendents Type: Work Bees of the American naval officer Rear

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Communiqué • 177 Admiral Thomas Chandley, who VELOCITY: Starship Highlights was known for his blockade of en- Cruising: Warp Factor 7 Types: CGCP/SCDS Cloaking emy ports during the Aleutian Inci- Maximum: Warp Factor 10 Generation, Penetration, and Sta- dent of 2003. As a result, the class ACCELERATION sis Countermeasure System vessel had the unusual distinction (Times in Seconds): Cloaking Device (Y/N): Y of being named for the company Rest - Onset Critical Momentum: Defense Scanning/Computer/ that was mainly responsible for the 7.19 sec Tracking Systems: vessel’s construction. Onset Critical Momentum - Warp Type(s): “Eyas” Weapon Sys- Specifications for the Chandley- Engage: 1.65 sec tem with “Mentor III” Fire Control Class are as follows: Warp 1 - Warp 4: 0.90 sec System PHYSICAL DIMENSIONS: Warp 4 - Warp 7: 0.82 sec LIFE SUPPORT: Length Overall: 319.4 meters Warp 7 - Warp 10: 2.85 sec Gravity/Atmosphere Systems: Beam Overall: 263.6 meters CREW COMPLEMENT: Type: MB-4C Artificial Gravity Draft Overall: 92.7 meters Officers: 93 Generators Primary Hull Length: 172.9 meters Crew: 277 Radiation Shielding: Primary Hull Beam: 221.8 meters Total: 370 Type: ARU/SI Radiation Pro- Primary Hull Draft: 32.9 meters NAVIGATION: tection Systems Nacelle Length: 154.8 meters System Type: NAVCAS Select Waste Regeneration Systems: Nacelle Beam: 12.6 meters Warp Celestial Guidance System Type: “Cerix 2” Waste Regen- Nacelle Draft: 18.3 meters COMPUTERS: eration Systems DISPLACEMENT: System Type: “Etrista” Duotronic EMBARKED CRAFT: Standard: 187,500 metric tons III Processor Shuttlecraft Light: 182,000 metric tons Supplements/Add-Ons: Multitron- Number: 12 Full Load: 192,500 metric tons ic M-7 Supplement Type(s): Various PROPULSION: ARMAMENT: Utility Craft: Warp Engines: Phaser Banks/Arrays: Number: 8 Number: 2 Type: RIM-14A Independent Type(s): Workbees Type: LN-64 Mod 4 Dilithium Twin Mount Known vessels of the Chandley- Energized Antimatter Linear Warp Number: 12 Class include: Drive Units Emplacements/Bank: 2 Blackheart NCC-2327 Impulse Engines: Photon Torpedoes: Chandley NCC-2300 Number: 2 Number of Tubes: 4 Fife NCC-2312 Type: RSL-A Subatomic Uni- Torpedo Type(s): Mk 25 Mod Hanson NCC-2309 fied Energy Impulse Units 1 Direct (Typical) Monson NCC-2322 Maneuvering Thrusters Type: DEFENSES: Niwen NCC-2306 QASR Particle Beam Maneuvering Deflector Systems [Art Credits: Chandley-Class Thrusters Type: “Percivale” Primary Design by FASA Corporation/For- Reaction Control System Type: Force Field and Deflector Control est G. Brown; Schematics by Alex “Trentis” Pulsed Laser Reaction System Rosenzweig] Control System Countermeasures Systems

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Communiqué • 177 USS Susquehannock Hosted Robert Picardo at Comix Connection for a Way Cool Meet and Greet

n Monday, July 1, the USS Susquehannock and Comix Connection of Mechanicsburg, OPA hosted a Meet and Greet event for Robert Picardo. Mr. Picardo was doing a Neil Simon play, “Sunshine Boys”, at a local theater, the Totem Pole Playhouse. He wanted to come out and meet fans and let them know about the play. Jim picked Mr. Picardo up and holographic card of himself that fans. You don’t realize how many they arrived early. Even so, quite he was selling. He said that one sci-fi fans there are until you are at a few people had already gathered year he hung it on the Christmas an event like this! A writer from in the store. Even before Picardo tree. He was giving away signed trekcore.com had asked to do an arrived and had his table set up, Voyager cards with his picture on interview with Mr. Picardo after people lined up. You could tell them for anyone who bought four the event. There were some late- South Central PA loves Star Trek tickets to the “Sunshine Boys” play. comers who showed up after he and Robert Picardo!! I showed him that our chapter packed away his photos. He still It was interesting to hear all bought twelve tickets. So we got got those back out and took photos the stories he told. In one photo, our three! One enthusiastic fan with them! the cast of Voyager, who were in even brought Mr. Picardo some Mr. Picardo was very person- plain clothes, was laughing. Mr. very tasty looking brownies! able and interesting to listen to. Picardo said that’s because he had It was interesting manning the We all ended up having a great just told a dirty joke. He had a table and talking to so many fellow time seeing him that night.

Jim Hutley and Doris Hutley USS Susquehannock Region 7

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Communiqué • 177 Robert Picardo

Jim told me that night that memorabilia. I know we’ve spent hair is lightened for the part he’s the play that Mr. Picardo is in, enough there over the years! playing. “Sunshine Boys”, will soon be on Then members of our crew Our chapter was very glad for Broadway with different actors. took in Mr. Picardo’s play at Totem the opportunity to meet and see At that point, small theaters like Pole Theater. The play is by Neil the play featuring Robert Picardo. Totem Pole Theater won’t be able Simon and is about two former It’s not an opportunity that comes to perform it for a while. So this vaudeville performers who can’t along often. is a really cool opportunity for our stand each other but who are go- chapter to see the play and see ing to perform again together. It him in it. was really funny! We also got to The people at Comix Connec- meet Mr. Picardo again at the play tion were great to work with and ,thanks to one of our members, MJ the store was the right size. They Rogers. In the pictures I took at also had a lot of cool Star Trek Totem Pole Theater, Mr. Picardo’s

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Communiqué • 177 USS Angeles Anniversary Party

riends, Romans, Angeles members, lend me your ears. That’s Fbasically how we opened our 2013 “Bread and Circuses”- themed 18th anniversary party.

We enjoyed an evening of an- We moved on to a safer and cient Roman fun, food and games longer lasting game of Roman- on March 18 at Starbase Karen, the and “Star Trek”-based bingo. Priz- Los Angeles home where members es were won by almost all. And Karen Hoagland, Chris Mulrooney everyone had fun and frivolity, and I live. Chris and I hosted the even without the famous Roman party, and Karen made a special debauchery. guest appearance as we saluted One other exciting event of the USS Angeles. the evening occurred. We gained More than 20 people attend- five new members for our club: ed, including Janice Willcocks, Patti Cox-Robinson, Harold Rob- who founded the Angeles in 1995. inson, Darren Muir, Kenne Hoff- Captain Dave Mason, our com- man and Greg Dienhart. We also manding officer, led a toast to the had a member, Shaunn Lawrence, ship. We began the evening with renew his membership. Our club a spread, fit for any senator or em- just keeps growing. Congratula- peror, of Italian pastas, antipasti tions and welcome to all! and just a touch of foreign influ- We came, we saw, we partied. ence via a lovely Greek salad. Salute! Along with our meal, we enjoyed an amphitheatre view- ing of “Bread and Circuses”, a second-season favorite episode of the original “Star Trek” series. The story dealt with a planet where the Roman Empire come to full frui- tion in their 20th century. We see Spock and McCoy fight in gladia- tor fashion in front of millions on TV, in living color, while our favor- ite captain, James T. Kirk, enjoyed the local culture in the form of a lovely slave named Drusilla. It’s so difficult to be the captain. LT Renee Wilke We then proceeded on to USS Angeles some games of our own for the rest Region 4 of the evening. First, we attempted to play Slay Mithros, in which gladiator and warriors try to slay the pow- erful bull in a life-and-death fight. The piñata game ended early when, unfortunately, I beheaded Mithros early on. I don’t know my 22 own strength!

Communiqué • 177 Comic books, free donuts and a recruitment opportunity? Holy no brainer, Batman... we’re in!

he year was 1985, and during that summer, members of the USS Avenger, including Tyours truly, took part in one of the first, if not, the very first comic book show put on by Dan Campbell. Dan generously allowed a ists. We actually won a few items, fledgling group of Star Trek fans to which Jeff and Laura were kind have a recruiting table. His shows enough to give to their command- ran for several years, and were a ing officer. nice staple for the summer season It was a good time, and for us, in Seaside Heights, NJ. I used to it culminated with a great early cover those shows as articles for dinner at the Forked River Diner, the weekly newspaper I worked just blocks away, for good food for at the time and helped Dan and exceptional AC as well. This with promoting the show as well. marked a quieter Away Team mis- Flash forward, nearly 30 years sion for us, compared to our two later. Dan decided to host his first previous recent events of the Shut- comic show in a very long time, tlecraft Galileo 7 relaunch, and and once again, I was in a posi- our BBQ of the previous weekend, tion to help promote the show. both multi-chapter events hosted Dan was kind enough to allow the by the Challenger. USS Challenger a free table, but This event allowed us to meet now the show was being held in some new fans, get to see a few Lacey Township, a community I ST fans we had seen at the ST Into happened to cover for work. Darkness premiere weekend pro- The July 14 Jersey Shore Com- motion and, of course, for me, it ics Show once again provided a meant another shot at picking up great opportunity to recruit new comics and other assorted collect- ST fans into the fold. It was fun, ibles. After all, the last time I went and it brought us together with a to a comic book show was... only good number of sci-fi/comic book 2 weeks prior, a few towns south fans. Dan provided us not only of Lacey, and that was far too long with a free table to use for recruit- ago. ment (actually two free tables as Well, back to my pile of one vendor did not show up), but comics! free donuts, rolls and beverages as well. You can’t beat that. Joining me on our little ad- venture were my XO, Jeff Victor, Look whose smiling? Admiral Bob and his lovely wife Laura, who Vosseller (above) holds up two both donned Next Gen-era ST renditions of the Jack Nicholson ADM Robert E. uniforms. I brought along a short- version of the Joker from the Vosseller, Jr. 1989 Batman film. A comic card sleeve Classic ST version, though USS Challenger and an action figure during the Region 7 for a variety of reasons, I never Jersey Shore Comic Book Show got to put it on. Instead, I sported on July 14, held in Lacey Township my spanking new USS Challenger NJ. The show reunited Starfleet T-Shirt and my signature blue members with Dan Campbell who Starfleet cap. coordinated his first show in There were prize raffles each several decades in Ocean County hour, and we enjoyed spending NJ. The Challenger’s 3-member time with local comic book art- Away Team featured a recruiting table and plenty of fun. 23 Communiqué • 177 The USS Charon and Star Trek Night at the Ballpark

n May 11th, the USS Charon had the distinct honor of co- helped a small boy from the stands Ohosting Star Trek Night with the local minor-league team, the defeat a “man-sized ‘insect’” in Greensboro Grasshoppers! the “Bug Hunt”! As with most red- shirts, Robin gave his it his all, but Several months before, we through the turnstiles. We were ultimately fell before the might of were contacted by the Promotions met by looks of recognition and “The Bug”! Fortunately, “The Bug” Director for the Grasshoppers, a amusement (along with the occa- was no match for his young com- local baseball team that develops sional Vulcan Salute) as the fans panion and a flyswatter! players for the Miami Marlins. The came through the gates. Fleet Cap- Other events through the team regularly does theme promo- tain Gibson was interviewed on night had the Charon crew leading tion nights, and had done a “Star the big scoreboard video screen the fans in a rendition of “YMCA”, Wars” Night with the 501st Legion and welcomed the crowd to Star posing for pictures with patrons, a in 2012. With the new Star Trek Trek Night. He gave a brief intro- Trek Trivia game and the Neese’s film premiering, they had con- duction of STARFLEET and the USS Country Sausage Race, where the tacted us to add a bit of “fan flair” Charon and what we do. crew had to “apprehend” rogue to the event. We coordinated with After the interview, the crew mascots during their race around their Promotions and Entertain- rushed to the mid-field gate to the diamond. ment Directors about a week or lead the pre-game parade around The crew had a great time so before the game, and we were the stadium. The parade was to working with the Grasshoppers given a schedule of activities for recognize several Little League and we met a lot of wonderful our crew to participate in during teams from the area, and our crew people that evening. Even though that night. set the pace for several hundred the night ended with fireworks, On the night of the game, Little Leaguers as we made our the highlight of our time had to seven members of our crew suited way around the field. be seeing the logos of the Charon up in our uniforms and joined the As the game started, our crew and STARFLEET emblazoned on Grasshopper’s Event Staff for a fi- was involved in several mini-skits the scoreboard! We look forward nal pre-game meeting. We divided and games to engage the crowd. to our next chance to go out to the our members up at the gates and Our very own Robin Franklin, ballpark! greeted baseball fans as they went dedicated red-shirt that he is,

Before the game. (Left to Right) Mark Morgan, Devin, Stephanie Roane, Scott Gibson, Chuck Rizzo, Robin Franklin and Anjanette Gibson

FCAPT Scott Gibson USS Charon Region 1

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Communiqué • 177 Star Trek Night

What a great idea!

Anjanette & Stephanie prepare to meet the baseball fans!

Is Charon up at bat?

STARFLEET: up in lights! Alas, another redshirt meets his end at the Robin Franklin prepares to do hands (er, pincers) of a giant insect menace! battle with the bug!

Y-M-C-A!

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Communiqué • 177 327th MSG Hosts Dress Mess Celebrating USS Corsair’s First Five-Year Mission

n April 2008, STARFLEET officially recognized the USS Corsair as a ship of the line with the IThird Fleet. Over the past five years, the chapter has grown from just a couple of people meeting at a Sonic Drive-In to their current home at the Jones Creek Library. The chapter has also participated in numerous community and science fiction activities which have enriched Baton Rouge’s event calendar. After attending the SFMC’s With the officers in place, it sign Simon” (his mother had such Dress Mess at the 2012 IC/IM, sev- was time to secure a location and high hopes for him) and placing eral Corsair crewmembers thought a guest of honor. The tradition of him on his proper resting place, a this formal style of dining would be Dress Messes originated in English six-foot-tall Voyager-era style com a great way to recognize the chap- pubs, so the dinner would be held badge, very similar to the com ter’s milestone accomplishment at as close to authentic English as badges worn by the crew of the of completing its first five year one could get in Baton Rouge - The USS Corsair. mission. Being a “Marine” styled Londoner Pub and Grill. As for the After the main meal and event, the Corsair’s Marine unit, guest of honor, the 327th extended dessert, the President called the the 327th Marine Strike Group – an invitation to Fleet Admiral Dave Mess to order and gave a toast the “Scurvy Dogs” – immediately Blaser, who graciously accepted. to their guest of honor, as well took up the venture of planning a The next few months saw key as the United Federation of Plan- full Dress Mess as by-the-book as members of the crew and unit up- ets, STARFLEET, the SFMC and, of possible. date their uniforms and interact course, the USS Corsair. Fleet Ad- The responsibility of mak- with the ever-changing manage- miral Blaser was presented with a ing everything happen fell to the ment of The Londoner, develop- gift from the hosting unit, a mug Unit’s Officer in Charge, Major ing a menu, theme, and website. with the 327th’s Scurvy Dog on it. General Edward C. Tunis III. He Commemorative hurricane glasses In turn, Admiral Blaser pointed accepted the challenge and began were ordered and the Officers of out the stellar record of the Corsair by assembling the Officers of the the Mess fine-tuned the script for and gave both the CO and XO of Mess. His first choice for Vice Pres- the evening’s activities. Each mem- the Corsair hats that said Canada ident was Lieutenant Colonel Rob- ber of the crew participated in on them and gave scarfs to both ert Roush, a longtime member of some degree to the overall success the President and Vice President the STARFLEET Marines who had of the Dress Mess. of the Mess and declaring them participated in real Dress Messes The evening of the event, the all “honorary Canadians”. (Person- from his time with the US Army. upstairs room of The Londoner was ally I don’t think he truly had the The President and Vice President transformed with Star Trek themed authority...) Several of the guests of the Mess balanced the remain- banners, a seating chart laid out, also asked to address the Mess and ing Officers of the Mess with non- the hurricane glasses displayed, express their appreciation of the Marines. Commander Gail Perrin and a slideshow of the past five Corsair and all the crew had done was a logical choice to be Ambas- years playing on the big screen for them. sador as she is a plankholder of the TV as guests enjoyed the cocktail In the end, over 45 people at- USS Corsair, attended the 2012 IC/ hour. tended the dinner and seven dif- MGEN Edward C. Tunis III IM Dress Mess, and was already At 1900 hours, the Mess was ferent STARFLEET chapters/Marine USS Corsair in the process of making a Vulcan called to order, the Ambassador Units were represented, as well as Region 4 priestess costume which would be announced all visiting guests, and Red Stick Rebellion (Star Wars col- perfect for the role of Ambassador. the Chaplain gave the first toast. lectible group) and the Klingon As- The final choice of the Chaplain After the salads, the Vice President sault Group. Everyone went home of the Mess went to another long of the Mess barked for the Cadet with their glasses, great memories, time member, Lieutenant Jenni Escorts to parade the artifact, a and a renewed love of each other Tenney. Her enthusiasm would large skull. The cadets skillfully in the fandom community which be contagious at the dinner, and it maneuvered the artifact around to the USS Corsair and the 327th gave her an excuse to get a new each of the Officers, who in turn MSG serve. 26 uniform from Cosplaysky. saluted the skull of “Crewman En-

Communiqué • 177 USS Corsair - 5 Years

The “Artifact”: Crewman Ensign Simon The Commemorative hurricane The Cadet Escorts, lead by Cadet Sergeant (his mother had high hopes for him, glasses for the event. Eddie Tunis IV, place Crewman Ensign Simon that’s why she named him “Ensign”). in his resting place.

LTC Robert Rouse and FADM Dave Blaser (L to R), MGEN Edward C. Tunis III, RADM Trisha Tunis, FADM Dave Blaser, mug for the camera at the 2013 USS Corsair CAPT Brian Landry, LTC Robert Roush. President & Vice President of the Dress Mess Mess along with the CO & XO of the USS CORSAIR pose with Guest of Honor, the Commander, STARFLEET.

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Communiqué • 177 STARFLEET Members Have “Stellar” Time at 20th Annual Farpoint Convention

uring the weekend of February 15- nia, and even New York City. As of re-acquaintance and hunkering D17, 2013, numerous STARFLEET the advertisements say, Farpoint is down, preparing for the big day on members had a “Stellar” time attending “Fandom’s Family Reunion!” Saturday! Several STARFLEET members Many more STARFLEET mem- the 20th annual Farpoint science-fiction from the USS Susquehannock, bers and other fans arrived on the convention in Timonium, Maryland. USS Abraham Lincoln, USS Rich- scene on Saturday. The morning Celebrating this special anniversary, thofen, USS DeBraak and other held the STARFLEET Region Seven ships attended the convention. meeting where numerous things Farpoint Convention, named after the Some members arrived on Friday were discussed, such as finances, pilot episode for Star Trek: The Next the 15th and attended opening awards and activities for various ceremonies and other activities, chapters in various locations. An- Generation, was a treat for fans of Star such as panels for the hit series The other topic was possible activities Trek and other venues in science-fiction. Walking Dead. A special treat was that STARFLEET chapters can take the showing of the Star Trek fan part in/create for the new Star Trek Special guests and program- film, The Price of Anything made movie coming out later this year. ming were available for everyone. by the USS Farragut, a fan-based Captain Keith Shikowitz, CO of Each year, STARFLEET members film company from Georgia. They the USS Abraham Lincoln, invited attend this moderate to smaller- tell tales of the Starship Farragut members to his upcoming DS9 sized convention at the Crowne and its adventures during the time 20th/TNG 25th anniversary cel- Plaza Hotel near Baltimore, Mary- of the Original Series of Star Trek. ebration on May 4, and the Abra- land, which seems to get better Everyone agreed that the story, ham Lincoln’s Sci-Fi night on June and better every time, as does acting, and special effects were 29 in New York. Doris and Jim the fellowship and camaraderie excellent. Additionally, and per- Huntley, of the USS Susquehan- among the fans. Being centrally haps more importantly, old friends nock, invited all members to the located, this con is attended by from STARFLEET met and had din- third annual Sci-Fi Day to be held STARFLEET members throughout ner and drinks, no doubt thinking in Harrisburg this year, with guest northeast Region Seven, including of Ten Forward! Basically, for those science-fiction authors and other people from Maryland, Pennsylva- who went early, this was a night events. Candy bars from the local

LTCMD Carl R. Dietrich USS Susquehannock Region 7

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Communiqué • 177 Wolfgang Chocolate Company previous events. Farpoint were also sold by the USS Susque- Other activities were attend- failing marksmanship class by get- hannock for support of the Ameri- ing readings and getting books ting perfect bulls-eyes on a target can Cancer Society. After the busi- signed by best-selling science- - so unlike a true Storm Trooper! A ness of the meeting was complete, fiction author Michael Jan Fried- wedding proposal was even given the day’s real fun began! man and others. A special Dr. on stage, and there was a female As many readers know, a sci- Who panel was attended enthusi- Dr. Who with a blue-glowing TAR- fi con is an adventure of ongoing astically by many fans who were DIS hula hoop! There were even excitement for true “fanboys” and happy to learn that BBC America Storm Troopers who danced the “fangirls.” In the lobby, many will be holding a special at the cha-cha in Mexican sombreros, vendors sold items such as DVDs, end of 2013, containing all of the winning best of show! books which could be signed by 11 doctors from the past 50 years After the contest, several authors, and collectible toys and of Dr. Who! And, of course, many STARFLEET members had a special costumes. There was also a sepa- STARFLEET members and other treat. MJ Rogers of the USS Susque- rate room for an art gallery of sci- sci-fi fans simply had a great time hannock arranged for drinks and fi themed artwork, most of which hanging with friends in the lobby conversation with John Billingsley was available for purchase. Some area and the “Khaan Suite” lounge. and Bonita Friedericy in the res- even had STARFLEET connections. For many, however, the most taurant area of the hotel. This was Annie Wheeler and “Ponch” at- exciting events were in the eve- attended by Susquehannock mem- tended from the USS DeBraak, ning. At the annual costume bers as well as Capt. Keith Shikow- and Ponch had his own section of contest everyone has fun seeing itz, and other members of the USS computer-generated artwork in the people dressed as their favorite Abraham Lincoln from New York. display. characters in fandom, while per- Everything was discussed, from the A con, however, is much forming skits and musical num- size and “feel” of the Farpoint con, more than items to view and buy, bers which are often humerous the actors’ appearances in the Star and Farpoint is no exception. A and entertaining. The USS Susque- Trek franchise, and even the jetlag TARDIS from the Dr. Who fran- hannock’s own John Radle and that is experienced after flying to chise was available for people to Chris Wagner participated in the such events! Indeed, this was a take pictures with the backgrounds event as a Star Fleet Marine (John grand opportunity for photo ops of their choice. Many people who Radle) leading “Ziggy” the Gorn and a grand finale to a fun-filled came in costume went home with (Chris) on a leash, getting many day. As usual, the Farpoint con- some interesting photographs! laughs the audience by exclaim- vention was fun for all and is in- John Billingsley of Star Trek: En- ing, “Don’t worry, he’s housebro- deed “Fandom’s Family Reunion!” terprise fame (Dr. Phlox) did a ken!” Other notable entries were presentation with his wife, actress a Gorn Geico commercial, and a Bonita Friedericy. They were as- young cadet Storm Trooper from sisted by the USS Susquehannock’s Star Wars who is chastised by his MJ Rogers who knows them from father, an adult Storm Trooper, for

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Communiqué • 177 Executive Committee Reports News and updates from the head honchos. Report From The Commander, STARFLEET

The time has come for me to, but unfortunately, we did have a other fan organizations who already to sign off as the Commander, few chapters that were decommis- offer an electronic membership STARFLEET. It has definitely been a sioned during the last three years. It’s option. great time over the course of the last always a shame to see it happen, but The last three years have not three years. While we haven’t done sometimes a few branches need to been without their challenges. We everything that I had hoped to, and be pruned in order to keep the tree did have to spend a little bit of mon- there were some areas where we healthy. ey on a couple of items in order to had (and continue to have) some Financially, STARFLEET is very ensure that STARFLEET was doing challenges, I think that we’ve done healthy. Our bank accounts and things correctly in a legal sense. pretty well. expenditures are in good order, and The first was when we realized Over the course of the last three we continued to find cost savings that we were required to have votes years, our membership rolls have measures where we could while of the Board of Directors held in a continued to grow and increase. introducing some new items in the manner which they could hear one With new members joining and Quartermaster store. Our tax filings another. Unfortunately, E-Mail vot- some past members returning, we’ve with the IRS have been kept appro- ing was not permitted under North increased our membership to nearly priately up-to-date and we are in Carolina law (where STARFLEET is 5,000 members. I had high hopes good standing with the IRS. incorporated as a non-profit organi- that we would be at that 5,000 mark We’ve changed up the zation). This required us to change by the end of 2013, but unfortu- STARFLEET Scholarship Program how we do business, resulting in nately we’re still a little short of that slightly from what we’ve had in monthly Admiralty Board Confer- number (130 members short, at the the past, reducing the number of ence Calls for any matters to be time of this writing). The number of scholarships from 10 down to 5, but discussed and voted upon. This has chapters that are part of STARFLEET increasing the amount that we are had the happy benefit of allowing has also grown. We’re at 245 chap- awarding to recipients from $500 to the AB to get through more business ters right now, up by nearly 15 chap- $1,000. We now have the scholar- in a timelier manner, and helps to ters in the last three years. ship applications being reviewed ensure that we’re all generally better We’ve had a lot of work done on and voted on by the Executive Com- informed about what is happening our membership database system; mittee, which means that there is in STARFLEET as a whole. we went through the first extensive better control on one of the larger The other was more recent, renovation and upgrade of it since financial outlays of STARFLEET. when a member contacted me in it was built. It has more functional- While the CQ is still running regards to the process for voting on ity and we fixed some bugs, but as behind schedule, the format has Regional Coordinators and threat- with all technology, some new bugs definitely improved with the return ened a potential lawsuit against have crept into the system and are to the magazine format. It has been STARFLEET. still being worked out. It also has a noted by many members that the While we had already reviewed new look, and accessing the system CQ looks much more profession- our bylaws and how we elect our is much faster thanks to that (though ally done and that it is much more Regional Coordinators (who serve some might not agree that it looks attractive. as STARFLEET’s Board of Directors, “Trek” enough). Finally, we’ve made some big aka the Admiralty Board), with our Chapter reporting and chapter steps forward for STARFLEET in the corporate attorney, this member dis- strength was one area where we fo- area of electronic memberships. In agreed with the process and felt that cused a great deal of attention. I’m the coming few days, we should it was out of compliance with the happy to say that we’re seeing much start to be able to accept member- law. In order to ensure STARFLEET FADM Dave Blaser better consistency in chapter report- ship applications and renewals for was doing things correctly, we con- USS Hadfield ing from all around STARFLEET, and those who wish to be members and sulted our attorney, and we con- Region 13 that our chapters are taking bet- receive their membership materials firmed that we are in compliance ter care to keep at the 10 member (after the initial membership packet) with North Carolina law. The attor- Commander, minimum. We still have a few chal- electronically at a reduced rate. This ney provided us with information STARFLEET lenges in this regard, but things are will start us down the road towards about the specific statutes, which we definitely improved. being able to continue to move for- provided back to the member. No administration of ward with a more complete elec- The EC, AB and I were all very STARFLEET ever wants to decom- tronic membership option, and will sure that STARFLEET was on good 30 mission a chapter if we don’t have help STARFLEET to keep up with solid footing; however, we chose to

Communiqué • 177 err on the side of caution. This re- easy, and the challenges that they To all the members of EC sulted in a slight cost to STARFLEET, face are ones that they may not have STARFLEET, I would like to thank but it did confirm that our processes encountered in their lives before you all for an excellent three years are within the boundaries of what is now. STARFLEET is a big responsibil- as the Commander, STARFLEET. I legal. ity to handle, and it may take some have very much enjoyed my time as At this time, I am now prepar- time to settle in. President and meeting as many of ing to turn the reins of STARFLEET To the new EC, remember your our members as possible. over to a new President. responsibilities to all of STARFLEET, In the meantime, I will look There will be continued and from the members to the AB. You forward to seeing and meeting more on-going challenges that will face now serve all of the members of of our members next summer at STARFLEET. Some may come in the STARFLEET, and all members will the 2014 International Conference, next weeks and months, others may require your time and efforts. Com- and will look forward to welcom- not come until sometime later in the municate openly with them, and ing many of you to Niagara Falls, next three years, and still more will take the time to understand that no New York for the 2015 International come years from now. matter what their viewpoint might Conference! I would like to ask everyone for be, they are deserving of your time, See you around the Fleet! their patience as the new EC learns attention and a response when they to interact both with all of you and contact you, no matter what the is- with the AB. Being on the EC isn’t sue might be. Wayne as CS Elect

Greetings, STARFLEET! dent for the Region 12 Newslet- and was speechless over this ac- This is my first CQ article as your ter to Regional Awards Director to complishment. The individuals who incoming Commander, STARFLEET, Vice-Regional Coordinator. I also nominated me for this are some of so I wanted to take a brief moment served as the 12th Brigade Training the hardest working individuals in to get better acquainted with you. In Officer, and then the 12th Brigade our organization, so for them to March of 1996, I was living in Rus- Officer-in-Charge. acknowledge my work to be at that ton, Louisiana. I was a member of Since relocating to Texas in level was a complete honor. a local Star Trek fan club. Members August of 2011, I served as the R3 Outside of STARFLEET, I bring of the USS Brissany came to one of Shakedown Operations Officer a wealth of non-profit, IT, and man- our meetings and introduced us to until resigning earlier in Decem- agement knowledge and experi- STARFLEET. Several of us were im- ber. I have served on the Admiralty ence to the table. I have worked mediately impressed. We immedi- Board as the Region 12 Coordinator, on various Boards of Directors for ately launched the Shuttle Anasazi and I have served on the Executive non-profit corporations for well over (which commissioned as the USS Committee as the Commandant of 10 years. I have spent well over a Babylon), and I served as her Com- STARFLEET Academy. decade working in business/office- manding Officer. I have accomplished many type positions and/or Information During my time in STARFLEET, things over the years in STARFLEET, Technology positions, most of which I have served on six chapters, be- but three moments definitely stand were some form of management. tween Region 3 and Region 12. I out. In 2001, I was awarded the I currently work as the Desk was instrumental in launching five STARFLEET Member of the Year Lead/Knowledge Manager for the of those chapters, was Command- award, something that to this day State of Texas Data Center Service ing Officer of three, and Executive still sits on the top of my entertain- Desk. We handle mainframe, server, Officer of two. I am currently the ment center in my living room. To data center, network, security, and Commanding Officer of Retribution be presented with this level of award user account services for 30 agen- Station, a correspondence chapter is a great honor, and I have always cies of the government of the State of assigned to Region 3. cherished it. Texas. I currently hold an Associate In 1997, I took the position of In 2002, I was presented the Degree in Arts, and am close to hav- Assistant Director to the STARFLEET STARFLEET Marine Corps Sword of ing the requirements for my Bach- ADM Wayne Lee Academy College of Medicine and, Honor (SFMC Officer of the Year), an elor’s in Business Administration. Killough, Jr. not too long after that, I became the award that was both surprising and I am looking forward to serv- Director. I have served in almost humbling. On March 17, 2012, af- ing the next three years as your Commander Elect, every possible position within the ter serving this organization for over Commander, STARFLEET… and I STARFLEET Academy, and I am glad to see she 16 years (16 years and five days after definitely look forward to getting to is in great hands! I first joined SFI), I was promoted know the members better. My door From 1998 until 2011, I served to the rank of Admiral at the 2012 is always open, so please do not Region 12 in various positions, Region 2/Region 3 Joint Summit. I hesitate to contact me. from Missouri Sector Correspon- was completely caught off-guard 31

Communiqué • 177 EC STARFLEET Academy News Thanks for the memories of 2012. We had a great time. rarily taking over his positions at the past three years. I enjoyed Well, I’m ready to make an- the Academy until his three years working in the Blaser/Stimpson other three years of memories on the EC is fulfilled. administration. It is always great to and will continue to do my best Larry French, Sr. is another work with people who know that to see that STARFLEET Academy Academy individual who is taking you are doing your job and trust continues to remain the Jewel of on an EC position, that of Chief of you to continue to do your job. Of STARFLEET. Computer Operations, so his posi- course, I could never do my job if Since Wayne Killough, Jr. has tions at the Academy will also be it were not for all the personnel of become the new CS, his positions temporarily taken over until he STARFLEET Academy. I’ve always of Vice Commandant and Coordi- returns. He will be remaining as said, and will continue to say, they nator of Support Services had to the director of the Klingon Warrior make me look good. be filled. Glen Diebold is crazy… Academy. There is no way he will I knew Bran from his many er… I mean kind enough to fill in let anyone else take over his baby. years in Region 15. Some pictures both positions. I know he’ll do a So I can fairly say that the of me standing between him and wonderful job in doing so. Academy definitely has a major Gary Halverson made me look Robert Westfall, one of our place within STARFLEET. We all like one of the Munchkins from Dean/directors, has also taken on will strive to do our best to con- the Wizard of Oz. It was great to a position in the Executive Com- tinue to make STARFLEET the best meet finally meet Dave, in person, mittee, as the Chief of Operations/ fan club the world will ever have. at our Region 15 Summit back in STARFLEET. Folks will be tempo-

Featured Colleges: College of Red Dwarf The newly opened College of tivity that the Academy promotes, Lieutenant Liz Gambles, Director Red Dwarf hosts a bevy of exams everyone is really nice and com- [email protected] about the British sit-com that spans municative, willing to help out ten series and twenty-four years. wherever they can. Being a part of 41A The Parklands Chicken soup machine repair- something larger is always a bonus Congleton, Cheshire CW12 3DS, man and intergalactic loser Dave if you enjoy what you do, and as a UK Lister awakes from suspended part of STARFLEET Academy I do animation to discover he is three just that. million years into deep space, and the last surviving member of the human race. Living aboard min- ing ship Red Dwarf with a holo- gram of his dead bunk mate, and smeghead, Arnold J Rimmer; a life form evolved from his pet cat; and Kryten, the neurotic sanitation mechanoid; Dave attempts to find his way home. His journey is one of mutant diseases, alter egos from parallel universes, and a rather fe- rocious curry monster. There are currently thirteen exams available with more on the way soon. Request using the SFI ADM Peg Pellerin course request system: http://acad- USS Constitution emy.sfi.org/courses/courserequest- Region 15 old.php

Commandant, A Few Words From The Director: STARFLEET When I started taking exams a Academy couple of years ago I never antici- pated becoming part of the Acad- emy team, but I have found the ex- perience really wonderful. Aside 32 from the feeling of inter-connec-

Communiqué • 177 Cadet Star Award EC

Hello everyone. SFA, and now rank as my all-time I learned in a Quantum Mechan- Some of you may remember favorite of all the Academy courses ics course I took in college). The an award I started about three I have taken. Before these courses, Quantum Mechanics SFA course years ago, called the Cadet Star the Vulcan Academy Sciences talked a lot about special relatively Award. (VAS) courses (with the choices of and the whole idea of multiple uni- For those of you who don’t electives one could choose), the verses, teleportation, string theory, remember, let me refresh your Treknology courses and [Glen’s] etc. memories. Survival Mapping Training Courses “All the sort of stuff that makes Cadets (6 to 18 years of age) (MSS) were my top three favorite Star Trek real on TV but things we who take courses from the college courses. haven’t mastered nor fully under- offerings within the Institute of Ca- det Studies must complete a col- Cadet Star Award Recipients lege with Honors and/or Distinc- 11/2/11 Clair Bressie Cadet Preparatory College tions. When doing so, they receive 1/14/12 Nick Elder Cadet College of Federation Studies a congratulatory letter from the 1/31/12 Benjamin Mabbitt Cadet College of Federation Studies Commandant, as well as a special 2/13/12 Clair Bressie Cadet College of Law certificate and a gold star pin. They 3/27/12 Clair Bressie Cadet College of Security can complete as many colleges as 8/8/12 Katherine Lightheart Cadet Cardassian Orientation College they want, earning more letters, 11/7/12 Clair Bressie Cadet College of Spaceflight History certificates, and pins. 6/9/11 Katherine Lightheart Cadet Romulan Orientation College If a Cadet completes any col- 6/9/13 William McGrath Cadet College of Borg Technology lege within the adult institutes 6/9/13 William McGrath Cadet College of Math with Honors and/or Distinctions 6/9/13 Luke McGrath Cadet College of Math and only one Pass, the Cadet will 7/28/13 Clair Bressie Cadet College of Borg Technology also earn the Cadet Star Award. 7/28/13 Aiden Bressie Cadet College of Borg Technology Some of the older Cadets (13 7/28/13 Charlotte Wilson Cadet College of Borg Technology to 18 years of age) have never at- 7/28/13 Sam Wilson Cadet College of Borg Technology tempted the colleges within the 7/28/13 Sean Smith Cadet College of Borg Technology adult institutes because they didn’t 7/28/13 Liam Wilson Cadet College of Borg Technology know they were allowed to. So, 8/13/13 Michael Hardegree-Ullman College of Geographical Science (adult course) 9/3/13 Charlotte Wilson Cadet College of Law please, pass this on. 9/4/13 Kendalyn Jarrett Cadet College of Borg Technology I do hope with these incen- 9/9/13 Michael Hardegree-Ullman Ferengi Orientation College (adult course) tives that we start seeing more 9/24/13 Sam Wilson Cadet College of Math of our younger members start 9/24/13 Sean Smith Cadet College of Math to get involved with STARFLEET 9/24/13 Kendalyn Jarrett Cadet College of Math Academy. 10/24/13 Jessica Lightheart Cadet Cardassian Orientation College I want to congratulate Mi- 10/30/13 Katherine Lightheart Cadet Vulcan Orientation College chael Hardegree-Ulmann, a Cadet 11/3/13 Michael Hardegree-Ullman CMIK-Military Trivia (adult course) who has set a new precedence. 11/24/13 Michael Hardegree-Ullman CMIK-Civil War (adult course) This particular Cadet has been tak- ing some courses offered within our adult institutes and has been “These five College of Physics stand in the real world. Just read- doing very well. He recently com- courses, however, were not only ing about how scientists believe pleted all courses within the Col- fun, but I have learned a lot about multiple universes can exist from lege of Geographical Studies with the topic they covered. I have put a theoretical standpoint, but one one Pass, four Honors and 15 Dis- a note on each page in red as I did cannot measure them because to tinctions. This is difficult enough not know how long it would take prove it exists would destroy them, for some of us adults, let alone a me to complete it and I did not is both a paradox as well as fas- 14-year-old. As you can see below, want to forget the portions of it I cinating (to quote Spock). Some Michael has earned several Cadet like. However, somehow I found of the stuff makes your head spin Star Awards. time over the last three days to do but it’s still massively neat. I actu- Comment from a student to all five of them. The topic covered ally met real-life string theorists at Vice Commandant Glen Diebold by CP110 ties directly with the NASA about 5-8 years ago and regarding courses she has been work I’m currently doing at NASA they talked about the M-theory, taking: and the topics of the remaining which is a theory about multiple “I have to say that these five four (CP111-CP114) covers Ein- universes. Anyway, I just wanted courses have been the five best stein, Newton and Quantum Me- to pass this along.” courses I have taken to date in chanics (which covered material 33

Communiqué • 177 EC Boothby Awards

AUGUST BOOTHBY AWARDS SEPTEMBER BOOTHBY AWARDS OCTOBER BOOTHBY AWARDS NOVEMBER BOOTHBY AWARDS Narendra Star (3500) Omicron Star (3550) Regulas Star (3650) Rigel Star (3700) ADM Wayne Lee Killough, Jr. ADM Wayne Lee Killough Jr. ADM Wayne Lee Killough Jr. ADM Wayne Lee Killough Jr. Ceti Alpha Star (3050) Chin’toka Star (2950) Procyon Star (3600) Delta Star (3150) ADM Carol A. Thompson ADM Carol A. Thompson ADM Wayne Lee Killough Jr. ADM Carol A. Thompson Cestus Star (3000) Cardassia Star (2900) Ceti Alpha Star (3050) Coridan Star (3100) ADM Carol A. Thompson CAPT Josephine Fisher CAPT Franklin M Newman III CAPT Franklin M Newman III Capella Star (2850) Cardassia Star (2900) CAPT Josephine Fisher Chin’toka Star (3050) CAPT Josephine Fisher CAPT Franklin M Newman III Coridan Star (3050) CAPT Franklin M. Newman, III Canopus Star (2800) Capella Star (2850) ADM Carol A. Thompson Arcturus Star (2350) CAPT Josephine Fisher CAPT Franklin M Newman III Cestus Star (3000) LGEN Larry Dale French, Sr. CAPT Franklin M. Newman III Armagosa Star (2250) CAPT Josephine Fisher Antares Star (2300) Caldos (2750) COMM George Ann Wheeler CAPT Franklin M. Newman III RADM George Ann Wheeler CAPT Franklin M. Newman II Acamar Star (2050) Antares Star (2300) Alpha Centauri Star (2150) Armagosa Star (2250) VADM Glendon Diebold LGEN Larry Dale French Sr VADM Glendon Diebold MGEN Larry Dale French Sr Opal Star (1800) Aldebaran Star (2100) Zirconium Star (1400) Altair Star (2200) FCAPT Wayne Smith VADM Glendon Diebold TJ Wayland Allen COMM George Ann Wheeler Garnet Star (1600) Pearl Star (1750) Truman Temple (1100) Diamond Star (1250) VADM Richard W. Hewitt FCAPT Eric Johannson CMDR Adam Wal- COL Bill Rowlette Trilithium Star (1500) Garnet Star (1600) ter Wenclewicz Gold Star (1150) COL Erik S. Stubblefield COL Bill Rowlette Emerald (950) CAPT Donald Dobrin COL Bill Rowlette Amber Star (1550) Patricia Lewis Bronze Star (1050) Platinum Star (1450) COL Bill Rowlette Opal (800) CMDR Adam Wal- COL Bill Rowlette Titanium Star (1350) CAPT Frances B. Brock ter Wenclewicz Zirconium Star (1400) RADM Thomas Pawelczak Topaz (650) Sapphire (950) COL Bill Rowlette Gold Star (1150) COL Leo A. Rogers VADM Patricia Lewis Titanium Star (1350) FCAPT Eric Schulman Titanium (350) Ruby (900) COL Bill Rowlette Pearl (750) RADM Debbie French VADM Patricia Lewis Dilithium Star (1300) CAPT Frances B. Brock Dilithium (300) Garnet (600) COL Bill Rowlette Topaz (600) COMM Jayden Tyronian LCDR Frances B. Brock Amethyst (700) VADM James Herring Latinum (200) Topaz (600) LCDR Frances B. Brock Diamond (250) Jason Schreck Ricardo Garcia Topaz (600) CAPT Robin Woodell-Vitasek FCAPT Anne Miller Zirconium (400) LCDR Frances B. Brock Gold (150) Gold (150) BGN Bruce OBrien Trilithium (500) LCDR Kaleign Paulus LTJG Michael Morgan Dilithium (300) LTC Stephen Satonick Silver (100) Hardegree-Ullman FCAPT Lee Vitasek Zirconium (400) LTJG Michael Morgan RADM David B. Pitts Diamond (250) BDR Bryan R. Jones Hardegree-Ullman Silver (100) BDR Thomas Clark Dilithium (300) ENS David Paul Goldsberry FCAPT Rahadyan T. Latinum (200) CMDR Elizabeth Worth Bronze (50) Sastrowardoyo ADM Victor Carl Swindel Diamond (250) LCDR Paul Kerry Rikard RADM Paul C. Dyl LCDR Max Poston LTJG Aleksander Razumny ENS Marcelo Guerra 1LT Sean Waitman LT Deanna Rose Bressie Nordgarden Rødner ADM David Almon Miller MD Bronze (50) Silver (100) Latinum (200) LCDR Andrea Matthews FCAPT Richard A. Jolitz LT Sandra Mutter CMDR Matthew Bergin ENS Craig Alan Brown LTJG Kaleign Paulus Gold (150) 1LT Jeffrey John Hughes CMDR Matthew Bergin CAPT Nancy Rabel Hall Bronze (50) LTJG Kaleign Paulus CAPT Michael Daniel Garcia CMDR Daniel Toole CMDR Matthew Bergin VADM Jason Schreck CMDR Cynthia L. Valdez CMDR Matthew Bergin LTJG Aunisty Hudnall Silver (100) CMDR John Hancock CAPT Richard Childers CMDR Jane Childers CAPT Jeremy Bergdorff CWO2 Michael Denman CMDR Troy Rutter RADM David B. Pitts CMDR Jane Childers Bronze (50) CMDR Christopher David Sham LTJG Michael Morgan Hardegree-Ullman ENS David Paul Goldsberry ENS Lori Theresa Winterhoff RADM Paul C. Dyl MCPT Donna M. Jarrett

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Communiqué • 177 Featured Colleges: College of Communications EC

quette. And again, I’ll be looking always looking for ways to make to expand that content in the com- the Academy a better experience ing months as well. I have some for the members. ideas percolating. It’s great to be part of a team If you’d like to check out the that’s always focused on the most current course offerings, surf to: positive aspects of STARFLEET. http://academy.sfi.org/courses/arts/ coc.php and if you have any ques- tions about the college, or might Commodore Karen Mitchell Greetings from the Director have an idea for an exam topic, Carothers, Director of the College of Communica- you can email me at trekkieturtle@ [email protected] tions! I was thrilled when asked to gmail.com. 2762 Yarnall Rd. take over the College in February A Few Words From The Director: Halethorpe, MD 21227 2013, as I’ve been yearning to use Carothers. Karen Carothers. my degree in Technical Communi- International Turtle of Mystery. cations. By day, I’m a mild-man- I’ve been a member of STARFLEET nered aerospace engineer (Comms since 1999 and have held various would be my second bachelor’s jobs on the chapter, regional, and degree), so I don’t get to use my STARFLEET level over the years. As non-technical skills as often as I’d CO of the USS Richthofen, I’ll be like. helping my chapter celebrate its The College of Communica- 15th anniversary in 2014. (I’m her tions serves two purposes. First, third CO). we have practical courses that I’ve been interested in the SFA will help members learn to design since my earliest days of mem- and publish websites and newslet- bership, dutifully taking OTS and ters, and more coursework will be OCC so I could become an of- coming in the next several months ficer. When the opportunity arose to expand that mission. for me to become an assistant Second, we also focus on the director in 2012, I jumped at the principles and theories of com- chance. The staff members of the munications. There are several SFA are some of the nicest, most courses focusing on topics such as dedicated people in the Fleet, and basic non-verbal communication I’m honored to be a part of that. and online communications/neti- Everyone is very encouraging and

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Look for the answer in the next issue!

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Communiqué • 177 EC Communications Report It was quite the fall, wasn’t our mailing lists. Communications join either of the other lists, this it? Communications closed out runs three official STARFLEET list- is a good one to join to stay up to the year with some successes and servs, and if you haven’t joined date with important happenings in some areas where we fell a bit one, you should think about stop- STARFLEET. short of the mark. ping by and giving one or all of You can sign up for any or all In the success column was them a look. of these lists by going to sfi.org, the election for Commander, SFI-L – The STARFLEET choosing Links from the menu, STARFLEET. While there were a Official Business Discussion and selecting “STARFLEET Links” few bumps along the way, both list. This is pretty much exactly from the drop-down list. We hope teams were open to dialogue and what it sounds like, the place you’ll come join the fun! exchange of ideas, and a good where people go to discuss official number of STARFLEET members ‘Fleet stuff. Talk about a chapter (though we would always like to activity, ask a question about a see more!) turned out to cast their program or a rule you don’t quite votes. In the end, it was an incred- understand, or just find out what ibly close election, showing how other folks in STARFLEET are up to well-matched the two teams were. within the club. This list can some- An area where we were less times get a bit contentious, as it successful than we’d like was, is a forum where people will ask obviously, the Communiqué. The questions of the leadership, and “Communications Quarterly” was sometimes express opinions about not quite quarterly, and though what’s been going on in ‘Fleet. But we did actually publish four issues we do have moderators and rules in 2013, they weren’t actually all in place to keep things generally of the issues you should have re- civil and moving forward. ceived during that year. There were SFI-Tenforward-L a lot of factors responsible for this, The STARFLEET Ten Forward including difficulties that affected list. While not hosted by Guinan, my personal and professional life this is our “fun” place, where peo- away from STARFLEET, some com- ple talk about all sort of interesting plications regarding the election, and fun things that have nothing to along with the typical ‘Fleet con- do with STARFLEET business! Star dition of being understaffed with Trek films and series and books volunteers who were overworked. and fan films (oh my!), other Sci- None of that should stop Fi, science and technology, it’s all STARFLEET members from receiv- open for discussion on the Ten For- ing the issues of the newsletter ward list. Politics – real world and that they deserve, however, and as ‘Fleet – are checked at the door, I note in my Letter from the Edi- so the most heated debate is likely tor, we have taken and are taking to be over whether Kirk or Picard steps to alleviate these problems. I was the best CO. If you’re new to thought long and hard over wheth- ‘Fleet, this is a great list to join to er I wanted to continue as Chief of get to know your fellow members. Communications when CS-Elect SFI-Announce-L Killough offered me the position, The STARFLEET Announce- and eventually came to the con- ment list. This is just for people clusion that I still have things to who want to get the news from say and goals to accomplish here. HQ without any of the chatter. So I’ll be sticking around as we The list is strictly moderated, with COMM Liz Woolf move into the next administration, no back-and-forth discussion at and although I can’t predict the fu- all, and the only messages you’ll Chief of ture, I’m looking forward to things receive will be from or approved Communications going a bit more smoothly – and by STARFLEET leadership. Things you getting your CQs on time! that go out on the Announcements Though we spend a lot of list are things like job openings time talking about the CQ, there in ‘Fleet, the publication of the are other ways to communicate in CQ, deadlines for IC registration, 36 STARFLEET. A great one is through and the like. Even if you don’t

Communiqué • 177 STARFLEET Staff Phone: 1-888-SFI-TREK Coordinator, Academic Services (888-734-8735) Ext.: x2 Office of Technical Information Admiral Carol Thompson E-mail: [email protected] and Admiral Alex Rosenzweig E-mail: [email protected] [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Mailing Address: Coordinator, Support Services STARFLEET International DTS Schematic Artist Admiral Wayne Killough, Jr. COMMANDER, STARFLEET P.O. Box 8213 VACANT E-mail: [email protected] Admiral Dave Blaser Bangor, ME 04402 Phone: 1-888-SFI-TREK Adv. Starship Design Bureau Chief, Recognition Services (888-734-8735) Ext.: x701 Member Services Administrator Major General Joost Ueffing LT Fran Brock E-mail: [email protected] Commodore Christina Sievers E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Mailing Address: E-mail: [email protected] 74072-260 Guelph St. Need help? Visit the STARFLEET Correspondence Webmaster Georgetown, ON L7G4B5 Helpdesk at http://helpdesk.sfi.org Chapters Operations E-mail: [email protected] Commodore Beau Thacker Chief of Staff to the CS Orientation Director E-mail: [email protected] Fleet Admiral Les Rickard Rear Admiral Jason Schreck http://correy.sfi.org/ E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Recruiting & Retention Officer Historian HR Director Fleet Captain Chris Tolbert Admiral Jeffrey Higdon Vice Admiral James Herring E-mail: [email protected] Chief of Computer E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] and [email protected] Operations http://hr.sfi.org Commodore Chris Carothers International Conference Liaison Alumni Outreach Phone: 1-888-SFI-TREK (888- General Mark Anbinder Commandant, STARFLEET Program Director 734-8735) Ext.: x707 E-mail: [email protected] Marine Corps Colonel James Jones II E-mail: [email protected] Brigadier General Bruce OíBrien E-mail: james@ Mailing Address: Inspector General E-mail: [email protected] mythicallegends.com 2762 Yarnall Road Rear Admiral Jeffrey Victor Halethorpe, MD 21227 E-mail: [email protected] HOLODECK Program Monthly Status Report Officer Commander Anthony Dowling Captain Arthur Vaccarino Vice Chief of Computer Judge Advocate E-mail: [email protected] Monthly Status Reports (MSRs) Operations Major General Larry French http://holodeck.sfi.org by email: [email protected] Admiral Sam Black E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Pet Fleet Corps Coordinator Support Staff Director Member Recognition Colonel Bobbie Baxter Commodore Steve Bowers SFI-list Moderators Admiral Linda Kloempken E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Commodore Liz Woolf E-mail: [email protected] http://petfleet.sfi.org Fleet Captain Chris Tolbert Lieutenant JG Gregory Kleiner Director, STARFLEET Annual Campaign Director Scholarship Program Commodore Brian SFI.org Webmaster Commodore Reed Bates Murphy Schreur Vice Admiral Laura Victor E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Learn more about our Annual Chief of Communications Director of Public Relations campaign at http:// Commodore Liz Woolf Admiral Brandt Heatherington campaign.sfi.org E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Phone: 1-888-SFI-TREK (888-734-8735) Ext.: x704 Mailing Address: 24180 Newhall Ranch Road #9210 Chief Financial Officer Valencia, CA 91355 General Linda Olson Phone: 1-888-SFI-TREK (888- Chief of Operations Vice Chief of Communications 734-8735) Ext.: x708 VICE COMMANDER, Brigadier General Joe Sare Vacant E-mail: [email protected] STARFLEET Phone: 1-888-SFI-TREK (888- Mailing Address: Lieutenant General Bran Stimpson 734-8735) Ext.: x703 9020 N STATE ROAD 53 Phone: 1-888-SFI-TREK E-mail: [email protected] Madison, FL 32340-3541 (888-734-8735) Ext.: x702 and [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Mailing Address: Vice Chief of Finance Mailing Address: 2716 Sinclair Avenue Rear Admiral Tammy Willcox 1114 Racine St. Waterford, Michigan 48328 ACADEMY Commandant E-mail: [email protected] Aurora, CO 80011 Admiral Peg Pellerin Vice Chief of Operations Phone: 1-888-SFI-TREK (888- Quartermaster Chief of Staff to the VCS Admiral Alex Rosenzweig 734-8735) Ext.: x705 General Linda Olson General Aaron Murphy E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Mailing Address: Chief of Shakedown Operations 6 Getchell Lane Fundraising VCS - Special Projects Vice Admiral Rich Smith Winslow, ME 04901 Fleet Captain Joseph Horton Lieutenant Steve Tweed E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Vice-Commandant Department of Technical Services Admiral Wayne Killough, Jr. Membership Processing 37 Admiral Alex Rosenzweig E-mail: [email protected] Administrator E-mail: [email protected] Brigadier Matthew Ingles Communiqué • 177 EC CFO Report It has been my pleasure to to thank her for everything she By the way, I am still looking have served as the Chief Financial has done these past three years to for a Vice-Chief (I am sure no one Officer for this wonderful orga- make me look good and make my will be able to replace Tammy, nization for the past three years job so much easier. I don’t blame but...) so if you are interested, during the Blaser/Stimpson term. I her for wanting to let go of some please contact me at dragonla- have learned a lot about what goes of the worst headaches you can [email protected] and we will on in the real world side of our possibly imagine that have to be talk. organization. It has had many ups dealt with on this REAL side of our and a lot of downs, but overall it existence. Correction to CQ 176 has been fun; enough so that I vol- I want to thank Dave and Bran Financial Report unteered to continue in the office for having the confidence in me There was a paypal transfer of funds for the incoming administration. to invite me to give this position a that was pulled in June but not There have been things that try. I know at times I have been a credited to the bank account until Tammy Willcox and I wanted to pain, but overall I think we worked July. The amount was $5390.70. GEN Linda Olson accomplish and haven’t been able well together and I look forward to The deposit was listed as credited USS Relentless to complete, so this will give me continuing our friendships both in June ,as it was pulled in June, Region 2 a chance to continue on down in and out of Fleet. I also want to but should have been added to the some of those paths. Regrettably, say thanks to Wayne for accepting amount on the July balance when Chief Finical Officer, it will be without Tammy as my my offer to continue in the posi- it didn’t actually post to the bank STARFLEET Vice-Chief, since she has elected tion, and hopefully I will be less account until July 1st. to leave finance in both her real of a pain to him, as I have already world and real fun lives. I want some experience in the position.

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November 2013 Finances October 2013 Finances May 2013 Finances STARFLEET Main Checking Account STARFLEET Main Checking Account STARFLEET Main Checking Account Opening $39,902.84 Opening $41,727.74 Opening $52,597.75 Credits $952.36 Credits $3,143.18 Credits $8,057.23 Debits $5,864.75 Debits $4,968.08 Debits $4,032.59 Closing $34,988.39 Closing $39,902.84 Closing $46,622.39 Breakdown of Expenses: Breakdown of Expenses: Onebox $30.93 Service fee - $2.06 Onebox - $30.93 Stamps.com $31.98 Onebox - $30.93 Stamps.com - $31.98 postage quartermaster $19.42 Stamps.com - $31.98 Postage quartermaster - $38.63 USPS Postage Stamps.com $960.00 Postage quartermaster - $32.73 USPS Postage (Stamps.com) - $240.00 USPS Postage Recognition $7.84 USPS Postage (Stamps.com) - $240.00 USPS Postage (Other)- $85.18 (member recognitions) Dreamhost. com $119.40 USPS Denver - $5.60 Office Max - $222.45 Walmart $9.04 (quartermaster) Conference Center, Niagara Falls (IC 2015 deposit)- $2,800.00 Walmart - $5.32 (quartermaster supplies) Flagmakers - $815.76 (QM flags) S + S Designs- $2,600.00 (quartermaster supplies, polo shirts, Nichols Propeller Co. -$313.42(quartermaster supplies, key chains) Nichols Propeller Co. - $200.00 (QM key chains) lanyards, hats) Lasermember - $397.34 (new membership cards) International Mailing Service - $454.53 IRS990’s- $25.00 Check 2440 - Greater Austin Insurance Agency- $552.83 Countywide News - $187.50 1and1.com web fees- $29.98 Check 2441 - Hunrath, Napotilatmo, Quigley & Taylor- $3,000.00 Shawnee News Star - $1,287.57 Purolator Courier (to ship 990’s)- $68.53 Check 2442 - Michael Soucey (postage to forward items to M. Purolator Courier (to ship business cards to Linda) - $2.06 Ingles) - $50.00 Checks written but not yet cashed: Checks written but not yet cashed: Check 2443 - Robert Williams (election expense) - $750.00 Check 2443 - Robert Williams (election expense) - $750.00 IC Odd Account IC Odd Account IC Odd Account Opening $3,245.65 Opening $1,504.12 Opening $1,504.10 Credits $135.00 Credits $1,741.55 Credits $0.00 Debits $0.00 Debits $0.00 Debits $200.00 Closing $3,380.65 Closing $3,245.65 Closing $1,304.10 SFMC Checking Account SFMC Checking Account SFMC Checking Account Opening $3,770.35 Opening $5,059.99 Opening $3,986.12 Credits $563.26 Credits $327.26 Credits $1,368.53 Debits $31.91 Debits $1,606.90 Debits $425.90 Closing $4,301.70 Closing $3,770.35 Closing $4,928.75

STARFLEET Scholarship Savings Account STARFLEET Scholarship Savings Account STARFLEET Scholarship Savings Account Opening $2,035.10 Opening $2,010.63 Opening $5,903.33 Credits $0.06 (Interest) Credits $24.47 Credits $0.20 (Interest) Debits $15.00 (Service Fee) Debits $0.00 Debits $0.00 Closing $2,020.16 Closing $2,035.10 Closing $6,009.93 SFMC Scholarship Savings Account SFMC Scholarship Savings Account SFMC Scholarship Savings Account Opening $2,728.47 Opening $2,728.38 Opening $2,727.93 Credits $0.08 (Interest) Credits $0.09 (Interest) Credits $0.09 (Interest) Debits $0.00 Debits $0.00 Debits $0.00 Closing $2,728.55 Closing $2,728.47 Closing $2,728.02

SF Scholarship CD Current Balance $1,116.43 Rate 0.07% Matures On 2/15/14 Interest Paid Last Year $3.90

SF CD (9 month) Current Balance $20,015.13 Rate 0.12% Matures On 12/28/13 Interest Paid Last Year $33.09

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Communiqué • 177 IC 2014 “Time is Fleeting” Rockford IL, August 8th - 10th, 2014 www.ic2014.com

PRIORITY MESSAGE: From IC2014 Central STARFLEET International Conference 2014 It is an honor and a privilege to personally invite you to the STARFLEET International Conference 2014, to be held in the beautiful city of Rockford Illinois at the wonderful Clock Tower Resort on August 8th thru the 10th, 2014. The Clock Tower Resort boasts more amenities than any other lodging option in the region. With comfortable, well-appointed guest rooms, on-property dining options, salon, giant indoor water park, outdoor pool, indoor tennis center, 30,000 square feet of flexible meeting and banquet space, and much more. We have a lot of surprises in store for those in attendance, in addition to all of the wonderful things you’ve come to expect at an Interna- tional Conference! The theme for this IC is “TIME IS FLEETING” since 2014 is the 40th Anniversary Celebration of STARFLEET: The International Star Trek Fan Association, Inc. Information will be added to the website as it becomes available, and we strongly encourage you to keep checking with us as 2014 approaches – we’ll be posting some very exciting information between now and then. In the meantime, if you are planning on attending IC2014, we suggest that you take this opportunity to find the IC 2014 website and check out the details as they are announced. Registration forms will be posted soon, so you can get your reservations in! END OF TRANSMISSION