SHUTTLE DAUNTLESS MEMBERS CHECK IN FROM SOUTH AFRICA!

Recently, the Dauntless’ Science Department was involved in the running of StarCon: “The Wildcard of Gaming Conventions”. 127 FEB 2005/ StarCon 2004 intended to be the fi rst of an annual event in which gamers and the MAR 2005 general public are invited and encouraged to learn about and participate in some of the lesser-known sci-fi and fantasy gaming systems available. It was hosted by Willowmoore High School in Benoni (a city to the East of Johannesburg in South Africa’s Gauteng Province).

The event was a great success! Many new players were introduced to some of the fi nest less-popular games around… including Heroclix, Mage Knights, Pirates, Wars TCG, and , of course, Star Trek CCG.

Another crowd-puller was the tourney being held by Griffi n’s Tor, the local chapter of the SCA. Their members dressed all in armor, and beating the living daylights out of each other with all manner of medieval weaponry went down very well. The spectacle even managed to lure some of the LAN gamers from the glow of their monitors!

The success of StarCon has inspired some other members of South Africa’s gaming community to create a similar convention, but on a far larger scale. If all Above: Shuttle Dauntless wedding - Hope Anne Fields & Raimondo Benatar exchanged vows on goes according to plan, this will be the largest sci-fi and gaming convention the 1/23/05, in Cape Town, South Africa. The private subcontinent has ever seen. ceremony was held at Groot Constantia, the oldest wine estate in South Africa. The couple will reside The mission with this con (which has yet to be named) is to bring the previously in Cape Town. Picture taken by Auri Benatar; submitted by Kimberly Donohoe unknown and back-alley gaming community out into the mainstream. By marketing this convention through above-the-line advertising and incorporating the support of Below left: Michele Santos. gaming manufacturers, distributors, retailers and fans in one combined effort, we’ll Photo taken by Riccardo Spagni be making a statement to South Africa: “We are sci-fi gamers. Gaze upon our games. Below right: Owen Swart Are they not nifty?” Photo taken by Riccardo Spagni

Once again, the Dauntless’ intrepid Science Department has been invited to take part in the organizing committee. Everything is still early in the planning phase, and many decisions still need to be made. We’ll be keeping you all up-to-date on all the exciting developments!

CMDR Owen Swart, Chief Science Offi cer LTCDR Michele Santos, Asst. Chief Science Offi cer

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Judson Avenue Las Vegas, NV 89156 VCS Sunnie Planthold, actor Vaughn Armstrong [“Admiral Maxwell Forrest” on Enterprise], Kyle Ennis [son of USS Paegan CO Norm Ennis), and FCapt Ralph Planthold pose for the camera at Vulkon. Photo taken by Steven Rosbury, submitted by Ralph Planthold An Open Letter EC/AB SUMMARY to the members of STARFLEET by J. C. Cohen • USS Accord, R7 Greetings, STARFLEET members. Fleet Admiral Livingston by FADM Mandi Livingston•USS Rutledge, R1 Once again I bring you news of the announced the resignation of Robb EC/AB’s ongoing discussions. Jackson as Inspector General and On January 11th, we were If you use another’s work in your the AB discussed the qualities they contacted by Chris Halliday article, you must site references The STARFLEET department of are looking for in her nomination of Argent Games, regarding and give proper credit to the online gaming requested each RC for successor. possible plagiarism in articles original author. 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These roles are fi lled and the Communiqué articles with him on resolving this would happen in a tied election has by interim offi cers until an election in question. Regretfully, it matter to the satisfaction of all also begun to be discussed. cycle is completed. The RCs of R5 became painfully clear that Mr. concerned. and R13 were both reappointed for Halliday’s claims were true and One RC asked on behalf of his another term. that materials were taken from I also want to thank him for his region how STARFLEET’s anti- an in-development RPG game cooperation in this matter. He plagiarism policies applied to If you have any comments on any called “Time War,” which is being has been very cooperative with chapter level publications. issue before the AB, or wish to see published this year. our requests and has been an issue raised, you should talk to wonderful in his dealings with The AB discussed alterations your RC. A listing of each RC can Substantial portions of a series us. I have read his materials, to the STARFLEET promotions be found in the back of this and of columns on Time Travel and they are well documented, criteria to refl ect alterations to the every CQ. & Temporal Investigations interesting, and thought STARFLEET Constitution, such as in Communiqué issues 111, provoking. If you are a fan of the addition of the CFO. J.C. Cohen 112, 113, 114, 117, and 118 RPG’s and time travel, you [email protected] were originally written by Chris may want to check out “Time Halliday and not by the author War - Adventures in Eternity” on the byline, Robert Jackson. when it is published. You can FROM THE EDITOR fi nd out more information at the The articles in question were Argent Games website - http: CORRECTIONS accepted and published in the //www.argentgames.com/. From FCapt. Ralph Planthold: “The CQ 126 article as I submitted it gave full Communiqué in good faith since credit to Steve Rosbury for all photos. 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STARFLEET COMMUNIQUÉ • FEBRUARY 2005/MARCH 2005 - ISSUE 127 3 USS INFERNO REPORTS... by COL K’moghjIH zantai-Ki’RK (Larry D. French, Sr.)•USS Inferno, R7 The last few months of the year Jones as the Executive Offi cer. competitions all weekend. Captain the children. We helped, but it was were very busy for the USS Ferber is the Chief of Operations Ksimka took 3rd place in the not according to the original plan of Inferno, the 740th MSG, and their of the ICV Heghnach in the House warrior competition. serving with the Marine Corps Toys sister ship, the ICV Heghnach. Ki’RK and Commanding Offi cer of for Tots. October started with Maquis Gras the USS Inferno. He was never The 740th MSG did manage to in Valparaiso, Indiana. November an offi cial member of the Maquis participate in another Toys for On December 18th, we had our had Beach Bash in Myrtle Beach, until he decided to command Tots program. The Allegheny holiday party with photos included. SC. December has our Christmas the RS Hecate. Ferber and County Department of Children Captain Ksimka cooked the meal party and Toys for Tots program. Colonel K’moghjIH zantai-Ki’RK Youth and Families discovered of Ham, vegetables, mashed Maquis Gras was a blast again this (Larry D. French, Sr.) performed they had a need to have someone potatoes, candied sweet potatoes, year. You can see the report and Security, while Captain Ksimka transport their toys from donating and pumpkin pie. A good time was photos at http://www.angelfi re.com/ sutai-Ki’RK (Debbie French) businesses to the Regional had by all. Qapla’! trek/heghnach/MG2004.html. worked Registration most of the offi ces for distribution due to weekend. Beach Bash was great the designated van losing their COL K’moghjIH zantai-Ki’RK Maquis Forced International’s Zone also. Captain David Ferber was brakes. We volunteered to pick (Larry D. French, Sr.) 3 and the Maquis Freedom Alliance inducted into House Ki’RK as a up the toys and deliver them in our XO, USS Inferno, NCC-15202 commissioned a new ship, the RS human rather than Klingon. We offi ce’s van with my supervisor’s OIC, 740th MSG Hecate, with Captain David Ferber had a virtual wrestling tournament approval. We delivered three OIC, 6th BN 7th BDE commanding and Commander Jeff Thursday night and warrior completely full vanloads of toys for

Above: Captain Syrak, the smiling Vulcan (Chris Roark), and K’moghjIH. Photo submitted by Larry French.

Below: Admiral Kijo (Charles Smith), military leader of House Ki’RK and his sister/my wife, Captain Ksimka (Debbie French). Photo submitted by Larry French. Left: Taj, her son, and Colonel K’moghjIH (Larry French) Right: Captain K’Paw (Charles Smith Jr., Kijo’s son) and Colonel K’moghjIH Photos submitted by Larry French

Right: USS Inferno 12/18/04 Holiday Party. Photo submitted by Larry French

More USS Inferno pictures on back page!

4 FEBRUARY 2005/MARCH 2005 - ISSUE 127 • STARFLEET COMMUNIQUÉ COMUNE/CONNELLY WEDDING by VADM Bob Vosseller•USS Challenger, R7

Last year had its share of knot a week prior in Kentucky. STARFLEET weddings. For ISS Lexington CO Mark Hanford members of the USS Challenger, and his lovely date, shipmate however, the most notable was Hazel Gilbert, were also on hand that of our very own Asst. Security to enjoy the day. Challenger Chief/SF MSG OIC Col. Patrick was well represented with XO Comune to Cathleen Connelly. Mary Singleton and hubby David, Ken Dohn, and Emily Vosseller, Pat and Cathleen got hitched on all of whom enjoyed the food, a very special day, Sunday, Oct. conversation and dancing. 31, 2004. It wasn’t a Halloween Above: Cathleen and Pat Comune in the limousine. themed wedding, but had a stylish There were sculptures made theme of a masquerade complete of food and some made of ice; with old time masks more similar an entire room fi lled with hors to Mardi Gras. I had the honor d’oeuvres, and later replaced as a of serving as Best Man and threw dessert room. No one went home quite a bachelor party, but that is hungry. The DJ kept the music another story, perhaps one that going and the spirit of the special should remain classifi ed. event up. It was an atmosphere of fun and Pat and Cathleen wanted The wedding was fantastic everyone to know that nothing featuring a traditional Catholic was too great for their family and ceremony at St. Lucy’s in Newark. friends. Later we adjourned for a lavish reception with enough food to feed Both enjoyed a honeymoon in an army and satisfy all tastes. Pat Florida later in the week and are had support on his special day living in North Brunswick. We all from not only his crewmates on look forward to seeing the happy Ricky & Joan Bruckman Challenger, but his friends from couple more in the new year. We the USS Avenger in the form of won’t long forget their special XO Todd Brugmans and USS wedding and we know neither one Hathor members Joan and Ricky will ever forget their anniversary. Bruckman, who had just tied the

Mary & David Singleton

Mary Singleton and Bob Vosseller.

Hazel Gilbert & Mark Hanford Todd Brugmans STARFLEET COMMUNIQUÉ • FEBRUARY 2005/MARCH 2005 - ISSUE 127 5 STARFLEET RETENTION & RECRUITING OFFICE OF ORIENTATION OFFICE NEWS by FCAPT Michael Vermoesen•USS Europe, R9 Greetings from the Offi ce of can get started almost the same day as he/she is processed. by RADM Pete Mohney•USS Heaphestus, R2 Orientation! Many of you may never have In our initial contact we also provide As you may remember from 2004, heard of the Offi ce of Orientation, a new member with some useful SFHQ Computer Operations ran Each month, starting with which is perfectly normal, since information about the Academy, the a Fleet-wide recruiting contest, February, I will announce the we aren’t listed anywhere. YET. Starfl eet Marine Corps and SFI in pitting the regions against each current leaders in chapter growth general. After that, we can only wait other to see which ones could on the Starfl eet mail list. I’ll ask We started this Offi ce last year until the member contacts us back grow the most from IC 2003 to that these announcements be in October, with the approval (if they contact us back at all). IC 2004. Awards in the form forwarded to the various regional, of Mandi Livingston. So we of Starfl eet Quartermaster gift chapter, and SFMC mail lists are located in CompOps for When a new member contacts us certifi cates were passed out to the as well. This will help ensure the moment, but who knows back, we try together to fi nd a good Regional Coordinators of 6 regions that everyone in every region, where we will end up during this ship for that person, either it be a for their recruiting successes in but particularly the command administration. meeting chapter or a correy one. 2003-2004. staff of chapters, is aware of the When someone requests a correy contest and their chapter’s current Now as for our task: The Offi ce chapter we try, with the help of This year, the record keeping status. If any chapter member of Orientation consists of myself Michelle Fanelli from correy ops, for the contest did not start until would like to know their chapter’s and Captain Jill Tipton, and to fi nd one that has a shortage of January, due to the change starting membership and current together we try to welcome new members; that way we can both in administrations and some membership, please contact me members as best as we can. help a new member and an existing reorganization of the departments privately and I’ll be glad to give you chapter. – particularly being that Retention that information. As you all know, SFI isn’t and Recruiting is now an offi ce growing at the moment. For the I also try to add new members to directly under the Commander, The Offi ce of Retention and past year we have had a status one of my IM’s so we can give a Starfl eet. In addition, this year Recruiting will have a number of quo in members, something more personal touch to the initial instead of the contest being very useful and helpful programs around 3700. But the reason contact. So far I can be reached at Region vs. Region, it’s Chapter available, starting as soon as the that we don’t grow isn’t the lack MSN, Yahoo and AOL. vs. Chapter! The member counts department is staffed and Fleet of new members joining us, but for every chapter will be recorded Admiral Livingston approves our because new members don’t We do, however, get people who list monthly, starting with January 1 plans. There will be a strong renew their membership after a fake email addresses, so there is no numbers, and the fi nal numbers, emphasis on the goals stated in year. And why do new members way for us to get in touch with them, taken just before IC 2005, will the team’s election information, not renew? Perhaps because except maybe using snail mail. determine the winners. I haven’t particularly in regards to helping they don’t feel welcome or get Fortunately, we are talking about a been able to nail down the chapters retain their current lost in the huge organization minority, but since they paid for their amounts of the awards yet with members. From the standpoint called SFI. membership they have every right CS Livingston, but I hope to give of time and effort invested, it can to feel welcome even if their e-mail awards to at least the top fi ve take many more hours and dollars We also decided that a personal isn’t valid. chapters in Starfl eet. to recruit a new member than to ‘fi rst contact’ might be more keep an existing member, and welcoming to new people, so we So I hope you all will know us now, Every chapter will start with the since these are the people who opted not to use an impersonal and if you’re a new member and number of members offi cially already know about Starfl eet, auto generated email, but you need to know something, just assigned to them as of January we should try extra hard to keep instead make ‘real’ contact. contact Jill or me and we will be 1. If a new chapter launches, the them in – or, at least, fi nd out why happy to help you. number of members they have in they are considering leaving the So what do we do concrete? their fi rst month on the database organization, so we can make it Check out our website to get our will be their starting number. I easier to keep our membership. First of all, when a new member contact info: strongly encourage you to check is processed, we try to contact your chapter member database Several efforts are planned, and him/her as soon as possible http://www.megasom.org/r9- often, to make sure everyone others already approved, in order and inform him/ her about his/ recruitment/mijnweb4/ who you believe is assigned to to help chapters with retention her SCC number. That way the your chapter really is, and to spot and recruiting. These include person in question doesn’t have Kindest Regards members who are about to expire Under Strength Chapter Support, to wait several weeks for the Mike Vermoesen, Director and encourage them to renew. Unassigned Member Support, membership packet to arrive and Director Offi ce of Orientation Remember, renewals should be Online Surveys, Membership sent in four to six weeks prior Packet Surveys, and Email to expiration, to avoid having Surveys, a continuing Recruiting members expire for even a few Contest, Documents Management every Executive Committee area, days. Showing as expired not and Distribution for recruiting me at [email protected] and particularly Computer Operations, only hurts your chapter’s member manuals and similar items, and we’ll see about putting you to Operations, Shuttle Operations count, it can also cause the expired Advertising in various media. work! and Starfl eet Academy. members to miss a Communique’ or fail to receive other special Retention and Recruiting will Several staff positions are as yet mailings such as ballots. also be working closely with Pete Mohney, Director unfi lled. If you have an interest in Offi ce of Retention and Recruiting any of the above, please contact [email protected]

6 FEBRUARY 2005/MARCH 2005 - ISSUE 127 • STARFLEET COMMUNIQUÉ CADET CORNER by CAPT Robin Van Cleave• USS Joan of Arc, R3 OFFICE OF ACCESSIBILITY RESOURCES By CAPT James Delantonas•USS Hornet, R1 Howdy Ya’ll!! shape it. Parental permission is required to join, for those under Hello from the Offi ce of As of this writing, the handbook is Welcome to the New Year! It is 16, and I encourage all parents Accessibility Resources! being recorded, and I hope we will with great excitement that I join to open discussion lines with have copies of it soon, and I need a team of Region 3 members in their kids on what they would I am the new coordinator, Jamie more volunteers who would like to coordinating the efforts for cadet/ like to do or see happen. Delantonas, and I took over for help record the academy courses. youth related programs at this Claire Halber, because of her Those who are interested should year’s IC in San Antonio. I hope Also, recently created is a resignation. What I would like to contact me at my offi ce address: to have some great events lined Yahoo group JUST for the kids! do in order of priority... accessibilty@sfi .org, up for the kiddos and informative It is the safest environment that panels for the adults on running I can create for them to chat #1. Get the membership Also, as of this writing, I am looking a cadet/youth program. with other younger members of handbook recorded. for an assistant coordinator to help STARFLEET across the globe! #2. Get an emergency fund set me. I need someone who can I would like to invite ALL We currently have a member on up for persons who need money take over for me when I’m sick, on members of Region 3 who are there from Australia and another for medications, rent, food, etc. vacation, or if I should ever have interested in the happenings in Montana! With parent’s #3. Put a poll on the SFI- to quit. If anyone is interested, of STARFLEET youth to join permission, the kids can search Disabililities2 list to see what we please send me your “real-life” and their yahoo group at Cadet_ out STARFLEET_Cadets on need to do, in order to help you. Starfl eet resume and a note on why YouthServices. The main topic yahoo groups and submit to join. #4. Get the “Order of the you want the job. I will accept your for the next few weeks will be I do ask that they provide their Hawking” award set up. For applications until February 28, 2005. the upcoming IC and what can name, age, chapter affi liation those who don’t know what that As I said above: please send it to my be done to make it the best and either an email address is, it is an award for the ship offi ce address. experience for parents and or phone number where I can that is disabled-friendly, and kids. If you have any feedback, reach Mom and Dad to confi rm for people who do so much in OK, folks, I am through with my recommendations, or requests that it is okay for them to join. helping the disabled members. fi rst bi-monthly report. If there is for special services in regards to This has been put into place to One more note on the award; anything, anything at all, that you Cadet/Youth Activities at IC, this prevent predators from being it was supposed to be given at would like for us to help you with, would be the place to speak up. able to join. An adult, or youth the IC last year, but, the award please contact me. And, as Claire moderator monitors all emails, committee didn’t do it. would say, “With my arms wide Over the course of this year, before they are posted to the open” I will be revamping generic group. I look forward for this to So, these are what I would like to permission forms and inviting be a way for kids to bridge the do fi rst. If anybody would like to Jamie Delantonas, Director “guest” members to join the list distances of cyberspace and suggest anything, please let me Offi ce of Accessibility Resources to answer any specifi c questions connect with other like-minded know. that may arise when running a youths. youth organization. I will also be discussing ways in which As always, IRC channels are you can contact your local always open. Feel free to join me school district to promote your in #Cadet_YouthServices – for cadet/youth activities as a way the program administrators and for increasing your membership for the kids at #CadetQuarters. population and the fun in general. I will be trying to re-establish While having a youth program a specifi c availability time to with more active youth members monitor the rooms. If anyone is than adults in the chapter is not interested in being a moderator for everyone, it can be very to help out in those rooms, fun and rewarding! I found it please send me an email at is a great way to encourage [email protected]. parental involvement and increase general membership That about covers everything for of a chapter. I would also like now. Watch for the upcoming to hear on how other chapters CQ for more information on run their cadet/youth programs. the International Program and As each program is as unique where I plan on taking it this Kimberly Knapp, 20 mo. old (DOB: 3/13) as the chapter it represents, year. Stephanie Knapp, 3 mo. old not knowing where to start can (DOB: 8/24). be even more daunting without Safe Journeys, The girls are the daughters of seeing/hearing how others run theirs. I really encourage LtCol Howard Knapp, XO & everyone to join this group Capt Robin Van Cleave Ltjg LaDonna Knapp, Yeoman – even the kids as it boils down Director Cadet/Youth Services ~ USS HellsFury, R4 to this is their program and they International and Region 3 should have the ability to help [email protected] Sean Fillmore, 6 years old (DOB: 1/27) Robby Fillmore, 11 years old (DOB: 10/18) The boys are the sons of Comm. Bob Fillmore, CO of K’Ehleyr Station and Chief of Comm/ STARFLEET, and VAdm. Wendy Fillmore, VC/Comm-Pub and CQ Editor.

STARFLEET COMMUNIQUÉ • FEBRUARY 2005/MARCH 2005 - ISSUE 127 7 FRONT AND CENTER by FADM Mandi Livingston•USS Rutledge, Region 1 Commander, STARFLEET

Greetings, STARFLEET! selection to fi ll out the remainder of Now, to truly make this a Member crime of theft as the actual stealing Robb’s term as Inspector General. Panel, I would like the following of valuables. It is the theft of It’s been an incredibly busy fi rst Danny has served as IG previously, qualifi cations to be met: another’s creation. month of the new administration. I’d and he also recently fi nished a term fi rst like to thank everyone for being as RC for Region 2. 1) Be a member in good standing of When you use another’s material cooperative and understanding STARFLEET, the International Star without crediting their work and it is during the transition stage from the One of the commitments that I and my Trek Fan Association, Inc. published in an offi cial STARFLEET Malotte/Anbinder administration to team made during the recent election 2) Have never served on the publication, it places the entire ours. From day one, we’ve hit the cycle was to really strive and work Executive Committee or as a Vice organization at risk of possible ground running trying to make the with the membership hand-in-hand as Chief, Admiralty Board or VRC, or criminal and/or civil charges in administration change as seamless a partnership. We asked for feedback SFMC General Staff or DCO. Current the courts. Whenever an article is as possible for you, the members. during the campaign season, and we or previous service as a regular Fleet/ submitted to the Communiqué, by I’d like to thank the previous EC were glad to receive it from everyone Corps staffer or service on a Regional that act you are attesting that the members and staffers for working that took the time to contribute. or Brigade staff is allowable. article is your creation, with the with us in that goal as well! 3) A willingness to listen to ideas exception of those parts you may Even now, the Livingston/Planthold and correspond with respect to other quote, making sure the source of In my role as Chairman of the administration is committed to members of STARFLEET. your quotation is in the article or Admiralty Board, I am happy to say the idea that Fleet works from the footnoted. STARFLEET’s attitude that we had two RC elections wrap bottom up - Members empower At this point, I am encouraging those on this will be zero tolerance. This up in January. Congratulations chapters; Chapters build Regions; interested in serving on the MAP protects you, and it protects our to Commodore Nat Saenz on and Regions direct Fleet. We wish to send me an email at cs@sfi .org organization. his reappointment as Region to give the members a broader voice or write me at the address listed in 5 Regional Coordinator. Also, and help direct Fleet’s future. In the staff directory of this CQ issue. Well, I’ve probably taken up too Region 13 had an election, and I’d this goal, I would like to announce I will be conducting interviews and much space in this CQ issue like to congratulate that region for the formation of a Member Advisory corresponding with each of you as already. There is so much news having 100% participation from its Panel, otherwise known as the MAP. we put together the Member Advisory and good things happening. The chapters in the election! I’d like to The purpose of the MAP will be the Panel. This is *your* chance to make new EC and staffers are really congratulate Vice Admiral Michael following: a difference, sound off, and let your excited to get a chance to make a Dugas on his reappointment as voice be heard! difference for the organization. We Region 13 Regional Coordinator! 1) To provide a forum for members have a lot of great ideas and plans, to express concerns, make Now, on to a little bit of series business. so stay tuned to www.sfi .org for January also saw a change in recommendations, and suggest STARFLEET recently found out that news and announcements. We’re the Offi ce of Inspector General, ideas; several articles in the Communiqué looking forward to the next three STARFLEET. Robb Jackson 2) To provide a group of members during the years of 2002 and 2003 years! It should be one heck of submitted his resignation as IG. from the rank and fi le to give advise were plagiarized. I just want to an adventure! See you ‘round the After consulting with the Executive or counsel to the Commander, reiterate that the Communiqué and net, in the next CQ, and maybe a Committee and the Admiralty Board, STARFLEET; STARFLEET will not tolerate this regional conference or two! Rear Admiral Danny Potts was 3) To provide a place for members happening again. Therefore, when submitted for confi rmation by the who have felt they were on the outside writing an article, handbook, column, AB as STARFLEET’s new Inspector looking in to serve STARFLEET; or producing artwork, etc. for offi cial General. I’m pleased to say that the 4) And any other purpose needed by STARFLEET use, proper credit must AB overwhelmingly approved his the Commander, STARFLEET. be given. Plagiarism is as much a director is the person for the job, both Recreation Offi ce – Under FLEET RESOURCE CENTER in vision and in deeds. Development by CAPT Tom Donohoe• Shuttle Dauntless, R2 The current programs under the Fleet Sciences – Richard Heim Resource Center are: Hello STARFLEET, In keeping with the new administration’s theme the FRC will STARFLEET Get Fit For Duty Cadet Program – Director Robin Van – Gary “Tiny” Hollifi eld I am Tom Donohoe, the Director also provide a place for fellowship. Cleave of the Fleet Resource Center We will be building this infrastructure STARFLEET Special Operations (FRC), formerly the Fleet Division slowly and carefully, beginning with Chaplains and Counselors – Director – Deb Kern Program (FDP). The reason for lines of communication, which may Dennis Rayburn the name change was to refl ect include things like message boards, I am open to new ideas and ways more accurately what this program forums and IRC meetings. Communications – Vacant of doing things that make sense, I is here for, and what it can do for am looking to the members of SFI you. It is to provide a resource I do realize that some of the Engineering – Jeff Davis as well as the FRC Directors to to Fleet members, a place to get Directorships have not been fi lled as discuss with me what works and information and ideas regarding of yet. I am working to get these key Medical – Vacant what doesn’t work. their specialty within SFI. positions fi lled, but I don’t want to fi ll the positions just to have a body in them. I am ensuring that each new Morale Offi ce – Jimmy Whatley continued on page 11 8 FEBRUARY 2005/MARCH 2005 - ISSUE 127 • STARFLEET COMMUNIQUÉ VICARIOUS CHOCOLATE SALUTATIONS! by RADM Sunnie J. Planthold•USS Gaspirilla, Region 2 Vice Commander, STARFLEET

Greetings to STARFLEET! It has 2005 to send your entry to me website which will have recreation Ralph and I will be attending the been a busy beginning, and lots of at either vcs@sfi .org or PO Box information on a calendar and Region 2 Summit in Tampa March hard work has been started by all. 3950, Brandon, FL 33509-3950. searchable by Region and month. 4-6 and IC 2005 in San Antonio I want to express my thanks to the All submissions will become For example: If a member plans this coming summer. We look VCS staff for jumping right in there the property of STARFLEET, to travel to a certain area and forward to traveling and meeting and “getting the ball rolling.” The International Star Trek Fan wants to visit one or more sister as many of our STARFLEET family Association, Inc. STARFLEET chapters along the as possible then! I have enjoyed contacting most way, the Recreation website will of the VCS staff by phone and Also last issue, I proposed creating be available for him/her to gather Until next issue, I’ll leave you with hearing ideas from each one on the offi ce of Recreation Director. information about chapters’ a Sunnie quote: “Chocolate is the what they plan to do. We have Now, as part of the Three R’s meeting locations, points of soul mate to fellowship. Let the set up a communication system in (Retention, Recruitment, and contact, special interests, and chocolate fl ow abundantly from the which the VCS staff and I will be in Recreation) from the platform of upcoming scheduled events. galley of your ship!” touch with each other at least once the recent Livingston/Planthold a month. campaign, a Recreation If you are interested in applying for Department is being created to the position of Recreation Director, Last issue, I called for any provide more opportunities for please send your real life resume submissions for a possible fellowship and interaction among and your STARFLEET resume to STARFLEET Anthem. To date, the Fleet chapters across planet Tom Donohoe, Fleet Resource only one I’ve received is from ADM Earth. Center Director. Tom’s email Photo by Who’s Photography Helen Pawlowski. Remember, address is: you have only until March 15, The Recreation Director will set [email protected] 9020 N SR 53 up and maintain a STARFLEET Madison, FL 32340 COMM STATIC by COMM Bob Fillmore•K’Ehleyr Station, Region 4 Chief of Communications, STARFLEET

How to begin... Michael Dugas for agreeing no one else could possibly take may be diffi cult to fi gure out whom to maintain the Online Internet the job. ;) to contact for help. Fear not, for Well, fi rst I’d like to congratulate Directory - making it so much there is always the SFI Helpdesk! Mandy and the whole team on our easier to fi nd each other online. Robin Smith - our venerable The Helpdesk (helpdesk@sfi .org) winning this past election. We’ve Announcements Admin, keeping will allow you to open a “ticket” got a great team and an ambitious Wendy Fillmore for taking on the all of us informed with the latest where you can describe your plan for the next 3 years. :) I’d also incredibly time consuming and news and information. problem, and it will be routed to the like to thank Mandi for allowing me nearly thankless job of CQ Editor correct person. It is there to make to serve in this position; it is an (No, I still have not heard the end Bob Vosseller for volunteering to everyone’s lives easier, so please honor to be asked, and a privilege of volunteering her, nor shall I revive the former Starfl eet Press feel free to use it! ;) to serve. :) ever...) Corps - another perfect match of talent and task. Again, THANX to all who Next, I’d like to thank the previous Martin Lessem for volunteering volunteered to help, Congrats to all administration, for without their to be our voice to the world, so Thank you all, and remember who participated, and the biggest dedication and hard work, my job to speak, by heading up the that my emailbox is always open. THANK YOU goes out to all of the (and everyone else’s, I imagine) International Translation Corps. Unless someone submits another members of Starfl eet who put the would be a lot harder. Kudos to all This is an ambitious project that 200Mb attachment for the CQ, but faith, confi dence, and vote behind that have come before! will allow STARFLEET to have a that’s another story... the Livingston/Planthold team. far wider appeal to the non-English I would also like to thank my speaking masses! Lastly, several functions that staff for volunteering to fi ll all of were a part of Communications the positions that make up the Lauren Milan for taking on Stellar in previous administrations have Communications department of Visions - if anyone can get that on been moved to the purvey of Starfl eet: track and keep it there, it’s Lauren! CompOps. It just made a whole lot of sense to centralize most of Gary Davis for heading up the Ed Nowlin for maintaining the the electronic communication-type new Document Center – he will be Electronic Communications post stuff in one place, making an SFI-IT up to his ears in metadata soon, so – Ed has been there for so long, out of it. With all of the changes, it Photo taken and submitted by Wendy Fillmore wave hello if you see him. STARFLEET COMMUNIQUÉ • FEBRUARY 2005/MARCH 2005 - ISSUE 127 9 STARFLEET FLAG PROMOTIONS By Brigadier Deborah Malotte • STARFLEET Director of Promotions

Hello from the Offi ce of Promotions! Here are those who have been promoted since the last CQ - Congrats to all the recipients!:

Captain / Colonel Fleet Captain / Brigadier Commodore /Brigadier General Rear Admiral/Major General Robert Swiger Arthur Van Rhee Norman DeRoux Carolyn Zimdahl Elizabeth Woolf David Pitts Craig Martin Matt Baillie Larry Barnes Susan Jones Deborah Malotte James R. Van Cleave Bobby Robbins Jr. Steve Bowers Bob Fillmore Mike Balewitz Sean Meyer Joost Ueffi ng Todd Brugmans Matthew Haley Michael Pyles Chrissy Killian Randy Norris Wayne Lee Killough, Jr. David Klingman Vice Admiral/Lieutenant General Admiral/General Fleet Admiral Gary Donner David McCabe Wendy Fillmore Mark H. Anbinder Mandi LIvingston Mike Wilkerson Michael Dugas Carol Thompson Joan E. Bruckman Sanford Berenberg Ed Nowlin Sunnie Planthold

Promotion Nomination Tips: --Nominee Name. “Nominee Qualifi cations” area on --Nominee and Nominator must Enter in the nominee’s name the online form if you wish. be different individuals Here are some helpful tips when exactly as it should appear on Nominating yourself is not allowed nominating someone for promotion. the certifi cate. Please note that Simply stating “She is a wonderful for any reason. Occasionally Promotions are denied for two the promotion certifi cate will be person.”, “The chapter would not a member will submit a self- primary reasons: failure to meet printed with the name exactly have survived without him.”, “She is nomination. These are promptly minimum Time in Grade (TIG), or as it is given on the Nomination an incredible asset to the region.”, returned to the member and not insuffi cient information. Form for the promotion request. “He promotes STARFLEET accepted as a valid promotion So unless “Big Tater Tot Billy” every chance he gets.”, does not request. -- Minimum TIG scale, effective really does like to see his name supply enough information. These January 1, 2003: displayed as “Big Tater Tot Billy” sentences are nice compliments --Brief note on procedures: Captain/Colonel instead of William, please use for the nominee, but do not add Promotion requests for Captain/ 24 months Time in Fleet his proper name. Otherwise, he any weight to the nomination for Colonel are forwarded to the Fleet Captain/Brigadier may be disappointed with his new the EC’s consideration. They do respective Region Coordinator for 18 months Time in Previous Rank promotion certifi cate :(. not give specifi c details on the approval. I can track them if the Commodore/Brigadier General contributions the nominee has RC informs me of the promotion. 21 months Time in Previous Rank --Double-check everything: made. Requests for promotions to Rear Admiral/Major General Double-check all addresses, Commander and below are 24 months Time in Previous Rank names, numbers, and proof read Remember, you are trying to redirected to the appropriate Vice Admiral/Lieutenant General the Nominee Qualifi cations. CONVINCE others (the EC) that Chapter Commanding Offi cer 30 months Time in Previous Rank this person truly deserves this for approval. If you have any Admiral/General --Give your contact info: promotion at this time. I can’t stress questions about promotion 36 months Time in Previous Rank Make sure you supply a phone this enough… be specifi c… give requests for the ranks up to and number &/or email address for details. Point out every reason the including Captain/Colonel, please You’ll note that, other than Captain/ yourself, just in case the EC nominee deserves this promotion contact the appropriate CO or Colonel, all increases are based needs to reach you regarding your and back it up with WHY she/he RC, or send me an email at on minimum TIG. In recognition Nomination. This can save weeks is an asset to the region, HOW promotions@sfi .org if you need of Extraordinary Service to or more of time. she/he promotes STARFLEET, help. STARFLEET or Outstanding etc. --ONLY include details of Performance of Duty, 6 months --Filling out the Nominee contributions the nominee has All requests for Fleet Captain/ can be dropped from the minimum Qualifi cation section: made since her/his last promotion. Brigadier and above are forwarded TIG requirements. The most common reason The EC only wants information to the Executive Committee for a promotion is denied by about the nominee’s contributions consideration & approval. If --Use the online form at http: the Executive Committee is since the last promotion. a promotion is approved by //promotions.sfi .org for the insuffi cient information in the the Executive Committee, the fastest results. promotion request. The Nominee --Endorsements: promotion certifi cate is then I can forward your Nomination Qualifi cation section requires you Enlist the help of the nominee’s prepared and mailed out or sent to the EC Promotions listserve to document, in your own words, CO, XO, or others who may to an event for presentation. Once immediately after receiving it if why you believe this nominee know about some of the your promotion is announced you you use the online form. You deserves the promotion at this nominee’s contributions. Ask should receive your new rank can request an email form time. Be specifi c, and comment others to send an email to me certifi cate in 2 or 3 weeks time. also—just send an email to about each contribution made by at promotions@sfi .org including promotions@sfi .org & ask for a the nominee at the International, specifi c detailed reasons why the --If you have questions or blank email Nomination form. Regional, and Chapter levels of nominee deserves this promotion. need help drop me a note at This method takes a bit longer to STARFLEET. You can prepare this I will add these as endorsements promotions@sfi .org. I’ll be happy process. ahead of time and paste it into the to the original promotion request. to help in any way I can.

Brigadier Deborah A. Malotte STARFLEET Director of Promotions

10 FEBRUARY 2005/MARCH 2005 - ISSUE 127 • STARFLEET COMMUNIQUÉ THE TOWAWAY ZONE by COMM Jack “Towaway” Eaton • USS Trident, Region 2 Chief of Operations, STARFLEET

Greetings from the Towaway Zone! MSR REPORTING Here are the future candidates for Witness Protection: I did all of my gushing and jumping DECEMBER 2004: FCPT Captain Laura Dugas up and down about getting this job Region Reported Total Percentage RADM Dustin Williams in my last mini-article, so I won’t FCPT Gary Hollifi eld R1 53 56 95% bore you with it this time around. I LTC Leah Eddy R2 26 30 87% will always enjoy the fact that Mandi Livingston was the one running for R3 19 19 100% You’ll be seeing more of their work Commander Starfl eet, yet it was my R4 17 21 81% in the next few months. Right now, face that plastered on the front of R5 3 7 43% it’s about getting our “sea legs” the CQ. OK, so Sunnie was there, R6 5 5 100% in the job. I’ve been through one too. She’s allowed to gloat as well. R7 26 30 87% reporting session and am getting R9 1 1 100% ready for another. By the next time Let me also gloat by announcing my R10 3 3 100% you hear from me in I will have either very fi rst commissioning: R12 17 29 59% gotten into the swing of things or in R13 6 5 100% therapy. USS Victorious NCC-40967 R14 2 2 100% Sovereign Class Heavy Cruiser R15 12 12 100% The Vessel Registry is ready for Commanded by: R17 8 8 100% downloading. The fi rst few weeks of Captain Mark Anderson 2005 will only be in black and white, R20 1 1 100% City of Charter: Clearwater, FL but this may very well be rectifi ed Region 2 Totals: 199 230 87% as you read this. Any changes of JANUARY 2005: chapter information are to be sent Welcome to the Fleet! Region Reported Total Percentage to chapterinfochange@sfi .org or to R1 50 55 91% ops@sfi .org directly. The document While there aren’t going to be many R2 28 31 90% itself can be downloaded directly at changes to Operations I do want to http://documents.sfi .org/downloads/ R3 18 19 84% start by announcing the formation of vr.pdf. As a reminder, if anyone R4 18 21 86% the MSR Review Team. It is going to wishes a printed copy sent to him R5 4 7 57% be their job to study each MSR that or her, please contact me with your comes in and track them. They will R6 5 5 100% name and address. be looking for the fun and different R7 24 31 77% entries that don’t make it into the R9 2 2 100% Please remember that when you “Summaries” section of the CQ. R10 3 3 100% use the Change of Command A little extra recognition when it is R12 20 28 71% tool on the DB to make sure your needed whether it’s extraordinary R13 6 6 100% passwords are as correct as you fundraising or something silly a CO R14 2 2 100% can get them. If there is a wrong did which just has to be shared with R15 12 12 100% password, I will reject the CoC and the rest of the class. I will also be R17 7 9 78% ask you to resubmit. I’ve already recognizing and “awarding” those R20 1 1 100% had to do this a couple of times chapters who report on time, those since starting the job. This was not Totals: 197 232 85% who report exceptionally well and fun for either of us. maybe even some recognition to those whose MSRs wouldn’t This article will be short and sweet necessarily hang in the Louvre. FRC REPORTS because I haven’t found all of the problems to address yet. Just Picture. I was as mesmerized by the FRC, continued from pate 8 Engineering wait, I’m sure I’ll be able to come refi tted NCC-1701 as Admiral Kirk up with something each time. I will was. It was the beginning of, almost, With that said, feel free to contact Greetings Fleet! be making my fi rst Commissioning an obsession. me regarding anything FRC Presentation to the USS Victorious related. I look forward to serving First, let me introduce myself. I am and am looking forward to the I fi nd it diffi cult to believe that I am STARFLEET as the Director of the Captain Jeff Davis, Commanding Region 2 Summit and Vulkon the only one like this. Moreover, it is Fleet Resource Center. Offi cer and Chief Engineer on the Conventions in March. In closing I’d for my fellow starship engineers that U.S.S. Indiana, NCC-79158 in like to pass along words of wisdom I want to provide help, assistance, Take Care, Region 01. to Tom “Little Guy” Restivo: support, encouragement and more. Tom Donohoe I am a mechanical engineer by training “I’ll get you for this, Little Guy!” To start with, I would like to invite all Director and trade, which probably explains engineers in the fl eet, or those with Fleet Resource Center why the most fascinating aspect of Photo by Who’s Phtoography an engineering bend, to do a couple frc@sfi .org Star Trek is, for me, Starship Design. 9020 N SR 53 of things. I was never a major Trekkie until I Madison, FL 32340 went to see Star Trek: The Motion Continued on page12 STARFLEET COMMUNIQUÉ • FEBRUARY 2005/MARCH 2005 - ISSUE 127 11 Special Operations the in-house functions for SFSO. These functions will probably not be FRC Reports Welcome to the headquarters of known to SFI. Our recognition and continued from p11 STARFLEET’s Special Operations. communications will be done for our SFSO is currently in the most exciting operatives and teams pacifi cally, I have a couple of projects already Also available is the EROP’s time as we are still in the process of although you will be hearing about in the works. The fi rst was the newsletter, The Final Frontier. inventing ourselves. Joining today us now and then here in the CQ. Engineering Research Outpost gets you literally in the ground fl oor We are after all the Spooks of Project (EROP). This began as the EROP also has a Yahoo Groups list of this division, where you can be one STARFLEET International. We EROR/1 Project under Commodore for email communications amongst of the voices building it for those to have new staff personnel in Support Gary Donner when he was the RDC members. To join, go to http:// come. Services selected by Gary: Susan of Engineering in Region 01. With groups.yahoo.com/group/EROP/ D. Fugate-Ueffi ng as Deputy his blessing, we privatized it last My fi rst month has been exciting Director, Ricardo Bruckman as year, renaming it as EROP. As a sister program, and to serve and demanding. We are now in the Chief of Staff and Clayton Hobbs as as the parent organization, there process of getting to know each other Special Projects Coordinator. There EROP centers on a planetoid that is the Starship Engineering and again and starting to work on in- are more staff positions being fi lled serves as the home for a variety Design Group (SEDG). This group house projects such as an Active Duty by Gary and will be announced of projects. Any one can have a also has a Yahoo Groups email list Unit Operative and Team Handbook, later. project, a ship, MSG, individuals, at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ which will be ready by the beginning or departments. You begin by StarshipEngineering/ Members of the month. We begin producing Finally, I have been asked what the downloading and fi lling out the of the group are invited to discuss our newsletter and planning and function of Special Operations in Land Grant Request Form. It, anything engineering related. developing training missions and STARFLEET is. We are the Spooks like all the EROP documents, can surveillance missions. One of our big of STARFLEET. We are quiet but be obtained as PDF fi les at http: One of the reasons I created SEDG missions is promoting FELLOWSHIP strong individuals who love being //www.sfi ussindiana.com/Erop.html was to open up possibilities for all the in STARFLEET. secret agents and spies. We love . Also available are the survey armchair engineers out there to really to write fi ction and get involved in maps, lettered A thru Y, each with get into it for real. Well, sort of. On the Headquarters staff, we still charity support and assisting others 192 plots of 25 acres each, as have with us Howard Knapp as in crisis situations. We like to do well as a document with general Already made and accepted by SFI’s the Chief of Staff and Scott Grant our missions without recognition or information and a legend to the DTS and ASDB offi ces is the Capital as our SFSO Sergeant Major. We we like being in the lime light. We map symbols. Look them over, Class Heavy Space Control Ship. have Marlene Miller with us as our love reading about Special Forces decide which unclaimed plot you Also is the SFMC newest multi-role Fellowship Campaign advisor and missions and we read the fi ction would like, fi ll out the land request fi ghter, the F/A-11 Raptor. Nearing she will be assisting us with our novels on special operations and agreement, and send it to me at completion prior to submission to handbooks and publications. Also Intelligence or CIA missions. Alias [email protected] ASDB is the Arachnid Class Special with us is Erik Roberts who will assist is one of our favorite television Operations Corvette. Still in the works in the handbook as well as our editor. shows along with the Babylon 5 Then begin developing your plot. is the Skipjack Class Oceanographic Ranger episodes. We love being You get to choose what to do with Research Starship. Our new Strategic Operations Director SPECIAL for lack of a better word. it, for the most part, though we is Larry French. Larry is responsible Boy I will probably hear about that do reserve the right to say no to Information about all these is for conducting and assigning one. some possibilities. Nevertheless, it available on the web at http:// missions given out by Headquarters leaves many options. Indiana has www.sfi ussindiana.com/sedg.html (ME) and assigning these missions So do you see yourself as the a genetic research lab on Survey A. to volunteers in the Active Duty James Bond of the Cosmos, or The Spiritwalker and her associated In the future, I would like to make Units whether operative or team. are you interested in the world of groups have been planting many contact with as many regional These missions will be assisting in the special operations or blackops new forests, and there are rumors of department chiefs of engineering charities such as the Tsunami Relief area? Are you a Ranger type that a Klingon resort somewhere, though as well as ship Chief Engineers as or having teams or operatives going leads the way for the rest? On the they must be taking advantage of possible, see what each of you are on Intel, fact fi nding missions and other hand, could you be a practical the cloaking technology they got up to and possibly get some ideas then reporting to Headquarters on the joker interested in joining the elite from the Romulans, because we as well as pass on some of my facts and information gathered from joking unit Division 6? Well, which can’t fi nd them. However, so far, own. If others would like to have these missions. Larry also receives ever is your interest, we believe you they’re playing good, so it’s fi ne with drawings made, I would like to make reports from the ADUs to send to our will fi nd something here that will us. such services available in the future. Chief of Staff in Headquarters. make the world of Trek a little more Engineering diagrams can be useful fun for you. Each month, or there about, submit as attention getters at recruiting Also, under Strategic Operations are a report to me. For each report, you tables. In addition, there are other our Quadrant Commanders: Sam Look over our website, http: get another plot of your choice to possibilities. Black is in charge of Alpha Quadrant, //www.sfi -specops.net/, and if you work with. That’s how this thing can Jim Monroe for Beta Quadrant, Guy have questions, please email me snowball. Indiana only has about Currently, I am planning to attend Blandford for the Gamma Quadrant and we’ll get you the answers. eight plots, but the Drakenfi re and the Region 01 Summit and the and Fred Parsons III for our largest friends have over 100. International Conference, God and Quadrant, Delta. In addition, we Thanks STARFLEET! fi nances willing. If you happen to have Dennis Rayburn in charge of Current participants include the attend as well, stop by and let’s get the Omega Quadrant for Division 6. BDR Deb Kern Indiana, Jurassic and Tristar from acquainted. My email box is always These guys are there for our ADUs Director - SFSO Region 01, the Drakenfi re, I.K.A.V. open, so drop me a line and let’s chat to talk to about private matters that [email protected] Drakenfi re, Spiritwalker, a Klingon about engineering. we in Headquarters do not need to AIM: warriorpygmy or group associated with Spiritwalker, know. klingonpygmy the Spiritwalker’s own 677th MSG CAPT Jeff Davis Instant Messenger: and R2 Science Department; all Director – Engineering Support Services is going strong [email protected] or from Region 02. with Gary Hollifi eld at the helm. [email protected] Gary’s tasks involve supporting Ph # 505-439-8266

12 FEBRUARY 2005/MARCH 2005 - ISSUE 127 • STARFLEET COMMUNIQUÉ To pay tribute to the astronauts who have given their lives in the line of duty, thirteen members of fi ve FLEET DAY 2005 WITH THE USS TRIDENT Starfl eet chapters gathered for the by COMM Jack “Towaway” Eaton • USS Trident, R2 First Annual Fleet Day at Kennedy Space Center on Saturday January 29th. Dressed in SFI polos, chapter t-shirts and uniforms they placed a memorial wreath at the Astronaut Memorial Wall after the reading of a proclamation from Fleet Admiral Mandi Livingston naming that The vehicle Assembly building at KSC shows weekend a period of Remembrance damage from back to back hurricanes this past summer. for all SFI members. In attendance were Captain James l-r back: CAPT James Muench, LTCMDR Alvin Muench, Fleet Captain Michelle Dozier, COMM Jack “Towaway” Eaton, RADM Sunnie A Muench, Rear Admiral Sunnie Planthold, FCAPT Ralph Planthold. Planthold and Fleet Captain Ralph l-r front: FCAPT Michelle A Muench, CMDR Kirylyn Planthold of the USS Gasparilla; Dreamer, COMM James Brunton, FCapt Jennifer Lieutenant Commander Alvin Dozier IMAX fi lms are always popular and Rosbury, Cmdr Charyl Rogers and Capt Brian Young. of the Shuttle Andromeda Station; the show we saw was breath taking. kneeling front: Rowan and Steve Rosbury. Commodore Jack “Towaway” Eaton Narrated by Tom Cruise, “Space Photo submitted by Steve Rosbury and Commander Cheryl Rogers Station 3D” gave us a fi rst hand of the USS Trident; Fleet Captain view of life aboard the space station. Jennifer Rosbury, Fleet Captain Steve Rowan Rosbury took advantage of the Rosbury, Cadet Rowan Rosbury and darkness of the theatre to fall asleep Commander Kirylyn Dreamer of the for his afternoon nap. Not wanting USS Relentless; Commodore James to ruin a good thing, his mother and Brunton of the USS Okatoma; and decided to stay behind while the rest Captain Brian Young of the USS of us took the bus tour. Guardian. Our fi rst stop was a viewing stand Ralph Planthold holds the honor of to get a close-up view of the launch being the fi rst in our group to set off sites. In a moment of cosmic karma, the metal detector as we entered we stepped off the bus to the sounds the Visitors’ Center. Every belonging of Star Trek soundtrack music being of the Plantholds’ was given the piped through the PA system. Our once over by security. The look on uniforms garnered some attention the guard’s face as Sunnie opened as two separate “civilian” tourists the Starfl eet Chocolate Vault for asked some of us to pose with them inspection was priceless. We’re sure for pictures. The bus then brought the guard was waiting for some sort us to a pavilion which presented the of a chocolate bribe to ease our way history of the Apollo missions. While through the inspection. there, a group photo was taken in Above: VCS Sunni Planthold in a quiet moment at the Astronaut Memorial Wall which our images were placed over Below: R2RC FCapt Jennifer Rosbury, VCS RADM Sunnie Planthold, COMM James Clouds and wind threatened rain a background of the shuttle cargo Brunton and Chief of OPS COMM Jack “Towaway” Eaton offi cially present the wreath at the for the day but the Great Bird of bay making it appear as if we were Astronaut Memorial Wall on behalf of Starfl eet International. the Galaxy intervened and offered fl oating in zero-g. a beautiful day. As the assembled members stood in assembly, Sunnie With closing time fast approaching Planthold read aloud the proclamation we rushed off the bus to the gift and along with Jennifer Rosbury, Jim shop. Afterwards, we topped off the Brunton and Towaway placed the day with a dinner at a local Ryan’s wreath at the memorial wall. Steak House. Next year will be the 20th anniversary of the Space Shuttle After the ceremony we headed to a Challenger disaster and plans are space shuttle display. Brian Young, already under way for the 2nd Annual having worked at the Space Center Fleet Day at KSC. We hope to see for a number of years, acted as our you there. tour guide. Even some of the civilian tourists stopped to listen to his impromptu lecture as we made our way through the crew compartments and fl ight deck of a full size mockup. Ever resourceful and thinking ahead, Jennifer Rosbury had packed an ample supply of delicious chocolate brownies to keep our energy level high and to keep us away from paying Left: Jim Brunton, Jennifer, Rowan and Steve Rosbury watching the high prices at the snack bar. Oh, they were gooooooooooood! the 3-d International Space Statoion IMAX movie at the Visitor’s Center.

STARFLEET COMMUNIQUÉ • FEBRUARY 2005/MARCH 2005 - ISSUE 127 13 COMMANDANT’S CORNER by COMM Todd F. Brugmans•USS Avenger, Region 7 Commandant, STARFLEET Academy

Greetings to the Fleet, Starfl eet Marines Academy. Michael hiatus. Michael Timko has temporarily CMDR Shawn Gregory (58) Vermoesen is serving as my Director closed the School of Science Fiction LTCDR Steve Turner (58) I, Todd Brugmans, am both for the International Campuses, as so that he may transition the single LTJG Alice Carey (58) humbled and honored to serve well as overseeing the European school into an institute of smaller LTCDR Monika Ruth Reinholz (58) these next three years as your Campus of Starfl eet Academy. Carol schools, over which he will preside COMM Nancy Lynch (60) Academy Commandant. I’d like to Thompson is overseeing the Online as Dean. The re-opening of these SMAJ Marie Wilson (61) extend a great many thanks to our Voucher Code program, and Lauren course offerings are projected for LTC Antonio Lopes III (62) former Commandant, Scott Akers, Milan continues to meet our Web- early 2005. Please watch for online BDR Jeremy T Trent (63) for all his hard work and attention to Mastering needs for the Academy updates! 1LT Becky Slater (64) detail, leading to what has been (to Website. CAPT Judy Waidlich (65) date) a relatively smooth transition. Graduates FCAPT Christopher Esquibel (65) I’m learning on a daily basis the Recently, Lauren’s position was held Between reports that I was cc’d on MAJ Arnel Carigo (70) full depth and breadth of my duties ‘up for grabs’ before the Fleet, and and our fi rst offi cial month of reporting CAPT Susan Mahaffey (71) and responsibilities this fi rst month applicants have stepped forward to for the new administration, I’ve been CAPT Douglas Wayne Mayo (72) on the job. As some may recall express interest in their wanting to pulling together as much information BDR Brett Price (79) from the election posts leading up assume her responsibilities, I will not about our recent graduates in CAPT George Parker (81) to Mandi Livingston’s election as have the name of a new webmaster Starfl eet Academy for the months of GSGT John Kiwi Kane (87) Commander, Starfl eet, I have some in time for this issue of the CQ; an November and December 2004 as BGEN James W. Monroe (88) defi nitive plans for our Academy, announcement will be online, and possible. Congratulations to all of our COMM Gary M. Ensey, Jr. (90) and I’ll be working diligently to bring followed up in the next issue. graduates for their hard work. CAPT Tracy Andrews-Isquith (93) those plans to fruition. Several of SGT Sofyan Sahrom (95) you have wasted no time contacting Changes/Additions to the Academy Boothby Awards CAPT Anne Miller (95) me with items of concern, and I can Roster The Boothby Awards will continue LT Darlene Topp (96) only hope that I’m addressing these There are several notes of recent under my administration to recognize CMDR Michael John Timko III (99) concerns on a satisfactory level. additions and changes to the staff students who continue to excel in the COL Erik B Cowand (99) within the Academy. With the end vast numbers of courses they take It has recently come to my attention of Scott Akers’ term comes the through the Academy. This awards Silver Boothby Recipients that several members of the Fleet stepping down of some very fi ne folks program recognizes students who’ve (100-149 Courses completed) have noted the Database may who’ve served the Academy, and by successfully completed no less than Cathy L Edgington (100) not be refl ecting all the courses extension, the Fleet. I want to add my 50 classes from Starfl eet Academy COL Larry Dale French, Sr. (102) they’ve taken over the years. All thanks to those persons who’re taking and the Starfl eet Marines Academy. CAPT Edith Lawaine Padgett (102) members are encouraged to check their well-deserved rest, and wish Certifi cates will be issued to these ADM Kurt F Roithinger (105) their Database listings for Academy them well as they move on to other and prior recipients just as soon as CMDR Glenn D. Martin (108) records accuracy. If you fi nd you pursuits. With departures naturally we are able to get them to you. FCAPT Kyle J. Wolf (111) need to have courses added to your come vacancies, vacancies which SMAJ Scott E. Grant (113) graduation lists, we at the Academy need to be fi lled if the Academy is to Starfl eet Academy has the honor BGEN Gregory Franklin (126) will need you to fi nd your graduation continue to function in a satisfactory to announce that 61 members of GSGT Bill Rowlett (132) certifi cate (or at least a cover letter capacity. Allow me to point out some Starfl eet have attained Boothby COMM Todd Fredrick Brogans (144) from the Director of the course of our fresh faces and the services status. The following is a list of all indicating that you have completed they will provide. current recipients of Boothby Awards, Gold Boothby Recipients your course) so that accurate date and the levels they have reached (150-199 Courses completed) and level of graduation may be First, I’ll start with Jill Tipton, who within this recognition program at the FCAPT Robin Smith (156) recorded. Those of you who we as taken the reins for the Starfl eet time of this issue’s press date: BDR John Roberts (165) are unable to verify graduation Scholarship Program. Darlene Topp CAPT Jill Michelle Tipton (174) claims for are welcome to re-certify has accepted my former position Bronze Boothby Recipients by taking the current version of the within the Academy, the role of (50-99 Courses completed) Latinum Boothby Recipients course(s) in question. Director of Course Development. Leo A. Rogers (50) (200-249 Courses completed) Lourdes (Chris) Underwood has RADM Victor Carl Swindell (51) CAPT Dean Andre Rogers (231) My Primary Staff stepped forth to join us as the LTJG George Pimentel (51) FCAPT Sean A Meyer (234) One of the key factors to the Academy’s fi rst Director of Arts & MAJ Joseph Lee White (52) success of a complex organization Graphics. Joost Ueffi ng has become LTCDR George Ann Wheeler (52) Diamond Boothby Recipients is the quality of persons who help the new Director for the School of CAPT Michael Vermoesen (53) (250-299 Courses completed) to run it. Allow me to introduce my Strategy and Tactics (SOST). Tracy FCAPT Gary W. Hollifi eld, Jr. (53) CMDR Thomas Pawelczak (258) staff. Serving as my Administrative Lilly has taken over the Offi cers ENS Cary Scherer (53) COL Glendon Diebold (285) Vice-Commandant is Scott Grant Command College (OCC), Carol Eddie Milbrandt, Jr. (55) RADM Wayne Lee Killough, Jr. (292) (who also happens to wear the hats Thompson has added directorship COMM Billie Clifton (55) of Director for the Offi cer’s Training of the Flag Offi cers School (FOS) to LTC Tracy Lilly (55) Dilithium Boothby Recipients School, as well as Chief of Staff for her list of contributions. I’m pleased COMM Patricia Lewis (56) (300+ Courses completed) Mandi Livingston’s Administration.). to announce the re-opening of the COMM Angel Avery (56) BGEN Truman D Temple (386) My Academic Vice-Commandant School of Liberal Arts under Sherry ADM Allyson M.W. Dyar (56) is Jill Rayburn, who also serves Anne Newell, which rejoins the LGEN Jill J Rayburn (57) as the Commandant for the Institute of Arts after a prolonged CAPT Chris Knoblauch (57) 14 FEBRUARY 2005/MARCH 2005 - ISSUE 127 • STARFLEET COMMUNIQUÉ SFI ACADEMY GRADUATES – NOV./DEC. 2004 By COMM Todd F. Brugmans • USS Avenger, Region 7 • Commandant, STARFLEET Academy

INSTITUTE OF LEADERSHIP

OFFICERS TRAINING SCHOOL INTERNET SCHOOL OF ONLINE CHAT (ISOC) Key: Kevin Kirk Anthony Piselli Geoff Upton (D) Andrea Kleffman Forrest Blank Glendon L. Diebold (H) (H) Graduated with Honors Tom Wexler Garry Wilcox Kevin Kirk (H) (D) Graduated with Distinction Rolando Gomez Terry Remaly Donald Morin (H) Brad Danner Jennifer Gardiner Gary Amor (H) * indicates multiple graduations in a series. (In cases of numbers 10 Michael Deering Owen Swart Thomas Pawelczak (H) or higher, I’ll just list the number of courses completed) Kevin Severson INSTITUTE OF ARTS

COLLEGE OF ALIEN HISTORY AND CULTURE DELTA QUADRANT COLLEGE (DQC)SCHOOL OF LAW SCHOOL OF EUROPEYA COLLEGE OF SCIENCE FICTION Nancy Rabel Hall ** Becky Slater Martin Lessem *** Martin Lessem Truman Temple (28 courses) Wayne L. Killough, Jr. Erik Cowand Sam Black *** Thomas Pawelczak *** Amy L. L’Abbe (11 courses) Sean A. Meyer Norma Ybarra Sean A. Meyer (19 courses) Glenn D. Martin Victor Swindell David Kennedy (H) Nancy Rabel Hall ***** Keira Russell-Strong Bill Rowlette (H)*** Dean Andre Rogers (15 courses) Jan Sleigh ** Katrina Kirk Tracy Andrews-Isquith ***** Kevin Voet *** Martha Ingles Darlene Topp **** Glendon L. Diebold (15 courses) COLLEGE OF FEDERATION STUDIES COLLEGE OF STAR TREK CHRONOLOGY COLLEGE OF HISTORY (COH) Tracy Lilly*** Joe Keeler ****** Eugene Sanford Judy Waidlich (D) Angel Avery ***** Kevin Kirk ****** Erik Cowand Greg Franklin (H) Dawn Jenkins Tony Fleming ** Jerry Silber Bill Rowlette Victor Swindell ***** Sean A. Meyer Russell D. Ruhland Thomas Pawelczak (H) Kimberly Temple *** Glenn D. Martin Sue Walentosky ******* COLLEGE OF MYTHOLOGICAL STUDIES George Ann Wheeler GRADUATE SCHOOL OF XENOANTHROPOLOGY Bill Rowlette Glendon L. Diebold Jan Sleigh **** Anne Miller**** INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

SCHOOL OF BORG TECHNOLOGY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE STARFLEET OFFICERS RADIO SCHOOL SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING Christina Fatolitis (H) Katrina Kirk Max Khaytsus ** Robert Mulvey (H) Daniel Sleigh Glendon L. Diebold ********* Donita Hilfi nger Matthew Moyer (H) Rodney Billings Thomas Pawelczak ***** Rodney Billings (H) Victor Swindell Sofyan Sahrom ** Truman Temple ** Amy L. L’Abbe Kevin Kirk Dean Andre Rogers

INSTITUTE OF MILITARY STUDIES

MARINE UNIT READINESS PROGRAM KLINGON WARRIOR ACADEMY SECURITY SCHOOL SCHOOL OF STRATEGY AND TACTICS Shuttle Top Gun Katrina Kirk Jonathan Sessions (D) ** Gar Chen Rolando Gomez Dominic Selight (H) ** James Herring (H) Victor Swindell Daniel Sleigh (H) ** FROM THE STAINED GLASS OFFICE by BGN Dennis Rayburn •Nikola Tesla, R1 Well, 2005 has arrived here in Counselors Corps. I’m honored by her very important as we are working The phenomenal career of Johnny STARFLEET bringing a new year, request and look forward to working on plans for the future of the Carson was rare in the world of full of new opportunities, new with her and the new head of the department and need to hear from television. His style of humor was challenges, new adventures, and Fleet Resource Center, CAPT Thomas all chaplains and counselors in the refl ective of the Nebraska lad that along with it because of last year’s Donohoe. This will be an interesting fl eet. grew up to become the person the election, a new administration in switch for Tom and myself as before world called, the King of Late Night. leadership in STARFLEET. I know the fi rst of the year, he was my second Next issue, I hope to have more In my area of the country, he was one all of us wish our newly minted in command in STARFLEET Special to say in the line of departmental of two individuals who were known by Fleet Admiral Mandi Livingston Operations and now he is my boss. news. their fi rst name, the other being Elvis the best in her three-year term as In closing, a few personal words if Presley. You would hear folks say, “I Commander, STARFLEET. I want to request that all chaplains I may. As I write this, the world is need to get on home so I can watch and counselors, who have not already in mourning for the loss of Johnny Johnny.” I especially want to thank our new contacted me by email, please do Carson. There have been many Vice Commander, STARFLEET, so either by email, or by snail mail. wonderful tributes spoken and The nature of his late night show and Sunnie Planthold for My email address should be in the written about him, but if I may, made him the person who practically asking me to stay on as head Fleet Directory along with my mailing I wanted to make just a few of the STARFLEET Chaplains/ address in this issue of the CQ. This is remarks. continued on page 15

STARFLEET COMMUNIQUÉ • FEBRUARY 2005/MARCH 2005 - ISSUE 127 15 The SHUTTLEBAY by RADM Jerry Tien•USS Eagle, Region 4 Chief of Shuttle Operations, STARFLEET

Hello, fl eet! While most shuttles launch from 3. Has fostered at least one shuttle ShOC offi cers also play an invaluable U.S. based regions, let’s not forget to successful completion (i.e. role in the ShOC network. With I hope you all enjoyed a great the other regions around the world. commissioning as full chapter) several recent regional elections, holiday season. A new year brings Shuttle Star Saber (R9) is going there are some changes in regional new promises, and I am looking through fi nal pre-launch check. It The specifi cation will be updated ShOC offi cers as well. If you are forward to adding more shuttles to should be launched by the time you as the program matures. Interested newly appointed to the position, I urge the fl eet. Looks like several groups read this. chapters should contact me at you to contact ShOC HQ as soon as worked right through the holidays shoc@sfi .org. possible. It is important for us to work to get their shuttles off the ground. I am always looking for ways to foster together to provide the members We launched these new shuttles new chapter growth. As I mentioned If this sounds a bit dry, don’t worry. the best support possible. I would since last issue: in previous articles, we are steadily Shuttle program shouldn’t be all also recommend everyone to review building up the Certifi ed Mothership work and no play. I am working with the regional staff roster to become Shuttle Andromeda (R2) Program (CMP) to aid new shuttles. ShOC staff members to create new familiar with your regional ShOC Shuttle Tiburon (R17) The goal is to provide a list of programs to inject more Trek fl avor offi cer, should it become necessary reliable mothership candidates for into the Shuttle Program. I’ll have to enlist their aid. In addition to launches, I am prospective shuttles. Of course, you more details in the upcoming issues. pleased to report the following are not required to select from this list Finally, you might recall I was looking chapter has successfully of chapters. The basic requirements The rest of Shuttle Operations for web development & publications completed the shuttle program and to obtain CMP certifi cation are as Command is working hard on several experts to join our department. If commissioned in January: follows: ship upgrade plans and designs. If you want a chance to showcase your you need help, be sure to contact skills in these areas while helping USS Victorious (R2) 1. Must be a Ship/Station in good Adm. Alex Rosenzweig in the fellow Fleet members, this is it. The standing (at least minimal crew Department of Technical Services offer is still open. I know there are In addition to USS Victorious, strength) at dts@sfi .org or Capt. David Lynch many talented members throughout USS Sinclair (R13) should be of Advanced Ship Design Bureau at fl eet. I look forward to hearing from commissioning soon once all 2. Has been a Ship/Station for at least asdb@sfi .org. you soon. the paper work and crew roster a year (based on commission date) updates are complete. ShOC is more than the staff working at the headquarters. The regional ASK THE EC... answer by VADM Pat Spillers•USS Victory, R3 • Chief Financial Officer, STARFLEET

First of all this is not a complaint. I amount of time. The key on either when I receive them, I put them in including SCC#’s are present, it just renewed my membership and one is to include their SCC# or if you the bank. Hopefully this will now be should be less than 2 weeks to have I had a couple questions so that I are paying for someone else, both more like a 2 or 3 week span and not the membership in Active Status on can pass the knowledge on to my yours and the membership that is months. the Database. crew. Is PayPal the preferred way renewed or marked as new. to renew membership? How soon Once MP releases the memberships, Now that is just ONE part of the is a PayPal payment recorded in Weekly, the MP team tries to make both new and renewal in a pending process. After MP has released the the SFI database? How soon is a sure the information is correct on the status, I verify payments. I can match information in the database, they PayPal payment recorded with you application and mark it as “Pending” PayPal payment notifi cations; I can still have to print up the membership as opposed to a regular credit card in the database. This only means a process the credit cards, and when packets, print up certifi cates, and payment? Is there a cost involved payment is pending. The member checks & MO are received, mark get them mailed out. They are with either one, and if so, which is can do anything that an “Active” them off the list. As I do each of still running 6-8 weeks but we are cheaper? member can. Once a week, they these groups, I then “Authorize” the working on re-arranging things to clear out the pending queue and membership. We are working to get get the packets pre-set up, new Thank you, send the memberships to me. If this this down to less than 2 weeks. So equipment, etc. to get them out “Joe Fleet Member” has been received by check or money those on-line and mail in applications sooner. It may take several months order, it may be delayed some, in that received this week, are thru MP by before we see this area improved, Dear “Joe”; they have to enter the information on end of the week. They normally clear but our administration is serious line and start the process. things out on Sunday night. I try to about re-doing the system within Thank you for your question, I think do those released to me on PayPal & the year. this is a great one. Once a member I get notifi ed when a PayPal payment credit card on Monday and Tuesday has entered their data on-line and is made but I have to put it in a of the next week. Checks & money As far as cost, for credit cards with either given credit card information pending fi le for the information from orders I get on Wednesday or processing and pre item fee it or gone on thru PayPal to make MP. On checks and money orders, Thursday and clear them. So, if payment, it takes about the same MP will send them to me weekly and everything is present and information continued on next page

16 FEBRUARY 2005/MARCH 2005 - ISSUE 127 • STARFLEET COMMUNIQUÉ FROM THE CFO by VADM Pat Spillers•USS Victory, Region 3 Chief Financial Officer, STARFLEET

Greetings from San Antonio! your credit card payment thru the comment section. If you information and put it in the DB as “SkipJack” you will receive notice are paying for some one else, Pending. They try to clear out all I would like to introduce myself to of the item being processed. please state both SCC# like Pat matched data by the end of each you as your new Chief Financial SCC# 23541 paying for Renewal week. They then release the items Offi cer for Starfl eet. If you have For this to work, however, you, of #64001 John Patrick or new to me as CFO. I can then process been around for a while, I am the STARFLEET member, need to member Mike Albert. This will help the credit card, PayPal, checks, normally found in the Dealer’s make sure that your information in us match up your payments and Money Orders etc. and when I room behind the SF QM stuff. I the Data Base (DB) is correct. I will process it faster. have verifi cation of the payment have been working with QM and be sending the items processed to I “Authorize” your membership. Region 3 Staff since the mid 90’s. the E-Mail address of the person NOTE: The SkipJack system lets Now as pending you have all the I am the lady in the BGC (Baby with the credit card as it is listed me process anywhere I am, so rights and an authorize member, it Golf Cart, or the electric chair, as in the DB. You will see in the as I travel to Summits, IC, etc. I just means your payment has not my husband likes to calls it). comment section that I have listed can keep doing the processing been verifi ed. your SCC, or if it is for someone immediately. On credit cards, My team consists of Lisa Pruitt else, I will make that reference please include the 3-digit number MP after putting it in the DB, will off the USS Lone Star, Robyn too. off the back of your card. We get your ID cards, certifi cate, Winans off the USS Trinity River cannot process it without that etc. printed up and put it in a and Heather Ford off the USS We will me making a few three digit CVV Code! If you are membership package and sent it Rhyanna. Yes, we are all in improvements on the on-line paying by some one else credit to you. We are looking into several Texas but we did this so if help is processing shortly but in the mean card, & if they are not a member ways to speed up this process. needed we are close together. My time PLEASE remember to put of SF, please send me an E-Mail We hope to have new things for team and I have made progress your SCC# in the comments so stating their address. We have to over the next few months. in getting the bank accounts set both Membership Processing and put this information in the SkipJack up and credit card, PayPal, etc. I can fi nd it much faster. If you program to process the card. If you have any questions at processing all changed to the new are paying by check or money anytime, please contact me. bank accounts, etc. so we were order, you can put the SCC# Let me explain the procedure able to process the fi rst group of that is being renewed or mark for some of you. Membership credit cards over the weekend of “New” on it to help us out. On the Processing (MP) receives all the January 15th. The big notice you Credit Card or PayPal payments, on-line data as well as those sent VADM Pat Spillers all will see if that as we process please remember to do this under by snail mail. They verify the Chief Financial Offi cer (CFO)

ASK THE EC, con’t. from previous page STAINED GLASS OFFICE, con’t. from p. 13 rare sightings, stuck to it, letting his work speak for him. runs under 4%, and on PayPal it tucked the nation in at night. is running about 8.7%, so it does Despite the problems and scandals While we mourn the loss of the man, cost us twice as much for PayPal in the world, he was there during the Johnny Carson will live on as so payments. The advantage in the week before bed or as one would lie many wonderful entertainers now past has been that you got a notice in bed before sleep, reminding us do, through the many recordings of from PayPal right away that it had of the funny side of things. As one him over thirty years, with thousands been sent. We have a new way of person said, he had the unique gift of guests. We will still get to laugh at processing the credit cards with of puncturing pomposity and stuffed Floyd R Turbo, roar at the questions SkipJack that also sends the credit shirts. from the envelopes in the hands of card holder a notice that we have Carnac the Magnifi cent, or double run a payment on their card. It will The world would watch as the up with laughter at Art Fern and also let them know if we have a famous, and not so famous would his Tea Time movies or any of his problem with the card. Hopefully come on the show, each treated monologues and sketches. this will help everyone to see when with the same respect by a master their payment has been handled showman. When something went Each of us have the wish to leave wrong, he’d always be there with a by my offi ce. We will be setting a mark on this world that after we Drawing by this up by March 1st to also send one liner that would turn a bomb of a are gone, will endure the test of Cadet Captain notice by e-mail for checks and joke into riotous laughter. time, to leave the world better than it Robby Fillmore money orders. was when we came into it. It is this - see page 48 for pictures! His humor does not fade with time. writer’s opinion that John William I hope this has answered your I’ve watch the last couple of days Carson fulfi lled that basic human question and given you a better the numerous clips that have been wish and then some by simply idea how the membership shown and have laughed so hard helping each of us to remember processing works. Let me know if it hurt; the Carson wit and sense every night before sleep overtook I can help you further. of humor with the incredible sense us how to laugh. Moreover, how we of timing is timeless. It’s so hard to did laugh. In Service to Fleet: believe that almost 13 years ago he VAdm. Pat Spillers told us farewell and except for a few Goodnight, Johnny. See you in the morning.

STARFLEET COMMUNIQUÉ • FEBRUARY 2005/MARCH 2005 - ISSUE 127 17 STARFLEET TREASURER’S REPORTS SFI GENERAL ACCOUNT - OCTOBER STARFLEET SCHOLARSHIP SAVINGS - OCTOBER 10/01/04 - 10/31/04 10/01/04 - 10/31/04 Opening Balance: $24,026.04 Opening Balance: $5,675.10

Number Date Payee Category Amount Running Balance Date Payee Category Amount Running Balance

10/04/04 Paypal.com Membership Processing -$140.76 $24,166.80 10/06/04 BB&T Investment Income:Interest +$0.87 $5,675.97

10/04/04 NPC Discount fee -182.52 23,984.28 Total Month Ending 11/30/04: +0.87

10/04/04 Discover Discount fee -3.61 23,980.67 Grand Total: +0.87 $5,675.97

1209 10/04/04 US Postmaster, CQ Expense CQ Postage -850.00 23,130.67 SFI GENERAL ACCOUNT - NOVEMBER 1210 10/04/04 “The Countywide News, Inc.” CQ Postage -170.00 22,960.67 11/01/04 - 11/30/04 Opening Balance: $ 1,854.25 10/07/04 CTS Holdings Bank Service Charges *10.00 22,950.67

10/07/04 Stamps.com Stamps.com fee -18.99 22,931.68 Number Date Payee Category Amount Running Balance

10/08/04 Stamps. com Postage/Delibery -475.00 22,456.68 11/02/04 NPC Discount Fee -$3.34 $18,539.16 10/12/04 BB&T Online Banking Service Fee -19.90 22,436.78

11/02/04 NPC Membership Processing +22.00 18,561.16 10/12/04 Paypal.com Membership Processing -90.72 22,527.50

11/02/04 Membership Processing Membership Processing +1620.00 20,181.16 10/13/04 NPC Membership Processing -15.00 22,542.50

1213 10/13/04 Texas Tech Univ. Education:Tuition -500.00 21,542.50 11/04/04 Membership Processing Membership Processing +1092.00 23,155.16

1215 10/15/04 Oklahoma State Univ. Education:Tuition -500.00 21,042.50 11/08/04 Paypal.com Membership Processing +275.30 23,430.46

1216 10/18/04 Univ. of N. Colorado Education: Tuition -500.00 20,542.50 1219 11/08/04 Michael W. Mallotte Postage/Delivery -13.65 23,416.81 1214 10/21/04 Colorado Tech. Univ. Education: Tuition -500.00 20,042.50

11/09/04 CTS holdings Bank Service Charges -10.00 23,406.81

1217 10/21/04 Embry Riddle Aero Univ. Education: Tuition -500.00 19,542.50 11/09/04 BB&T Bad debts -25.00 23,381.81

1211 10/25/04 Univ. Of Phoenix Education: Tuition -500.00 19,042.50 11/09/04 BB&T Bad debts -15.00 23,366.81

1212 10/25/04 Penn State Education: Tuition -500.00 18,542.50 11/09/04 BB&T Bad debts -15.00 23,351.81 Total Month Ending 10/31/04: -5,483.54 11/09/04 Stamps.com Stamps.com fee -18.99 23,332.82 Grand Total: -5,483.54 18,542.50 STARFLEET SAVINGS - OCTOBER 11/10/04 BB&T Bad debts -22.00 23,310.82 11/10/04 BB&T Bad debts -133 23,177.82 10/01/04 - 10/31/04

Opening Balance: $ 5,670.17 11/10/04 BB&T Bad debts -15 23,162.82

Date Payee Category Amount Running Balance 11/10/04 BB&T Bad debts -28.00 23,134.82

10/06/04 BB&T Investment Income: Interest +$0.87 $5,671.04 11/10/04 BB&T Bad debts -15.00 23,119.82

Total Month Ending 11/30/04: +0.87 11/12/04 BB&T Bad debts -24.00 23,095.82

Grand Total: +0.87 5,671.04 11/12/04 BB&T Bad debts -40.00 23,055.82

STARFLEET ACADEMY CHECKING -OCTOBER 11/12/04 BB&T Bad debts -10.00 23,045.82 10/01/04-10/31/04 Opening Balance as of 10/01/04: $2,495.95 11/12/04 BB&T Online banking service fee -11.90 23,033.92

Number Date Payee Category Amount Running Balance 11/15/04 BB&T Bad debts -16.00 23,017.92

114 10/08/04 Dawn Lee-Akers Academy Expenses -$300.00 $2,195.95 11/15/04 Stamps.com Postage/Delivery -475.00 22,542.92 Total Month Ending 10/31/04: -$300.00

11/16/04 NPC Membership Processing +25.00 22,567.92 Grand Total: -$300.00 $2,195.95

11/24/04 NPC Membership Proccesing +179.00 22,746.92

STARFLEET SCHOLARSHIP FUND - OCTOBER 11/26/04 NPC Membership Processing +356.00 23,102.92 10/01/04 - 10/31/04

Opening Balance: $3,551.24 11/29/04 Discover Membership Processing +55 23,157.92

October: NO TRANSACTIONS Total Month Ending 11/30/04: 4,615.42

Grand Total: $3,551.24 Grand Total: 4,615.42 23,157.92

18 FEBRUARY 2005/MARCH 2005 - ISSUE 127 • STARFLEET COMMUNIQUÉ OCTOBER, NOVEMBER, DECEMBER 2004 & JANUARY 2005 STARFLEET SAVINGS - NOVEMBER 11/01/04 - 11/30/04 STARFLEET SCHOLARSHIP SAVINGS ACCOUNT - DECEMBER Opening Balance: $ 5,671.04 12/1/04 Through 12/31/04 Opening Balance as of 12/1/04 $5,676.87

Date Payee Category Amount Running Balance

11/04/2004 BB&T Investment Income: Interest +$0.90 $5,671.94

Date Payee Category Amount Running Balance Total Month Ending 11/30/04: +0.90 12/07/04 BB&T Investment Income $1.02 $5,677.89 Grand Total: +0.90 5,671.94

Total Month Ending 12/31/04: -$1.02 STARFLEET SCHOLARSHIP FUND - NOVEMBER Grand Total: -$1.02 $5,677.89 11/01/04 - 11/30/04 Opening Balance: $3,551.24 NOTE: The scholarship funds have been added to the general account, and the breakdown should be available next issue.

Date Payee Category Amount Running Balance

11/04/04 IC 2004 IC 2004 +$679.00 $4,230.24

SFI GENERAL ACCOUNT - JANUARY Total Month Ending 11/30/04: +679.00 1/05/05 - 1/31/05 Grand Total: +679.00 $4,230.24 Opening Balance: $ 1,000.00

STARFLEET SCHOLARSHIP SAVINGS - NOVEMBER Beginning Balance $ 1,000.00

11/01/04 - 11/30/04 Transfer in from other Bank +35,670.84 Opening Balance: $5,675.97 Income: Membership Processing +$4,055.00 Credit Cards +2,261.00 PayPal + 196.00 Date Payee Category Amount Running Balance Checks & Money Orders +1,598.00 Quartermaster + 146.00 11/04/04 BB&T Investment Income +$0.90 $5,676.87 Interest on Savings + 6.85 Total Income for January: +4,207.85

Total Month Ending 11/30/04: +.90 Expenses: Membership Processing -97.17 Credit Cards -81.00 Grand Total: +.90 $5,676.87 PayPal -16.17 Wire Transfer -50.00 Checks & Deposits, Etc -65.00 STARFLEET ACADEMY CHECKING -DECEMBER Total Expenses for January -$212.17 Opening Balance as of 12/01/04: $2,032.74 Ending Balance for STARFLEET +$40,666.62 STARFLEET ACADEMY CHECKING - JANUARY Number Date Payee Category Amount Running Balance Opening Balance: $1,784.97 116 12/27/04 Dawn Lee-Akers Postage/Delivery -$217.77 $1,814.97 Expense for Checks -$20.00 Total Month Ending 12/31/04: -$217.77 Ending Balance for SFA $1,764.97

Grand Total: -$217.77 $1,814.97

STARFLEET SCHOLARSHIP FUND - DECEMBER 12/01/04 Through 12/31/04 Opening Balance as of 12/01/04 $4,230.24 STARFLEET MARINES - JANUARY Opening Balance: $620.12

December: NO TRANSACTIONS Expense for Checks -$18.00 Ending Balance for SFMC $602.12 Grand Total: $4,230.24

STARFLEET COMMUNIQUÉ • FEBRUARY 2005/MARCH 2005 - ISSUE 127 19 COMPOPS by VADM Sal Lizard•USS Hood, Region 15 Chief of Computer Operations, STARFLEET

Well, somehow this all seems fl eet as they combat their constant illness, accidents, family and work holdup might be if the data team is familiar. Yes, I’ve been here before rival, “the turn-around time”. As I demands, etc) and problems with down for a week, then we only lose and it’s great to be here again. recently told someone, “The ‘turn- weather (hurricanes, fl oods, and a few days as we take steps to get I suppose I should note some around time’ for membership packets snowstorms, which can cause the applications to another team. changes. Well the database has has been an issue since I fi rst joined “downed” power lines) and there’s evolved, a team that doesn’t include Starfl eet, and the applications have always a chance of printer failure or I think that this departure from the the CompOps Chief now performs promised the membership packet running out of supplies. “usual” way of doing membership membership processing, and the within 6-8 weeks.” Even then, that processing will alleviate the whole organization seems much wasn’t always the case because it’s Currently, we have a team of two “failures” and keep the backlog more “settled” than when I last wore too easy to get behind. Moreover, people, Robin Pillow and Patty down. The overall effect should the CompOps hat. I want to take once you’re behind, it’s hard to catch Heany who have been persevering to reduce the “turn-around time”, and a second to recognize those who up. eliminate the backlog and get those the wear on our volunteers. wore the hat while I was out. packets out as quickly as possible to Traditionally, membership processing the membership. Moreover, we owe By the way, I am looking for future Jesse Smith, Sandy Berenburg, and has been performed the same way by them a good bit of thanks. Membership Processing teams in Mandi Livingston have all worked members of Starfl eet and consists of As volunteers, they do a great service case I need to replace a team or add hard to get CompOps to this point two parts: with very little reward. Nevertheless, another due to great membership and it feels like I get to step back that’s what we do; we’re an increases. A team should consist into the spot after a long holiday 1. Maintaining membership organization of volunteers. So here’s of at least three (preferably 5 or and all the work has been done and information what I want to do to fi x the problem, more) members, with a designated everything “polished up, and ready 2. Putting together and mailing the plan that we put together before “team leader”, who are local to for inspection”. As I walk the halls of membership packets. the election: we are going to split the the each other, and that share CompOps, I look into offi ces where process into its two components and the enthusiasm and desire to my team busily works towards the The fi rst part involves receiving split the fulfi llment (packet delivery) perform one of STARFLEET’s betterment of Computer Operations membership information and making between two other teams. most important and labor intensive and how this department serves sure that it entered correctly into the tasks. Please contact my Vice Starfl eet. This offi ce will continue to database. This step also includes Splitting the process offers the Chief of Membership Processing evolve and we are already working harvesting the checks and money following advantages: less workload at CompOpsMP@sfi .org if you are on our goals for our “hundred-day” orders to send to the CFO. The and stress for each team and process interested in more details. mark. second part involves printing the redundancy. The way it will be set membership packet materials and up, any team can pick up the load As a closing note, I would ask that On the database side, we intend to stuffi ng the envelopes and mailing if another team “fails” due to one you remember that the CompOps have our e-commerce solution in them out to the member. All of the of the aforementioned problems. staff is made up of volunteers who place. This will allow for “real-time” printing takes time and then the team For example, if the fulfi llment team are also dues-paying members of payment processing for those who usually comes together, “stuffs” the in an area that is “down” due to a the organization. Please think of wish to pay online with their credit envelopes, and prepares them for power outage from a snowstorm, the job they are doing when you cards. This removes the delays mailing. This is the process always half of the membership packets approach them with a problem. that occur when we have to process used and this is the way we are are still processed. In addition, if They really do deserve a “thanks” the payments in batches later, and processing memberships now. the other fulfi llment team increases but are just happy not to be told that provide the member with immediate its productivity to compensate, the they are “incompetent” because of confi rmation that Starfl eet has As membership processing has impact isn’t great, at all. The only real your inconvenience. received their payment. always been a function of the Computer Operations department, The other area that needs attention every one of my predecessors is Membership Processing. Here I through today have discussed really have to thank some people but the “process failures” and tried to Coming to CQ #128... before I do, I want say a few things eliminate them. However, during his about membership processing: This tenure as CompOps Chief, Sandy USS Ark Angel’s CoC and Marines’ Fall Muster ’04 – A Whole Weekend of Fun! may be repeated information for Berenberg proved that the process some of you but I do feel that it is worked if a team of motivated, important to refresh memories in properly supplied and well-equipped this area. members made the effort. Under Sandy’s watch, the team got the Membership processing is one of turn around time down to a record Starfl eet’s most labor-intensive two weeks! That achievement set a tasks. It is also one of its most worthy goal to duplicate today. important ones. When I last walked into this position, I walked into an But any number of things can cause offi ce with about a year’s backlog this “assembly line” work to “fail” of membership processing. The MP and create a backlog of work, some team is barraged with, “Is it done of the more common “failures” are yet?” questions from around the personnel considerations (fatigue, 20 FEBRUARY 2005/MARCH 2005 - ISSUE 127 • STARFLEET COMMUNIQUÉ DEPDANT REPORT FROM THE ‘DANT by BGN Aaron Murphy by BDR John Roberts•Commandant, SFMC Deputy Commandant, SFMC

My Fellow Marines: COINFOCOM: My plan is to develop a more Well, the New Year is upon us LGN Wade Hoover effi cient level of communication and already, we have Brigades I hope you all had a very [email protected] or between you, the member, and who are having their summits. happy and safe New Year’s [email protected] the various levels of the SFMC With summits come Brigade celebration. As of 0000 hours COTRACOM: LGN Jill Rayburn, command structure. We are awards. I wanted to go over (EST) on 1 January 2005, I [email protected] here to serve YOU, not the the requirements for this assumed the leadership and SGM/SFMC: SGM Scott Grant, other way around. Without year’s award nominations. stewardship of the STARFLEET [email protected] the individual marines, the Marine Corps in accordance SFMC would not exist and The deadline for the 2005 with my appointment as It is my desire to make sure that STARFLEET would be MUCH Honor Awards nominations Commandant by FADM Mandi we address the needs of EVERY smaller. You are the heart, (from the 2005 Valor Award Livingston. Marine. In order to do that, we souls of this organization, your recipients) is 30 Apr 05. must know what you need. We are needs are paramount, and the Send these nominations Words cannot express the always accessible and available members of the General Staff to depdant@sfi -sfmc.org. honor I feel being selected to by email and it is my plan to have will listen to them. Award write-ups need to be serve as the 10th Commandant every member of the GS respond between 500 - 750 words in of the STARFLEET Marine to emails (at the very least to let The new SFMC bank account length and contain detailed Corps. I have been given the you know it was received and is has been opened and I am information on why you feel opportunity to build upon the being addressed) within 3 days of waiting (as of the writing of this this individual should be success of LGEN Olson. I receipt. My inbox is always open, address) the fi nal check from the award recipient. Once cannot hope to fi ll the immense but be aware that any request sent former Commandant Olson to received, they will go before shoes he left behind (he didn’t to me that has not gone through deposit it into the new account. the SFMC General Staff for clean out the offi ce too well the proper chain of command (as I will be keeping up with LGN review and recommendations when he left), but I do hope illustrated in the MFM) will be sent Olson’s detailed fi nancial to the Commandant. BDR to serve you, the individual back for proper procedures to be reports, as it is important for Roberts will make the fi nal members in the best way I followed. the SFMC membership to know decision and issue the awards can for the next 3 years. With how the funds are kept and at this year’s IC. If you have that in mind, I would like to SFMC Quartermaster: As a what is happening with them on any questions, don’t hesitate announce that I have awarded temporary measure (until we a regular basis. to e-mail me. the Commandant’s Meritorious determine how best to proceed Service Award to LGN Olson for the long term), the post of If you have ideas for ways I do have one note on the for his exceptional service SFMC QM will be moved under to improve the SFMC (and I Valor Awards that I would like and dedication to the SFMC COFORCECOM and the orders know all of you have some), to emphasize. If you, as a for at least 6 years in a variety will be fi lled by BDR Linda Olson please send them to Deputy Brigade OIC, are a nominee of posts on the General Staff. with (I am assured) the continued Commandant Aaron Murphy for one of your Brigade’s Valor This is the highest individual assistance of Commandant and he will get them sorted and awards (this would include the award in the Corps short of the Olson. Wade asked me to move put in the line up for discussion Legion of Valor), either decline annual Honor awards and the the post elsewhere and I agreed and decision by the GS, or the nomination or send the Nebulas. so he could enjoy his “retirement” send them to the appropriate nominees to BGN Linda Olson, and work on personal matters that person for action, if possible. COFORCECOM, or me. We I am very fortunate to have have been a bit neglected because We want to hear from you, as will assist in determining the an experienced General of his service to the Corps. Linda that is the only way we can recipient of the award. If Staff to begin my tenure as volunteered to continue the job serve and meet your needs. As your Brigade has an Awards Commandant. The current as the inventory is at their house I settle in to SFMC HQ and get Committee and this situation GS works very well as a team and she has time for the moment acclimated to this new post, I will comes up, please include one and genuinely wants to serve to continue the task. The GS was begin sending more information of us in the awards process, the Corps in the best way consulted on this and they had no to you about ideas I have for even as an FYI. possible. problems with this solution as a building upon the current SFMC temporary measure. We will be structure and capabilities, I currently have my G-3, The General Staff of the discussing future possibilities for hopefully, this will spark ideas COL Sean Niemeyer, busy SFMC: the QM post in the near future from you about even more ideas assisting with edits to the Commandant: and will inform the Corps as soon or ways to make my basic ideas SFMC documents. My goal is BDR John Roberts as we determine the best way to even better. to roll out the SFMC Uniform [email protected] or proceed and the requirements we and Awards Manual at this [email protected] desire in the new Quartermaster. In Service to the Corps, year’s IC. In addition, he has Deputy Commandant: BDR John Roberts been assisting TRACOM with BGN Aaron Murphy I do not plan any large-scale Commandant, SFMC edits and face-lifts to most of depdant@sfi -sfmc.org changes in the overall operation the Branch Manuals. COFORCECOM: of the SFMC. Wade has done a BDR Linda Olson remarkable job of getting things [email protected] running smoothly. continued on page 20

STARFLEET COMMUNIQUÉ • FEBRUARY 2005/MARCH 2005 - ISSUE 127 21 best he can. I personally feel that 15th the past four years have been good 17th 20 8 DEPDANT, continued from page 19 FORCECOM REPORT ones for the Corps. I feel that we 20th by BGN Linda Olsen•COFORCECOM have grown both in numbers and in I have accepted BGN Dennis morale. That some of the decisions Units Activated this period Rayburn’s resignation as my G-4 Greetings Marines; were disliked by some members is a 1st BDE: 180th Offi cer, due to his increased duties given, but overall, I believe that we 2nd BDE: 609th, 645th, 681st within other areas of STARFLEET. Another year has passed and many owe a debt of gratitude and respect 3rd BDE: 786th I have asked him to remain on staff things have happened. As a new to Wade Olson for his leadership of 7th BDE: 786th as the Chaplain of the Corps, a year begins, we see the offi ce of the past 4 years. Moving forward, 12th BDE: 255th position that BGN Rayburn is no Commandant being handed over I ask all Marines to rally behind the 14th BDE: 469th stranger to. I will be leaving the G- by Commandant Olson to the newly new Commandant John Roberts 4 position vacant for the time being, appointed Commandant Roberts. and let us continue the growth and Units Deactivated this period while I look at the description and I am sure that there will be other participation in community service 2nd BDE: 651st K. Gibbs necessity of the role. changes in the months to come and STARFLEET Activities that we 4th BDE: 12th A. Van Rhee, 29th S. also. We need to remember that have become accustomed. Sommer Well, see you again in 60 the Corps is more than any one person and it takes all of us to make I want to thank the Marines who Units on STANDBY for Deactivation In Service to the Corps, it what it is. are doing all this hard work and this period BGN Aaron Murphy making the jobs of the ICs diffi cult 4th BDE: 33rd B. Harmon Deputy Commandant I want to congratulate the brigades with the amount of information that 5th BDE: 575th V. Mock STARFLEET Marine Corps on a wonderful reporting record for must be included in their reports. I depdant@sfi -sfmc.org the month of October. I also want to love seeing what the individuals are Promotions reported this period congratulate the Marines on many accomplishing. Keep up the good 4th BDE: Roy Henderson to LTC, Commandants Campaign Award wonderful acts of kindness and work. I also want to say that the David Pittsenberger to GSGT, Cyndi 2nd BDE: 674th Wade Olson, Ken community service. From the fi rst reading competition and the physical Temple to BGN Olson, Lindsey Olson, Heather Brigade to the 20th, we have many challenge are going along nicely. I 5th BDE: Arlene Sickels to MCPT, Olson good things going on. should have an announcement in Nate Martin to 1st LT, Steve 5th BDE: 565th Patrick McAndrew, March on the winner of the Physical Eizenberg to SGM, Christine Jordan Russell Garrison, Joel Housworth, I want to mention that there seems Challenge; remember this time is it to SGT, Deborah Day to SGT, Nicole Arlene Sickels, Steve Eizenberg to be a problem with renewals at walking. You can count any distance Wukasch to CPL the moment and that could be the that is over and above the normal 6th BDE: Ed Seaman to COL SFMC Service Commendation reason that the Discharge list is so amount of walking that you do in a day. 7th BDE: Kenneth Hontz to LT COL 7th BDE Martin Lessem long this time. Just measure it out and send it to your OIC to be included in their reports. Recruits Community Service Award Apparently, many Marines are The totals are due to this offi ce in the (Includes transfers between units and 1st BDE: Jeffery Davis in the process of renewing their reports submitted February 1st. The membership renewals processed 5th BDE: Craig Martin 521st, SFI memberships and as expired Reading Challenge is doing better since last report): Deborah Day 565th members of SFI, they are listed as than the physical in participation, 2nd BDE: Nancy O’Shields, Kit discharges on our rosters. I hope but it will not be determined until the Ramsey, Bridget Duffy, James Lewis Gold Nebula to see the Recruits sections swell in IC. Please continue to submit your 5th BDE: Christine Jordan, Deborah 2nd BDE: (issued by VCS Mark the next couple of reports that will reading totals in each report for that Day, Nicole Wukasch Anbinder) Wade Olson 674th indicate that these memberships reporting period, this will allow us to 7th BDE: Dean Rogers, Lashanna have been properly processed. compile them as we go along and will Brooks, Marie Wilson, Eugene Brigade Commendation make announcing the winner easier Sandford 17th BDE: 875th Nancy Lynch, I had hoped to have the Brigade OIC and quicker than trying to get it all 10th BDE Paul Reed Sharon Bloom, Ethel Lynch, handbook ready to issue before the together at the last minute. Some 12th BDE Mark Webb Michelle Warford, Marlene Miller end of the year, however, the project of you are reading some impressive is a big one and with the change in books. I applaud you. Discharges Brigade Achievement leadership due January 1st, I expect (Includes transfers between units and 17th BDE: 875th Kathy McCartney, the release date to be after the fi rst The State of the Corps by the memberships that have lapsed and Everett Brooks of the year. numbers: may be in the process of renewal) 2nd BDE: Kaileen Gibbs, James STARFLEET Cross I would like to take a moment to Brigades reporting this period Gibbs, Deirdre Gibbs, Rick Gibbs, 1st BDE: 163rd Jill Rayburn, Dennis thank the outgoing Commandant for 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 9th, Bethany Thulman Rayburn, 123rd Linda Olson 4 years of service to the Corps. I 10th, 12th, 14th, 15th, 17th, 3rd BDE: Quinn Bratteng 2nd BDE: 674th Wade Olson, DJ know better than anyone (who has 4th BDE: Arthur Van Rhee, Kevin Allen not been a Brigades Not Reporting: 20th Mooney, Nadine Peters, Christopher Commandant) what a diffi cult job it Esquibel, Jessica Flores, Scott Embassy Duty can be. I have watched Wade give Strength by Brigade (some Battalions Sommer, Bruce Sommer, Melroy 4th BDE: 21st Betty Schreur, Brian up private time repeatedly to serve not reporting in) Houser Jr. Schreur, 7th Mike Butwinick, 75th the Corps. As Chief of Staff, and 1st 41 Active 21 Reserve 5th BDE: Bill Frazer, Jon Rider, Jim Monroe, Mike Sunderman now as COFORCECOM, I have 2nd 23 27 Shawn McVay, Nate Martin, Rick 12th BDE: Jamie Clancy participated in many a discussion 3rd 39 35 Ervans, Sean Capellan by the General Staff over concerns 4th 36 10 7th BDE: Scott Smith International Service within the Corps. I have watched 5th 8 17 12th BDE: Jamie Clancy as Wade made the diffi cult calls 6th 4 8 Awards Issued for this period and often times wished I could 7th 42 37 Wilderness Challenge Marine Honor Guard do more to make the job easier. 9th 6 3 1st BDE: Linda Olson 123rd 5th BDE: Nicole Wikasch 565th However, the center seat has its 10th 5 1 2nd BDE: Wade Olson 674th, Richard perks and perils and the man who 12th 36 60 Graham 78th continued on next page sits there must handle them as 14th 1

22 FEBRUARY 2005/MARCH 2005 - ISSUE 127 • STARFLEET COMMUNIQUÉ continued from previous page Meritorious Unit Citation 4th BDE units STATE OF TRACOM 1st, 7th, 14th, 21st, 29th, 75th 5th BDE units by LGN Jill Rayburn •COTRACOM 565th Greetings, Marines! 2) Have passed Offi cer’s Training as XJ director, Greg Franklin has School (administered by the SFA) taken over as Special Operations Good Conduct For those who do not know me, I am 3) Have taken and passed PD-10, Branch Director. I know they will all 5th BDE: 521st Nadine Romero, LGN Jill Rayburn, and I am honored PD-20, LD-10, and 15 additional be assets to the staff. Stephen Idell, Norman DeRoux to have been selected by our new courses in a variety of branches and Commandant, John Roberts, to areas within the SFMCA What lies in store for TRACOM? Marine Profi ciency serve as the new COTRACOM. 4) Have computer and online access, We are currently beta testing two 3rd BDE: Eric Cowand Our previous COTRACOM did an and the ability to check e-mail a courses for Maritime Operations, outstanding job, and I know he will MINIMUM of every two days (every and there are two other branches Academic Excellence continue to serve the Corps equally, day preferable) working on new courses. We are 3rd BDE: Eric Cowand if not better, in his new position. I about to begin working again on 7th BDE: Kyle J. Wolf hope I can live up to the faith that The successful candidate ideally expanding our course offerings for BDR Roberts and the others on the will also have some background as cadets, and we are also hoping to Great Barrier General Staff have shown by allowing a director or assistant in either the expand our Xeno-Studies courses. 4th BDE: Jim Monroe 75th, Mike me to serve in this capacity, and I SFMCA or the SFA. While this is Within Doctrine, we are continuing Sunderman thank them for the opportunity. not a “requirement”, I would prefer our efforts to develop our own 12th BDE: Jamie Clancy someone who already has some materials for the courses that My fi rst announcement is that experience in the day-to-day issues currently require the use of Army Leader’s Commendation Jonathan Slavin has decided to of administering courses for our Field Manuals. In addition, we are 4th BDE: Mike Butwinick 7th, Brian leave TRACOM to focus his energies organization, as that is where the bulk almost fi nished with the new Master Schreur 21st, Anthony Spotts elsewhere. I thank him for his of his duties will lie. The deadline for MOS Manual. With Chris taking 11th, Robert Torres 18th, Steve service, and I wish him the best in applications is Friday, March 11th, over as DCO-Doctrine, once he Machado 83rd MEU his future endeavors. I am pleased and I hope to announce the decision has settled in a bit, we will release 5th BDE: 565th Patrick McAndrew, to appoint current DCO-Admin Chris no later than March 16th. Interested our timetable for manual revisions. David Kania Esquibel as the new DCO-Doctrine. Marines should send a copy of both I have set the following as goals 7th BDE: Keith Keppley 760th Chris and I have talked extensively your Fleet and real-life resume to: for TRACOM to complete by our 17th BDE: 875th Randy Lynch, about Doctrine, particularly the Jill Rayburn International Muster at IC: Shawn Bloom, Ethel Lynch, manual writing/revision project, and 121 S. McDonald St. Michelle Warford, Marlene Miller he has some wonderful ideas for how Puryear, TN 38251 1) Between 5 and 7 new/revised to work with our branch directors and Or you can e-mail them to me at courses completed Please report any discrepancies get the best materials we can written cotracom@sfi -sfmc.org 2) The Master MOS Manual you may fi nd in this report to this for you, the members. Along with completed offi ce. Thank you again for all being DCO-Doctrine, Chris will also After a great deal of thought, I have 3) The new Leadership Manual in you each do for the Corps, your serve as Senior DCO, making him my decided to eliminate the position of fi nal revision stages communities and our planet. chief troubleshooter and the person DCO-Admin. Chris did a wonderful who will fi ll in when I am not available. job there for us, but I believe that I Hopefully we can complete more Linda Olson I know we will see great things out of and the other DCOs can accomplish than this, and for the next issue I CO, Forces Command Chris. those duties. hope to have more to tell you about the plans for Doctrine. I am currently taking applications for Now for the kudos section of my OPRASP the position of DCO-Academy. This report. Geoff Upton is once again If anyone has any questions or person will oversee the SFMCA, the Student of the Month, for both problems regarding TRACOM, by SGM Scott Grant •SFM and work with the branch directors November and December! In please do not hesitate to contact to insure that all students are being those two months combined, Geoff me. My door is always open, and Greetings Marines, properly serviced. In addition, this completed 19 courses total, 7 of even if I direct you to someone else person will be in charge of two very those with honors. Congratulations on my staff, rest assured that I will I have been quiet for a while and that important programs: the Beta Testing Geoff, and keep up the good work. follow up to make sure that things will stop with this issue. First off, I Program (for new and/or revised Please welcome the following people are done properly. You may use would like to thank Wade Olson on courses) and the Brigade Training to our staff: Infantry Branch Director any of the following addresses: the job that he did as Commandant, Offi cer Program (for onsite TRACOM Rey Cordero, Maritime Branch cotracom@sfi -sfmc.org and he will be missed. Second, testing). Director (returning) Martin Lessem (vanity redirect) I would like to congratulate John and his assistants James Pepe [email protected] (primary) Roberts on being chosen as the new The requirements for applying for this and Becky Slater, Brigade Training [email protected] (secondary) Commandant of the STARFLEET position are: Offi cers Erik Cowand (3rd BDE), Marines. I know that he will do a great 1) Be a member in good standing of David Pittsenberger (4th), and Becky The honor is to serve! job and he has some great ideas. STARFLEET Slater (13th), and adding to his duties LGN Jill Rayburn CO, Training Command Now for the fun stuff. At the ‘Bama IC I had a chance to chat with the involved. However, I want you. If More on OPRASP is that there is have some more fun. So hang on then Commanding Offi cer TRACOM. you could at your next meeting of going to be some courses added to and tighten your bootstraps. If you Between this and conversations that your MSG/Ship verify what mission TRACOM as well as the Academy. have any questions please feel free I have had with other members of the that your respective MSG does i.e.: There are going to be new manuals to contact me. FLEET and Corps, an idea was born. Aerospace, Infantry and then confi rm coming from TRACOM as well as that within your next report. I will be a policy and procedures manual. Semper Fi, Operation Raspberry - It is going getting these from COFORCECOM Therefore, this is going to be a fun SFM Scott Grant, Sergeant Major to be a huge boon to the Corps and and then I will pass on the next bit of time for all members and it will allow STARFLEET Marine Corps there are bunches of people that are information through the Corps list. the fi ctions side for the Corps to STARFLEET COMMUNIQUÉ • FEBRUARY 2005/MARCH 2005 - ISSUE 127 23 USS JOAN OF ARK CELEBRATES 11 YEARS! ADM Johnathan “Gumby” Simmons •USS Stormbringer, R4 - see page 26! Photos by Margaret Branstetter

Left: Admiral Gumby and Captain Skippy

New jewelry!

A toast to Captain Moogie!

Oh no! He’s got Gumby by the throat!

The Commodore gets promoted to Rear Admiral. Captain Skippy and our local Klingon liaison.

24 FEBRUARY 2005/MARCH 2005 - ISSUE 127 • STARFLEET COMMUNIQUÉ STORMBRINGER MEMBERS HELP MAKE FAN FILM HISTORY ADM Johnathan “Gumby” Simmons •USS Stormbringer, R4 - see page 27 photos taken by Cristofer Adrian

Right: Johnathan “Gumby” Simmons and Nathan “ElectroDude” Tierney work on the swoop bike prop.

Left: Gumby and Frances Simmons look on as the Stormbringer wraps fi lming of IMPERIAL CHOPPER!

Brobacca the Wookie

Gumby has to pay the perilous pirate penalty.

Gumby gives Moogie the big gun!

Steve, the SFI DJ, has to kiss the parrot now!

STARFLEET COMMUNIQUÉ • FEBRUARY 2005/MARCH 2005 - ISSUE 127 25 SAVING “ENTERPRISE” SAVING “ENTERPRISE” PART DEUX by CAPT Ellen Majka•USS Nelson, R15 by FADM Mandi Livingston•USS Rutledge, R1

Today I opened my email to check the 9 years old. Interestingly enough, Greetings! something regarding this later this various letters I had received over the my rational in writing you today is the weekend. And now, we are hit with course of three days. I was astounded same as when I wrote that fi rst letter What an interesting week for Star Trek the cancellation notice. Talk about when I saw how many pertained to so many years ago. fans. Yes, the state of Trek recently timing. the saving of the series “Enterprise”. has been a point of debate among Many of my fellow crewmates had Star Trek-Gene Roddenberry’s the Trek faithful. Did the series suffer These folks are still not giving up wanted to make sure I wrote a letter vision of the future - is also a vision from poor writing and bad direction, hope entirely. As we’ve seen in the to the powers that be urging them to of hope, of what we as a species did it violate Trek Canon, or was it past, shows can be “cancelled” and continue with the “Enterprise” series. could accomplish if we really put fi nally on the upswing, proving itself then saved, or even resurrected I quickly complied with their wishes our minds and deeds to it. Back to be a potentially great series? years later (Family Guy, anyone). and wrote my letter. in the 60’s mankind desperately Is it possible? Yes. Is it probable? needed a tranquil path to follow Personally, myself, I am really sad Perhaps not. However, I don’t I sat pondering the fact that this would through torrential times. For some to see the show cancelled. While think we should throw insults and not be the fi rst time several Star Trek of us (even those 9 years old at the I feel it wandered much in the disparaging remarks toward our fans took it upon themselves to try time) that path turned towards Star fi rst few seasons, this 4th season fellow fans. Let’s not ridicule their to save their favorite show, a show Trek and its stories of acceptance, has captivated my interest, and it efforts. If they haven’t given up that not only entertained them, but tolerance, and sacrifi ce. appears the show is starting to return hope, then let them have their hope. gave them hope for this world and to its roots. There is little doubt that If you don’t wish to receive their its future. Over the years TV has changed from Manny Coto has guided the show email, then privately ask them to actor performed to reality based, in a good direction this season. quit. I’ve been told they will honor It has been many years since a there’s no room to tell a good story However, the ratings just weren’t those requests. TV program stirred so many hearts any more (for the most part). Star there, and the corporate bosses at across the world, and I for one didn’t Trek through all its incantations has Paramount/Viacom have spoken. I’m still going to encourage want to see it end. I know of so many always been a wonderful vehicle to Enterprise is cancelled. STARFLEET members to work with lives it had touched, and the hope it tell a good story. There have been others in fandom and let the Viacom had given many when they did not but a few examples of a TV series It is so ironic that it happened this Powers That Be to know how they seem to be able to fi nd that hope consistently being able to be used week. Enterprise Fans, the Enterprise feel regarding the cancellation elsewhere. as guideposts for life lessons; Gene Project, and SaveEnterprise were all of Enterprise. In fact, visit http: Roddenberry’s vision of mankind’s working together to get the word out //www.saveenterprise.com/ for a list One such person is Douglas Mayo, he future has certainly been one of to fandom. They helped spearhead of people that you can sound off to is a wonderful individual that over the those guideposts for many across the move to save Enterprise last regarding the cancellation of Star course of his life has championed the the globe. year, and they were aiming to do so Trek: Enterprise. This might not Star Trek cause for all of us. I know again this year. save Enterprise, but perhaps it will as a small boy in a diffi cult health Trek Episodes like TOS ‘City on let them know that Trek fans are situation he turned to the series to the Edge of Forever’; TNG ‘The Just last week, I was contacted by interested in a quality written Trek keep his spirits up in his darkest Inner Light’; DS9 ‘The Visitor’; VOY them via one of their mass mailings. show in the future. Nothing is wrong moments. Doug is the Captain of ‘Equinox’; ENT ‘Cold Station 12’ It sparked a good conversation with letting your voice be heard. our Chapter USS Nelson. Doug has have all served to remind us of who back and forth with the leaders of After all, writing letters, sounding been a fi ne example to all of us over we are and what we can achieve as their efforts, and STARFLEET was off, and seeing the impossible the years, and has led us thru many an enlightened species in troubled moving toward working with them happen is a tradition Star Trek fans of life’s challenges with great sincerity times. So in closing I would ask in some fashion. We were going to have had since Classic Trek fi rst and love. We are very honored to that you reconsider your decision to offi cially help promote their efforts, aired. And STARFLEET is 4000 of have him in our lives. cancel Star Trek Enterprise, because and they were going to advertise the best fans out there. we need a vision and a message STARFLEET, the International Star Doug was the fi rst one of our Chapter of hope in these trying times, and I Trek Fan Association, Inc. as one of to sit down and write his letter, I have can think of no other better vehicle their supporters. We had discussed In Fellowship, included it here for all to see: than Gene’s dream. I thank you for banner swapping, link swapping your attention and you can bet I’ll as they felt that anyone who was FAdm Mandi Livingston Mr. Leslie Moonves, Co-President be watching Star Trek Enterprise no willing to support them deserved Commander, STARFLEET Co-Chief Operating Offi cer matter how long it lasts. getting some fan traffi c directed cs@sfi .org Viacom International, Inc. their way. I was going to announce c/o CBS Television City Sincerely, 7800 Beverly Blvd Douglas Mayo Los Angeles, CA 90036-2112

Dear Mr. Moonves, I’m sure you will agree that with dedicated fans such as Doug and I’m writing you today to add my voice thousands more, we will be sure to to the choir of Star Trek fans that no succeed to keep Star Trek alive on doubt have preceded me. It may be the screen and in our hearts. of some interest for you to know that this is not my fi rst letter to save Star Captain Ellen Majka Trek. The fi rst one I wrote was back XO USS Nelson in 1968 to Desilu Studios when I was Region 15

26 FEBRUARY 2005/MARCH 2005 - ISSUE 127 • STARFLEET COMMUNIQUÉ INFOCOM UPDATE SFMC OPERATIONAL POLICIES by LGN Wade Hoover•COINFOCOM by LGN Wade Hoover•COINFOCOM Greetings Marines, and welcome organizations with whom the The following policies have been that request, contact, in writing the to 2005. It seems as thought I just SFMC has dealings on more discussed and approved by the OIC and ask for a status report and joined this organization, but then than a single BDE level General Staff and are now in effect then follow the matter up the proper I realize that it’s been nearly 12 5. Will maintain a contact list for (some already were, but have been chain of command, preserving years since I joined. Seems weird persons who may be useful in reaffi rmed) for all members of the the documentation along the way. to realize all the changes that promoting the SFMC/SFI and will SFMC. If you have any questions, You would be amazed at what have come, and all the people that make this list available to BDE and please feel free to ask any member a little communication can do to have come and gone. In that time, Unit OICs when necessary. of the General Staff and we’ll do our resolve seemingly insurmountable we have moved from pen and 6. Will work to assist the General best to answer them as quickly and problems. paper reports and publications, Staff in getting information about the effi ciently as possible. to exchanges on the Treknet activities and charitable works done 3. Offi cer in Charge position Echo on BBS’s to electronic by the various units of the SFMC General SFMC Policies requirements (these were all communications, on-line reporting, out to the general public as needed; established in October 2000 by and Internet Relay Chat sessions. and, 1. I’m a strong believer in following Commandant Olson and are simply To steal a line, what a long strange 7. May have other duties and the chain of command. Therefore, being reiterated here): trip it’s been. responsibilities, which fall within the without exception, if someone a. The Unit OIC must be 15 years of public relations/information arena, contacts me directly with a complaint age or older and must be a member Anyway, enough introspection, added as needed. I will direct him or her back down of the ship that the respective MSG and on to what really matters, the the chain to his or her next higher is attached to. The DOIC must future of Information Command. I would like to welcome Mark authority. I will only let them skip follow the same criteria. There will First, I would like to welcome Joe Anbinder to serve as the SFMC Public any link that the complaint is about. be no waivers to these criteria. Brouhard to the position of DCO- Information Offi cer. Congratulations I will be checking to see how long it b. The Battalion OIC must be 16 Infocom. Joe has worked for the Mark. will take to get up to me by proper years of age or older and must be SFMC for several years, and has channels. It’s the only way to make a member of the Brigade that the been an asset to Infocom. He Changes are in sight for the SFMC sure the chain is working and/or respective Battalion is assigned to. has been Sysadmin for the SFMC website as well. By the time you’re where the weak links are. The DOIC and any staff must follow webserver, and it was only natural reading this, the new SFMC site the same criteria. There will be no that he be elevated to DCO. should have been rolled out. A few It is preferred that any proposals waivers to these criteria. The OIC of the changes that you need to be for consideration by the GS be must have completed OTS, MBT Also, under my department, is a aware of is a new award request sent to the Deputy Commandant and PLDC (or must complete within new position for the Corps. This form. On the old site, the award so that he can add them to the three months of taking offi ce). will be the Public Relations Offi cer. requests went to one person, and GS discussion list or forward them c. For Brigade and higher positions The job description is as follows: they were forwarded to the issuing to the appropriate GS member for the member must be 18 years of age authority. Under the new site, all action. However, proposals for or older and must be a member of The STARFLEET Marine Corps requests go to the issuing authority, changes/suggestions may be sent the same Brigade they are serving. Public Information Offi cer: to speed the process, and hopefully directly to any GS member or me. Brigade level positions require OTS, reduce the errors caused by the From there, the GS will send them MBT and PLDC certifi cation before 1. Serves as a member of the process. to the Deputy Commandant so he taking offi ce. INFOCOM staff. can add it to the discussion list for 2. Serves as Liaison with Other changes are new scripts that action. The Deputy Commandant 4. Only the Commandant and STARFLEET, TISTFA Offi ce of are faster than the old ones that were will also review them to make sure members of the General Staff (plus Public Relations in order to make in use. These changes, along with they are complete. If not complete, the CS and VCS) are authorized to sure that SFI/SFMC are on the the new layout, should enhance your he will send them back and request speak on behalf of the SFMC to any same page and cooperating in use of the SFMC website. As always, more information. Any proposal other organization or group. No all possible areas of the Public if you fi nd an error that needs to be that falls under the authority of any one, besides these individuals, is Relations fi eld. corrected, please send an E-mail to one command he will send to that permitted to state or infer that they 3. Is responsible for crafting/ webmaster@sfi -sfmc.org describing command for decision. For example, are speaking/acting on behalf of the helping to craft and fi nalizing the error (please include full URL the uniform and awards fall under SFMC or representing/performing all Press Releases and other of the page to help us fi nd the error the Deputy Commandant so he can any other function of/for the SFMC information used on a National/ quickly) decide those issues in whatever unless specifi cally authorized to International level; 4. Is the only manner he sees fi t or forward them act in such a manner in writing. person, other than the SFMC SFMC webteam is looking for to the GS for discussion if he feels Anyone found to be doing so will General Staff, authorized to speak a few good marines to assist in that is warranted. be dealt with as appropriate under on behalf of the SFMC for areas maintenance of the site. Your primary the STARFLEET Constitution and involving Public Relations, this job would be to update pages. The 2. Every effort must be made to membership handbook. This is one includes, but is not limited to the job qualifi cations are as follows: resolve problems at the lowest of the main reasons for thr existence following duties. organizational level possible. For of the General Staff. A. Serves as offi cial SFMC liaison - Be a member in good standing in example, you have requested an (on levels above a single BDE) STARFLEET award that is issued by the BDE OIC continue on next page and point of contact for: - Have a working knowledge of and have heard nothing back from i. Toys for Tots HTML ii. Special Olympics - Knowledge of .php and .js/.cgi is a If you want to join the team, That’s all for now. See ya’ in 60. iii. Food Banks bonus please send your resume to iv. Other nationally/internation - Be able to work in a team webmaster@sfi -sfmc.org. In your LGN Wade Hoover -ally recognized charitable environment, and under time resume, please include both FLEET CO, Information Command constraints and real life, and include examples [email protected] of your work.

STARFLEET COMMUNIQUÉ • FEBRUARY 2005/MARCH 2005 - ISSUE 127 27 USS Black Hawk Member Patrols Iraq with US Army by RADM Jeff Higdon • USS Black Hawk, R12

In late December 2004, a patrol in the creation of the USS Shiloh, During his time Robert initially congratulation to the newly minted from the 278th Regimental Combat NCC-74683, home ported out purchased and built the model STARFLEET Captain, sent to Team, part of the United States of Henderson, Tennessee and of the USS Shiloh that was Baker’s address in Iraq, General Army, pulled into the recently now known as the USS Black displayed and ‘christened’ during Hoover said: besieged city of Tukrit, Iraq, after Hawk, NCC-75004, home ported the ceremony held in front of the a long day of escorting a new out of Rockford, Illinois. Baker, Historical Center & Museum at “…I would like to thank you, and detachment of the Iraqi National who serves as the ship’s Chief Shiloh National Military Park. the others in your unit, for your Guard. These Iraqis, trained by Engineering Offi cer and until service to the country. The job the US to take over the security of January 29, 2005 held the rank He has also created a new that you, and every soldier, are their country, were having a hard of Commander, joined the efforts starship using the TransWarp doing over there, in my opinion, is time fi nding lodging and food, so it of those trying to form a new theories called the ‘Transfi re one of the noblest things that can was up to the US GIs to assist in chapter in Henderson, located Project’. Baker has also created be done. I thank each and every this effort. 20 miles south of Jackson and a series of stories based upon member of the US Armed Forces 35 miles north-northwest of these technologies, as well as a for the job that you are doing, and The 278th was offi cially activated Shiloh National Military Park, in set of stories on the ‘Enterprise- am praying for your speedy return at Camp Shelby, Mississippi in March 1995. A student at Freed- B’. Some of the ‘Transfi re’ stories to the United States.” early November 2004, and made Hardeman University (one of two have been merged into the Black up of National Guard and US people named ‘Robert Baker’ who Hawk fan fi ction stories and the fan It is Baker’s plan to come to Army Reserve units from New attended that university at the same fi ction site (http://fanfi c.ussblackha Rockford to visit his commanding York, Massachusetts, Connecticut, time) he would later transfer to wk.org). offi cer and fellow crewmates during Wisconsin, Texas and Tennessee. Middle Tennessee State University the summer of 2005 when he is This regiment was deployed to Iraq and graduate with a bachelor’s Baker regularly e-mails his friend expected to return for a period of as part of Operation Iraqi Freedom degree in Electrical Engineering and commanding offi cer, Rear leave, where it is expected that he III by Thanksgiving. And now they Technology. At the time of his call- Admiral Jeffery Higdon, on what will be ‘pinned’ or ‘wetted down’ by were patrolling the dangerous up for active duty, Robert worked is going on during his deployment. his friend and captain. However, streets of this hostile environment. in the maintenance department at During one post Baker described it is expected that he will be fi nally the Clarksville Zinc Plant located in the beauty of the distant mountains coming back home permanently in After fi nding a place for the Iraqis, Clarksville, Tennessee. that are actually located in Iran. In November 2005. the patrol pulled into their enclosed his most recent post he told of compound, which would serve as In 1996 Baker would join the running into ‘Captain Kirk’ but not It is the hope of Admiral Higdon that their bivouac area – a palace Tennessee National Guard unit fi nding out whether his name was Robert will return safely, and asks of the former Iraqi President in Humboldt, Tennessee, later ‘James T.’ On his patrols, Baker for the prayers and/or well wishes Saddam Hussein. It was when transferring to Nashville when he primarily mans the 50 caliber and of all members of STARFLEET for the last HumVee pulled in and moved back to his hometown of 60mm machine guns located in Captain Baker’s safe return to the unloaded its human cargo that Woodlawn, Tennessee in order the rear of the HumVee he rides in, United States and his family, both STARFLEET could say it had an to attend MTSU. Robert is one which is heavily armored. physical and STARFLEET - and actual presence within these walls, of only fi ve (5) charter members also, to watch his backside during when Tennessee National Guard of the USS Shiloh, which was Because of his service to the his deployment, for he is usually in Specialist Robert E. Baker bedded commissioned in Memphis on USS Black Hawk, USS Shiloh, the rear vehicle watching for those down for the night. March 23, 1996 with 12 members, and STARFLEET, Region 12 snipers and others who would try to still serve in STARFLEET and Coordinator, SFMC Lieutenant to harm those who would defend SPC Baker is a longtime member if aboard the USS Black Hawk. General Wade Hoover promoted freedom for us here in the United STARFLEET, since 1995, helping Commander Baker to the rank States and others around the of Captain. In his letter of world.

Left: Captain Robert Baker ready to kick Dominion a** ... ehr, I mean SPC Robert Baker is prepared for deployment to Iraq. Photo submitted by SPC Robert Baker

Right: First club Christmas - Members of the Shuttle Shiloh celebrates Christmas. Robert Baker is second from the right. Photo submitted by Jeff Higdon, from the USS Black Hawk archives

28 FEBRUARY 2005/MARCH 2005 - ISSUE 127 • STARFLEET COMMUNIQUÉ continue from previous page SHUTTLE TIBURON CHARGES INTO DENVER’S GREAT FRONTIER 5. Where possible, every effort will be made to publicize vacancies by Bran Stimpson • Shuttle Tiburon, R17 and applications to fi ll those vacancies will be solicited from the The fi rst day of 2005 brought mothership’s annual anniversary and working directly with other membership of the SFMC. Please forth a new STARFLEET shuttle, party. During the ceremony, Captain Region 17 chapters to improve the understand that this may not occupied entirely by Marines: the Stimpson received the “Keys to the region and Fleet. The Tiburon’s always be possible, but every effort Chaffee Class Shuttle Tiburon of Shuttle” from Interim Region 17 crew is putting together a fl ight team will be made to make all vacant Region 17. Coordinator Bob Bulkeley, including in conjunction with the Arc Royal for posts accessible to all interested keys to the Weapons Locker, the joint weekend missions to Qzar for and qualifi ed applicants. Hovering around the south- Ready Room and the Head. Arc Battletech simulations. central Denver area, the Tiburon Royal Commanding Offi cer Joe 6. All work done on behalf of is commanded by Captain Hinson gave Captain Stimpson an Shuttle members are assisting with the SFMC (websites, manuals, Bran Stimpson, with Sergeant engineering kit consisting of tissue the 2005 Region 17 Summit and promotional materials, etc…) Major Kevin Severson as the paper for hull patching, bubble gum Muster (www.region-17.org/summit) become the property of the SFI, Executive offi cer, Commander for repairing leaks, a wire hanger for and are also looking at blood drives and must be turned over to any Sarah Severson as the Chief when our beloved Skipper locks us and joint efforts with Denver’s Dumb member of the GS when so Operations Offi cer, Colonel Dan out, marbles for the CO to keep safe Friends League and the Red Cross. requested. Failure to do so, after Spence as the Offi cer-in-Charge and duct tape for everything else the good faith efforts to obtain the for the 888th Marine Strike Group, shuttle might encounter in its journeys. The entire crew are also members of materials are made, will result in Commander Christina Sievers as The Tiburon’s members praised the the 888th MSG “Tiger Sharks.” You the loss of all positions held above the Chief Communications Offi cer Arc Royal’s crew as “wonderful in can fi nd out more about them by the MSG level in any Command/ and Jennifer Sontag as the Chief assisting and encouraging us.” visiting www.arcroyal.org/tiburon. area of the SFMC. Science Offi cer. The new shuttle’s goals include LGN Wade Hoover The Tiburon was launched from spreading the fun and camaraderie CO, Information Command the USS Arc Royal during its of STARFLEET in and around Denver [email protected] [email protected]

STORMBRINGER MEMBERS HELP MAKE FAN FILM HISTORY by ADM Johnathan “Gumby” Simmons •USS Stormbringer, R4 A long time ago in a galaxy far, far uses speeder bikes and biker scouts DENVER, Colorado - Members We have amassed some of the away… as a military force. Millions are of the STARFLEET chapter USS best costuming and prop talent in trained to ride. Harley-Calrissian has Stormbringer wrapped up fi lming on the Denver area and we hope that It is a time of prosperity for the the largest contract for speeder-bike their fi rst fan fi lm project. The Star you will like what you see. Empire. Kicking the Rebels’ mass production. Wars themed IMPERIAL CHOPPER buttocks throughout the galaxy, is a parody of the hit cable series We intend to submit this project Imperial forces are solidifying their There are also custom models built by American Chopper set in the Star in the upcoming AtomFilms/ power on a galactic scale. A period local merchants. Some of these are Wars universe, and is scheduled to LucasArts Fan Film Contest to of economic stability ensues, and high quality machines that are unique premiere in March 2005. coincide with the premiere of Star high ranking members of the Empire to the rider. In certain high level social Wars Episode Three: Revenge of now have time to indulge in their structures, owning a custom swoop Stormbringer members Frances the Sith. Wish us luck! wildest fantasies… bike is a measure of success and a Simmons, Jerris Hof, Jason symbol of status. The best of these Campbell, Cristofer Adrian and On the horizon, the Stormbringer One of these fantasies is the underground bikes are made by Sith our very own Johnathan “Gumby” will be using their experience phenomena called “swoop bikes.” County Choppers. Simmons have been working for the from this project to produce These bikes are essentially tricked last four months crafting and creating STARFLEET recruitment spots out hovercycles and are used for This is their story. what we hope will become a popular racing and recreation. The Empire addition to the growing fan fi lm genre. continued on page 28

STARFLEET COMMUNIQUÉ • FEBRUARY 2005/MARCH 2005 - ISSUE 127 29 FROM THE FLEET HISTORIAN AFTER ACTION REPORT by GEN Scott Akers•USS Jaguar, R14 USS Joan of Arc Anniversary Extravaganza ... and stuff… by ADM Johnathan “Gumby” Simmons •USS Stormbringer, R4 Greetings: OCR (Optical Character Recognition) work was done, but because of the I would like to re-introduce myself. Admiral’s Log: Instrumental As the crew and guests gathered imperfection of that tool, every article I am Gen. Scott A. Akers, SFMC- for dinner, I could tell that this was had to again be gone over by hand, ret. currently the Director, Offi ce of It had been a long time since I had to be no ordinary anniversary dinner and every word checked. Fleet Historian (OFH). I have spent visited some of my old friends in (the sombreros and the parrot kinda the last two years serving as the It was at this time that I decided that Region Three. I got the invitation raised my suspicions)… and stuff. Commandant of the STARFLEET historical accuracy was the paramount months ago and was more than Academy, and the two years before concern in these rebuilds. Spelling prepared for the festivities. It had The Smokehouse is well known in that as the Regional Coordinator for errors, grammatical and punctuation been ten years since I had seen the Corpus area, having won many Region Five. I have now returned to errors, even factual errors would be the members of the “Lady J” and I awards for its unique blend of BBQ my duties as Fleet Historian, and am left as is, so as to make an accurate was looking forward to a weekend sauces. I was not feeling in a fi re happy as an Algorian Clam basking in as possible reproduction. Some of catching planes, running from mode, so I went with the medium. the 38 hour day provided by the twin people in fl eet indicated a desire to airport security, paying fi ve bucks It was fantastic - beef ribs and ham suns of the Algorian homeworld. alter the CQs to remove things that to smoke one cigarette in between with all the trimmings - and all you were inconvenient, or uncomfortable. connecting fl ights, turbulence, can eat ice cream to boot! I have been asked to briefl y explain That sort of revisionism was rejected unforeseen car problems, some the Communiqué Archives maintained by this offi ce, and if at any time I am really good bloodwine… and stuff. -gorge- by this offi ce, and the benefi ts they forced to do such in the future, I will provide the membership: past, tell anyone including the Commander I got what I asked for. Oh boy did I… We set about to make ready for the present, and future, as well as an STARFLEET that I will delete the read on! change of command. After 11 years account on how they came to be. archives and resign as Historian in the center seat, Jim was handing I was greeted at San Antonio the reins over to his XO, CAPT Kris As early as mid 1997, I began before I let them change history or International (yea, like they fl y to Dobie. Krys, or “Captain Moogie” as collecting old Communiqués from what was produced. Asia) Airport by Ken Kopacki and she is more commonly referred to, before my own joining of STARFLEET. During the last three years I Jim Van Cleave. I was treated to a was very nervous as she accepted I believed that the sooner this process and my team have spent hours bear hug and a crushing handshake the transfer of command orders from began the more likely I would be able rebuilding each of the Doug Glenn (I’ll leave it to you to decide who did SFHQ. to salvage a copy of every issue Communiqués, fi ne examples of what). Looking at Jim, I thought “I produced. This was not an easy task; artful layout. Doug’s eye for editing guess ten years hasn’t changed us, VADM Spillars presented Jim with a certain issues were distributed in only was sadly matched by his eclectic except for a few modest pounds”… congratulatory letter from the Region limited quantities, normally at the end use of multiple fonts, font sizes, and ahh, the weight of command… and Three Coordinator, ADM Brad Pense, of CS term and before their successor font variations. As for me, I nearly stuff. and a promotion to Rear Admiral on began. But in the end, we were able went blind trying to fi nd the correct behalf of the EC. As ranking offi cer, to collect originals or photocopies font and weight to match all of his Escaping the tyranny of airport it then fell to me to follow tradition of every Communiqué distributed beautiful creations. However, I did; security, we made our way through and pin the pip on his collar. Robin to the membership, as well as the and they are now available at: http: the moist night to Ken’s quarters held him fi rmly while I pinned his predecessor publication “Starfl eet //documents.sfi .org/cq-archive.htm. where I was treated to some very spankin’ new bars to his throa… er, I Communications.” In the process I good Polish Vodka, and we set to mean collar. My hands were steady, was also able to track down and invite CQ 66 was a special case because the task of catching up on where all and thanks to TJ, my synapses were the founder of STARFLEET, Fleet it was in effect skipped as a the years went… and stuff. crisp - I didn’t spill a drop! Admiral John Bradbury, to the 1998 number. The last CQ of the Lerman International Conference in Lubbock, Administration was #65, and the fi rst Making the two-hour drive to Corpus After presenting the standard TX; however, that is another article. of the McGinnis’ was #67. CQ 65 Christi proved to be somewhat of a signifying the changing of the guard, was the one and only CQ created After the 2000 IC in Burlington, challenge when Jim’s car lost the Jim and I donned the sombreros and by Robbie Lewis and is now on the VT, it was decided that sharing this timing belt about 80 miles from tortured the attendees with a karaoke Archive Site, having been completed resource with the membership was home port. CAPT Robin VanCleave rendition of Pancho and Lefty. in mid January. CQ 64 is apparently not only a good idea but a mission got the call at 4am to hop in her van Although the attendees survived another skipped issue, and we are of the OFH. We began to collect to come and pick us up, having left intact, I read in the newspaper the trying to track down former editor the electronic versions of the current the car at a service station pending next day of a mysterious rash of Dwain Gleason to get information on Communiqués from editors Chris repairs. Luckily she let us live, and police calls for dogs howling and how that happened. Meanwhile we Wallace and Kurt Roithinger, and at the break of dawn, we dragged barking in the three block radius are rebuilding CQ 63, the last issue then moved back through the Mike our tired masses of protoplasm into surrounding the restaurant. It lasted distributed under Dwain. Smith Administration, contacting the house and found comfort in the only a few minutes, and then they previous editors like Wendy Fillmore The plan is to rebuild 4-6 CQs every pillows. were silent. Hmmm. and Greg Trotter. However, during year, and continue to archive current his phase we found that to provide and future CQs as they are built. If We gathered at the Smokehouse Time for the “Toast”. It is a tradition the electronic versions in Adobe.pdf you are interested in helping, please early and set up for the dinner and in Region Three when a new CO format for everyone to see, some write me at [email protected] formals. We were intercepted in the takes command that the new CO rebuilding was going to have to and we will love to put you to work. parking lot by VADM Pat Spillars pour a toast of Dr. Pepper for all be done. Experiments in simply and the Gordons, Steve and TJ those attending who hold the rank scanning the CQs and putting them Because in the end... (who spent the remainder of the of Captain or above. This is one of up as images resulted in huge fi les Fleet Matters weekend keeping the Admiral well those times where being an Admiral no one could actually download. So lubricated), and were subjected to ain’t all that its cracked up to be - but as we started rebuilding CQs from sample a nice Romulan Ale, vintage as I was the ranking offi cer, I went the McGinnis Administration, they 2265 (a fabulous drop, if I say so had to be redone by hand. Some myself). continued on next page

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with the fl ow and choked it down. It was horrid… and stuff. MARITIME OPERATIONS HITS THE WAVES

Then newly minted “Admiral Jim” by BGN Martin A. Lessem•USS Asimov, R7 (No, not him… the other one) sat Many of you have asked, just what is Course to the selection, as well as two Deputy Directors who came on a chair and was enticed by a Maritime Operations (M.O.) and why a Naval Communications Course. onboard with me to help run the striptease performed by his wife do we need it with the SFMC? This Among others will be a Deck M.O. branch. I would like to publicly - the hilarious part was during the article will give you a small glimpse Qualifi cation, a Weapons Qualifi cation, thank both COL James Pepe of the climax, many of us stripped off our into what Maritime Operations is, an Engineering Qualifi cation and a USS Asimov, NCC-1647 and 1st LT formal jackets to reveal the latest in why we have it available and where Services Qualifi cation so that you can Becky Slater of the Shuttle Sinclair, Risa Party-Wear™. I don’t know if we plan on taking it within the next add your rating to your title. Toward NCC-74209 (pending), who have it was the setting sun through the two years. the end of this expansion, for those fi lled these slots. Once we have windows or the embarrassment on who have taken all the new courses the Specialization Courses, we his face, but the color was defi nitely To begin with, M.O. is that Branch between MO-10 and the MO-20, we will consider bringing on at least red! of the SFMC which is primarily will be creating the MO-19, Chief of one additional Deputy Director to concerned with Planetary Water the Boat Course. While designed for help administer those as well. This We closed the place down (quite Based Operations. That is to say, the enlisted members of the SFMC, it Deputy will be culled from people literally) and caravanned to Jim & ships that travel on or under the will be open to everyone who wishes who have taken the M.O. courses Robin’s for the after hours party. water. As such, we need to train to learn more about the M.O. branch and have shown their willingness Steve Gordon brought his karaoke those of you who wish to do this in in general, and running the day to day to help us improve the branch. For set up (thanks, Steve) and we then the proper techniques of the sea and operations of a ship in particular. those of you looking for our criteria treated the neighbors to 4 and some give you a better understanding of on this, I will share a simple secret; odd hours of karaoke hell… and the history of how this Branch came Along the lines of the new courses, take the MO-30 and make the stuff. about. To that effect we have set up the fi rst two will be rolling off the topic interesting and informative. the School of Maritime Operations block about the time you’re reading Remember, you are teaching the (Instrumental break) within the SFMC Academy. Currently this. The fi rst one is not really new, reader about it; if you can do that, we have six courses available. These but just a re-worked MO-23 to you can teach others too. Actually, it wasn’t as bad as that. are the MO-10, MO-20, MO-23, focus more on Seafaring, as the Between Bob, Trish, Theresa, MO-25, MO-27 and MO-30. All are course is called Basic Seafaring As for BETA Testers, we’re looking Rhonda, Steve, TJ, Charles and currently available, and all are well and Navigation. Following that, or for a core group of members to help myself, we were fairly entertaining. put together and fun to take. rather, being released at the same with that. Although nothing has Robin, Jim and Krys played host time will be the new MO-22, Basic been decided yet, the prerequisites to us all and the snacks were Having told you what we currently Signals, Encryption and Codes. This for BETA Testing in M.O. will most fantastic… especially the sushi have, let me tell you where we plan course will take the fl ag questions likely be that not only must all - just ask Steve Gordon, who that on going with the M.O. branch. During from the old MO-23 and add new the course prerequisites for the very night had his fi rst experience the next six months (12/04-5/05), we questions with an emphasis on Naval course in question be complete, with wasabi. It was a face I will plan on re-writing and updating the Codes and Basic Encryption. Both of but the next existing course in the never forget! Branch Manual. There are some these should be live by the middle sequence as well. For example, if errors which have been brought to of February 2005. Following them you wish to BETA Test the MO-22, I was able to hang around Corpus my attention and the attention of my will be the Advanced Seafaring and you must have MO-10, -20 and Christi for a few days and catch directors as well as, since the advent Navigation Course, MO-29, and then -23 complete. Hopefully, this will up on old times. Jim and Moogie of the MO-23, some omissions which the specialization courses. ensure that those who help us took me out to the Home of the need to be addressed. This we will be develop M.O. have the same will WhataBurger (by the bay) and I doing fi rst of all. Once that is done, Also, by the time you read this the M.O. to see it improve and grow as does relished in a good ol’ down-home and actually, somewhat during the branch will have its own webpage. For the staff. Texan Fast Food Burger… and stuff. process, we will be updating and those of you who may have missed the I even got a T-shirt to bring back correcting some errors with some of announcement of the webpage, the With all of that said, I leave you with me! the courses. This will dovetail with the address is: http://www.usssinclair.org/ with these fi nal words. As with new Branch Manual, and a full roll out maritime/index.html. This page will any branch in the SFMC, M.O. I even met Michelle and Jim Schaber of this is planned for the International contain previews of sections of the is only as good as the students of the USS Omega Glory who came Muster 2005. new Branch Manual, so that you will it has. I look forward to seeing by the party. Here I was RC for R17 have a resource for the new courses, many new students this year as for three years and had to fl y all the Once the housekeeping aspects are as well as links to fi nd answers to we grow to give you one of the way to Corpus Christi to meet them. done, we are looking into a massive some of the questions that have most comprehensive and accurate Wow… STARFLEET is everywhere! effort of course development and troubled you over the past few years. branches the SFMC has ever expansion. One of the area’s we This webpage is designed to be a seen. Our plans for growth, while It was fantastic seeing Tex, Jim and are looking to expand is to add the resource for you, and as such we will mainly developed internally, are Krys again, and meeting the new Advanced Seafaring and Navigation also gladly accept input on things you fully dependant on the interest of rowdies that have signed up over would like to see. Our goal is to make you, the members of the SFMC, in It was a weekend that I shall the years… (Yes Trish, that would be it simpler for you to fi nd the answers, improving your own understanding remember for as long as I can. I really you.) I remembered the Joan of Arc but not to give them to you, so we will of the various Branches of the have missed all of you. I know that for having the best commissioning I give you the tools, but you must still SFMC and Maritime Operations in come IC, we will once again raise our have ever witnessed - held aboard use them to excel! particular. 2005 will be a big year glasses and toast the Fleet! the USS Lexington in fl oating dry for SFI with our fi rst three-year dock in the hangar bay. It was nice To bring you more courses means term for Commander, STARFLEET, Until next time, this is your intrepid to see that once again they hold true that we will also need BETA Testers and we will make it a big year for reporter, Admiral Gumby… at large! to their motto: and eventually teachers to help us us as well! Semper Fi and Anchors administer them. We have already Away! Admiral Johnathan Simmons “The Standard No Other Could partially begun that process by having First Offi cer, USS Stormbringer Bear.” Chief of Staff, STARFLEET R4 STARFLEET COMMUNIQUÉ • FEBRUARY 2005/MARCH 2005 - ISSUE 127 31 around 10 degrees. The Invaders again slept on the bed with me NEWS FROM THE SATIN PILLOW and the humans. I just fl uffed up my fur a bit more. During the day by RADM Robin Pillow•USS Pathfinder, R1 on Friday, the power came back and the heat came back. We had were complying very well and had short to be true cats. Squelch is solid phone and hot water the entire time, started making some real progress black and Lady is a fat twenty-four- but the power has gone off once or before a strong winter storm came toed calico. My human servants say twice since then, fortunately not for through our area after the fi rst of the these two are temporary visitors, and more than an hour at a time. As I year. When my male servant returned will leave when their servant “Sarah” write this, bad humans at the cable home after what he calls “work” on returns from Iraq. They kept getting company still haven’t reattached the January 5th, he went back out to up on the bed trying to keep warm cable to the house yet. Good thing “cut some limbs hanging over the as the temperature dropped a few I told my humans to switch from lines from the house to the garage.” degrees in the house. I fi nally felt cable modem to DSL recently. They He mentioned something about sorry for their lack of warm fur and were able to pick up the equipment Hello STARFLEET! keeping electricity in the garage. stopped growling when they jumped Friday after the ice storm and install Later that night, he went out again on the bed. My humans realized that it that night. My male servant It’s your favorite Membership to move some fallen branches out I was giving them permission to stay, started having e-mail trouble once Processing boss here to talk about of the driveway. Starting earlier that so they went to sleep as well. the weather improved. Seems he issues relating to new and renewing Wednesday, freezing rain had started could download e-mail from the members. No, this is not one of my falling. By nightfall, everything had at Thursday morning, my humans got AT&T servers, but not send. After human peons, who I named Robin least a half-inch coat of ice on it. At up to get ready for work and school several calls to AT&T technical and Patty. It’s the true director least, that’s the way he described it. when they found out that Allen support, he concluded that AT&T of the MP department. Some of I’m smart enough not to go out in wet County (the county that the city of had useless technical support that you try to humor my servants by and cold weather like that. Anyway, Lima is situated in) was under a Level blamed the issue on everything but calling me Robin’s pet cat, but you after clearing the driveway, he said 3 Travel Advisory. This allowed only their own servers. I told him to fi x all know who’s in charge. I have he knew we would “lose power necessary travel (emergency vehicles the problem on his own by dropping decided to write to you all while my sometime tonight.” and people going to work who are AT&T. He has no trouble sending human servants are away from their considered essential workers). In and receiving mail now. computers. I supervise my servants I wasn’t sure what he meant until addition, Ohio Northern University from Robin’s lap most of the time, about 9 PM when all the lights went (the school Patty attends) was closed Time for me to sign off before my as he sits in my chair far more than out and everything in the house went for the day. This was the fi rst time servant comes back. I found a few I like, but he does an acceptable quiet. We could hear branches and since the 80’s that the university had photos on his computer of both the job of keeping food and water out entire trees breaking and falling all closed due to weather. Because of Invaders and myself. Don’t you for me. I even let him have some night afterwards. Without power, we the road advisory, Robin went to work think the short fur makes them look popcorn from time to time, when had no heat, but I have long fur so I late and walked. I ordered Patty to like something other than real cats? he’s not a bad human. just fl uffed it up a bit. The humans stay home, and she complied: only Oh well, I guess so long as they weren’t as lucky. They added a going outside to cut some more fallen don’t stay forever. Here is a brief overview of what has couple extra blankets to the bed branches before they snapped some happened recently here at MP HQ: that night and went to bed early. I wires outside. If any of you have questions regarding Just after the results of the election curled up for a good night’s sleep my department, I can be reached at for CS were announced, I told my at the foot of the bed like I usually Thursday night, the humans put [email protected]. Until servants to start working double do, but kept getting bothered by the even more blankets on the bed as then, I remain ultimate master of all time to get all the new and renewing two I call “Invaders.” They say they the temperature dropped down to 50 I see.... membership kits into the mail. They are cats but their “fur” is entirely too degrees inside while outside it was

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32 FEBRUARY 2005/MARCH 2005 - ISSUE 127 • STARFLEET COMMUNIQUÉ THE XENOARCHAEOLOGIST ANCIENT SPECIES, STORY ARCS, AND PARALLELISM IN STAR TREK AND BABYLON 5 by RADM David E. Klingman•USS Jaguar, R14 In my efforts to look at the big I have compiled a list of my and antagonist to each other and nature and the fact that they were a picture and put the universe of personal favorite story arcs; to other species has become much terrifi c foil for the Borg. Contrary to Star Trek into a neat package perhaps it will spark additional more potent than the Borg, who, the Borg’s lackluster performance (one of my primary goals with this discussion and some interesting though initially frightening villains as villains aboard Voyager, their column), I have found parallels tangents: (with better makeup as the seasons complete inability to deal with between some of the older species and movies progressed), have Species 8472 and Species 8472’s in Star Trek (such as Q, Nagilum, * Enterprise featured, in my turned out to be relatively one- alien way of thinking fascinated and Douwd) and Babylon 5 (such opinion, two very nice story arcs dimensional and more susceptible me. as Shadows, Vorlons and Lorien). in Season 4. The fi rst was the 3- than we would have thought. In a It’s an interesting parallel, because part arc featuring the Augments sadistic way, the Borg would have Season 4’s “Year of Hell 1 and 2” Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and seen in “Borderland,” “Cold Station been far more interesting and introduced another unfortunately Babylon 5 aired within the same 12,” and “The Augments.” The terrifying to me had they overrun untapped species: the Krenim. timeframe (DS9 1993-1999; B5 second was the 3-part story arc the Federation (but then, Star Trek The singular obsession of one man 1994-1998). set on Vulcan in “The Forge,” is science fi ction, not horror, and (Annorax) to rewrite time, as well “Awakening,” and “Kir’Shara.” this is a whole discussion in its as very cool temporal weapons Are Star Trek species like Q, Although Enterprise featured the own right). ship, made this a very enjoyable Nagilum, and Douwd actually older broad Xindi story arc in Seasons 2/ experience for me. I felt as if I races, or are they anomalies in the 3, I think the focus on the Klingons My favorite episode in all of learned a lot about a species in Star Trek universe? While I believe and Vulcans was a refreshing NextGen may actually be Season only two episodes. that J. Michael Straczynski of B5 return to both the stories and the 5’s “The Chase,” which introduced intended his older races to be aliens we loved from TOS. I also the proto-humanoid species In Season 4’s “Message in a what they were, it has never been very much enjoyed the stories that and set me off on my interest in Bottle,” “Hunters,” “Prey,” “Killing made clear if Star Trek intended featured the Andorians and the xenoarchaeology. I think a lot of Game Parts 1 and 2,” and Season to do something similar. Because reintroduction of the Romulans, these 1-episode stories have gone 7’s “Flesh and Blood Parts 1 and Star Trek has tended to be more particularly when those stories largely unnoticed, particularly on 2,” the Hirogen become one of episodic than a broad story arc have examined the basic nature of Voyager. several more successful villains for and the species in the Star Trek those species – my favorite part of Voyager’s crew. We saw a different universe are, for the most part, Star Trek. * DS9: The whole series was a dimension to them, including that much less diverse than the species grand story arc once the Dominion they are different than a lot of other that inhabited the universe of B5, I * TOS and The Animated Series: War got going, and I think the aliens, particularly in their agenda. don’t believe that those who wrote From what I recall, these series whole confl ict brought out the I found their nomadic lifestyle, and produced the various Star didn’t have those broad story arcs, best in story writing and character rather than the usual political or Trek series intended to handle so I’m not going to discuss them. (I development. power struggle, to be refreshing. their older races in the same way liked them for other reasons). And like the Voth, their somewhat Straczynski did. However, this * Voyager is something of a ubiquitous nature across space does allow for some interesting * The Next Generation (NextGen) forgotten and overly criticized (and seasons) makes them closer speculation as to the origins of Star had more dynamic cliffhangers, series. But I feel that it had some to the types of aliens we saw in Trek’s “super races” and whether two-part episodes, and short story of the best story arcs and some B5. they can fi t into a mold in the same arcs. My favorites are Season 3’s of the best villains in Star Trek’s way the older species in the B5 “Sins of the Father,” Season 4’s history. Some species such as I want to include the Vadaaur, universe do. In previous articles, “Reunion,” and “Redemption Parts the Kazon and the Borg turned introduced in Season 6’s I’ve speculated that some of Star 1 and 2,” which bridged seasons 4 out to be lackluster aliens and, “Dragon’s Teeth” as one of those Trek’s older races were survivors and 5. Seeing the interaction from in too many instances, we didn’t fascinating aliens that never went of the Slaver Empire described in the Klingon point of view and their have the chance to see the aliens anywhere, perhaps because they The Animated Series, but that’s relationship with other species fl eshed out. were only in one episode. The just my interpretation. really speaks to my interest in way Voyager comes across them, the wide role the species play as In Season 2’s “Distant Origin” we their displacement in time – having Was the tendency for Star Trek characters in their own right. were introduced to the Voth, a been awakened after 900 years to be presented in broader story species that I believe was, sadly, – their open-ended departure at arcs the result of B5’s infl uence? I believe that the introduction of untapped. Though they appear the end of the episode, and the Certainly, Star Trek: The Original the Bajorans and Cardassians in briefl y in cameo during the Season confl ict we see with other species Series(TOS) and, for the most part, various episodes was one of the 6 episode “Tsunkatse,” I think they (not to mention some tremendous Star Trek: The Next Generation best aspects of NextGen because are a species that could have special effects of their devastated (TNG) were largely episodic it not only served as the launch made a tremendous antagonist. home planet) presented for me a in nature, but DS9, Star Trek: pad for much of what happened in If anyone reads USS Jaguar unique non-human, non-Starfl eet Voyager and Star Trek: Enterprise DS9, but also succeeded where I fi ction (http://www.ussjaguar.org/ perspective. have presented their plots in story think the introduction of the Borg stories.html), you will see how arcs. On one hand, this approach ultimately failed: by having the much I like them. I ran a whole Ultimately, that’s what I found demands patience, but on the other Cardassians and Bajorans turn out fi ve-year confl ict with them! most appealing about B5 and hand, it allows time to expose the to be two of the richest species in DS9: these series weren’t always story and characters. Personally, I the Trek universe. In “Scorpion Part 1 and 2,” which about humans, but about everyone like story arcs, and I think shows bridged Seasons 2 and 3, and involved. These series gave us like B5, DS9, and certain parts Each has many dimensions of in Season 5s “In the Flesh,” we more than the Humanoid/Starfl eet/ of Voyager are the best science good and evil, and the dynamics of are introduced to Species 8472, Federation point of view. fi ction on television. each species as both protagonist refreshing in their completely alien

STARFLEET COMMUNIQUÉ • FEBRUARY 2005/MARCH 2005 - ISSUE 127 33 My fi rst mistake was picking up break talking to one of the Customer the phone. It was Gerri/Batman Service ladies when my fellow Red (USS Highlander). She called to STAR TREK SECURITY Shirt walks to the Privy with a lit inform me that it was high time that cigarette in hand. I asked him where I got out of cyberspace for a while by CAPT Gerry/Robyn Sylvester•USS Highlander, R7 he thought he was going. Well, to and suggested that I apply to the the privy of course! Yeah, right… Maryland Renaissance Festive and Upon my arrival, my fi rst stop was the Grounds Keeper loudly yell out, “The methane gas, blue liquid…Can you she would back me up. I say this, Batmobile (Gerri/Batman’s vehicle). fi rst son of a (explicative deleted) who say “Human Roman Candle”, kids? as Gerri/Batman has been the CO of I took the precaution of bringing an calls me M’Lord is a DEAD man.” The Ren Fair customer service for many extra uniform shirt, jeans, and other offi cial monarch of the Fair was Henry As Security, we were on the outside years; that’s how it all started. items to leave in the Batmobile. Let’s the VIIIth. Henry could not smoke looking in so to speak. We were face it, this was an outdoor job and if while in the kingdom. So in the late always on duty and did not have I spent the later part of the summer it rained then dry clothes were going afternoons he would go behind “C” time to cut loose, so we made our and most of the fall working to be needed. gate and have a cigarette. It was own fun. weekends as a member of the that time when I and two Court ladies security staff for the Maryland The fi rst weekend was brutal. Not just were there, all on our cell phones. At 9 a.m., it was time to play K-9! Renaissance Festival. Yeah, right, because I was new to the security gig Well, “Henry” removed his pewter It was my job at “C” gate to chase me of all people. But as someone (as in this is nothing like con security) chalice from his belt, and held it to his all the vehicles out of the park in told me, “Didn’t you play a cop on TV but also because the weather was ear as a mock cell phone! : ) time for park opening. So I simply once?” Yes, I did. That’s why they obscenely hot. It just happened that went to a parked car and stood call it acting; I can act important. that was the weekend that we had Then there was the time when two there and said “WOOF WOOF!”! I temps in the 90’s and humidity was college gents attempted to purchase loved chasing cars. It was this time My primary job was to be the eyes at 77%. Everyone was going through tickets and were refused entry due to when the sunlight was hitting at an and ears for the professionals. water by the gallon. However the heat their costume (or lack of); they were angle that created for some serene My CO, who in her 9-5 life is an and sun beating down took its toll. It both wearing only broad-leaf palm moments. active-duty Secret Service agent, resulted in fi ve ambulance calls the hats, the same palm leaves around with the rest being members of fi rst day and the Medic station was their waists, and sneakers. They A real working cannon signaled the Anne Arundle County Sheriff’s swamped with heat related illnesses. were returning to their car when one the 10 a.m. opening. Security had Department. The fi rst thing at the I suffered severe heatstroke. To the dropped something and bent over to to keep patrons at a safe distance employee orientation was offi cial point that, had I gone to the medic during this time. Being as loud as wardrobe. Yep, you guessed station, I would have been one of the cannon was it had a tendency it…..we were issued RED shirts, those ambulance calls. But my to set off the car alarms. So we polo style, with SECURITY across extreme fear of hospitals made me started a betting pool on how many the back of the shirt in 3” high white not seek medical help. car alarms would be set off that letters. Add to that as baseball cap morning. with SECURITY and we were set as The days were long as well. Security if we were going to be killed off in is the last to leave the site. A normal At 12 p.m., it was the start of Booze the fi rst 10 minutes of the episode. quit time was 8:30 pm. After we put Patrol at the exit gate. State law We were also issued red SECURITY the site to bed, I hit the Batcave to strictly prohibits alcohol outside the windbreakers for the cold and rain de-stress and gossip about what park. “Kill it or spill it…. no outside ponchos to boot. However, due to went on in the park during the day. booze, folks!” the nature of the job, such things as car keys, cell phones and ID needed I was assigned to the “C” gate for open At 6 p.m., it was the ever popular to be either hooked to a belt or and close shifts. I very much enjoyed “Drunk Fest” (a.k.a. Pub Singing). placed in pockets. this as this was the main gate for the Fine as long as you don’t have to vendors to enter in the morning with deal with drunks trashing property Security had to be on site by 7:15 their cars and stock up their shops as and getting sick in public. a.m. When you consider that the well as exit venue in the evening. It Gerri/Batman Wampler, fair did not open to the public until was a great way to get to know the decked out in her Ren Faire best The last weekend of the Fair, I 10 a.m., it was an early start. That folks who make the Ren Fair what it Photo submitted by Gerry Sylvester thought that it was high time that is. This was also the entry gate for meant that in order for me to arrive USS Highlander, R7 we Red Shirts did something fun. in time, I had to be up by 5 a.m., my the horses for the jousting arena and So I asked King Henry the question: usual bedtime. Talk about shock! the elephants. The equestrians are pick it up. The whole world got a How many Red Shirts can you cram some of the best people to know. I show we really didn’t want to see. into a privy? He said that he did not When the fi rst day arrived, I was saw this as on one particular day know. I told him that we were going up and out the door by 5:45 am. all was quiet one minute; the next, I When it rained, it RAINED, turning to fi nd out! So the last day of the Strange to see the sun actually had the manager of the games area Ren Fest into Mud Fest. Add to that Fair, my XO locked up one privy rising for a change. At the site, on nearly in tears. There were a bunch cold and one-day, golf ball sized after it was cleaned. When we were the way to the employee parking, of drunks fi ghting and playing around hail. That got a batch of us Ladies fi nally cut, all the Red Shirts hauled I was required to show my ID to with lighters amid dry brush and hay. on a philosophical discussion. What for the one privy. Gerri/Batman was the Anne Arundle County Sheriff’s I took off at a dead run and yelled at presented the greater challenge: there to meet us and take pictures deputies who were working the the jousters, “Somebody watch my using the privy (Porta-Potties) of this memorable moment in time. overnight shift. This is done to gate!” When I got on the grounds wearing a Ren fair dress, chemise, We managed to cram 10 bodies into insure the safety of the on-site I started radioing in the call to the pantaloons and hoopskirt, or a polo the privy. residents of the Ren Fair, many of sheriff’s deputies. That is when I shirt, two sweatshirts, red jacket whom traveled across the country to realized that I had backup from two and rain poncho, while making sure I never thought I would make it work the Fair. These people have of the jousters. that neither cell phone nor radio past the fi rst weekend let alone permanent booths within the Ren goes down the privy? (We’re still the entire run of the Ren Fair. Fair site. Among the residents was There were some interesting times debating that one.) Strangely enough, I am thinking of Gerri/Batman. The rule was that if during the run of the Fair. The next year’s fair already. It truly was you lived outside a 30-mile radius, fi rst day of Fair, I was waiting my Remind me again how much I love an experience. you could live on-site. assignment when I heard the chief my fellow Red Shirts. I was on a

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Convention attendees: When calling 0960 http://www.creationent.com/ May 13-15 Batty’s Best Game 563-2737 http://www.balticon.org/ Miller, Tracy S. Morris, Paula Helm conventions for information, don’t [email protected] Fest, Atlanta, Georgia; Info: 3631-C [email protected] Murray, Stephen Pagel, Erwin call collect and don’t call too late Chamblee-Tucker Road, Atlanta, K. Roberts, Ray Roberts, Selina in the evening (many organizers Jun 10-12 2005: A Fan Odyssey, GA 30341 Ph: 770-939-8455 http: Massachusetts Rosen, Keith Russell, Dr. Lawrence list their home phone numbers). Culver City, California; Info: 509 East //www.battysbest.com/bbgf.html M. Schoen, Mark Sheperd, Alan When writing for information, it’s Mountain Avenue, Pasadena, CA [email protected] Apr 1-3 Conbust, Northampton, Siler, Wm. Mark Simmons, Brad frequently a good idea to include a 91104 http://www.fanodyssey.org/ Massachusetts; Info: Box 8489, Sinor, Glenn R. Sixbury, Allison self-addressed stamped envelope. [email protected] Guests: Mark Jun 10-12 Sci-Fi Summer, Roswell, 1 Chapin Way, Northampton, MA Stein, Keith Stokes, Star Straf, Mark A worldwide listing can be viewed Ryan, Bruce A. Young, Maureen Georgia; Info: PO Box 957203, Duluth, 01063 http://sophia.smith.edu/ssffs/ W. Tiedemann, Laura J. Underwood, online at: http://dactylmanor.org/ Russell GA 30095 http://www.sfscon.org/ conbust/ [email protected] Guests: Rick Urdiales, Dayton Ward, K.D. fanboy info@scifi summer.org Guests: Bob Jennie Breeden, Tiffany Grant, Wentworth, Brand Whitlock, Mary K. Jun 17-20 Cruise Events, Burden, J. Alan Tripp, Emerald Rose, Patricia Briggs, Lynn Flewelling Wilson, William Wu Convention Organizers: Please Los Angeles, California; Info: Atlanta Radio Theatre Company send the convention’s name, dates, 81 Sharon Drive, Richboro, Jun 10-12 United Fan Con East, Montana location, and contact information to PA 18954 Ph: 800-695-5253 Illinois Braintree, Massachusetts; Info: 26 Blair Learn at 11604 King’s Arrow http://www.cruiseevents.net/ Darrell Dr, Randolph MA 02368- May 27-30 MisCon 19, Missoula, CT, Germantown, MD 20876 or to [email protected] Apr 30-May 1 Hollywood Collectors 4810 Ph: 781-986-8735 http: Montana; Info: PO Box 7721, [email protected]. Please Show, Chicago, Illinois; Info: PO Box //www.unitedfancon.com/ registratio Missoula MT. 59807 http: allow a minimum of three months Jun 24-26 PolyCon XXIII, San Luis 5040, Spring Hill, Florida 34611 Ph: [email protected] //www.miscon.org/ Guests: Dragon time between your submission and Obispo, California; Info: University 352-683-5110 http://www.hollywood Dronet the convention’s date. Union Box 168, San Luis Obispo, collectorshow.com/ [email protected] Michigan CA 93407 http://polycon.punk.net/ Guests: Val Kilmer, Adam West, Nebraska Thank you to everyone who has [email protected] Frank Gorshin, Catherine Bach, Apr 22-24 Penguicon 3.0, contributed information to the list. Mary Linda Rapelye, Cindy Novi, Michigan; Info: PO Box Apr 8-10 Willycon VII, Wayne, Special thanks to: Jerry Tien, Kim Colorado Morgan, Melissa Jo Hunter, Karolyn 401302, Redford, MI 48240- Nebraska; Info: WillyCon Huff, Anthony Wynn, Kelly Sullivan, Grimes, Larry Thomas, Candace 9302 http://www.penguicon.org/ Registration, Student Center, Rm. Beky Tully-Gibbens, Chris Jones, Apr 29-May 1 Starfest, Denver, Kita, Darlene Tompkins, Scott L. [email protected] 103, Attn: Ron Vick, 1111 Main Greg Slade, Tony E. Finkelstein, Colorado; Info: PO Box 24955, Schwartz, Samson Burke, Cammie Street, Wayne, ND 68787 http: Alex Geairns, Mark Marmor, and Denver, CO 80224-0955 Ph: 303- King, Sybil Danning, June Wilkinson, May 13-15 Motor City Comic Con, //wildcat.wsc.edu/clubs/sfclub/ Jason Smith. 757-5850 http://www.starland.com/ Chanel Ryan, Robyn Douglass, Novi, Michigan; Info: 33228 West 12 text_site/willycon/ scifi [email protected] [email protected] Greg Evigan, Mark Goddard, Marta Mile Road PMB#286, Farmington Guests: Julie E. Czerneda, AB Word, Alabama Kristen, Ernie Hudson, Antonio Hills, MI 48334 Ph: 248-426-8059 Rodney Ruff Jun 2-4 Bencon, Denver, Colorado; Fargas, Dobie Maxwell, Mike Myers, http://www.motorcitycomiccon.com/ Apr 29-May 1 PersaCon, Info: PO Box 19232, Boulder, CO Melissa Marin, Wilma Terry, Toni [email protected] Nevada Madison, Alabama; Info: PO Box 80308-2232 Ph: 303-745-2115 Galster, Tiffany Haarsma, Lauren 1035, Madison, AL. 35758 http: http://www.bengames.org/bencon/ Brennan, Debbie Radke, Melissa May 27-30 MediaWest*Con 25, Jun 23-26 Science Fiction //www.geocities.com/chibicon2k3/ [email protected] Rigoni, Tiffany Madro Lansing, Michigan; Info: 200 E. Research Association Conference [email protected] Thomas St., Lansing MI 48906- (SFRA), Las Vegas, Nevada; Info: Florida May 6-8 To Be CONtinued, 4047 http://members.aol.com/ David Mead, College of Arts and May 20-22 Mobicon, Mobile, Alabama; Rosemont, Illinois; Info: PO Box MdiaWstCon/mwc.htm Humanities, Texas A&M University- Info: PO Box 161632 Mobile, AL Apr 9-16 Cruise Events, Ft. 1582, No. Riverside, IL 60546 [email protected] Corpus Christi, Corpus Christi, TX 36616 http://www.mobicon.org/ Lauderdale, Florida; Info: 81 http://www.2becontinued.com 78412 http://www.sfra.org/ Dave. [email protected] Benefi ts: Sharon Drive, Richboro, PA [email protected] Guests: Jun 24-26 Weekend in Sherwood, [email protected] Guests: Make A Wish Foundation 18954 Ph: 800-695-5253 George R.R. Martin, Virginia Hey, Southgate, Michigan; Info: 2536 Ursula K. Le Guin, John Barnes, Kij http://www.cruiseevents.net/ Stephen Austin, Steve MacDonald Dundee Drive, Warren, MI 48092 Johnson, Tim Powers Arizona [email protected] Guests: http://ce.et.tudelft.nl/~tirza/RoS/ Richard Hatch May 13-15 Anime Central, [email protected] Guests: New Hampshire May 6-8 LepreCon 31, Carefree, Rosemont, Illinois; Info: 1694 Jason Connery, Mark Ryan Arizona; Info: PO Box 26665, May 15-17 Jacon, Orlando, Florida; Paysphere Circle, Chicago, IL May 21-22 STARFLEET Region 15 Tempe, AZ 85285 Ph: 480-945- Info: PO Box 780555, Orlando, FL 60674 http://www.acen.org/ Mississippi Summit, Seabrook, New Hampshire; 6890 http://www.leprecon.org/ 32878-0555 http://www.jacon.org/ [email protected] Info: 55 Ferris Street, Pawtucket, RI [email protected] Guests: Dave [email protected] Guests: Apr 4-6 CoastCon XXVIII, Biloxi, 02861 [email protected] Dorman, Kevin J. Anderson, Bear George Lowe, Geoff Fink, Gus Jun 10-12 DucKon 14, Naperville, Mississippi; Info: PO Box 1423, Burge, Sarah Clemens Sorola Illinois; Info: PO Box 4843, Wheaton, Biloxi, MS 39533 Ph: 228-435- New Jersey IL 60189 http://www.duckon.org/ 5217 http://www.coastcon.org/ California May 27-29 Oasis 18, Orlando, [email protected] Guests: Julie E. coastcon@coastcon.org May 20-22 Monster-Mania Con Florida; Info: PO Box 592905, Czerneda, Geoffrey A. Landis, Maria 3, Cherry Hill, New Jersey; Info: Apr 9-10 Alternative Press Expo, San Orlando, FL 32859-2905 http: J. William, Mary Ellen Wessels, Missouri 816 N. Delsea Drive, Doubletree Francisco, California; Info: PO Box //oasfis.org/oasis_17.html Ed Stauff, RJ Johnson, JD Frazer, Center #133, Glassboro, NJ 08028 128458, San Diego, CA 92112-8458 oasfi [email protected] Guests: Jane Dr. Samuel Conway, Nick Pollotta May 27-29 ConquesT, Kansas City, http://www.monstermania.net/ Ph: 619-491-2475 http://www.comic- Lindskold, Steve Macdonald, Benefi ts: The Golden Duck Awards Missouri; Info: PO Box 36212, Kansas [email protected] Guests: Robert con.org/ [email protected] Judi Castro, Jack McDevitt, Owl for Excellence in Children’s Science City MO 64171-6212 http://www.kcsc Englund, Angus Scrimm, Chiodo Goingback, Richard Lee Byers, Fiction Literature iencefi ction.org/ [email protected] Brothers, Doug Bradley, Betsy Baker, Apr 23-24 Hollywood Collectors Adam-Troy Castro, Linda Evans, Guests: Jennifer Roberson, Steve Ellen Sandweiss, Sarah York, Donnie Show, Burbank, California; Info: E. Rosa Sabin, Garrett Peck, Jim Kentucky Francis, Sue Francis, Jody A. Lee, Dunagan, Jane Adams, Janet Ann PO Box 5040, Spring Hill, Florida Bassett, Keith Gouveia, David G. John Ringo, Robin Wayne Bailey, Gallow, Andrew Bryniarski, Bill 34611 Ph: 352-683-5110 http: McDaniel, Will Ludwigsen, Diana May 28-29 Wonderfest, Louisville, Terry Beavers, Mitchell D. Bentley, Johnson, Michael Berryman, Sid //www.hollywoodcollectorshow.com/ Bennett, Glenda Finkelstein, Kentucky; Info: PO Box 5757, Stephen Boucher, James Burk, Haig, Tom Sullivan, Ari Lehman, [email protected] Vince Courtney, Stanley Morrison, Louisville, KY 40255-0757 http: Crispin Burnham, Stephen Burrows, Betsy Palmer, CJ Graham, Vincent Maggie Hogarth, Steve Parady, //www.wonderfest.com/ Lynette Burrows, Jim Butcher, Rob Difate, Tom Weaver May 27-29 FanimeCon, San Jose, Paul Vincenti, Jeff Mitchell, Robert Chilson, Mike Cole, Eric Coleman, California; Info: PO Box 8068, Koenn, Craig Caldwell, Frank Maine Glen Cook, Sherri Dean, Suzette Jun 17-19 Anime Next, Secaucus, San Jose, CA 95155-8068 http:// Dowler Haden Elgin, Randy Farran, Janice New Jersey; Info: PO Box www.fanime.com/ [email protected] Jun 24-26 Port Con Maine, Gelb, Jan S. Gephardt, James Gunn, 1088, Pearl River, NY 10965 Georgia Portland, Maine; Info: PO Box Nancy Hathaway, Ross Hathaway, http://www.animenext.org/ May 27-30 KublaCon, Burlingame, 756, Standish, ME 04084 http: Marziah Karch, Ken Keller, Lee [email protected] California; Info: PO Box 170436, Apr 16-17 Atlanta ComiCon, //www.portconmaine.com/ Killough, Vince Koehler, Julia San Francisco, CA 94117 Ph: 866- Atlanta, Georgia; Info: 2225 [email protected] Blackshear Kosatka, Grant Kruger, New York KublaCon http://www.kublacon.com/ McQuiston Dr., Marietta, GA Marie Loughin, Julia S. Mandala, [email protected] 30064 Ph: 770-623-3496 http: Maryland Rachael Mayo, Parris McBride, Apr 7-10 World Horror Convention //www.atlantacomicon.com tickets@ Cathie McCormick, Christopher 2005, New York, NY; Info: PO Box Jun 4-5 Creation, Burbank, California; atlantacomicon.com May 27-30 Balticon 39, Baltimore, McKitterick, David Means, Clyde 755, New York, NY 10009 Ph: 718- Info: 217 S. 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Harlan Ellison, Joe R. Lansdale, Gary Kent, Kyra Schon, William Apr 1-3 Middle Tenessee Anime 0883 http://www.geocities.com/ 2603, Australia http://www.hldu.org/ Jack Ketchum, Allen Koszowski, Tom Smith, Tom Sullivan, A. Ghastlee Convention 4.01b, Nashville, raininghollywood/ [email protected] Guests: Adrian Paul, Monteleone, Elizabeth Monteleone, Ghoul, Baron Von Wolfstein, The Tennessee; Info: PO Box 290423, dreamlogicfi [email protected] Guests: Peter Wingfi eld, F Braun McAsh, Stan Wiater, Linda Addison Bone Jangler, Butch R. Cleaver, Nashville, TN 37229-0423 http: David Carradine, Gary Conway, Don David Abramowitz Count Gore De Vol, Dr. Creep, Dr. //mtac.animenashville.org/ Marshall, Don Matheson, Deanna Apr 8-10 I-Con 24, Stony Brook, Freak, Dr. Mor B.S., Dr. Shock, The Lund, Heather Young, Stefan South Australia New York; Info: PO Box 550, Stony Ghoul, Halloween Jack, I. Zombie, Texas Arngrim, June Lockhart, Bill Mumy, Brook, NY 11790-0550 Ph: 631- Professor Anton Griffi n, Son of Angela Cartwright, Marta Kristen, Apr 23 Terra Nova One, Adelaide, 632-6045 http://www.iconsf.org/ Ghoul, Suspira Apr 1-3 Vulkon, Houston, Texas; Mark Goddard, Bob May, Michael South Australia; Info: PO Box [email protected] Guests: Tracy Info: PO Box 297122, Pembroke Jai White, Richard Kiel, Russell 13419, Onehunga, Auckland, New Mann, Peter Mayhew, Steve Bacic, Apr 15-17 Vulkon, Cleveland, Ohio; Pines FL 33029-7122 Ph: 954- Johnson, Dick Durock, Felix Silla, Zealand Ph: +61 08 8396 2517 Inge Heyer Info: PO Box 297122, Pembroke 441-TREK http://www.vulkon.com/ Maud Adams, Lisa Loring, Kevin http://www.terra-novaevents.com/ Pines FL 33029-7122 Ph: 954- [email protected] Guests: James Hagen, Jackson Bostwick, Cindy [email protected] Guests: Apr 16-17 UBCon, Buffalo, New 441-TREK http://www.vulkon.com/ Marsters, Amber Benson, Andy Morgan, Shannon McRandle, Mike Connor Trinneer, John Billingsley, York; Info: 308 Student Union, [email protected] Guests: Jonathan Hallett, Kelly Donovan, Jonathan Quinn, France Nuyen, Kim Darby, Walter Koenig SUNY at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY Frakes, George Takei Woodward, Jenny Mollen Mako 14260 http://www.ubsarpa.com Victoria [email protected] Apr 16 Small Press and Alternative Apr 21-24 AggieCon 36, College Apr 8-10 Sakura Con, Seattle, Comics Expo, Columbus, Ohio; Info: Station, Texas; Info: c/o Cepheid Washington; Info: 800 5th Ave, May 21-22 Force IV, Melbourne, Apr 22-24 EerieCon VII, PO Box 20550 Columbus OH 43220 Variable (958460), PO Box 5688, Box 142, Seattle, WA 98104 http: Victoria; Info: PO Box 427, Northcote, Niagara Falls, New York; Info: http://www.backporchcomics.com/ College Station TX 77844 Ph: 979- //sakuracon.org/ Vic, 3070, Australia Ph: +61 05005 PO Box 412, Buffalo, NY space.htm [email protected] 268-3068 http://aggiecon.tamu.edu/ 53347 http://www.starwalking.net st 14226 http://www.eeriecon.org/ [email protected] May 13-15 Creation, Seattle, [email protected] Benefi ts: [email protected] Guests: May 27-29 Marcon 40, Washington; Info: 217 S. TLC For Kids Allen Steele, Steven Brust, Julie Columbus, Ohio; Info: PO Jun 3-5 A-Kon 16, Dallas, Texas; Kenwood Street, Glendale, CA Czerneda, Anne Bishop, Marilyn Box 141414, Columbus, OH Info: 3352 Broadway Blvd., # 470, 91202 Ph: 818-409-0960 http: Canada Mattie Brahen, Carolyn Clink, 43214 http://www.marcon.org/ Garland, TX 75043 http://www.a- //www.creationent.com/ creatickets David Clink, David DeGraff, Lynn [email protected] kon.com/ [email protected] @creationent.com British Columbia Flewelling, James Alan Gardner, Guests: Antarctic Press, Radio Mark Garland, Lois Gresh, Derwin Oklahoma Comix, Studio IronCat, Kyle Hebert, May 27-29 Enfi lade, Olympia, Apr 15-17 Creation, Vancouver, Mak, Will McDermott, John-Allen Stephanie Nadolny Washington; Info: c/o Kevin British Columbia; Info: 217 S. Price, Robert J. Sawyer, Darrell May 20-22 STARFLEET Region Smyth, 15008 111th Ave. Ct. E., Kenwood Street, Glendale, CA Schweitzer, David Stephenson, Edo 12 Summit, Stillwater, Oklahoma; Jun 30-Jul 3 STARFLEET Puyallup, WA 98374 Ph: 253- 91202 Ph: 818-409-0960 http: Van Belkom, Ookla Info: 802 S Jefferson, Stillwater, OK International Conference 2005, 841-3374 http://www.nhmgs.org/ //www.creationent.com/ creatickets 74074 http://summit.region12.org/ San Antonio, Texas; Info: 2145 [email protected] @creationent.com North Carolina [email protected] Cherry Blossom, Schertz, TX 78154 http://www.ic2005.org Jun 3-5 ConCom Con 12, Manitoba May 27-29 Animazement, Durham, Pennsylvania [email protected] Guests: Seattle, Washington; Info: PO North Carolina; Info: PO Box Vaughn Armstrong, Richard Herd, Box 1066, Seattle, WA 98111 May 21-23 Keycon 22, Winnipeg, 1383, Cary, NC 27512-1383 http: Apr 22-24 Pittsburgh Comicon, Casey Biggs, Dr. Carol Luckhardt http://www.swoc.org/ccubed/ Manitoba; Info: PO Box 3178, //www.animazement.org/ informatio Monroeville, Pennsylvania; Info: Redfi eld [email protected] Winnipeg, MB R3C 4E6, [email protected] 1002 Graham Ave., Windber, PA CANADA http://www.keycon.org/ 15963 Ph: 814-467-4116 http: Utah Wisconsin [email protected] Guests: Jun 3-5 ConCarolinas, Charlotte, //www.pittsburghcomicon.com/ Steven Erikson, Lars deSouza, North Carolina; Info: PO Box 9100, [email protected] Benefi ts: Make Apr 29-May 2 CostumeCon 23, Apr 8-10 Odyssey Con V, Chris Barsanti, Nancy Fetterman Charlotte, NC 28299-9100 http: A Wish Ogden, Utah; Info: 289 West Madison, Wisconsin; Info: //www.secfi.org/concarolinas/ Hidden Hollow Drive, Orem, Utah 901 Jenifer St., Madison, Ontario [email protected] Guests: South Carolina 84058 http://www.costume-con.org/ 53703 http://www.oddcon.org/ Greg Keyes, The Great Luke Ski [email protected] [email protected] Guests: Lois Apr 1-3 Filk Ontario 15, Mississauga, Apr 15-17 RoundCon, Columbia, McMaster Bujold Ontario; Info: 98-145 Rice Jun 24-26 Heroes Convention, South Carolina; Info: 1119 Flora May 27-29 CONDuit 15, Salt Lake Avenue, Hamilton, ON, L9C 6R3, Charlotte, North Carolina; Info: Drive, Columbia, SC 29223-5222 City, Utah; Info: PO Box 11745, May 27-30 WisCon 29, Madison, Canada http://www.fi lkontario.ca/ PO Box 9181, Charlotte, NC http://www.big-freaky-sean.ws/ Salt Lake City UT 84147-0745 http: Wisconsin; Info: PO Box 1624, info@fi lkontario.ca Guests: Steve 28299-9181 Ph: 704-375-7462 roundcon/ [email protected] //conduit.sfcon.org/CONduit/ Madison, WI 53701 Ph: 608-233- Macdonald, Judith Hayman, Carla http://www.heroesonline.com/ Guests: Glenda C. Finkelstein, 8850 http://www.sf3.org/wiscon/ Ulbrich [email protected] Guests: Jeffrey Brealauer, Steven Long, Virginia [email protected] Guests: Robin Jim Amash, John Cassaday, Gene Keith Bailey McKinley, Gwenyth Jones Apr 8-10 Ad Astra, Toronto, Ontario; Colan, Tom Feister, Cully Hamner, Apr 1-3 Technicon 22, Blacksburg, Info: PO Box 7276, Station A, Tony Harris, Paul Hornschemeier, Apr 23 Annual NCSC Sectional Virginia; Info: PO Box 256, Australia Toronto, ON Canada M5W 1X9 Adam Hughes, James Jean, Paul Picnic, Blacksburg, South Carolina; Blacksburg, VA 24063-0256 Ph: 866-563-5426 http://www.ad- Jenkins, Casey Jones, JG Jones, Info: 1717 Oak St, Charlotte, NC http://www.technicon.org/ Australian Capital Territory astra.org/ [email protected] Guests: James Kochalka, Andy Lee, David 28269-4812 Ph: 704-598-2495 [email protected] Guests: Lois Nalo Hopkinson, Don Hutchison, Mack, Jim Mahfood, Jeff Mason, [email protected] McMaster Bujold Apr 15-17 Best Of Both Worlds Spider Robinson, Jeanne Robinson, Ed McGuinness, JD Mettler, 24, Canberra, Australian Capital Tom Smith, Ray Fawkes, J. Torrest Josh Middleton, Phil Noto, Jason Tennessee Apr 29-May 1 Malice Domestic, Territory; Info: PO Box 960, Pearson, Andy Runton, Tom Palmer, Arlington, Virginia; Info: PO Box Belconnen Mall, Belconnen ACT, Jun 3-5 C-ACE 2005, Ottawa, Jason Pearson, Brandon Peterson, Apr 1-3 MidSouthCon 23, 31137, Bethesda, MD 20824-1137 2616, AUSTRALIA Ph: +61 2 6241 Ontario; Info: 181 Bank Street Chris Pitzer, Joe Rubinstein, Marie Memphis, Tennessee; Info: http://www.malicedomestic.org/ 4555 http://www.bobw.com.au/ PO Box 71091, Ottawa, ON K2P 2L9 Severin, Kelsey Shannon, Chris PO Box 11446, Memphis, TN Guests: Joan Hess, Carole Nelson [email protected] Guests: Alexis http://www.c-ace.org/ cacexpo@c- Staros, Brian Stelfreeze, Karl Story, 38111-0446 Ph: 901-274-7355 Douglas, H.R.F. Keating, Ellis Cruz, David Winning Benefi ts: Guide ace.org Guests: Cara Mitten Arthur Suydam, Roy Thomas, http://www.midsouthcon.org/ Peters, Anne Reece Dogs NSW & ACT Tim Townsend, Herb Trimpe, Mike info@midsouthcon.org Guests: Denmark Wieringo, Marv Wolfman Esther M. Friesner, Steve Hickman, Jun 17-19 Anime Mid-Atlantic, Apr 22-24 Confl ux, Canberra, Cullen Johnson, Bill Allen, Dr. Brett Richmond, Virginia; Info: PO Box Australian Capital Territory; Jun 30-Jul 10 Cruisetrek, Ohio Bolen, M.M. Buckner, C. J. Cherryh, 2636, Glen Allen, VA 23060 http: Info: PO Box 903, Belconnen, Copenhagen, ; Info: 23852 Pacifi c Barbara Christopher, Glen Cook, //www.animemidatlantic.com/ anime ACT 2616 Ph: +61-2-6241- Coast Highway #385, Malibu, CA Apr 1-3 Cinema Wasteland, Lionel J. Crews PhD, Jane Fancher, [email protected] 3211 http://www.confl ux.org.au 90265 Ph: 310-456-7544 http: Strongville, Ohio; Info: PO Box Mitch Foust, Chris Hanther, Les info@confl ux.org.au //members.aol.com/cruisetrek/ 81551, Cleveland, OH 44181 http: Johnson, E.E. Knight, Grant Kruger, Washington [email protected] //www.cinemawasteland.com/ Lee Martindale, Jana G. Oliver, New South Wales [email protected] Guests: Selina Rosen, Michael Sheard, Dr. Apr 1-3 Raining Hollywood, Seattle, Germany Reggie Bannister, John Cardos, Amy H. Sturgis, Laura J. Underwood Washington; Info: c/o Dream Logic Apr 29-May 1 Highlander World Greydon Clark, Eileen Dietz, Films, PO Box 45393, Tacoma, Wide 6, Sydney, New South Wales; May 5-8 Federation Con XIV, Marilyn Eastman, Karl Hardman, Washington 98445 Ph: 253-538- Info: PO Box 5310, Manuka, ACT Bonn, Info: Schisslerstr. 4, D-86154

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Augsburg, Germany Ph: +49 821 United Kingdom 7YA, United Kingdom Ph: +44 1268 Guests: Dave Prowse, Kenny Baker, May 27-29 Creation, London, 219 1936 http://www.fedcon.de/ 691 685 http://www.autographmani Jeremy Bulloch, Colin Baker, Wendy England; Info: 217 S. Kenwood Street, info@fedcon.de Guests: Leonard England a.co.uk/ [email protected] Padbury, Mary Tamm, Caroline Glendale, CA 91202 Ph: 818-409- Nimoy, Jolene Blalock, Brent k Guests: Mercedes McNab, Robia Blakiston, Richard Bonehill, 0960 http://www.creationent.com/ Spiner, Dominic Keating, John de Apr 1-3 Creation, London, England; LaMorte Nicholas Courtney, Terry Molloy, [email protected] Lancie, James Darren, Joseph M. Info: 217 S. Kenwood Street, Tim Dry, Sean Crawford, Stephen Straczynski, Bobbi Sue Luther, Glendale, CA 91202 Ph: 818-409- Apr 15-17 OLNFC 2, Warwickshire, Perring Scotland Andrew Robinson, Stephen Furst, 0960 http://www.creationent.com/ England; Info: 22 Purefoy Rd, Richard Arnold, Marc B. Lee [email protected] Coventry, West Midlands, England, Apr 29-May 2 Collectormania 7, Apr 29-May 1 Hush, Aberdeen, CV3 5GL Ph: +44 02476 503113 Milton Keynes, England; Info: 2 Scotland; Info: 14 Silverburn Place, New Zealand Apr 9-10 Star One, Bedfordshire, http://www.theofficialleonardnimoy Waterside, Peartree Bridge, Milton Bridge of Don, Aberdeen, Scotland, England; Info: 10th Planet, 36 fanclub.com/conventionpage.html Keynes. Bucks, MK6 3DG. England AB23 8DE http://www.phoenix- Apr 16-17 Armageddon: Pop Vicarage Field, Barking. Essex. IG11 [email protected] Benefi ts: Ph: +44 (0)1908 671138 http: events-scotland.co.uk/ Culture Expo, Wellington, ; Info: PO 8DQ. Ph: +44 020 8591 5357 Guests: Cystic Fibrosis trust & Dogs Trust //www.collectormania.com/ info@ hushinfo@phoenix-events- Box 13419 Onehunga, Auckland, Paul Darrow, Steven Pacey, Michael showmastersonline.com Guests: scotland.co.uk Benefi ts: Cash for New Zealand Ph: +64 9 625 Keating Apr 16 Galaxy of Stars, Somerset, Michael Shanks, Jolene Blalock, Kids 8054 http://www.pulpexpo.com/ England; Info: 1 Juniper Place, Wick- Jake Lloyd, Temuera Morrison, [email protected] Guests: John Apr 15-17 Autographmania, Saint-Lawrence, N.Somerset, BS22 Daniel Logan, Nichelle Nichols Billingsley, Connor Trinneer, Walter Manchester, England; Info: PO Box 9XD http://agalaxyofstars.co.uk/ Koenig 2102, Canvey Island, Essex, SS8 [email protected] MONTHLY STATUS REPORT SUMMARIES Compiled By Colonel Adam J. “Maccabee” Bernay - “The MSR-Rabbi”

Greetings, STARFLEET! As your SS Bennu SFR-119 USS Athena NCC-51896 USS Columbus NCC-72401 together gaming, watching movies, new MSR Summaries Compiler Gatlinburg, Tennessee Oak Hill, Virginia Columbus, Ohio and planning Xmas parties and (sounds like a new action series Ship members enjoyed viewing four Our craft show raised approx $117 We held a Christmas party and a activities, and participated in the doesn’t it? THIS FALL ON UPN: movies. We also helped the USS Tri- for the Julien Fleming Memorial Toys for Tots drive. The chapter met 45/49 Telethon with the USS OHIO “The Compiler”!), I wanted to make Star with Boo at the Zoo. Members Fund. Members went to see the at Starbase Columbus for lack of a at Kent State and attended the USS a quick note about how to fi le MSRs, went on the Sector Representative Incredibles. Although Christmas library, shopped at the base, then OHIO Christmas Party. The crew because fi ling them incorrectly makes trip to Biltmore Estate in Ashville NC Day isn’t an offi cial Athena gathering, met at Carsonie’s for dinner. holds regular SCI FI Nights on Wed. compilation and summarization on 12/17, and went to the movies we had enough crew members at and Role Playing Gaming on Fri. harder. When fi ling MSRs on the several more times. the Donnelly’s house to qualify it as USS Commonwealth NCC-74670 and Sat. The Captain and Ship’s Database, please fi le them under one. On 12/28, we attended a sci- Richmond, Virginia Counselor attended the Dark Xmas the month you’re reporting about, SS Nikola Tesla NCC-SS005 fi meet up at Jamie’s General Bean LCDR Darrell Thomas has Convention and participated in the not the month you’re reporting in. Puryear, Tennessee and added 2 new members (Athena passed OCC and the new CO, Capt. STARFLEET Recruiting Drive. For example, the MSR you fi led The chapter prepared for Toy for only). We also held a New Year’s Joseph Gallager, Jr., has established in January should be fi led under Tots activities locally, and worked on Eve party on 12/31, shared with the fi rst contact with other ships in USS Hathor NCC-3063 December, not January. Thanks! plans for 2005. Omega Glory via webcam. Region 7. The crew worked hard Louisville. Kentucky toward completing ship certifi cations The Hathor gathered with the Pride Thanks also go to my predecessor, USS Aeon NCC-75022 USS Bonaventure NCC-102-A for the marine detachment and Of Scotland and the Questar for our Dixie Halber… I know now what you Memphis, Tennessee Thomasville, North Carolina started a ship fund-raising project. Toys for Tots Mission (in assn. with went through… And now, let’s go on A Thanksgiving gathering was We planned for a Holiday party, and An away team volunteered as bell the USMC) on 12/11. The Hathor with the show… held in a member’s home. The for Stellercon in March. ringers for the Salvation Army and Christmas Party was at the home of crew had a great Christmas members participated in the Toys for Lt. Col. Ricky Bruckman and RAdm. Region 1 gathering with a white elephant gift USS Charleston NCC-71813 Tots program. The chapter looked Joan Pierce, and on 12/31 there was Shuttle Banshee NCC-74916 exchange. We had a new member Charleston, South Carolina into getting ship patches made and another Hathor Wedding, Lt.Col. Maryville, Tennessee come! Yeah!!! Crew is looking We worked on bringing the ship’s sent in for a team packet for the 2005 Tony Lopes to Lt. J.G. Adriane Moss! Members attended the USS Reprisal forward to 2005! record up-to-date and then had Polar Bear Plunge. Plans are in the works for Jan. for Award Dinner and several movie a Movie Run to see “The Polar the viewing of Elektra on the 14th events. We also held our “Magic: USS Alaric NCC-503 Express.” We had our ship’s USS Dark Wolf NCC-75002 in theaters and for a meeting to take The Gathering” and “Dungeons and Asheville, North Carolina Anniversary Dinner on 11/21, Kingsport, Tennessee place during the month. Dragons” nights. Members also Gaming at monthly meetings at FCapt Martin’s quarters. An An Away mission went to the R1 attended the Gatlinburg Christmas (this month we played Twilight online General Crew Meeting was Flagship Party. Members also went USS Heimdal NCC-1793 Parade; the USS TriStar Christmas Imperium). Also recycled aluminum; held on 12/5. We had Overseas to the Gatlinburg Christmas parade, Amherst, Virginia Party; a Christmas Breakfast in supporting local Eliada Children’s Coupon Program donations to the and the CO played host to a visiting Our guest speaker was from the Gatlinburg with members of the Home. tune of $12,256.00 for Nov. and CO from Region 7. Salvation Army, and the club voted USS Aries, USS Dark Wolf, USS approximately $11,000 for Dec. to donate this Christmas’ food drive Highlander and Bennu Station; USS Appomattox NCC-75001 Major kudos to Cmdr Denise Wolff!!! USS Dominator NCC-18076 collection to Salvation Army, and and a Biltmore Mansion and Estate Appomattox, Virginia She’s done one heck of a job!) Also North Charleston, South Charleston planned to ring bells & man donation excursion with members of the USS We had a successful bake sale and discussed were Can tab collections We held our Nov. meeting on 11/14, collection kettle during the holidays. TriStar, Bennu Station and guests. recruiting opportunity, a presentation for the Ronald MacDonald House, at which we discussed community At that meeting, the club sent Additionally, there were several of 1860’s women’s wear at the Miller recruitment strategies and goals, service projects and made plans monetary donations to Project Angel movie outings, and crew exchanged Home for Girls. We played Dirty and planning for New Year’s Eve for the annual Christmas party. The Tree, Sr. Citizen, Social Services Christmas gifts. Santa at our Christmas meeting and Movie Marathon Sleepover at XO’s chapter anniversary party was welfare children, and the Amherst & planned a bake sale and gathering quarters on the 31st. held after the meeting. In Dec., Lynchburg Humane Society shelters, Shuttle Dark Star NCC-63545 members for the upcoming Relay we combined our monthly meeting UVA Pediatric Hospital, a no-kill Summerville, South Carolina for Life. USS Chesapeake NCC-1887 with our annual Christmas Party, at animal shelter, the Amherst Library. Members worked on getting everyone Glen Allen, Virginia which we chose a new XO and a We completed building a fl oat for on the Dark Star assigned and ranks USS Arizona NCC-71839 The Crew had a Christmas Party new Engineering Offi cer. We held entry into Christmas Parade on 11/ established. Cmdr. Brandy Hallman Alliance, Ohio with the Dec. meeting, celebrating our New Years party at the XO’s 27, Raffl e tickets sold for Christmas worked on getting her master’s exam The chapter worked on restoring XO Jerry Martin’s promotion to Fleet house. The away team in Tennessee raffl e, “Heimdal Night on the Town,” for ISOC approved. a ‘64 Olds and its Annual Adopt-a- Captain. The crew also volunteered also had Christmas and New Years gift wrapping for donations for 2 Family for Christmas. at Maymont House for the Victorian parties of their own. Collecting for days starting 11/28 at Barnes & Shuttle Schweitzer NCC-51896/01 Christmas and started planning for OCP and for stampede continues, Noble Book Store, planning the Dec. Westminster, Maryland USS Asgard NCC-72402 Phoney Con, scheduled for 3/12/05. and we continue to help with local Christmas Party/covered dish dinner/ Shuttle Schweitzer now has two Lancaster, Ohio community organizations. meeting, and planning Jan. Annual members (25% of our merry band) Members met to play games, had USS Columbia NCC-75017 Chili Fest & Movie Night. on duty in the Middle East. One with the monthly meeting at CO’s house Shelby, Ohio USS Gallifrey NCC-81631 the Marines, currently deployed in and then all went to a movie after The Ship’s Annual New Year’s Eve Elryia, Ohio USS Hornet NCC-1714-D Iraq. Another with the Army, currently meeting. Party was moved to Lt Grabbe’s The crew attended a few fi lm Charlotte, North Carolina in Kuwait, soon to be in Iraq. quarters. premieres, spent Thanksgiving Day 25 shoeboxes were assembled at

STARFLEET COMMUNIQUÉ • FEBRUARY 2005/MARCH 2005 - ISSUE 127 37 MONTHLY STATUS REPORT SUMMARIES Compiled By Colonel Adam J. “Maccabee” Bernay - “The MSR-Rabbi” the meeting on 11/20 and 10 more Veterans Home. The event was easy! CO named as R1 ShOC and Feb. Chocolate Meeting and Rocking Wasp. We were doing a massive by the Hucks family, for a total of featured on the channel 12 news and Helpdesk Administrator. in Rocking Chairs for Alzheimer’s. website redesign, but lost all work 35 boxes and some leftovers to the NEWS DEMOCRAT newspaper, in progress when a temp folder was be donated to send to poor kids as well as articles and photos USS North Carolina NCC-75019 USS Renegade NCC-2547 deleted; will be working on redesign around the world. The CO and Trish being sent to several newsletters Hickory, North Carolina Youngstown, Ohio in months to follow. We will also be Johnson went to the Yorktown’s (Young Ladies Radio League, Grant Away Team attended the Charlotte Erik Stovall and Mark Maynard took contacting members and other sci-fi meeting on 11/13. In Dec. we had a Amateur Radio Club, and of course Area Renaissance Festival. Also First and Third Places respectively friends to start publishing the chapter brief meeting, discussed Nearly New the JURASSIC’s Trekosaurus held the General crew meeting and in the Trek Trivia Contest at Dark newsletter once again. Year’s Party plans, and adjourned newsletter). We also had 20 extra discussed plans to walk in Christmas Xmas. Starting plans for our 16th to nearby restaurant for a surprise lap robes that were channeled into Parade. Also held our annual Anniversary dinner, and also for USS West Virginia NCC-2008 50th birthday party for Donna Smith. our baby afghan project. Christmas Party. Vulkon which will be in April. Charleston, West Virginia Members are donating used inkjet We had a vote at the Nov. meeting cartridges to the youth group at USS Kitty Hawk NCC-1659 USS Ohio NCC-75007 USS Reprisal NCC-1896 and the crew voted for Cathy the church where we meet, for a Raleigh, North Carolina Barberton, Ohio Fall Branch, Tennessee Edgington and Mike Pyles to fund-raiser. Our pet postal worker Our Dec. meeting was signifi cant Members helped as convention We had our Annual Awards Banquet succeed the current CO and XO, shipped out a box of approximately in that it marked the fi fteenth staff and manned the STARFLEET on 11/13 and our Christmas Party who have served for a grand 15 $6400 worth of coupons to our base anniversary of the initial meeting recruiting table at Dark Xmas and meeting on 12/10. years and hope to have another 10 in Japan. We continue to donate of the shuttle Kitty Hawk (originally Con. The CO sent a “care” box of or 15 under these two most capable food and bags to Loaves & Fishes met on 12/17/89). In fi fteen years of items for two members of the armed USS Richmond NCC-2003 leaders. USS Indiana NCC-79158 Sci-Fi cons, recycled over one ton of troops through Operation: Eagle. and TOS. Indianapolis, Indiana aluminum, picked up over six tons After a brief meeting in Dec., we had USS White Eagle NCC-2302 Next activity planned is for the Polar of trash from our local highways, a Christmas party. USS Ronald E McNair NCC-61809 Jacksonville, North Carolina Bear Plunge in Feb. Efforts are collected more than one ton of food Columbia, South Carolina Adopt-A-Highway and Soup Label underway to participate in possibly for the N.C. Food Bank, donated USS Pathfi nder NCC-2121 We continued to collect coupons and Projects are Ongoing. two plunges this year, in Louisville more than 350 science-fi ction and Lima, Ohio pop tops. and Indianapolis. Ship’s website fantasy books to a high school, Between the Chief Science Offi cer/ USS Yeager NCC-61893 www.sfi ussindiana.com has fi nally invested 1000 man-hours in Raleigh XO and the CO, computers have USS Rutledge NCC-74215 Bluefi eld, West Virginia been expanded to include items from First Nite and Spring Jazz and Arts logged a total of approximately 1120 Ladson, South Carolina Collected over $100 in toys, 100 EROP and SEDG. Festival, raised over $6,000 for our days of CPU time and completed An Away team went to Walter Reed pounds of food and $225 cash for the charities, contributed more than 500 475 packets from the SETI@home Army Hospital and delivered supplies Bluefi eld Union Mission Christmas USS Intrepid NCC-74655 man-hours to the Duke Children’s project. The computers have been to the recovering troops. This Charities. Mansfi eld, Ohio Hospital telethon, contributed more working on SETI@home for effort will continue. Contact After a brief meeting, we had a than 3,000 man-hours to the PBS/ approximately 26 months. [email protected] for more USS Yorktown NCC-1704-A Christmas party. UNC-TV Festival to man phones Members continue to work as part info. Members had a New Years Catawba, South Carolina in which we took pledges for more of the Membership Processing Eve party. This was also a party We had our Nov. monthly meeting at USS Jamestown NCC-1843-D than $2 million. one day of the Dark Xmas con. we had our annual Christmas get- their meeting. We mailed batches of USS Star League NCC-2101 together with the IKV Blood Claw. coupons to our bases in Yokohama, USS Lagrange NCC-3916-B USS Powhatan NCC-1967-A Waynesboro, South Carolina Japan and in Schweinurt, Germany. Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio Chesapeake, Virginia On 11/20, the crew visited the Region 2 Total year to date donation value Holiday meeting at Rocco’s; Photos XO and Special Services offi cer DuPont Planetarium at USC – Aiken. Shuttle Dauntless NCC-74214 to OCP is $67,621.52 and a grand of recent projects and a proposal bagged food for the poor for On 12/18, we had a crew dinner and Orange Park, Florida total since 1998 of $154,210.80. for the GoodNeighbors Charity was Thanksgiving and Christmas. Had visited the Lights Before Christmas On 11/6, we got together with some On December 4, Blood Feud IV was discussed. chapter Christmas party. display at Riverbanks Zoo in members of STARFLEET Marine held at Coliseum Mall. 37 people Columbia, S.C. Corps: Africa for an introductory signed up to give blood, with 31 USS Liberator NCC-75008 USS Pride of Scotland NCC-S8812 sealed-deck tournament to the new pints of blood collected. Participating Akron, Ohio Louisville, Kentucky USS Star Runner NCC-74222 Wars TCG from Decipher. For the ships were the Jamestown, the USS We are working on our web site and Chapter donated to Good Will Greer, South Carolina fi rst time in South Africa, we ran MAAT, the IKV Bat’Leth, and the IKV newsletter, planned for Dec. meeting and supported Scottish Society of Activities included a Halloween Party two simultaneous Star Trek CCG Ramjet. Dec. 5 was Stupid Movie with 2 area ships, also working on Louisville in annual auction. Along (10/30), meetings (11/13 and 12/11), tournaments on 11/27. Members Night at John Winsley’s house. At 2006 summit bid. OCP total for the with the USS Hathor and USS Mission to Atlanta (11/13), and our went to see National Treasure the 12/7 staff meeting, we donated year, $3490.30 sent in. Questar, the POS participated in Christmas Party (12/18). and to the USS Pagean’s Holiday two checks, totaling $100, to the a Toys for Tots Drive on 12/18. It Party. Pending the confi rmation of Region One Relief Fund and the USS MAAT NCC-1794-A brought in over 100 toys and about USS Starward Fury NCC-2122 4 courses from SFA, the Dauntless Starfl eet Scholarship Fund. On Norfolk, Virginia $80. This event had TV Coverage. Spring Lake, North Carolina will be able to submit an application 12/18, we had our Christmas party; Participated in Blood Feud IV to Chapter attended the Annual Boars Activities included the Fury Feast to the VRCP. we played “Bad Santa” and collected aid American Red Cross along Head and Yule Log Celebration at at the CO’s house (11.13), Chapter toys, household goods, school with the USS Jamestown and the the St Paul United Methodist, set Business Meeting (12.11), Chapter Shuttle Victorious NCC-40967 supplies, food, and other items for IKV Bat’leth. Raised 31 pints for up events for 2005, participated in Christmas Party (12.18), and the Clearwater, Florida our charity “TRANSITIONS.” the American Red Cross. Klingons wedding of Adrian Moss and Antonio Chapter Food Bank donated 110 We held our Regular Meeting and won by 1 pint. Crew planning on Lopes of the USS Hathor (CO was pounds to NC Food bank (0412.20). members attended the Orlando USS Jurassic NCC-3500 attending MarsCon in Williamsburg the Best Man), and are working on Vulkon. Hammersville, Ohio on Saturday, 1/22. detailing the internal sections of the USS Tycho NCC-59325 Science Chief Denise Clark spoke Pride of Scotland Martin, Ohio Shuttle King George NCC-78501/1 to her daughter’s preschool class USS Maelstrom NCC-74218 We talked about all the new and Savannah, Georgia about the USS Jurassic and Trek. Tyner, North Carolina USS Providence NCC-71796 upcoming Sci-Fi movies and TV A chapter meeting was held on 12/16 Members engaged in various public Members attended local Klingon Cedar Grove, Tennessee series, and our chief engineer did a in Statesboro. service projects, including blood Ship’s 16th Anniversary Dinner and We held our normal Chapter meeting presentation on the future of voting... SS Dark Silence Station NCC-007 drives, collecting afghans for the a Renaissance party. Members also in Nov. and delivered food to our 2004 e-voting. He talked about the current Florence, Alabama residents of the Southern Ohio attended local blood feud and helped Adopt-A-Family for Thanksgiving. technology that is out there and the We had our Xmas party at The Veterans Home and baby afghans Salvation Army in fund raiser for We had our Anniversary/Christmas positives and the pitfalls associated Evergreen restaurant. for the Cincinnati Children’s Hospital needy children for Christmas. party on 12/11 and then we delivered with it. We also started making plans (along with members from USS Ohio gifts and food to our Adopt-A-Family. for the Tycho’s annual Holiday Party. USS Blackstar NCC-75003 and USS Intrepid). Members are USS Normandy NCC-36000 The meeting concluded with a trip to Miami, Florida participating in the American Radio Winston-Salem, North Carolina USS Questar NCC-75435 a local eatery for socializing. ScreamFest was a full success Relay League. Our big activity in The XO transitioned his offi ce to the Louisville, Kentucky and BLACKSTAR members were December was delivering the 170 new Commander, STARFLEET and Participated in Toys for Tots Multi- USS Wasp NCC-1721 able to participate fully by having laprobes we had gathered to the joined the CO in retirement from that chapter Project. Christmas Dinner at Shelbyville, Kentucky BLACKSTAR members work as residents of the Southern Ohio offi ce. Looking forward to taking it Ops with Gift Exchanging. Planned The XO is making new special staff and manning the BLACKSTAR logo for the 15th anniversary of the 38 FEBRUARY 2005/MARCH 2005 - ISSUE 127 • STARFLEET COMMUNIQUÉ MONTHLY STATUS REPORT SUMMARIES Compiled By Colonel Adam J. “Maccabee” Bernay - “The MSR-Rabbi”

recruiting table. The Holiday party CO; Commander Lucy Ferron ran attended a Toys for Tots event along Region 3 organizer also asked the participants took place on 12/4. unopposed. Captain attended a with two local Klingon groups and Shuttle Maverick NCC-61914/01 to bring non-perishable food to meeting of the USS Odyssey in Early the 501st. Over $1000 in cash was Idalou, Texas donate to the San Antonio Food USS Continuum NCC-71821 Dec. On 12/18 we had a 12.5 hour raised and an entire bed of a pick-up We chose our colors to be blue and Bank. We also participated in the Milton, Florida Lord of the Rings Extended version truck was fi lled with toys. On 12/18 silver. Our Charities will be Ronald Elf Louise Christmas Project. Our Staff Meeting was on 11/5 and marathon at Clay Bartunek’s home. we held our annual ship holiday party. McDonald House, the overseas last 2004 meeting was on 12/11; General Meeting on 11/19. We had Partygoers traded ‘secret santa’ gifts coupon project, possibly Habitat for we shared friendship and renewed two meetings in Dec. USS Hephaestus NCC-2004 to each other. New members were Humanity and The Haven No-Kill old rivalries… I am speaking of the Graysville, Alabama introduced to our crew. Animal Shelter. Our newsletter will ‘Ferengi gift exchange’. We had USS Dark Phoenix NCC-74920 In Dec. we had a change of be “The Docking Bay”. Our motto is some guests from the San Antonio Leaksville, Mississippi command; BDR Neil Yawn became USS Rogue Phoenix NCC-75005 Honor, Courage, Commitment. Our Fan Force. We adopted two kids from the Angel the ship’s 3rd Commanding Offi cer. Savannah, Georgia base for the coupons is a US Navy Tree. Four sets of clothing were Crew hosted the annual Hephaestus On 12/4 our club marched in the base at Rota, Spain. A Christmas USS Comanche NCC-71809 bought for them. Christmas Party with guests from Savannah, GA Christmas Parade, party is planned for 12/8 at a Fort Worth, Texas several other Region 2 chapters. and some of us worked at Oatland member’s home. We voted to change the name USS DaVinci NCC-74671 Island’s Star Party. On 12/7 Crew from Comanche to something Columbus, Georgia USS Jubilee NCC-57299 Meeting was held at Joe Muggs Shuttle Thunderwolf NCC-74663/05 else; ideas and such are coming We helped out at the second Mobile, Alabama in Books-A-Million. On 12/11 our San Antonio, Texas in. Members attended the 3rd BDE Columbus Game & Hobby Expo. Members attended USS Continuum club marched in the Pembroke The Crew assisted the USS Bexar Fall Muster. Members went to the Our 8th annual Help-the-Hooch river Anniversary Party on 12/04. GA Christmas Parade. On 12/10 at the Elf Louise Project in the Panther City’s Nov. Meeting, and clean-up was one of the biggest was Club Bowling Night at Victory Warehouse and dressing up as Thanksgiving Day/Football watching attended. Over 15 members and their USS Myrddin NCC-72172 Lanes, and on 12/18-19 was the Santa and delivering toys.. The crew party. Writing Final Specifi cations guests helped pick up trash along the Dunedin, Florida End of the Year Christmas Party & met for our Christmas party on 12/ for the Achillies Class for ASDB banks of the Chattahoochee River. The chapter held its 6th Anniversary Awards Sleepover at the Rivers End 19, where we exchanged gifts and and DTS. Hope to be done by New Our annual Thanksgiving dinner and party, and members attended the Campground. fi nalized the shuttle/ship constitution. Years Eve and Retreat. COL West celebration had nearly 20 DaVinci Orlando Vulkon. We also watched movies. On 12/23, Assisted the USMC with the Toys personnel and their family and guests USS Spiritwalker NCC-31097 we donated new and used toys For Tots Toy drive. Worked 5 hours, attending. We had a membership USS New Hope NCC-50335 Decatur, Alabama and clothing to a family living in gathered $400.00 and 2 trash bags drive at Walden Books. Our 8th Montgomery, Alabama The ship gave fourteen bags a Domestic Violence Shelter. On of toys! Members attended Panther annual Christmas party/dinner was Members ran fun night at church, of food and some treats to the Christmas Eve, CO Jeff Schnoor City Christmas Party. a resounding success! had our business meeting and shot Decatur Animal Shelter, had some dressed up as Santa again and Wanda’s World show, and also went get-togethers to watch Star Trek: delivered toys on the behalf of the USS Firebird NCC-74919 USS Draco NCC-78501 to USS Hephaestus Christmas Party Enterprise on each of these Fridays: Retama Retirement Manor. Cadet Houston, Texas Hanceville, Alabama (11/6, 13, 20, & 27, and 12/3, 10, & Alyssa Vega assisted as the elf. We had a small meeting on 11/26, We are still here, just trying to USS Odyssey NCC-454-A 17), and held annual Thanksgiving and in Dec. we had a white elephant reorganize and get memberships Hattiesburg, Mississippi get-together and Christmas Party/ SS Freedom III SS-001 party. reinstated. Members attended BABEL Ship’s Dinner. Euless, Texas Conference 2004. Members also Brad Pense, Jess Naumann, USS Gunslinger NCC-6019 USS Drakenfi re NCC-71822 participated in bell ringing. USS Trident NCC-74692 Kat Sweeney, & Evan Richards El Paso, Texas Odenville, Alabama Jensen Beach, Florida represented the Station when Six members reenacted on 11/13 for The December newsletter was sent USS Okatoma NCC-74695 Activities included Away missions to attending the Region 3 retreat in vet weekend, four went to reenact out and the club’s web site was pretty Collins, Mississippi see SpongeBob SquarePants and to San Antonio in Dec. Along with a the weekend before. One member much brought up to date. The Club’s The chapter participated in the yearly Vulkon in Orlando. big New Year’s celebration, plans donated food to rescue mission. top offi cers have continued going on meeting with Zone 4 ships. were discussed for the events their weekly shopping trips on the USS Triumph NCC-26228 which would occur in 2005 bringing USS Joan of Arc NCC-73289 Odenville end this month. In addition, USS Paegan NCC-1755 Dania Beach, Florida the Region 3 family together. The Corpus Christi, Texas some of them even made a trip to the Lake Mary, Florida There was a two night away mission weekend was topped off by a drive Held a Poker Night & raised $85 junk shops in the Pell City area. The Several crew attended Vulkon and on the nights of 12/15-16 for a gift through downtown San Antonio to for Ship’s Treasury. Also held a group completed another puzzle with met with other Starfl eet members at wrapping session at Barnes & Noble the see the beautiful Holiday lights. Christmas Party at Hooters, which plans to start another one soon. On the Captains Call. On 12/11, a very Booksellers. All proceeds went to went well despite some scheduling the Decatur end, one of our cadets successful Christmas party was held the American Cancer Association USS Ark Angel NCC-1889 problems. Held elections for CO, has made the A/B honor roll again. with members of several other ships in memory of Commander Maud Round Rock, Texas Standard Bearer and Ambassador. attending; many thanks to Ray, our Freifelder a former member of our Change of Command and Fall Muster Finalized plans for Anniversary Party USS Gasparilla NCC-74400 new (its fi nally offi cial) XO. ship who recently died of Cancer. was held on 11/12. Christmas Party & Change of Command in Jan. Brandon, Florida The away team collected from both & meeting held 12/18; after which an Members met at the recent Vulcon USS Pleiades NCC-72388 nights a total of $181.60. We plan to Arcade Tournament was held. USS Laredo NCC-03 and presented COMM Eaton with Douglasville, Georgia make this an annual event. Laredo, Texas a “Towaway Avenue” street sign. We fi nished up preparations for our USS Aurora Vulcanus NCC-1888 Held Crew meeting. On 12/18, we Command Staff went on a long Vulcan and Klingon calligraphy class USS Victorious NCC-40967 Houston, Texas held a Movie Away Mission and our range (10 hours each way!) Away that will be given in January. Also, Clearwater, Florida Members attended Tex Renfest. Annual Christmas Party. Mission, attending USS Continuum’s we set a date for our Christmas party Holiday Party was held on 12/11. New Orleans Away Team Rahxephon Christmas/Anniversary party on 12/ and talked about our charity auction. is starting to form. Sent $987.14 in USS Lone Star NCC-73628 04 and an Away Mission to attend USS WernherVonBraun NCC-72069 coupons in Nov and $921.20 in Dec Lubbock, Texas USS Paegan’s Christmas party USS Relentless NCC-81001 Madison, Alabama to our base in Japan. Members had Seven crew members attended on12/11. New Year’s Eve party at Palm Bay, Florida We had a vote of confi dence a blast at Region Three’s New Years the USS Arc Angel’s Change of the CO’s apartment, including IRC An Away Mission went to Vulkon regarding the CO position. The CO Party and Retreat in San Antonio. Command ceremony and dinner and chat in #starfl eet for swearing in of and attended Meet & Greet the was confi rmed with “all in favor”. We Shell is still trying to recover. Big Third Brigade Fall Muster and game the new CS [Mandi Livingston] and R2RC Candidates. The CO are tentatively planning on a game/ thanks to the region for the ten years day. On 11/20, we served dinner at the new VCS [Sunnie Planthold]! attended the USS Myrriden’s 6th social night at the turn of the year. of CO pin, and very proud the Old local Ronald McDonald House. Crew Sunnie picked up nine full boxes Anniversary Party and the KLAW AV won newsletter of the year. built a full-size TNG shuttle for local of expired coupons for the OCP Fleet Ceremony. Crew volunteered USS Yamato NCC-71807 parade on 12/3. On 12/11: Traveled Program, and the MSG members 11 hours for Habitat for Humanity, Gardendale, Florida USS Bethel NCC-74663 to the USS Tejas Anniversary and cut, sorted, tallied, & banded them. 9 hours cleaning local parks, 12 Meeting consisted of a discussion Grapevine, Texas annual Christmas party. On 12/ hours with the Empty Stocking Fund, and a vote on the two candidates Members of the Bethel went to the 20-12/24 we wrapped Christmas USS Guardian NCC-26244 participated in a charity run with for Region 2 Coordinator and their R3 Sector 1 movie day to see The packages out of our full-size shuttle Cocoa, Florida a local bikers club and staged an platforms. A few items of business Incredibles, and aided the USMC to fund charitable activities. Seven Members attended Orlando Vulkon. early Goodwill Thanksgiving dinner were handled and the Captain Toys for Tots drive. members attended the R3 NYE Party for Honduran visitors. On 12/08 asked everyone to begin thinking in San Antonio. USS Haise NCC-74664 attended Indian Pow Wow. of next year’s plans and activities. USS Bexar NCC-71718 Brandon, Mississippi Otherwise, we enjoyed a good San Antonio, Texas USS Palo Duro NCC-61914 The Annual Turkey Rebellion Pizza USS Republic NCC-1371 meal and holiday festivities. We We participated in the Alamo Amarillo, Texas Party (After Thanksgiving) was held. Conyers, Georgia also welcomed a prospective new Heights Holiday Parade with the Our XO went to visit our Shuttle Elections were also held for a new On 12/10 members from our ship member. San Antonio Fan Force. The parade Maverick’s Halloween premiere party.

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Had our annual Christmas/Holiday Shuttle Battle Born NCC-23104/1 USS Dragons Cub NCC-81003 USS Stormbringer NCC-74213 donated blood, volunteered with the party. We also fi nished planning our Carson City, Nevada Shafter, California Tucson, Arizona Boy Scouts, and clipped coupons annual Ronald McDonald House of We collected several bags of food Collected $10 worth of education CO and XO exchanged duty for OCP. Total coupon submissions Amarillo food night. for our food drive and many toys points (10 cents a point), Betty positions, thus moving our correy from 1/04-11/04 are $39,132.21 for our Marine division’s Toys for Crocker points and Kool-Aid points chapter from R17 into R04. Former USS Panther City NCC-74917 Tots drive. We are completing our also can pull tabs. Discussed joining CO Admiral Johnathan Simmons USS Thunderchild NCC-3122 Fort Worth, Texas ship’s t-shirts. We joined with the the SETI program, food baskets, stepped down as RCR17. Belle Fourche, South Dakota Several members gathered together Highroller for a wonderful Christmas errands. Collected more books for A member donated 4 hours of time to celebrate Thanksgiving dinner on celebration. Then, we had a party overseas, hospital and women’s drug USS Tikopai NCC-1800 to “Positive Approach” an Aids/ the 27th. We actually fried a Turkey with a member who is unable to rehab. Also videos for overseas. San Jose, California HIV Support group. We held a and did not set fi re to the house. Our travel in cold weather. Had Thanksgiving dinner with family Conducted monthly meeting and Christmas meeting followed by Star Annual Christmas party, on 12/11, and friends. Getting ready for Yule SF video viewing. Crew members Trek Jeopardy and gift exchange. had a theme of Cannonball Run SS Cascade Station NCC-SS003 festival and Christmas. Collected attended a joint ship New Year’s Christmas! Members came as their Redding, California toys for tots, and cadets writing party with the USS Northern Lights. Region 7 favorite character from the movie We met with USS Onizuka for our letters to Santa. ISS Kerberos NCC-74929 and brought new unwrapped toys for annual Gift Exchange, and our CO/ USS William O Darby NCC-12474 Newark, New Jersey our Toys For Tots toy drive. We also RC traveled to Reno for the USS USS Eagle NCC-1719 Grand Terrace, California Members attended the R7 had a Ferengi Gift Exchange (White HighRoller Holiday Party. Fremont, California We are continuing activities with Conference. Members also attended elephant gift). Crew gathered for dinner & movie other local ST Clubs. Worked at a ISS Lexington holiday party along SS K’Ehleyr NCC-009 party on 11/26. Discussed shipboard local Marine Reserve Center loading with the shuttle Starlord. USS Rhyanna NCC-1892 Las Vegas, Nevada computer upgrades. Continued and passing out Toys for Tots. Austin, Texas We had a Thanksgiving Feast, a holiday food & toy drive. Crew ISS Lexington NCC-1703-C We held our yearly Christmas party couple of movie events, and began gathered for a Christmas party on Region 5 West New York, New Jersey at Gigi Jacobson’s home. The a toy/food drive (ongoing through 12/12. Also getting together with USS USS Crusader NCC-74711 Members attended the R7 chapter collected tomato products mid-Dec.). We also visited the Ethyl Northern Lights and USS Tikopai Otis Orchard, Washington Conference. Charity efforts for Hill Country Ministries Food M. Chocolate Factory & Cactus crews for a New Year’s Eve party. We celebrated Thanksgiving with underway. Held our holiday party on Pantry and collected Blankets for garden, and held our Winter Holiday/ games and food. We then went 12/18 at Hoolihan’s. We were joined the “Covered With Love” Project. Christmas/CO’s Birthday Party. USS Gallant NCC-4890 shopping for the Wishing Star family by the Kerberos. Several members volunteered time Fresno, California we are sponsoring this Christmas, to work at the Round Rock Food USS Angeles NCC-71840 Held Nov. and Dec. general meetings using the money raised from our car Shuttle Top Gun NCC-75029 Pantry. Los Angeles, California and also our holiday party in Dec. wash and our bake sale. On 12/1, Oxon Hill, Maryland We visited Disneyland with crew we delivered the gifts. On 12/18, We had a recruitment drive at USS SpiritWolf NCC-74300 of Com Station Z and sent Holiday USS Hells Fury NCC-74304 we held our annual Christmas party Galaxycon and planned our con Houston, Texas care packages to troops overseas. Fresno, California and viewed the movie “National activities for 2005, including Recruitment efforts continue. Special Guest Jack Donner LTC Glenna Juilfs was awarded the Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation.” Farpoint, Shore Leave 27, and Several crew members attended (Subcommander Tal from TOS Leader’s Commendation for services IC2005. On 12/31, we got together the ship’s Holiday celebration in Enterprise Incident) at our general rendered to the ship. USS Rubicon NCC-71816 for a chapter meeting, New Year’s December. meeting. Attended LOSCON and Richland, Washington Eve Party, and movie night. held a room party. Also held a trip to USS Highroller NCC-23104 R5 Coupon Drive (on-going), 11/12: USS Tejas NCC-9756 Knott’s Berry Farm, a Holiday Party Reno, Nevada Disney on Ice at the Coliseum, USS Accord NCC-1842 Vernon, Texas & Gift Exchange, and a New Year’s Finalized plans for 12th Anniversary/ 11/13: LAN Party. 11/21: General Ithaca, New York We collected pennies for our “Mile of Eve Bash! Christmas party. Collected donations Meeting at Battelle Auditorium. 11/ We held our monthly meeting and a Pennies;” coupons for OCP, Humane for local food bank. 26: Richland Walk for the Needy. mission to Ringwood Raceway. Also Society, and First Step; newspapers USS Angelfi re NCC-75025 12/18: Lord of the Rings Marathon, saw “The Incredibles” and members for the Wilbarger County Humane Tolleson, Arizona USS Northern Lights NCC-27001 12/19: Ship Christmas Party. 12/31: attended the R7 conference. We Society; and aluminum cans for the We hosted a pre-holiday dinner on San Jose, California Ship New Years Eve Party. We have donated a DVD player to CHFC. Wilbarger County Humane Society. the 15th. Adult members and offi cers The crew had the inaugural playing had several meetings for RadCon Our monthly meeting was our annual made a spaghetti dinner while the of the latest in the Munchkin card planning and continue to work Holiday Party in Dec.; MaaM was a USS Trinity River NCC-6425 Junior and Cadet members made game series. Members of USS towards the 2005 R5 Summit. trip to Lights on the Lake with dinner Dallas, Texas cookies and candy. We held our Tikopai joined us for a New Year’s at Garcia’s Mexican Restaurant. Crew members had a movie night annual Holiday Party on 12/17. Santa Eve party; after a White Elephant gift Region 6 on 11/7 to see The Incredibles, and Colonel John Nelson (Angelfi re exchange, midnight was greeted with USS Czar‘ak NCC-1798-A USS Adamant NCC-3029 and were joined by the CO and CO) passed out holiday gifts and a toast of Romulan Ale! At the party, Richfi eld, Minnesota Hatfi eld, Philadelphia XO of USS Bethel. The Chapter took requests from the children on a collection was taken for donations In Nov., the crew enjoyed lunch The CO attended the Region 7 had Christmas party at CMO’s the Angelfi re Crew. Also during the to help victims of the tsunami in and a movie. In Dec., we held our Conference. On 11/12, we attended house. CO went to Region 3 Retreat party two Angelfi re members Joe South Asia. monthly meeting, answered phones Cantina & Movie Night, seeing and New Years Eve party. COL Erik Butts and his new bride Rachael for local PBS Station TPT channel 2, “Team America: World Police” and Cowand donated $1,888.15 worth of Amberson-Butts who recently “tied USS Onizuka NCC-71815 and attended the Local All Ship/Club then eating dinner out. On 11/13, Coupons to the Overseas Coupon the knot” renewed their vows with Chico, California Holiday Party. Members are planning members attended USS Ascension’s Program. That is almost $7,000 for Angelfi re CO Colonel John Nelson On Thanksgiving Day, we held our on bowling in the Fur Bowl, a fund- 14th Anniversary Dinner. the year 2004. presiding over the ceremony. Thanksgiving Cookie Run, delivering raiser for Companion Animals. trays of cookies to local fi re stations. USS Albany NCC-587 USS Victory NCC-74208 USS Augusta Ada NCC-55011 Planning on attending Christmas USS Fox River NCC-81002 Scotia, New York San Antonio, Texas Campbell, California Gift Exchange on 12/12 at Cascade Appleton, Wisconsin Members twice went bowling in Crew members assisted in a local We had a rocketry presentation Station. Also planning Christmas Members met at the Seven Angels Nov., and attended the Watervlet Thanksgiving dinner festival. At at meeting -- not just model Cookie Run to local police / sheriff / Restaurant for “A Good Day to Arsenal event. Members attended our regular chapter meeting had rockets. We discussed possible Highway Patrol stations. Dine,” with everyone in uniform or “Caroling in the Caves” at Howe Ferengi gift exchange and monthly alternate meeting locations -- our costume. Caverns and went bowling twice in poker night. Assisted Blockbuster present location is not accessible USS PeaceKeeper NCC-73200 Dec. Members saved coupons for Video with pre-viewed movie sale to wheelchair users, lacks Internet Visalia, California USS Imperium NCC-2125 OCP, with a year-to-date total of in exchange for chapter promotion. access, and has a limited menu. We had our annual Poker Night Fargo, North Dakota $29,586.75. Attended Region Three Retreat 12/ for Foodlink and we also held our A birthday party for the CO included 31/04-1/1/05. USS Centurion NCC-74801 annual Christmas Party and Klingon attending the premiere of “The USS Alpha Centauri NCC-71812 San Bernardino, California Gift Exchange. We sent a check for Incredibles” and going for a late Temple Hills, Maryland Region 4 The chapter took part in annual $400 to Foodlink of Tulare Country meal. Went to pizza buffet for club Late in Oct. celebrated fall festival ISS Pegasus NCC-9755 Feast of Q’Tohmer, braving the and planned most of our activities meeting and then to see “National and Chief Engineer David Weaver’s Las Vegas, Nevada cold and the rain. Ship marched in for 2005. Treasure” with another area Scifi birthday. We had a First Night/ Toys for Tots Program doing so-so. San Bernardino YMCA Christmas club. Members attended Christmas Holiday party on 12/31. As of the fi rst of Nov. we started parade. Donated 9000 soda tabs to USS S’ Lheya NCC-1601 and New Year’s Eve house parties. collecting Pop Tops at a local school Ronald McDonald House in Loma Fresno, California USS Archer NCC-1069 that we are hosting; grand total as of Linda. Work on newsletter for ship The crew gathers at the CO’s USS Saint George NCC-63541 Mantua, New Jersey December is 516.5 oz and ship website underway. apartment to watch Enterprise. Saint Paul, Minnesota Away team attended R7 Con and Members donated to Toys for Tots, an MSG attended 7th BDE Muster.

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Chapter held Eagles football party We held a holiday party and were the Year award. We also held our Region 12 to holiday plans and scheduling on 11/21. The R7 Holiday Cookie joined by members of the Sovereign monthly meeting and Thanksgiving Shuttle Dragonstrike NCC-74305 confl icts. Annual Bluenose Party Exchange we co-hosted with the and Thagard. Members of the Fox party. The crew celebrated the Oswego, Kansas on New Year’s Day will now replace USS Challenger was a huge success, joined the Sovereign for a tour of holiday season at Longwood The stuffed animal collection was December and January meetings. with 20 people in attendance. We Longwood Gardens. Gardens with the Flying Fox and completed and a drawing was held are planning to make it an annual RC7, then off to dinner with Adamant, for the Christmas gift exchange. The USS Claymore NCC-72292 tradition. USS Highlander NCC-10530 Ascension, Archer & Asimov. general crew meeting and Annual Midwest City, Oklahoma Randallstown, Maryland Christmas party were held on 12/18 We did the usual charity work. USS Ari NCC-1723 Members attended Region 7 Summit USS Starlord NCC-74225 at the Great Wall Chinese restaurant Held a joint meeting with the USS Buffalo, New York on 11/5-7 and conducted a brief Aberdeen, New Jersey with guests Capt. Jason Weingratner Morningstar, and we adopted 2 At our Nov. meeting, we discussed online meeting on 12/22. Members attended R7 Con. On of the USS SpiritWolf of R3, and his families for Christmas. Claymore Presidential election, local elections, 11/12, 19, and 26, and 12/3, 10, 17, friend Eric. Crew exchanged gifts. youth collected and donated 75 current events, Enterprise series. USS Inferno NCC-15202 24, and 30, the crew held Gaming Photos are available on startrekdra can goods to local shelter. We had Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Nights. On 12/31, we held our gonstrike@yahoogroups. New Year’s Eve PJ party at Travis’ USS Ascension NCC-2520 Elements of the crew attended Beach monthly Meeting and New Year’s house. Hatfi eld, Pennsylvania Bash in SC. We held a holiday party Eve Party. USS Allegiant NCC-07 Celebrated our 14th Anniversary on at our regular meeting. Lenexa, Kansas USS Discovery NCC-1308 11/13 at the Brass Rail restaurant. USS Thor NCC-2549-A Our chapter has decreed 2005 as St. Louis, Missouri Members from the Adamant and USS Justice NCC-556 Baltimore, Maryland the “Year Of Fleet” and will offer a We held Enterprise nights and our Thagard attended. Members Florham Park, New Jersey Crew Christmas Party on 12/ $100 cash prize on 01/01/06 to the Annual Thanksgiving Eve Dinner attended the Creation Thanksgiving The crew raised money for the 18. Completing Relay for Life Starfl eet chapter recruiting the most with the USS Hexum in attendance Con in Secaucus. The A-Team Battered Women’s Shelter and advertisement for the charity auction members during 2005. We have a as well. Members attended the hosted a New Year’s Eve Party; are planning our 10th anniversary and event that will take place at bake sale planned for 4/05 to raise Region 12 Holiday Party in Boonville, members from the Archer and Flying party. Three members appeared in Katsucon 11 on the dates of 2/18- money for the Year-of-Fleet fund. MO. Holiday Talisman tournament Fox attended. photograph of Paintball Sports Jan 20/05. Our chapter will be attending Summit held. Crew also spent Holiday happy 2005 issue for the William Shatner in May and the following weekend hours at Frederick’s Music Lounge USS Asimov NCC-1647 Paintball game. Video project USS Triton NCC-71819 will be ConQuesT 26 here in KC so and celebrated Christmas Eve Paoli, Pennsylvania progresses. Glen Burnie, Maryland we’ll be going to that as well in the building children’s toys. Members We participated at the Region 7 An away mission went to Region hopes of recruiting new members. joined the St. Louis Science center Conference, and also joined the USS USS Malverne NCC-2205 7 Conference and we planned our while attending the IMAX fi lm “Santa Archer for a house warming party Upper Darby, Pennsylvania annual canned food and Toys for USS Antonio Maria Valsalva vs. the Snowman.” Annual New for one of their members. The New Members attended various holiday Tots Drive. We held our General NCC-4101 Wildwood, Missouri Year’s Eve party held at the home of Year brought a Poker night, Charity functions and are made plans for Meeting and will be participating in Our members remain very active Bob Timmerberg. Events, and Paintball. Spring 05. the Polar Bear Plunge on Stardate across the country at the local, 1/10. regional and national levels- USS Firestorm NCC-36005 USS Avenger NCC-1860 USS Matrix NCC-72296 including signifi cant charity work and Ottawa, Kansas Linden, New Jersey Laurel, Maryland Region 9 donations, far-reaching community Chapter held Thanksgiving dinner Members participated in many We celebrated our 10th anniversary USS Europe NCC-74668 service projects, increased reuse and for friends and family... still working activities, including Operation: on 11/18 with an all-day chat. All crew Lisbon, Spain recycling events, as well as giving on sending things needed to Iraq Wallpaper Rutgers, the Dead Parrot members received commemorative The crew held monthly MSN back directly to our own communities and our soldiers Project, multi-chapter Toys for Tots pin and trading cards. An Away meetings, created NR 17 newsletter, through area blood drives, CPR drive (nearly $1000 worth of toys Team attended Galaxycon II. Held worked on the new Regional Manual, certifi cation, recertifi cation and USS Hellfi re & Brimstone NCC-3143 were donated and local media elections for CO; voting 12/1-12/10. and did various science projects. We donation of food and clothing. Emporia, Kansas covered the event), and a holiday also set up websites for the chapter Members are supporting Lt Mike Members of the chapter got together food drive. The Ops chief married his USS Niagara NCC-75634 and for gaming, made preparations Watham, husband of Mike Miller’s for an impromptu gaming session/ fi ancee, Adriane Moss on 12/31. Cheektowaga, New York for launching shuttles in Germany kindergarten teacher and CO of an Thanksgiving party. The crew prepared a large charity and Poland, and looked into a charity Army MP platoon who is currently USS Challenger NCC-1676-D contribution to the orphans of Father project with USS Pathfi nder. completing a tour in Iraq training Iraqi USS Hexum NCC-2199 Toms River, New Jersey Baker’s Orphanage. Donations police. Members donated 38 toys to Belleville, Illinois Promotions included a 4th pip for were acquired from a number of USS Vanguard NCC-75026 the USMC Reserve Toys-For-Tots An away team went to see “Natural Counselor Emily Vosseller and vendors and crew members provided Laakdal, Belgium Program in St Louis. Resources”. Another away team Security Chief Ken Dohn, and a 5th 60 present bags and additional items We actively played games with SFC attended the USS Discovery pre- pip for Mary & Dave Singleton. A R7 for the children. and are working with SFI DOG to USS Arlington NCC-2375 Thanksgiving dinner. Members Con bid meeting was held with input create more interest in gaming Boonville, Missouri attended the Region 12 Holiday from members of the USS Sovereign USS Northstar NCC-10462 within SFI. Our Chapter Awards We are recruiting. CO passed fi rst 3 Party Members attended a and USS Avenger during a birthday Bronx, New York were presented to the crew. Kevin levels of the Gorn school. Working screening of “Santa versus the party for the XO. Two of us attended On 12/3 we held a Toy Drive at the Mooney was promoted to SSGT on his PhD. Snowman” at the St Louis Science the R7 Conference. crew meeting to benefi t the New and was giving command of the Center’s Omnimax Theater, followed York Foundling Hospital. Vanguard’s Marine Unit. USS Atlas NCC-75013 by lunch at Applebee’s. An away USS DeBraak NCC-63543 O’Fallon, Missouri team went to see “Aviator” and went Dover, Delaware USS Osiris NCC-3092 Region 10 A Team Meeting was held on 11/7 out to dinner. We collected items for A small group went to the cinema Bronx, New York USS Crystal Star NCC-1160 and a General Event on 11/20. the local food banks to be used after to see “The Incredibles.” Members Members attended the Region 7 Eagle River, Alaska the holidays. manned a SFI table at Galaxy Con Conference. We had our 8th Annual The crew assisted in the annual RED USS Black Hawk NCC-75004 II, 11/6-7. Annie, Punch, & Mike Thanksgiving Get Together on 11/ Cross Gift Wrapping on 12/21 by Rockford, Illinois USS Horizon NCC-1000-B attended the New Years Eve Duck 20. We had our annual Christmas making bows and gift boxes to use. Preparing for Black Hawk’s 10th Fulton, Missouri drop in Havre De Grace, MD. Meeting and get together on the 12/ Anniv. Party in 2/05 or 3/05; plans to Members went to see “Alexander” on 18: SFI business for about 5 minutes USS Majestic NCC-78601 send ‘care package’ to CoE Robert 11/27. Member Barbara Allen, SCC- USS Dragon Star NCC-52135 of the total meeting, the rest was Victoria, British Columbia Baker, stationed in Iraq, underway, 50765, died of cancer 12/1/04 Walden, New York given over to our secret santa and We held a video night. Annual asking for ideas & donations (but no The crew enjoyed Enterprise our Christmas dinner and festivities. Christmas dinner was at the candy, please (per Robert)). USS Jeannette Maddox NCC-14514 nights, roleplaying sessions, and a We collected a huge amount of toys Captain’s quarters. Also held a Wichita, Kansas Thanksgiving get-together with other (surpassing our amount for last year) birthday dinner for Gary Pearse. USS Bortas NCC-74211 The crew held Mutant Game Nights. SF members. for the SFMC Toys for Tots program. Urbana, Illinois USS Sol NCC-1733 We held our regular meeting and USS Marko Ramius NCC-23103 USS Edinburgh NCC-77930 USS Prevailing Wind NCC-74667 Fairbanks, Alaska game night on 11/20. The crew Fayetteville, Arkansas Glen Burnie, Maryland Harrisburg, Pennsylvania We watched DS9 “The Begotten” provided security / Staff at annual The crew gave two needy families Two members attended the Region 7 January meeting will be combo and talked about ST Enterprise. Chambanacon. Participated in gift- Thanksgiving packages: Turkey, Conference and 7th Brigade Muster. Anniversary/Xmas party. We exchanged gifts, watched wrapping packages for customers at Ham, fi xings and canned goods to two episodes of the animated ST local Barnes and Noble 3 times. each. We are assembling the same USS Flying Fox NCC-3116 USS Sovereign NCC-75000 series, and handed out copies of for Christmas, plus gifts for the Bethlehem, Pennsylvania Philadelphia, Pennsylvania the Club’s fan video to all the paid USS Celt NCC-75018 children of one of the families. We The majority of the Fox’s members Attended the Region 7 conference up personnel. Elkins, Arkansas also held a Christmas Party and a attended the Regional Conference. and received the R7 2003 Ship of No meetings in Nov. or Dec. due New Year’s party.

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USS Nomad NCC-78500 holiday season. Crew also mourns USS Avalon NCC-74914 in their 6th Coats for Kids Day USS Omega Glory NCC-26917 Saint Louis, Missouri the loss of yet another member, Standish, Maine collecting 128 winter jackets, then Denver, Colorado Members tugged on Superman’s CPO. Chester Smith, who passed 12/ 7, 10, 13 we spent 4 hours each went to Guy Champagne’s house Chapter held meetings on the Colorado cape, spit into the wind, and pulled away on 12/01/04. wrapping gifts at Borders Books, for the annual Christmas party/ Cut and Front Range Grottos, fi nished the the mask off the ol’ Lone Ranger. to raise money for the Peabody Throat Yankee Swap. On 12/06, the Arapahoe County CERT Training, Proposal to mess around with Jim USS Hadfi eld NCC-75020 House. On 12/21 we delivered gifts crew collected 74 items for the Toys had a GURPS Gaming Night, visited tabled indefi nitely. in Toronto. On 12/18 we held holiday party, and on 12/22 an away County Homeless Shelter Kitchen. participated in the Parade of Lights, our Christmas Dinner & Awards team went to Cinema to see “Blade, visited the Aurora History Museum, USS Phoenix NCC-2155 Ceremony. Trinity.” Every Sat. night we meet for USS Omar Khayyam NCC-79001 saw the movies National Treasure Columbia, Missouri D&D, and every Sun. we continue to Watertown, Massachusetts and Ocean’s Eleven (both versions), We discussed member recruitment USS Parallax NCC-74657 run the Avalon Food Pantry. The crew is doing a work-up on held quilting classes, held our Holiday ideas and made plans for ship picnic Livonia, Michigan period on Earth from 1939-1945 CE. Dinner at The Claim Jumper, and had this summer. With the holidays, things have been USS Endeavor NCC-1716 a New Year’s Eve Party. a little sedate. Jennifer Gardiner Baltic, Connecticut Region 17 USS Royal Sovereign NCC-72201 has taken a leave of absence to take Members attended the United Fan Shuttle Moontype NCC-74213/01 USS Pioneer NCC-5280-D Leavenworth, Kansas care of some personal matters, other Con. The crew watched videos and Fort Collins, Colorado Denver, Colorado November Monthly Happy Hour than that - we’re good! Looking made plans for the Christmas Party Shuttle Moontype has produced its Chapter held several viewing nights – held, crew saw Alexander and then forward to a GREAT new year! which was held at the Captain’s fi rst issue of the Newsletter Lunar including a Star Wars Movie Marathon feasted at a local Indian restaurant. house. The Captain made his Landscapes. The communications along with Thanksgiving Dinner --- Gaming get-together was held with USS Valkyrie NCC-74658 famous lasagna which is the department is looking for an e-mail went on an outing to Laser Quest, held the USS Adjudicator and the crew Dearborn, Michigan ENDEAVOR’s traditional Christmas list serve that will be user friendly a Galaxy Quest Academy event, and got together with the USS Arlington The crew celebrated the Christmas, meal. After that, the crew watched and manageable with screen went on many outings to museums for Thanksgiving and to take in the Hanukah, and Kwanzaa holidays. Spider Man 2. readers and Braille Displays. and community service work and the fl ick National Treasure. like. Our Overseas Coupons Program USS White Star NCC-71012 USS Galaxy NCC-70637 Shuttle Tiburon NCC-63546/1 goal for 2004 was $50,000 worth of USS Sunfl ower NCC-74679 Port Huron, Michigan Springfi eld, Massachusetts Denver, Colorado coupons. We met and exceeded that Augusta, Kansas We had a movie party. We also held Annual Halloween Party & UFC Flight Team Tiburon spent most of goal with a total of $96,184.46. The crew is saving coupons for OCP. our Annual Christmas Party and Kickoff Party were at the home Dec. getting the VRR ready and monthly Readers Group meeting. of Capt. Doug Van Newenhoven. working on ship logos, mottos, and USS Wind Spirit NCC-14110 USS Thunderbird NCC-71845 Ship meeting held on 11/6 at UFC. other paperwork. We have planned Colorado Springs, Colorado Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Region 14 Members attended a convention in a launch date for 1/1/05, to be the Everyone that attended the “Boo at We went and saw ‘The Incredibles’. USS Jaguar NCC-74750 the Boston area in December. fi rst Shuttle of 2005 and the fi rst the Zoo” had a wonderful time with the We also had a meeting for Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada shuttle under the new Admin. exception of having to wait until a car Thanksgiving at the Coles residence. R14 offi cially welcomed the USS Hood NCC-1707 fi re in the parking lot was extinguished, We also had a New Year’s party at Jaguar with open arms, effectively North Chelmsford, Massachusetts USS Alioth NCC-72383 about a two hour delay. Our annual the Coles house. doubling the regions ship count and An away team went to United Fan Orem/Provo, Utah Pot Luck Thanksgiving Dinner was membership. Under GEN Scott Con in lieu of regular meeting. In How to host a murder! The crew met a lot of fun; we also watched an old USS Umiak NCC-3142 Akers Command, the 469th MSG Dec., mad, mad holiday shopping for the Chicago Caper, 1928! The Sci-Fi Movie “Mission to Mars”. We St. Louis, Missouri has been formed in our new Region. and a break for lunch at the mall. crew spent three hours role-playing held our annual Christmas Party at the The crew went to see “Blade Trinity”. Watch out, the Werecats are here! as characters visiting a speakeasy, Country Buffet with our own special A great time was had by all. COMM Dave Klingman continues to USS Kasimar NCC-1784 trying to fi gure out whodunit. On 12/ Ferengi style of gift exchange. USS William Wallace NCC-2555 work on new Fan Fiction and is still Bangor, Maine 18, ship held Sub for Santa (white Joplin, Missouri faithfully writing at least one article Members turned in coupons for elephant gift exchange) dinner. The Region 20 CO Brown’s family recently went to for each issue of the CQ. the OCP project that we started 3 crew discussed adopting a second USS Britannia NCC-5311 Region 02 for R&R and recruiting. months ago. To this point the Crew family and those gifts were then Guernsey, England Paperwork is in process. USS Magellan NCC-72014 has collected $5879.92 in coupons. purchased and delivered 12/22. In Gab, our new CO, has been looking Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec, Canada On 11/27 and 12/18, the crew spent total we adopted fi ve children. On into moving the Abbe Class Britannia Region 13 CO and Chief Engineer went to the the day manning the main entrance 12/31 the New Year’s Eve party onto a new class of Starfl eet vessel, Shuttle Aurora NCC-62004 Dominican Republic from 12/19-26, to the Bangor Mall for bell ringing was held at the home of the CO. We a Crusader Class Cruiser. The Dearborn, Michigan then on a Caribbean cruise. Quite a and manning the Angel Tree booth played Celebrity Taboo, had dinner, Executive Offi cer has suggested an Members enjoyed a movie night on trip and it’s good to be home...! for the Salvation Army. This was our and watched Twilight Zone. NX Class Starship. With Xmas fast 11/14, attended the Festival of Trees fi rst year for doing the Toys for Tots approaching the plan of bringing the on 11/26, and organized and tallied Region 15 Mission, and over a 1000 toys and USS Anasazi NCC-62001 Britannia back to normal running is chapter’s donations to Toys for Tots. SS Ian Fleming NCC-SFR-1501 $3000.00 were collected by the MSG Albuquerque, New Mexico foremost in our minds for next year. Members also enjoyed a Christmas Newburyport, Massachusetts 920th for the US Marine Corps. Crew completed the second Toys for There are several things being worked outing to Greenfi eld Village’s “Holiday We made our annual trip to United Tots drive of the year in conjunction out at the moment, and we should be Night” evening program. Fan Con. The new look “Moonraker” USS Nelson NCC-74804 with the local Star Wars fan group in operation in the next year. was released to the crew and was Northampton, Massachusetts and collected approx. $3000 in Shuttle Sinclair NCC-74209 given positive reviews. Dec. was Crew met at XO Ellen Makja’s house toys this year. CO attended the General Mark H. Anbinder presents a Waterford, Michigan pretty quiet as members spent most for a holiday get together. OCP USS Arc Royal Anniversary Party Community Service Citation to Major The crew enjoyed the last meeting of of the time shopping and preparing totals for the year 2004 are in Colorado Springs. A fl ight team Mike Sovocool of the 771st Marine the year. Planning is almost fi nished for Christmas. $59,476.04 worth of coupons. On has been formed for a new shuttle Strike Group aboard USS Accord. for commissioning ceremony. We’re a personal note, the CO would like in Albuquerque and hopes are high Photo courtesy of Mark H. Anbinder. fi ling an extension until the Diehl’s USS Ares NCC-26291 to thank the crew of the Nelson for that it will launch by mid-Feb. Membership Renewal goes through. Boston, Massachusetts your understanding and support Members attended United Fan throughout these last few months, USS Arc Royal NCC-63546 USS Banting NCC-17220 Con. The crew planned for 2005, they have been diffi cult indeed, with Colorado Springs, Colorado Guelph, Ontario, Canada including participation in the KAG the situation with Ann’s dad’s stroke, A Thanksgiving party was held at Our meeting was on 11/28 as well as Wild Frontier Quadrant Blood Feud my spinal fusion and recovery, & now the CO’s house. The Ship’s 4th our Movie afternoon. On 12/11 we and Paul Fest. Also, they collected our impending move to Greenfi eld. anniversary party was on 12/31-1/1. had our Anniversary party celebrating two big bags of Toys for Tots. After The Shuttle Tiburon was launched as 6 years as a STARFLEET Chapter the December meeting, we split USS O Bannon NCC-5372 Arc Royal’s fi rst shuttle on 1/1/05. and had our Christmas party at the into 2 teams, one team went to see Sanford, Maine same time. Oceans 12 while the other team saw The crew traveled to United Fan Con USS Mir NCC-73281 Blade Trinity. to enjoy an appearance by Gates Las Cruces, New Mexico USS Empress NCC-15025-A McFadden. We elected Mark Craft Crew met for a BBQ and watched Sterling Heights, Michigan USS Atlantis NCC-71803 as new CO. On 11/19, a party was two movies. On 12/18, we held Crew members donated over Litchfi eld, New Hampshire held at the Chief Engineer’s house our annual award presentations & $1000.00 in toys and gifts this Members participated in United Fan for a new episode of “Enterprise.” banquet. Con in Springfi eld, MA. On 12/04, the crew participated

42 FEBRUARY 2005/MARCH 2005 - ISSUE 127 • STARFLEET COMMUNIQUÉ EVENTS MEMBERS WANTED Merry Met! The STARFLEET Wiccan To coin the British Telecom phrase, ‘Its group would like to invite everyone to good to talk’. You’ll fi nd many of our join them as they celebrate upcoming crew lurking in the many STARFLEET Sabbats. Imbolg (Em-bowl/g) - The IRC channels, the likes of AOL, or MSN, Festival of Lights on February 2nd, and bouncing mails across our very Ostara (Oh-star-ah) - Celebration of own listserv. Not forgetting the regular Spring on March 22nd and Beltane online meetings were Doritos, Bud and (Beel-teen or bell-tayn) - Midsummer Guinness fl ow freely. Blessings on May 1st. For more information check out our yahoo group, There is so much more to this unique SFI-Wicca, or join us on IRC in the #SFI- MEMBERS WANTED MEMBERS WANTED island Chapter that I could tell you, but Wicca Channel. Blessed Be! I didn’t want to take up all of this edition CALLING ALL CADETS! Cadet/Youth The Britannia also runs an RPG, which of CQ. ~smiles~ FOR SALE Services can be accessed at is open to members and non-members http://ussjoa.homestead.com/ alike, whereby you can have the chance All Star Cosmic Con ‘95 If anything I’ve said sounds of interest, cyserv.html or at: http:// to portray a fi ctional STARFLEET or Klingon Makeup, Stan Lee, Executive or perhaps you have some questions, groups.yahoo.com group/SFI-Cadet_ Marine character. For those that have not Producer of the Spiderman Movies, then feel free to contact myself, SGM YouthServices/. Questions can also be simmed before, the Britannia also offers Nemesis Station Armor, and special star Marie ‘Blackeagle’ Wilson on black. asked on Sunday nights from 6 PM CST to a detailed simming guide and tutoring to Majel Roddenberry. [email protected], or our Chapter 8 PM CST on the IRC channel of # cadet/ help you get started in the fi ctional world 2 hour VHS Executive Offi cer, BDR Adrian Jones on youth_Services. STARFLEET Youth of Star Trek. Film Production: Reggie, Berryman, GiGi, [email protected] & Brennen. are welcome to join #CadetQuarters and http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ Feeling a little bit more competitive, then Please use U.S. Post Offi ce Money Thank you for reading. Orders, $10 Donation + $2 tape + $4 S/H STARFLEET_CADETS/ with parental why not have a go with the Britannia permission. I can be reached at frc- online multiplayer games? Yes, the USS = $16. SGM Marie ‘Blackeagle’ Wilson youth@sfi .org at any time. Capt. Robin Britannia and Region 20 is out to conquer Rachel Hawken Chief of Staff - USS Britannia van Cleave the universe as we know it. Interested 3919 N. Clark Street, #D Interim Reporting Offi cer - 380th MSG DEFGDEFGDEFGDEF in fragging a Captain or two? Or maybe Fresno, CA 93726-4808 ‘The Blues and Royals’ ATTENTION GHOST HUNTERS! there’s an OPs offi cer and a phaser blast [email protected] [email protected] DEFGDEFGDEFGDEF Possible new correspondence chapter with his name on it? Shuttlecon 92, STARFLEET’s Western forming in Region 15. If you’re interested Regional Conference - August 29,30 in the spirit realm, and all things haunted, Visalia, CA. Gene Roddenberry: A Tribute this is the ghost ship for you. For more To The Man And His Dreams, STARFLEET information, please contact Tracy at: and KAG Peace Conference, Writer Guest [email protected] or go to your nearest of Honor Marc Scott Zicree, Klingon Trial medium (hehehe). (Romulan Bad Guy), Masquerade and DEFGDEFGDEFGDEF Cabaret, Guest of Honor John de Lancie Hi. I’m Nate Oram and am in Southeast (Q), Music Video, and News Broadcast 47 Iowa looking to form the fi rst ship in Iowa. Live Eye Premiere of Deep Space 9. Please drop me a note and let’s see 2 hour VHS where we can go from here. :-) Please use U.S. Post Offi ce Money e-mail- [email protected] Orders, $10 Donation + $2 tape + $4 S/H Nate Oram, 329 N Roosevelt Ave #130 = $16. Burlington, IA 52601 Rachel Hawken DEFGDEFGDEFGDEF 3919 N. Clark Street, #D Are you looking for something different Fresno, CA. 93726-4808 from your STARFLEET Membership? [email protected] The USS Britannia is a Chapter on the DEFGDEFGDEFGDEF edge!!! The very edge of STARFLEET For Sale: 4 Prop or near prop quality International that is. Geographically items: 1 ST3 Phaser Type 2 $90, 1 TNG located in Region 20, (the UK, or IONA, Phaser 2 Type 1 $100, 1 TNG Science whichever you may prefer), the Britannia Tricorder with Scanner $100, 1 TOS is a Chapter with a difference. Laced Phaser 1 $75. All prices include shipping, with a British fl are, she brings with her a insurance & delivery confi rmation to USA uniqueness not found in other Chapters. Destinations, will discount shipping to all other countries. Will accept money order The Blues and Royals, the Britannia’s or PayPal for payment only. For info & Marine Strike Group, incorporate the jpgs, email Rich Nacaula: unique aspects of the British Royal [email protected] Marines and the tradition and rank DEFGDEFGDEFGDEF structure of one of the Divisions of the SELLING COMICS Queens own Household Cavalry, the I have a large selection of comics dating Blues and Royals. from 1969 to 1994 that we would like to give the STARFLEET members an The Britannia offers a new member opportunity to purchase before selling support program, where all new them in the local area. We have DC, unexperienced members are assigned Marvel, Atlas, Pacifi c, Charlton, Epic, a buddy or mentor, if they so wish, from Capital, Eclipe, First, Western Comics, the existing crew to help them settle in etc. If you are interested, please email and adjust to life aboard the Britannia me at [email protected], or write and in STARFLEET. We also offer to: Goulet, 6929 Egan Way, Fort Worth, a unique member training program, TX 76137 I will get you a list of what we whereby members who wish to are have and prices. If there are certain ones guided through various courses and you are collecting please list them and we exams designed to teach the structure Joe Hoolihan of the USS Martrix, R7, meets at Quark’s Bar & Grill with will see if we have them. This offer is open and fabric of the Britannia. We also guide members of R4’s K’Ehleyr Station. Front row: Robby Fillmore, Joe Hoolihan, until June 2005. After that time, we will sell members towards gaining OTC and OCC Jeff Salamon. Back row: Wendy Fillmore, Ellen Frei. Not pictured: Bob in the local area. qualifi cation with Starfl eet Academy. Fillmore, Sean Fillmore. Photo submitted by Joe Hoolihan.

STARFLEET COMMUNIQUÉ • FEBRUARY 2005/MARCH 2005 - ISSUE 127 43 STARFLEET DIRECTORY OF CONTACT OFFICE OF THE COMMANDER, STARFLEET Chief of Staff Director of Promotions: Awards Director Public Relations Director COMMANDER, Scott Grant Deb Malotte Liz Woolf Neal Fischer 116 Durgin Rd 3212 Mark Circle 31 Front Street 321 W. Mount Vernon St STARFLEET: Bennington, NH 03442 Independence, MO 64055 Chatham, NJ 07928-2016 Lansdale, PA 19446 Mandi Livingston cs-cos@sfi .org promotions@sfi .org Awards@sfi .org pr@sfi .org 102 Washington Dr Ladson, SC294.56 Director of Personnel Inspector General EC General Counsel SFI Recruitment Coordinator cs@sfi .org Ben Redding Danny Potts JC Cohen Pete Mohney 2917 Heritage Way 2912 Dublin Dr N 412 Winston Ct. #1 1105 Oak Creek Tr Sevierville, TN 37876 Helena, AL 35080-3740 Ithaca, NY 14850 Birmingham, AL 35215-1502 [email protected] ig@sfi .org [email protected] [email protected] OFFICE OF THE VICE-COMMANDER, STARFLEET

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Updated February 19, 2005 • Check http://academy.sfi .org for updated form. USS INFERNO VISITS TITANIC/CARNEGIE SCIENCE CENTER COL K’moghjIH zantai-Ki’RK (Larry D. French, Sr.) • USS Inferno, R7

The Titanic exhibit - the sign at the bottom reads “THANK YOU for not taking photos

I had taken a photo of us standing in front of a thermal imaging machine. Can you guess who we and not eating in this exhibit.” Photo taken by Larry French. all are? Photo taken by Larry French. Ksimka took a photo of Craig taking a photo of David and Larry standing in front of the This group photo has Christy Horbinski of the USS Niagara, Chief of Operations CAPT Ksimka Titanic exhibit (and the above-mentioned sign, of course...” Photo taken by Debbie French sutai-Ki’RK (Debbie French), Executive Offi cer Colonel K’moghjIH zantai-Ki’RK (Larry French), and CAPT David W. Ferber. Photo taken by Craig Horbinski.

IT’S A BIRD... IT’S A PLANE... IT’S CAPTAIN ANITA!! VADM. Wendy Fillmore •K’Ehleyr Station, R4

ISS Pegasis CO, Commodore Brian Schreur, presents a “bribe“ to the new fl ag offi cer. Photo taken and submitted by Wendy Fillmore

On Tuesday, 1/25/05, K’Ehleyr XO Anita Treloar was awarded her The celebratory cake, decorated with well-deserved promotion to Captain at our general crew meeting. Here, the K’Ehleyr Station logo. K’Ehleyr CO, Comm. Bob Fillmore presents Anita with her certifi cates. Photo taken and submitted by Wendy Fillmore Photo taken and submitted by Wendy Fillmore