FLEETFLEET CHANNELSCHANNELS MAY - JUNE ‘07 VOLUME 16, NO. 3 SUMMITSUMMIT 20072007 WRAP-UPWRAP-UP EDITIONEDITION INSIDE RC REPORT STAFF REPORTS VESSEL REPORTS FLEET & REGIONAL NEWS TREK NEWS GIGI & TEEGAN JACOBSON ENJOY ORLANDO NASA NEWS & THE 2007 REGION THREE SUMMIT UPCOMING EVENTS THE NEWSLETTER FOR REGION THREE CONTACT LIST / DISCLAIMER REGIONAL COORDIANTOR DISCLAIMER ADM Brad Pense ............................................... [email protected] Fleet Channels is the official electronic bi-monthly publication of Region Three. VICE-REGIONAL COORDINATORS This newsletter is written solely for the entertainment of the Regional staff, the VRC (North): COMM Robyn Winans ................. [email protected] members of Regional Three and as- VRC (South/Senior): ADM Michelle Fanelli ........ [email protected] sorted friends. This publication is not in- VRC (West): VADM Sam Black ......................... 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More information can be found at the Published items become the property of Region Three Web Page (http://www.region3.org). Fleet Channels and Region Three. 2 FLEET CHANNELS RC & SVRC REPORTS SOUTHERN TThroughhrough tthehe EyesEyes SPACEDOCK Senior Vice-Regional Coordinator Vice-Regional Coordinator, South by: ADM Michelle Fanelli ofof aa RedneckRedneck [email protected] by: ADM Brad Pense, Regional Coordinator Howdy, Howdy, Regional [email protected] As I write this, I am Howdy, Clint Hill, USS Ark Angel; Chapter of the not sure what to Year: USS Trinity River; Officer of the say about Summit Let me start by saying that we now have Year: Mark West, USS Regulator; Mem- and the after our 11th successful Summit behind us. ber of the Year: Sam Black, USS Lone weekend With that, it is time to provide you with Star postings. Many Summit ’07 follow-up information. But spoke with their first, I want to thank everyone who at- Our next major event this year is the re- emotion and pain. I hope one day the tended or had a part in making Summit turn of the Pool and Darts event in Killeen hard feelings will be less returning to our ’07 as successful as it at the Harker Heights more family connections. In the past we was. Moose Lodge on Satur- experience disagreements, say our day July the 21st. The peace and then go back to having fun. It During Opening Cer- Moose Lodge is located would be a shame, if we let things change emonies at Summit ’07, at 125 West Veterans that. I had the honor of rec- Memorial Blvd in Harker ognizing members from Heights, TX. Next is the I want everyone to remember what is across Region Three as Biennial Region Three important: the fun and the activities we they received Region trip to the Space Center do as a region. Those are still happen- Three Individual in Houston, TX. that is ing. The financial is being handled and Awards, ’06-’07 Annual set to take place in Sep- we will be better for it. We have other Awards and various tember. And we wrap things on our plate; the new Trek movie Promotions to the rank up the year with the very is coming out, hey a hook to get new of Captain and above. successful annual Re- members. We have new groups adding gion Three Game Day to our family. We will deal with what I want to congratulate to be held in Round comes our way as we always have. the following members/ Rock, TX. during No- groups from Region vember. Events being I want to thank Robyn and the Trinity River Three who received rec- held during the week- crew plus everyone who had anything to ognition at Summit this end will include open do with summit. Yes, I did have a great gaming, the third Bri- time. The panels were fun, loved the din- year. RC Brad Pense gets hauled in gade Fall Muster and ner and I even got a table decoration. I by the Fashion Police at much more. chatted with folks I haven’t seen in years. Promotions to Captain/ Summit 2007 Colonel: Lloyd Bates That is what the weekend was truly about. and Scott McKinlay; to Fleet Captain/ Until more information is announced on Brigadier: Cami Houser and Jeff Schnoor other Region Three events you can keep Of course our groups are gearing up for (Brigadier); to Commodore/Brigadier a watchful eye on the Region Three web the summer. The Firebird is taking a ton General: Karon McLain and Robert Gra- site http://www.region3.org for more up- of Academy courses. The KED-TV auc- ham; to Rear Admiral/Major General: dates. tion had support of the Joan of Arc mem- Billie Clifton; and to Vice Admiral: bership. The Renaissance and what will Raymond Ford. In service to the Fleet, be the Corsair group at teaming up for August’s Babel Con. The Ark Angel is Annual Awards: Newsletter of the Year: preparing for their first fan film and will USS Aurora Vulcanus’ Aurora’s Glory be doing a casting call. I can picture it (Volume 15, Issue 3); Junior Member of now - a star is born. the Year: Remmington Shugart, USS ADM Brad Pense, continued next page Regulator; Enlisted Member of the Year: Commander, Third Fleet FLEET CHANNELS 3 VRC REPORTS Northern Go West VRCS -- continued from page 3 Next regional event is July’s Pool and LIGHTS Young Man! Darts. The steaks are back along with the fun we always have at this event. We Vice-Regional Coordinator, North Vice-Regional Coordinator, West also have Space Center Houston and by: COMM Robyn Winans by: VADM Sam Black Game Day coming up, so try to join in on [email protected] [email protected] the fun when you can. Well Summit was This was a mostly And may the good news be yours. here and now it’s fun and very inter- gone. The USS esting summit. Trinity River hopes There were defi- that everyone had a nitely memorable Admiral Michelle Fanelli good time while moments, and Vice - Regional Coordinator, South they were here. some of those mo- We’d like to think ments are the kind VRCW -- continued everyone for that keeps on giv- such as Elizabeth Moon and Laurell K making the trek to ing. I was totally Hamilton. If you’d like to join us drop me Dallas for the 2007 Summit. I would shocked to be chosen as the Member of an Email and we’ll work out a plan! like to again express my thanks to the the Year.