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The Great STARFLEET Communiqué Questionnaire by RADM Jon Lane 6 Publisher: Jonathan Lane The Chaplain’s Chat by COMM Russell Ruhland 7 Editor-in-Chief: Prasith Kim-Aun, DMD The Second Banana Report by VADM Dave Blaser 8 Content Editor: Jonathan Lane Operations Report by RADM Jerry Tien 9 Layout: Prasith Kim-Aun, DMD Computer Operations Report by COMM John Halliday 9 Front Cover: Photo of Eddie Tunis IV supplied by Edward C. Tunis III Report from the Chief Financial Officer by COMM Michael Stein 10 Proof Readers: Jon Lane and Alex Rosenzweig So You Want to Be Commander, STARFLEET by FADM Sal Lizard 11 Academy News by ADM Peg Pellerin 12 Published by: Shakedown Operations Report by RADM Warren Price 13 STARFLEET, The International Star Trek Fan Association, Inc. Saying Goodbye to an Old Friend... 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