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Starfleet Communications The Official Newsletter of Starfleet Command Issue #70 March, 2011
Starfleet Communications
The Official Newsletter of StarfleetCommand
Issue #70 March, 2011
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Fleet Commander Report 1Deputy Fleet Commander Report 22001 Convention List. 3Current SFC Presence 4FADM Roy Jackson Interview 5U.S.S. Telek 6U.S.S. Gorkon 8CAPT Kirk's Birthday Riverside, 1A. 102010 Starfleet Awards Photos 112010 SFC Q1 Awards 15
ADMIRALTY BOARD
FADM J.Roy JacksonFleet Commander
ADM Vince WilliamsChief of
Membership [email protected]
VADM Gary BarclayChief of Public Affairs
ADM Mark Wiliams
Deputy Fleet [email protected]
ADM Tony ScottChief of Financial Management
ADM Rick PinskyCommandant
Starfleet [email protected]
ADM Roseann PackerChief Advisor
Public Affairs OfficeThe Public Affairs Office publishes the Starfleet Command hardcopy
newsletter three (3) times per year.For more information or to submit articles, email the Public Affairs Office
Greetings Fleet,
I hope everyone had an enjoyable time throughout theholidays.
First, I would like to state that I take this position, along with its duties and
responsibilities, very seriously. If a.nyone has a concern, do not hesitate tobring it to me. If I cannot arJ.~wer~a;·qu~stiof1or resolve a situation, I will find
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someone who can; ...My doo~ ~villi~.lways.b'e~pe,n::;2i:r~,.~,~~l:,;:'I).r~~ ~~~:r":~'" 1\~E .'~_p0 ~~t*'*
I would like to tlian~ the following people for helping: m~'''establish my new,., I ~. -." .':"; ~ • i • ~i.'"~'$. ",. \.'JW" ,,-.' '
board. Theyhave years of dedlcated'servlce and havE:rprove~Jo beinvaluable ass'ets)o SFC in the past. We have big plans:f~r,IStarfleetCommaneJ'andf.:see'·a very bright future indeed ..
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First, ADM Mark Wiliial11s as. Deputy Fleet Commander, is'from n lana.Second, ADM'Vince.Williams (no relation to Mark) as Chief dfME;!mbership
Services, is from, the"lliinois/Missouri area. 'f t~!'".iThird,IADM Tony Scott as Chief of Fjnancial Management, is from Kentucky.Fourth, VADM Rick PinsKY as Commandant of Starfleet Academy,' is!from
Ohio .• ' " . )!~~Jl; ~', :.l.. ,~tJk .,
The first fewrnoritQs will be a time of transition as I step into tne.big chair.There are still' a fey( Admiralty Board positions yet tOfillflrld,'1 ulg~ anyonewith interest to download the latest ;6;FEDs from wwvilstarfle'et-command.com
and review the q\1alifications.and duties. The positions,are~: Chief ofCommand Staff; Chfefbf Information Technologies,~a,nQ''Crief of PublicAffairs. When applying~fbr ~fposition I urge YOuto,lis'i"'not only your
~ualifications, but also~~pla.in:'~c)V~!y~p,e~R,e§tt.o'·~erlorm yo~r dutie~ in atimely manner. When appIYlng:,·'please.use~oneof the follOWing emalladdresses: <
[email protected]@qmail
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Hello Fleet, I wanted to take this opportunity to convey myappreciation for the trust that Fleet Admiral Jackson, and the restof fleet has placed in me. I assure you, I will do my best to makesure that your trust is rewarded.
Back in 1992, four friends went to Indianapolis to see JimmyDoohan. On the way out, thE;!rewas an application for Starfleet
Command on a small table. YVhep J Pfli.2·my,du~~'i I ':V0uld never have guessedthat some 19 years later J wO~,lctstill be a member, ,J1149hless the Deputy FleetCommander. Of those 3 qtherpeople, Larry passed away aDd Greg left the group.The last, RADM Gqry Bartle, my former CO, is still active'i,ri Starfleet Command.
During my many'years in Fleet, I have served on, in myhumblehpirion, twogreat ships, the USS Defiant and the USS Endeavour. I was the' C,hielof Security. "" I ,.and First Officer on both. Along the way, I also served as the actipg Co. of theDefiant, Commanding Officer of StarbasJ 06, and as the Chief of Information
Technologies on the Admiralty Board. I started with the Endeav04r a~.§liMarine,but was asked to rnove to Security and then to Operations and lastly" to FirstOfficer. I was, and still am, not one to worry about rank or position, b,ytrather,where I can help tre most. In fact, I've made the rank of Captain \wic~! !
J .. i' J~;:.:':,',/ ~ "For those that do not knovJiwhat the basic duties of the Deputy'·Fleet·~
Commander are, let me give you an a few basic examples. TheOFC i~ the secondmost powerful position on the Admiralty Bqard and is in charg~of the,Starbases.He is there to help the Starbases, arid the'ships under the'm,~in any way he can.
One way he doesthisisJo take the Spar II from the Starbas#'Cor)1manders (shipcommanding officers fillqut 'the Sp;3r I)and compile them~alf'fnto one report .
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In closing, I hope that duHn~.my time .aspFCI am able meet as manymembers of the fleet as possible. TO me, Starfleet Command has always beenabout the friendships that I have made a'iong the way. I know without a doubt, thatis why I am still here as a member and continue to serve.
Deputy Fleet Commander, ADM Mark Williams
2011 Convention List
Feb. 18-20, 2011 Timonium, MDhttp://www.faroointcon.com
February 18-20th 2011 Atlanta Georgiahttp://trektrax.oro/staff.htm
Feb. 25-27, 2011 Tampa, Floridawww.vulcanevents.com
March 11-13, 2011 SAN FRANCISCO, CAhttp://www.creationenl.com/cal/stsan.htm
March 11 Friday, at 12:00pm - March 13 at 4:00pmWho's Yer Con 2011 Indianapolis, IN
http://www.facebook.com/evenl.php?eid=106731109385904
Apr. 1-3,2011 Strongsville, OHwww.cinemawasteland.com
April 1-3, 2011 Indianapolis, INhttp://eventsforoamers .com/news/WonderCon-20 11-Dates-Annou nced
April 9-10,2011 PHOENIX, AZhttp://www.creationenl.com/cal/staz.htm
Apr. 28 - May 1, 2011 Dusseldorf, Germanywww.fedcon.de
MARCON June 3-5, 2011 Charlotte, NChttp://www. conca rolinas. oro
Star Trek Actor Current Appearances:http://startrekappea ra nces. bloospol. com/
June 10-12, 2011 VANCOUVER, BChttp://www.creationent.com/cal/stvan.htm
June 24-26, 2011 PARSIPPANY, NJhttp://www.creationenl.com/cal/stni.htm
June 25-26, 2011 Riverside, Iowahttp://www.trekfesl.com/
July 1 - 3, 2011 Indianapolis, INhttp://www .incon iunction. oro/
July 8-10, 2011 Baltimore, Marylandhttp://www.shore-Ieave.com/
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2011 Convention List
July 15-17, 2011 BOSTON, MAhttp://www.creationent.com/cal/stma.htm
July 29-31, 2011 NASHVillE, TNhttp://www.creationent.com/cal/sttn.htm
August 4-7 Indianapolis Indianahttp://www.aencon.com/2011/indv/default.aspx
August 11 - 14, 2011 Las Vegashttp://www.creationent.com/cal/stlv.htm
Sep. 2-5, 2011 Atlanta Georgiahttp://www. d raaoncon. ora/
September 30-0ctober 2, 2011 CHICAGO, Ilhttp://www.creationent.com/cal/stchi.htm
December 9-11 Indianapolis, INhttp://www.starbaseindv.com/
Currently SFC has a presence on
Facebook http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=179274080353
Trekspace http://www .trekspace.org/profile/StarfleetCommand
It's own website http://www.starfleet-command.com
SFC message board http://s7.invisionfree.com/SFC Forumlindex.php
SFC Yahoo group http://groups.yahoo.com/group/starfleetint/
SB 02 Yahoo group http://groups.yahoo.com/group/starbase02/
SB 03 Yahoo group http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Starbase03/
SB 04 Yahoo group http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Starbase04/
SB 05 Yahoo group http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Starbase05/
SB 06 Yahoo group http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SFCStarbase06/
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Get to know your Admiralty BoardWe ask Fleet Commander Jackson 4 random questions
How/where, did you find out about Starfleet Command?
I 'heard about Starfleet Command from Howard and Bonita
Robinson. At the premier of ST:X they had a recruiting table setup in the theater. I read the application and joined immediately.
What do you like most about Fandom?
The thing I like about fandom, besides the family feeling andhanging with like-minded people, is the fact that I have nevermet a single Star Trek fan who does not help his fellow manthrough charities, fund raisers or other means at their disposal.Other fan clubs might be into role playing or some kind of gameplaying, but Trek fans are the greatest because they take thephilosophy of Star Trek to heart and do more than live thefantasy.
What you consider your best quality you bring to SFC?Everyone is made up of numerous qualities; any of which cannotbe discounted without discounting the person. But if I had tochoose my best quality, I would have to say it is caring. Istrongly care about people, I strongly care about the club, and Istrongly care about the future of mankind.
What do you consider your favorite Trek series or character?
Before I state my favorite series, I must first qualify mystatement. My favorite series is not what I would necessarilythink is the best series. My favorite series is the original seriesbecause I grew up with it and it had the strongest impact on mylife. I think the best series was Next Gen because it used itsseven-year run to hit on many important topics that concernedsociety as a whole.
Stephen
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P.O. Stephen Hawking re-commissioned as aLight
Cruiser/NX class starship the U.S.S. Telek NCC46112
On 21, Nov. 2009 the P.O. Stephen Hawking has been commissioned.The crew complement consisted ofthree, Capt. Shelby T. Hobbs theCO, his father the FOIChiefEngineer and his mother the CMO. In thespring of2010, Capt. Hobbs was at the BrownsburgWal-Mart, when a young man named Nick Mannsasked to get a picture with Capt. Hobbs who was in aMonster Maroon Starfleet uniform with full
Vulcan makeup. After the picture was takenCapt. Hobbs told him about the Star Trek clubcalled Starfleet Command and gave him anapplication to join SFC. Now Nick is an Ens anda CRO. He has since recruited five new
members to the P.O. Stephen Hawkingby the end of2010, which makes acrew, complement of ninemembers.
On 15, Jan. 2011 the P.O.Hawking wascommissioned as a LightCruiserlNX class starshipD.S.S. Telek NCC-46112;
Stephen Hawking hassupported such charities ascollecting cell phones forSheltering Wings for them tohave turned into emergency 911 calling phones. The P.O. StephenHawking had donated $80.00 towards the D.S.S. Gorkon's Borg Cubefood drive, and the P.O. Stephen Hawking are a yearly supporters ofDFC ADM Mark Williams' Autism charity, which is personal for Capt.Hobbs, since his nephew is autistic.
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The D.S.S. Telek has
just released a new shipwide electronic
newsletter for the shipcrew only, and we call itthe "U.S.S. Telek e- -
Newsletter".The Star Times will only be published once a month, andcan be viewed from the website at www.usstelek.com/documents.html.
The D.S.S. Telek is a light cruiserlNX class starship and it has a newlogo. The new logo is based on the NX-02 Columbia patch, which wasaltered for the D.S.S. Telek, along with a few added extras.
The D.S.S. Telek has ship level awards that are separate from SFC.The reason the cre'Y received these awards was for their hard work in2010 which made the U.S.S. Telek 2010 Small Ship (Starbase) of theYear 1st place recipients, the 2010 Website of the Year 1st placerecipients, the 2010 Newsletter ofthe Year 2nd place recipients, andthe 2010 Recruiter ship of the Year 3rd place recipients. The D.S.S.Telek has a new website address, and that is www.usstelek.com.
The D.S.S. Telek is close friends with the U.S.S. Brightstar and theyhave an annual cookout.
Page 8The USS Gorkon
By: LTCDR Clara Trout Commanding
The USS Gorkon is a unique ship due to the fact that we have Klingonsserving on our ship. Many of our crew has duel memberships in bothStar Fleet Command (SF C) and International Klingon ExpeditionaryForces (IKEF). The USS Gorkon is based out ofIngalls, Indiana whichis a small town located between Pendleton & Fortville.
Captain Detamore co-hosts the weekly Lou Trek Show, an IPODradio show about different aspects of Star Trek. The show has featuredmany well-known stars from Star Trek. The Lou Trek Show and some
. of the crew went on the road to Trek Fest in Iowa City, IA. At the Festwe were all part of the Guinness Wodd Record attempt for the mostUniformed Star Trek Fans at a Star Trek event planned by the USSDavenport. Wernet many amazing people at the fest and have becomegood friends with them. We had an awesome time there and wouldrecommend it to others.
Over the past summer, our crew's mission was to find good deals onwinter coats. We collected all through the summer and fall and wereable to donate 36 winter coats to Bob Gregory's coats for Kids at theend of September. We had a lot of fun gathering these coats and knewthey would be going to good homes.
In October, Captain Detamore entered a Chili Cook-Off. He prepared a"Kling on Chili" and dressed in full Klingon regalia to serve the chili.He promoted the ship, Starfleet Command, IKEF and Star Base Indyby passing out information regarding the organizations and events. Healso placed 4th in the event, which was very competitive!
Shortly after the Chili Cook-Off, we began working on Star Base Indysecurity planning. LTCDR Robert Jackson, a Klingon, and member ofthe USS Gorkon were head of security at the 2010 Star Base Indy.Ninety percent of the security team was the crew of the Gorkon. Weheard very positive feedback from the two professional securitypersonnel (IKEF Klingon's) that came to assist with security from Ohioas well as LTCDR Robert Jackson, members of the Star Base IndyStaff and many attendees/vendors of the convention.
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Our crew also participated in the yearly Star Wars vs. Star TrekBowling event that our SB6 Commander Barclay hosts each year. StarTrek almost beat the Star Wars folks! The event also promoted the"Toys for Tots" campaign and the Crew of the Gorkon donated $60.00to this charity.
The Gorkon crew worked on the Borg Cube framing and "assimilating"cans of food for the event, which culminated at Star Base Indy 2010.Gleaner's Food bank ofIndiana received 904 cans of food from this
drive. We filled their barrels so full that they had to bring in specialequipment in order to lift the barrels into the truck! This event wasvery successful and I again issued this challenge to not only all theships in SB6 but also every ship in Star Fleet. I also have challengedall of the Klingon ships in IKEF to meet or beat the Gorkon in cannedgoods in this year's Food Drive Challenge. The Gorkon raised 622food items of the 904 last year. My goal this year is for our ship toexceed that amount and have at least 1,000 items from our ship alone.Look for further information regarding this event on the Listserv or theUSS Gorkon website located at www.ussgorkon.com.
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2010 Captain James Kirk -218th Birthday Celebration, in Riverside, IABy: FCAPT James Olson, USS Lobo Ncc-511 ,Moline, IL.
Over 65 people attended the 2010 CaptainJames Kirk -218th Birthday Celebration, inRiverside, lA, the "Future Birthplace of Capt.Kirk." This celebration was held on March 20 at
Murphy's Bar and Grill in Riverside, aka"The Future Riverside Shipyard Bar." The townmade famous in Star Trek 11 in 2009, honoredthe fictional Starfleet Captain with the help of the Riverside AreaCommunity Club, & Toastmaster Capt. JM Olson, of the USSLobo NCC-511. Shown are a portion of the many residents andTrekkers who partied down like it was 2233. In middle distance is
the crew of StarfleetCommand's USS
Davenport, Capt. FredMonfeili. Captain JMOlson of the USS Lobowas honored to beToastmaster for theevent, and his crew
helped to enjoy the evening. Photo Courtesy USS Lobo RecruitElischewah BastingRecruit Elischewah "EI" Basting, Collegeeducator from Marion lA, and formerly of Holland, 'parties withRiverside Area Community Club President Carol Riggan. Theywere celebrating Captain James Kirk's -218th birthday, March 20in his future hometown, Riverside, IA. Photo Courtesy USS LoboRecruit Elischewah Basting. USS Lobocrewmembers helped over 65partygoers celebrate Captain Kirk's -218th Birthday, March 20, inRiverside IA. Among the highlights wasserenading Kirk actor WilliamShatner (his birthday was March22), who later said "I miss the whole town choir of Riverside."Among the serenaders were USS Lobo Recruit Elischewah "EI"Basting, left, & Captain JM Olson, who was honored to be theToastmaster for the event. Photos Courtesy of the USS LoboRecruit Elischewah Basting.
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Starfleet Command's 2010 Yearly Awards Meeting had extra emphasisthis as it also marked the Transfer of Command Ceremony as FADM
Sams moved on to return to a·ship command and Deputy FleetCommander, James (Roy) Jackson, was sworn in. Following are
some photos from the SFC Awards Meeting.
Photos from the 2010 Starfleet
Awards Meeting
FADM Sanis and CNC Mark Bischoff pin ADM James(Roy) Jackson's new FADM pins on,
ADM Mark Williams, CIT for SFC, receives anAdmirals Ovation Award
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Photos from the 2010 Starfleet
Awards MeetingContinued
Medium Ship of the Year 20103rd place USS Adventure NCC-22024 CAPT George Starkey
Junior Officer of the Year 20102nd place LTCDR Athena Holman USS Endeavour
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Photos' from the 2010 Starfleet
Awards MeetingContinued
Junior Officer of the Year 2010
15t place CMDR Shelby T. Hobbs CO PO Stephen Hawking
UNIT RECRUITER
2nd place, 'USS Davenport, Lt Monfelli Commanding
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Photos from the 2010 Starfleet
Awards MeetingContinued
Medium Ship of the Year 20101st place, USS Halsey NCC-2668-A VADM Mary Bischoff
Senior Officer of the Year2nd place ADM Tony Scott Chief Financial Management
Starfleet Command Quadrant 1 Awards 2010
Large Ship of the Year 2010
1st USS Endeavour NCC-1508-A FCAPT Lora Holman
2nd USS Bismarck NCC-1797-E VADM Richard Pinsky
Medium Ship of the Year 2010 . ~, '
1st USS Halsey NCC-2668-A VADM Mary Bischoff
2nd USS Yorktown NCC-1704-AJ::QMM Christina Boehm
, ..•. ~.3rd USS Adventure NCC-22024 CAPT George Starkey
Light Ship of the Year 2010
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1st (Tie) USS Indianapolis NC'C;1945-DFCAPT Gene Adams~"-rt'
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1st (Tie) Planetary Outpost Steplien Hawking CMDR Shelby T, Hobbs
3rd USS Gorkon NCC-40512 CAPT Bryan Detamore
Starbase ofthe Year 2010
1st SB05 RADM Kevin Johnson
2nd SB06 FCAPT Gary Barclay;",
3rd SB02 CAPT Bryan Peterson ,
Senior Officer of the Year 2010
1st FCAPT Lora Holman CO USS Endeavour
2nd ADM Tony Scott Chief i=ina~cial Management, SFC
3rd CAPT James Olson CO USSLobo
Junior Officer of the Year'2010 .~,
1st CMDR Shelby T. Hobbs CO PO Stephen Hawking
2nd LTCDR Athena Holman USS Endeavour
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3rd ENS Melissa Schindler USS Bismarck
Newsletter of the Year 2010
1st "The Flight Deck" USS Halsey VADM Mary Bischoff
2nd "Star Times" PO Stephen Hawking CMDR Shelby T. Hobbs
3rd "Main Bridge" USS Indianapolis FCAPT Gene Adams
Website of the Year 2010
1st PO Stephen Hawking CMDR Shelby T. Hobbs
2nd USS Endeavour FCAPT Lora Holman
3rd (Tie) USS Bismarck VADM Richard Pinsky
3rd (Tie) USS Reliant ADM Jerome Eller
UNIT RECRUITER
1st USS Bismarck - VADM Richard A Pinsky
2nd USS Davenport - Lt Darius Monfelli
3rd PO Stephen Hawking - CAPT Shelby T Hobbs
INDIVIDUAL RECRUITER
1sl CAPT Debbie Barker
2nd FCAPT Gary Barclay
2nd LTjg Faith Raley,
2nd ENS Nick Manns
Paul A. Sundstrom Lifetime Achievement Award
ADM Dana Dougan
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