The Anvil - June 2012

THE ANVIL U.S.S. Hephaestus: NCC-2004 June 2012

ALWAYS ONWARD

A MEMBER OF STARFLEET INTERNATIONAL

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From the Ready Room 1

XO Briefing 1

Ship’s Log 2

Starfleet Marine Corps 2

Star Trek News 2

Treasury Report 3

Away Team and Activity Schedule 4

Starfleet Renewal Reminders 4

Area Conventions 4

Command Structure 7

WEB LINKS

Starfleet www.sfi.org

Region 2

www.region2.org

USS Hephaestus www.usssheph.org

Editor MarkAdam Miller

Layout, Graphics and Publishing Brenda A. Miller

Marine Reporting Neil Yawn

Treasury Reporting MarkAdam Miller

HEPHAESTUS is the Greek name for the Roman

god of the forge, Vulcan. Birmingham has the

world’s largest iron statue, that of the Roman god,

Vulcan. We named our Starfleet chapter the

Hephaestus to give us ties to our city and to Star

Trek, which has had its own Vulcan since 1966.

Hephaestus forged armor and weapons for the gods.

We create our own “armor and weapons” here, in

our newsletter, so it is called The Anvil.

The Anvil, Issue 250, is the monthly newsletter of

the USS Hephaestus, NCC-2004, of Starfleet, The

International Star Trek Fan Association. All terms

and phrases from Star Trek are owned by

Paramount Pictures Corporation, a division of

Paramount Communications and all rights are

reserved.

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Greetings, If you were not at the Alabama Phoenix Festival then you miss a lot. We had Lee Shackleford who wrote for Star Trek: The Next Generation and David Duncan who did concept designs for Star Trek Enterprise. Lee Shackeford with 3 other guests did a dramatic reading of the War of the World Radio broadcast. Also, Adam Baldwin was a great guest with his stories from Firefly and Chuck. The convention went very well so they will be doing it again next year. If you have any topics of interest you would like to see in the newsletter send your articles or updates to

[email protected]. See you around the ship.

Capt. MarkAdam Miller [email protected]

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I have just a couple of reminders this month. First, remember that we have combined our meeting and

social. Both will take place on the second Saturday of the month at the Mohney’s. Check the schedule in The

Anvil for last minute changes. Also, remember to check the Renewal Reminders in The Anvil for the status of

your Starfleet membership.

In addition, I’m looking forward to the next major social event, the Captain’s Cookout, which will take

place on July 14. The festivities will probably start about 2:00 pm and will include activities for the officers

and crew as well as activities for the cadets. Bring whatever food you plan to put on the grill, and if you’re

lucky Pete will cook it for you. Drinks and snacks will be provided, but if you have a favorite side dish bring it

along. Watch for Pete’s announcement on the Hephaestus list. Well folks, that’s all for this month. See you at

the social.

Pat Hicks

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May 19, 2012 – Social:

We had a fun time together. We discussed the upcoming Alabama Phoenix Festival and watched TV.

Attendance: 7 people.

May 25-27, 2012 – Alabama Phoenix Festival

The ship sponsored the Trek Trak at the Alabama Phoenix Festival. This was a good opportunity to meet other people interested in Star Trek and work with another fan club the U.S.S. Lexington. The Starfleet recruitment panel brought several interested people. Starfleet Quarter Master also had a table that did very well at the convention.

Attendance: 10 crew members

Personnel Updates:

Cadet Haley Youngblood graduated Springville High School on May 22, 2012. She has been a member

of the USS Hephaestus for several years, and had won the Region 2 Academic award for Cadets several times.

She will be attending The University of Montevallo this fall. Congrats to Haley.

If you have anything you would like to share with the group of your accomplishments please email them

to me at: [email protected]

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We are looking for new Marines to join the unit from the USS Hephaestus.

BGen Neil Yawn, OIC 1 BN, 2BDE, OIC 654 MSG

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The nominees for the 2012 Television Critics Association Awards were announced Wednesday June 6, 2012. Star Trek has received a few nods in the nomination. Star Trek is up for the Heritage Award. It is up against Lost co-created, of course, by J.J. Abrams who directed the latest Star Trek Movie. The other nod is to William Shatner who is up for the Career Achievement Award against Dick Clark, Andy Griffith, David Letterman, and Regis Philbin.

The Television Critics Association is a group of journalists who cover the television industry across all media. The winners of the 2012 TCA Awards will be announced during a presentation ceremony on July 28, 2012. Please join the Hephaestus in wishing Star Trek and William Shatner good luck on the big night.

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Looking for some humor to read then check out John Scalzi’s Redshirts: A Novel in three Codas. This might not have been on your reading list because it is not a Star Trek novel but uses the Redshirt death premise of Star Trek as its major focal point of the story.

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UUhhuurraa rroobbee iiss rreedd ooff ccoouurrssee)) with gold thread embroidery on the cuffs and front. The Uhura robe is one-size-fits-all and is made of 100% polyester super-soft corral fleece fabric. You can find these on StarTrek.com and ThinkGeek.com. Robe Factory will also be bringing out other item so keep an eye out.

Coming in November is Federation: The First 150 years by David A. Goodman. This is a file of documents, reports, drawing and other items that chronical the Federation from First Contact with the Vulcans, the Romulan war, creation of the Federation and the first 150 years of the new intergalactic democracy. An audio introduction by Admiral Hikaru Sulu(George Takei) is also in the collection. Get your pre-orders in now because this will be a big seller for Star Trek Fans.

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DATE EVENT/TIME LOCATION/ACTIVITY June 1, 2012 Anvil Deadline [email protected] June 8, 2012 Poker – 7 pm Miller’s House June 9, 2012 Social – 7 pm Mohney’s House – Table Games July 7, 2012 Anvil Deadline [email protected]

July 13, 2012 Poker – 7 pm Mohney’s House

July 14, 2012 Social – 7 pm Mohney’s House – Summer Cookout Aug. 4, 2012 Anvil Deadline [email protected] Aug. 10, 2012 Poker – 7 pm Burtyk’sHouse Aug. 11 2012 Social – 7 pm Mohney’s House – Video Trivia Sept.7, 2012 Poker – 7 pm Paul Mohney’s House Sept. 8, 2012 Social – 7 pm Mohney’s House – Movies Sept. 29, 2012 Anvil Deadline [email protected]

ALL EVENTS AND TIMES SUBJECT TO CHANGE, PLEASE REFER TO THIS

SECTION FOR UP TO DATE INFORMATION

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Mangina 04/18/12 Hicks family 05/28/12 Gainer 06/09/12 Carr 07/16/12 Miller Family 08/26/12

Youngblood-Yawn 11/30/12 Mohney Family 12/20/12 Potts Family 03/01/12 Green 04/10/12

Area Conventions

June

Creation Star Trek

June 9-10, 2012 – Nashville, TN – Avery Brooks, Jonathan Frakes, LeVar Burton plus many more Star

Trek stars. This is the last Creation convention in the Nashville area.

http://www.creationent.com/cal/st_nashville.html

If you have information about up coming conventions or events that you would like to have

published please send info to [email protected]

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Alabama Phoenix Festival

http://www.alabamaphoenixfestival.com

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USS HEPHAESTUS

COMMAND STRUCTURE

COMMAND STAFF EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

MarkAdam Miller, Captain – Commanding Officer Pat Hicks, Fleet Captain – 1st Officer

Dennis Evans, Fleet Captain – Second Officer

SueEllen Mohney, Captain Denby Potts, Rear Admiral Danny Potts, Rear Admiral

SCIENCES NAVIGATION

Roy Green, Brigadier, SFMC – Archaeology and Anthropology

Pete Mohney, Admiral

COMPUTER SCIENCES ENGINEERING

Danny Potts, Rear Admiral Flo Hurst, Commander

COMMUNICATIONS SECURITY

Brenda A. Miller, Lt Cmdr Pat Simmons, Lt Cmdr

Melissa Boartfield, Crewman

Roy Green, Brigadier– Security Intelligence, Chief

OPERATIONS MARINES

SueEllen Mohney, Captain – Chief of Operations and Counselor

Shelia Benton, Lt Col – Stampede Coordinator, SFMC

Neil Yawn, Brigadier General, SFMC Roy Green, Brigadier ,SFMC

Shelia Benton, Lt Col Brenda A. Miller, Lt Cmdr

– Ships Stores Officer and Secretary Lynnette Yawn, Lt. – Ships Galley Officer

MEDICAL UNASSIGNED CREW AND CIVILIANS

Shelia Benton, Lt Commander – Chief Medical Officer, SFMD

Gloria Greening, Lt Nicholas Mohney, Ensign Edward deGruy, Lt Cmdr Renee Gainer, Lt JG

CADET TRAINING

Haley Youngblood, Cadet Apparent Matthew Potts, Crewman

Katrina Mohney, Cadet Crewman Tara Mohney, Cadet

Athena Youngblood, Cadet

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