THE ANVIL U.S.S. Hephaestus: NCC-2004
ALWAYS ONWARD A MEMBER OF STARFLEET INTERNATIONAL
January 2012
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INSIDE THIS ISSUE From the Ready Room
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XO Briefing
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Ship’s Log
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Starfleet Marine Corps
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Treasury Report
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Away Team and Activity Schedule
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Starfleet Renewal Reminders
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Area Conventions
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Command Structure
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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.
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
The Anvil, Issue 245, 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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F r o m t h e R ea d y R o o m Greetings,
Happy New Year Capt. MarkAdam Miller cohephaestus@bellsouth.net
XO Briefing Here we are aboard the starship Hephaestus, poised on the brink of a new year, full of excitement, adventure, and... oops. Sorry, I got carried away. However, we are in a new year full of potential, if we choose to embrace it. So in that spirit, we are considering several changes but I’ll let MarkAdam tell you about that. Meanwhile, here in the XO’s office, there are some ideas percolating in my brain. In connection with one of these ideas, let me pose several questions. Would you want to live on the Hephaestus? And would you, if you could, choose to be a different life form, i.e. a Klingon, Vulcan, or Caitan? Or maybe you would choose to be someone from history, say a Civil War soldier from Alabama who finds himself aboard the Hephaestus. Since this is fiction, the sky’s the limit, so to speak (no pun intended). I have an idea for a game that we could play at one of our socials. But for the game you need to answer the above questions. I’ll leave it there for now. More next month. Pat Hicks USS HEPHAESTUS
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Ship’s Log Dec. 5, 2011 -- Business Meeting: We discussed the success of the Fall Feast which added $45 to our treasury. That December’s social would be a game night to have a Dalmuti tournament with a prize of $25. Pete, Starfleet’s Quarter Master, talked about the new Challenge Coin. Also he has made a deal to get 3D Star Trek poster from Rod Roddenberry for a cheaper price. Local events for December include Model Train exhibit at McWane Center and Lights at the Zoo. Kingdom Comics will have Santa Spiderman on the 17th. Attendance: 6 people. Dec. 17, 2011 – Social: We played Dalmuti with Pete winning the $25 dollar gift certificate to Books-a-Million. Attendance: 10 people. Personnel Updates:
No personnel updates were reported.
Starfleet Marine Corps Greetings, The new Commandant's Challenge is to donate food to your local food banks. This is a challenge to all SFMC personnel and is reported on the unit reports. The OIC of the 2 BDE BGen Oliver Savander has advised that Neil Yawn has been promoted to Major General. 1 BN (Alabama) has had a few changes: The 640th MSG (Montgomery) was deactivated. The 646th MSG (Hartsel) was activated. The 5th BN now has a unit which is stationed in Cuba. We are looking for new Marines to join the unit from the USS Hephaestus. BGen Neil Yawn, OIC 1 BN, 2BDE, OIC 654 MSG
Treasury Report September Description
Payments
Deposits
Beginning Balance
Balance $
168.00
$
168.00
No charges Ending Balance USS HEPHAESTUS
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Away Team and Activity Schedule DATE Jan. 5, 2012 Jan. 14, 2012 Jan. 24, 2012 Feb. 6, 2012 Feb. 18, 2012 Feb. 25, 2012 Mar. 5, 2012 Mar 17, 2012 Mar. 24, 2012
EVENT/TIME Business Meeting – 7 pm Social – 7 pm Anvil Deadline Business Meeting – 7 pm Social – 7 pm Anvil Deadline Business Meeting – 7 pm Social – 7 pm Anvil Deadline
LOCATION/ACTIVITY Kingdom Comics Mohney’s House – Movies Kingdom Comics Mohney’s House – Card Games Kingdom Comics Mohney’s House – Video Trivia
ALL EVENTS AND TIMES SUBJECT TO CHANGE, PLEASE REFER TO THIS SECTION FOR UP TO DATE INFORMATION
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STARFLEET RENEWAL REMINDERS
Potts Family Green Mangina Hicks family Gainer
02/20/12 03/18/12 04/18/12 05/28/12 06/09/12
Carr Miller Family Youngblood-Yawn Mohney Family
07/16/12 08/26/12 11/30/12 12/20/12
Area Conventions Nothing at this time. If you have information about up coming conventions or events that you would like to have published please send info to cohephaestus@bellsouth.net
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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 Brenda A. Miller, Lt Cmdr – Ships Stores Officer and Secretary Lynnette Yawn, Lt. – Ships Galley Officer
Neil Yawn, Brigadier General, SFMC Roy Green, Brigadier ,SFMC Shelia Benton, Lt Col
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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