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THE ANVIL U.S.S. Hephaestus: NCC-2004 January 2012
ALWAYS ONWARD
A MEMBER OF STARFLEET INTERNATIONAL
THE ANVIL NCC-2004
INSIDE THIS ISSUEINSIDE THIS ISSUEINSIDE THIS ISSUEINSIDE THIS ISSUE
From the Ready Room 1
XO Briefing 1
Ship’s Log 2
Starfleet Marine Corps 2
Treasury Report 2
Away Team and Activity Schedule 3
Starfleet Renewal Reminders 3
Area Conventions 3
Command Structure 5
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 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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Greetings,
Happy New Year Capt. MarkAdam Miller [email protected]
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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
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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.
SSttaarrfflleeeett MMaarriinnee CCoorrppss 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
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Description Payments Deposits Balance
Beginning Balance $ 168.00
No charges
Ending Balance $ 168.00
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DATE EVENT/TIME LOCATION/ACTIVITY Jan. 5, 2012 Business Meeting – 7 pm Kingdom Comics Jan. 14, 2012 Social – 7 pm Mohney’s House – Movies Jan. 24, 2012 Anvil Deadline Feb. 6, 2012 Business Meeting – 7 pm Kingdom Comics
Feb. 18, 2012 Social – 7 pm Mohney’s House – Card Games Feb. 25, 2012 Anvil Deadline Mar. 5, 2012 Business Meeting – 7 pm Kingdom Comics Mar 17, 2012 Social – 7 pm Mohney’s House – Video Trivia Mar. 24, 2012 Anvil Deadline
ALL EVENTS AND TIMES SUBJECT TO CHANGE, PLEASE REFER TO THIS
SECTION FOR UP TO DATE INFORMATION
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Potts Family 02/20/12 Green 03/18/12 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
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
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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