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

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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 3

Treasury Report 4

Away Team and Activity Schedule 4

Starfleet Renewal Reminders 4

Area Conventions 5

Command Structure 9

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 248, 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 haven’t watch “The Big Bang Theory” then the following article may contain Spoilers. The Big Bang Theory is really rocking out on the Star Trek Guest Star’s. The series has had in past seasons Wil Wheaton, LeVar Burton and Brent Spiner. This season, even though it was just a voice over, Leonard Nimoy was a guest Star. It was an interesting piece using a Star Trek action figure to play Spock and some creative sets to show Sheldon on Star Trek like planets. The one thing I was interested in was the toy transporter. I don’t remember a stand alone transporter. The only one I remember is the one that came with the bridge set. Did they make such a thing or was this just something for the series. Another guest appearance was Stephen Hawking, who is the well know physicist. He can also be considered a Star Trek actor since Mr. Hawking was a guest star on Star Trek the Next Generation Season 6, Descent Part 1. Mr. Hawking played a hologram of himself in a poker game against Albert Einstein, Sir Isaac Newton and Mr. Data. Mr. Hawking won the hand that they were playing at the time. I hope they bring other Star Trek actors along in the coming years. If you have any topics of interest you would like to see in the newsletter send your articles or updates to

cohephaestus@bellsouth.net. See you around the ship.

Capt. MarkAdam Miller cohephaestus@bellsouth.net

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The Executive Office was on an away mission and was not able to report for this issue.

Pat Hicks

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March 10, 2012 – Social:

The social was slim this month. I think with the change in schedule and notice problems we didn’t get a good turn out. Those attended watch Star Trek Classic.

Attendance: 5 people.

Personnel Updates:

Cadet Haley Youngblood who just turned 18, will finish Springville High School this June. Haley has

been accepted to go to the University of Montevallo this fall.

Opportunities:

I am the head of the Trek Track for Alabama Phoenix Festival. They are looking for volunteers to help

with the festival. If you want to help you can go to this link and click on volunteers.

http://www.alabamaphoenixfestival.com/index.html

Rules for Volunteers

• All volunteers are expected to be helpful and courteous to APF attendees and guests. • All volunteers are expected to work a minimum of 16 hours. This can include set-up and takedown

time. (More than 16 hours is appreciated and earns you Phoenix Feather points.) • All volunteers are expected to attend 1 of the 3 volunteer meetings that will be held prior to the 2012

event. See the Volunteer page of the Alabama Phoenix Festival website for dates, times and locations. • As a volunteer who survives the event and follows the above rules, you will be fed and clothed (at

least for the weekend) and most importantly you will be eligible to be work at future APF events. • There is a one-time staff registration fee of $10.

All volunteer forms will be subject to approval. If you pre-register and are then later called to be a

volunteer, don't worry. We will refund your registration cost or transfer it to another person.

If you want to help with the Star Trek Track, a Star Trek uniform would be a great help.

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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•• Star Trek: The Next Generation is 25 years old this year. To celebrate this achievement Next Gen will begin being released on Blu-ray. A sample was released in January with the Pilot episode “Encounter at Farpoint”, Season Three episode “Sins of the Father” and Season Five episode “The Inner Light.” The first season is expect sometime in July./

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DATE EVENT/TIME LOCATION/ACTIVITY April. 6, 2012 Anvil Deadline cohephaestus@bellsouth.net April 13, 2012 Poker – 7 pm Mohney’s House April. 14, 2012 Social – 2 pm Mohney’s House – Spring Cookout May 4, 2012 Anvil Deadline cohephaestus@bellsouth.net

May 11 2012 Poker – 7 pm To be annouced

May. 12 2012 Social – 7 pm Mohney’s House – Movies May 25-27,2012 Alabama Phoenix Festival Cahaba Grand Conference Center June 1, 2012 Anvil Deadline cohephaestus@bellsouth.net June 8, 2012 Poker – 7 pm Pott’s House June 9, 2012 Social – 7 pm Mohney’s House – Table Games July 7, 2012 Anvil Deadline cohephaestus@bellsouth.net July 13, 2012 Poker – 7 pm Mohney’s House July 14, 2012 Social – 7 pm Mohney’s House – Summer Cookout

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

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Area Conventions April

TrexTrax 2012

April 20-22, 2012: Atlanta, Georgia - The New Star Trek Convention dedicated to Star Trek in all its various forms and its

fans in all their various forms - http://trektrax.org

May

Mobicon XV

May 18-20, 2012: Mobile, AL - Ethan Phillips is going to be a guest - http://www.mobicon.org/Default.aspx

Alabama Phoenix Festival

May 25-27, 2012: Birmingham, AL - The Alabama Phoenix Festival is a celebration that spans the realms of creativity and

imagination and shows how the impossible is possible for us all! The Festival invites all ages from 1 to 909 years of age to come

together and celebrate The Arts, Science Fiction, Fantasy, Gaming and all interests from every quarter of the universe! There is

something for everyone! The fantasies and dreams of today lead to the realities of tomorrow and Alabama Phoenix Festival is here to

support that in our community! http://www.alabamaphoenixfestival.com/

Timegate 2012

May 25-27, 2012: Atlanta, GA - TimeGate is an annual science fiction / fantasy convention that focuses on Doctor Who and

Stargate but also includes programming on a wide range of other sci-fi / fantasy interests. So if you're into Stargate SG-1, Stargate

Atlantis, Doctor Who, Torchwood or The Sarah Jane Adventures—or you're excited about the new show Stargate Universe - this is

the convention for you! But if not, we'll also have Star Trek, Battlestar, literary, horror and comics programming too, along with

many other topics. In 2012, we celebrate the 35th Anniversary of Star Wars and the franchise that that film launched.

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

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