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

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A MEMBER OF STARFLEET INTERNATIONAL

THE ANVIL NCC-2004

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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 246, 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, Last months meeting we discussed ways that might get more people coming to meetings and the social. One change we did was to drop the business meeting. This way people only have one event to plan to be at instead of two a month. If any business is needed to be done it will be done at the beginning of the social or through email by way of the yahoo group - hephaestus@yahoogroups.com. Also another way to get with the group is on our Facebook page - https://www.facebook.com/pages/USS-Hephaestus/104543106269305. I haven’t done a twitter account as I don’t do twitter. So check out the Away Team and Activity Schedule of what is coming up in the next several months. I am looking for articles, reports or stories that can make our newsletter be more then just an information sheet. Check the deadline for the Anvil on the Away Team and Activity Schedule in this newsletter so I can get your article in the next Anvil. Capt. MarkAdam Miller cohephaestus@bellsouth.net

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This month the Briefing will be brief because I’m getting ready to go out of town for a few days. First be

sure to check the news from the Ready Room to keep up with the changes taking place. And as always check

the Away Team and Activity Schedule. We have some exciting events coming up soon. One of these events is

the spring cookout. Make plans now to attend.

Finally, I will hold any discussion of the game I mentioned last month until March’s Anvil. In the

meantime, be thinking about your life form, AKA persona. See you next time.

Pat Hicks

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Jan.2, 2011 -- Business Meeting:

Cancelled due to problems at meeting site.

Dec. 17, 2011 – Social:

The social was turned in to a discussion meeting for what the chapter wants to do this year as well as how to increase members and participation. Bids for IC and Summit were discussed. Also we looked to do some changes to the newsletter to make it a more effective tool membership drive. We voted on dropping the business meeting. With 7 votes to discontinue and 3 abstains it has been decided to no longer have the Monday business meeting. The social had been set up to be the second Saturday after the business meeting. Since there will no long be a business meeting, we will no longer have that as a reference point. Therefore, we have decided that starting in March the social will now be on the second Saturday of the month. Anvils will be available at the social, so articles for the Anvil will need to be to me by the 1st Saturday of the month.

Attendance: 9 people.

• Personnel Updates: I would like to announce that Neil Yawn has been promoted from Brigadier

General to Major General. Congratulations Neil!

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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Ending Balance $ 168.00

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DATE EVENT/TIME LOCATION/ACTIVITY Feb. 18, 2012 Social – 7 pm Mohney’s House – Card Games Mar. 2, 2012 Anvil Deadline cohephaestus@bellsouth.net Mar 9, 2012 Poker – 7 pm Evan’s House Mar 10, 2012 Social – 7 pm Mohney’s House – Video Trivia

Mar,16-18,2012 Summit Hammond, Louisiana

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 Miller’s House May. 12 2012 Social – 7 pm Mohney’s House – Movies June 1, 2012 Anvil Deadline cohephaestus@bellsouth.net

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

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March

Kamping Kon 2012

March 3, 2012: Cochran, Georgia - Come join us for a day (or two) of games, food, spirits, and escapades -

http://www.kampingkon.org/

Region 2/3 Joint Summit

March 16-18, 2012: Hammond, Louisiana – Region 2 is joining Region 3 in a joint summit at the Quality Inn & Conference

Center. The Mayan's predicted the end of the world in 2012, but Region's 2 & 3 laugh in their face and defy the odds. The two

Regions are banding together to celebrate life and Star Trek in an event to end all events - http://www.region3.org/summit/

Coast Con 35

March 16-18, 2012: Biloxi, Mississippi – Guest Lindsay Wagner (Bionic Woman, Warehouse 13) & Patricia Tallman

(Babylon 5) - http://www.coastcon.org/

Sukoshicon 2012

March 30 –April 1, 2012: Birmingham, AL – Anime convention - http://sukoshicon.com/bham/location.html

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