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1 VOL. 1 ISSUE 1 OCT/NOV 2014 Inside this issue: Commanding Officer Report 2 First Officer Report 3 Commandant, SFMC Report Search for Alien Life 6 Calendar of Events 7 Awards 9 Promotions 9 130th MSG Report th MACO Report 13 4 Vacant Positions 13 SGM, SFMC Report 16 USS GEORGE WASHINGTON NCC-7374 COFORCECOM Report 17 Crew Roster 19 Chapter MSRs 20 COSPLAY Merchandise 29 R1 Summit IC

2 Page 2 THE FEDERALIST Commander s Update By Col James Nelson Hello everyone, and welcome to our very first issue of our chapter newsletter, THE FEDERALIST. This is our first issue and it will take some work and feedback from you all about what you think of the newsletter. We can not improve if we do not hear from you! Its your newsletter and what each of you put into it is what we all get out of it. AS we move forward, I know I want to see more things such as articles about items in the news about Medicine, Science, and Technology etc. I look forward to hearing from you. STARFLEET Database Issues! Right of the bat, let me tell you for those who may not know that STARFLEET has had a major database problem for the past week. The Computer Operations Team has been working hard to get everything fixed, but it is going slow. What had happened is that the company that hosts the STAR- FLEET site Dreamhost did an update to their server but failed to tell Fleet what they were doing. I heard tonight that STARFLEET is planning on going to a new company to host our data and website and we should hear more about it in November or December. But with these issues are also problems with renewals and new joins. Currently ther online applications is not working correctly so you will have to snail mail your application and send a check or money order. Chapter T-Shirts As you look at page 12, you will see the initial T-Shirt design for Colonel James Nelson the Chapter. Please look it over and let me know what you think. If you have any ideas or alterations, please show us. This is the time for the crew to give input in the design of the ship T-Shirt. The color of the shirts are based off of Star Trek: TNG and the Marines Black is the color of the SFMC. We did this to keep down the number of color options and cost. As for the patches, They can be purchased from the STARFLEET Quartermaster (STARFLEET Logo Patch) and from the chapter itself (Department Logo Patch). The com badge is going to be either a resign prop or an embroidered patch. As for the Ship s logo we are looking at a transfer that can be ironed on or something to that extent. My intent is to have a real photo of the Chapter Duty Uniform Shirt by the next issue of the newsletter. I have the patches already being shipped and I have a proto-type transfer for the logo. And the company we would go with is the same that most of use are familiar with since it s the same that the USS Helen Pawlowski uses. Community Service and other activities As a reminder, since we are a correspondence chapter that what ever you do as individuals can be reported in to the chapter and then rolled-up to become chapter activities and events. So if you recycle at home, each month tell us what the approx. weight was for each type items such as glass, cardboard, paper, etc. But its not just limited to recycling. If you do things like donate blood or participate in telethons or walks/runs. There are many different activities and events that can also be reported in such as trips to museums or galleries or as simple as the zoo etc. All you have to do is tell us. A plus is when you do tell us, they can be used towards promotion points and even awards. I hope you enjoy the issue and I look forward to our next one around January. COL James Nelson CO-USS George Washington

3 Volume 1, Issue 1 Page 3 First Officer s Update By MG Mike Timko To all hands: Message from the XO. As of late, the XO's office has been fairly quiet. For most of us, we are in the third month of our Shakedown Cruise. Hopefully we will be done before the traditional 9 month time frame. On my front, I've been finishing the website, and getting us filed for the Vessel Readiness Program (got the certs back) and the Marine Unit Readiness Program (still waiting on our certs). Even though it seems like we've done a lot these past few months, we must press on to continue to prove ourselves. Your probably wondering how we do this. As individuals, we can continue to take STARFLEET Academy & Marine Corps Academy courses. At Starfleet Academy, you may want to look into the Bridge Officer Certification program if you have selected a bridge post to fill. I am working on certifying myself as an XO & CO. Major General Mike Timko Community Service is another way to distinguish our chapter. This could be recycling, blood donations, being a Big Brother or Big Sister to a child in need, donating toys to the SFMC Toys for Tots program, etc. You may also want to find a niche outside of our chapter. Were all good at something. Maybe you can apply to a department of Region 1 or STARFLEET? I am good at publications so I design websites and newsletters. This led to me being recently selected to run Channel One, Region One's newsletter. Well, that's about all I got for this month. Should you have any questions or concerns, do not hesitate to contact me. My address is michaelj.timko@gmail.com MGN Michael Timko XO, USS George Washington OIC, 130th MSG Picture on the left was taken in 2005 in Wilmington NC with the USS North Carolina Battleship in the background. From left to right is our very own CO, James Nelson; CO of the USS Helen Pawlowski, Paul Dyl; 120th MSG OIC, Douglas Kirk; and one of our very own pilots, Leonard Peffer Sr.

4 Page 4 State of the Starfleet Marines Corps By GEN Michael McGowan Greetings Marines, Let's get straight to it. Revised IC Awards List This has been a long time in coming, but it has been checked several times to ensure accuracy and completeness. Distinguished Service Cross Dorffner, Joseph Olson, Linda Cross of Honor Smiddy, Josiah Sword of Honor Dean, Bobby Shield of Honor Kolb, Shirley Star of Honor Chappell, Brian Legion of Honor 287th Marine Strike Group Cadet Cross of Honor Wilson, Sam (G4) Mabbitt, Benjamin (G2) Cadet Sword of Honor Wilson, Charlotte (G3) Cadet Shield of Honor Murphy, Amanda (G3) Smith, Sean (G2) Cadet Star of Honor Tunis, Edward IV (G2) STARFLEET Cross Adams, Daniel Allen, TJ Anderson, Mark Augustson, Wayne Black, Sam Cameron, Duncan Carsten, Jeremy Chappell, Brian DeRoux, Norman Dorffner, Joseph Dysast ar, Fleona Eaton, Jack French, Larry Fuller, Joseph Higdon, Jeffery Hof, William Ingles, Matthew Jackson, Barry James, Jari Johannson, Eric Jones, Bryan Knopes, William Littou, Travis Lutz, Peter McGowan, Michael Monroe, James Murphy, Aaron O'Brien, Bruce O Brien, DJ Olson, Linda Parmley, Steven E Reid, Paul Rickard, Julie Savander, Oliver Segel, Hayden Selkirk, Russell Sigmundsson, Gudjon Smiddy, Josiah Smith, Liam Spracklen, Jamie Stimpson, Bran Stoddard, Jerry Swart, Owen Toole, Daniel Tunis, Edward Victor, Jeffrey Victor, Laura Yohe, Peter Zecca, Anne Commandant's Meritorious Service Award Rickard, Julie SFMC Service Commendation Cameron, Duncan Dorffner, Joseph Dreesbach, Daniel French, Larry Monroe, James Niemeyer, Lauren O'Brien, Bruce Rayburn, Jill Rickard, Julie Spracklen, Jamie Stoddard, Jerry Wandall, Ed SFMC Achievement Award Allen, TJ Eheart, Faith Parmley, Steven E Russell, Shane Savander, Oliver Smith, Liam Tunis, Edward Yohe, Peter THE FEDERALIST Meritorious Unit Citation 342 MSG - The Royal Dragoons 377 MSG - The Thunder from Downunder 380 MSG - Twentieth Victoious Valerian Legion 503 MSG - The Spartans 601 MSG - The Blue Snakes Leader's Commendation Fielder, Jared Parmley, Steven E Radle, John Russell, Shane Smith, Marie Smith, Sean Smiddy, Josiah Welenc, Sherri Marine Honor Guard Anderson, Mark French, Larry Hof, William Jackson, Barry Planthold, Sunnie Reid, Paul Schmidt, Lee Great Barrier Expedition Anderson, Mark DeRoux, Norman French, Debbie French, Larry Glenn, Dal Jackson, Barry Miller, David Killough, Wayne Parmley, Steven E Continued on page 5

5 Volume 1, Issue 1 Page 5 State of the Starfleet Marines Corps Cont. Continued from page 4 Peter, Scott Stephenson, Glenda Urvand, Michael Communications Service Award Kolb, Shirley International Service Award Anderson, Mark DeRoux, Norman French, Debbie French, Larry Glenn, Dal Glenn, Robbie Higdon, Jeffery Jackson, Barry Killough, Wayne McGowan, Michael Miller, David Moore, Thomas O Brien, DJ Parmley, Steven E Peter, Scott Russell, Shane Stephenson, Glenda Urvand, Michael Victor, Jeffrey Victor, Laura Embassy Duty Anderson, Mark Killough, Wayne Jackson, Barry McGowan, Michael French, Larry French, Debbie TRACOM Commander's Award Polanis, Mark Naval Achievement Citation Halliday, John Conner, Jerry SFMCA Team Delta Dyl, Paul Rowley, Steven Eheart, Faith Congratulations to one and all. Accounts As of last report, the SFMC general account has a balance of $ The scholarship account has a balance of $ Suggestions The General Staff is beginning the process of updating the Marine Force Manual, SFMC Policy Manual, and TRACOM Policies and Procedures Manual. Marines having suggestions for such updates may send those to me privately at: dant@sfi-sfmc.org. I can't promise that all will be adopted, but I can tell you that all will be given serious consideration. Addresses It is important to remember that Addresses no longer appear on the STARFLEET Database. This being the case, it is of vital importance that marines check and double check the address entered on any form being sent to the SFMC for any reason. If your address is entered incorrectly, servicing whatever request you are making, SFMCA Course, Award Certificate request, etc., will be *significantly* delayed. I know that I said this last time, but it bears repeating. Unit OICs are reminded to make sure you report not only what your unit is doing, but who among your marines is doing it, how long they each are spending on the project, and who such projects are benefiting. Making sure your reports are complete and thorough is the responsibility of each OIC. Dailing to do so ensures that deserving marines will not get the recognition they deserve. These are your friends, take care of them. Finally, I have been having some issues getting properly logged on to Facebook lately. If you have been awaiting a response from me on Facebook, please drop me an at: dant@sfi-sfmc.org. Thanks for your time, see you next month. Mike -- Michael McGowan GEN, SFMC OIC, 225th MSG papabear@ussbortas.net dant@sfi-sfmc.org listmail@ussbortas.net

6 Page 6 Search for Alien Life Should Target Water, Oxygen and Chlorophyll By THE FEDERALIST This artist's concept shows Kepler- 186f, the first roughly Earth-size planet found to be orbiting in the habitable zone of its star. Searches for signs of life on worlds such as Kepler-186f could focus on water, oxygen and alien versions of chlorophyll, researchers say. Credit: NASA Ames/SETI Institute/JPL- Caltech The next generation of space telescopes hunting for signs of extraterrestrial life should focus on water, then oxygen and then alien versions of the plant chemical chlorophyll, a new study suggests. In the past 20 years or so, astronomers have confirmed the existence of nearly 2,000 worlds outside Earth's solar system. Many of these exoplanets lie in the habitable zones of stars, areas potentially warm enough for the worlds to harbor liquid water on their surfaces. Astrobiologists hope that life may someday be spotted on such alien planets, since there is life pretty much everywhere water exists on Earth. One strategy to discover signs of such alien life involves looking for ways that organisms might change a world's appearance. For example, chemicals typically shape what are known as the spectra seen from planets by adding or removing wavelengths of light. Alien-hunting telescopes could look for spectra that reveal chemicals associated with life. In other words, these searches would focus on biosignatures chemicals or combinations of chemicals that life could produce, but that processes other than life could not or would be unlikely to create. Astrophysicists Timothy Brandt and David Spiegel at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, New Jersey, sought to see how challenging it might be to conclusively identify signatures of water, oxygen and chlorophyll the green pigment that plants use to convert sunlight to energy on a distant twin of Earth using a future off-earth instrument such as NASA's proposed Advanced Technology Large-Aperture Space Telescope (ATLAST). The scientists found that water would be the easiest to detect. "Water is a very common molecule, and I think a mission to take spectra of exoplanets should certainly look for water," said Brandt, the lead study author. "Indeed, we have found water in a few gas giants more massive than Jupiter orbiting other stars." In comparison, oxygen is more difficult to detect than previously thought, requiring scientific instruments approximately twice as sensitive as those needed to detect water and significantly better at discriminating between similar colors of light. "Oxygen, however, has only been a large part of Earth's atmosphere for a few hundred million years," Brandt said. "If we see it in an exoplanet, it probably points to life, but not finding oxygen certainly does not mean that the planet is sterile." Although a well-designed space telescope could detect water and oxygen on a nearby Earth twin, the astrophysicists found the instrument would need to be significantly more sensitive, or very lucky, to see chlorophyll. Identifying this chemical typically requires scientific instruments about six times more sensitive than those needed for oxygen. Chlorophyll becomes as detectable as oxygen only when an exoplanet has a lot of vegetation and/or little in the way of cloud cover, researchers said. Chlorophyll slightly reddens the light from Earth. If extraterrestrial life does convert sunlight to energy as plants do, scientists expect that the alien process might use a different pigment than chlorophyll. But alien photosynthesis could also slightly redden planets, just as chlorophyll does. "Light comes in packets called photons, and only photons with at least a certain amount of energy are useful for photosynthesis," Brandt said. Chlorophyll reflects photons that are too red and low in energy to be used for photosynthesis, and it may be reasonable to assume that extraterrestrial pigments would do the same thing, Brandt noted. The researchers suggest a strategy for discovering Earthlike alien life that first looks for water, then oxygen on the more favorable planets and finally chlorophyll on only the most exceptionally promising worlds. "The goal of a future space telescope will be primarily to detect water and oxygen on a planet around a nearby star," Brandt said. "The construction and launch of such a telescope will probably cost at least $10 billion and won't happen for at least 20 years a lot of technology development needs to happen first but it could be the most exciting mission of my lifetime." Brandt and Spiegel detailed their findings online Sept. 1 in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

7 Volume 1, Issue 1 Page 7 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Avery Brooks John Hoyt Barbara March Duncan Regehr Scott Bakula James Nelson Mark Lenard John Winston Robert Picardo Winona Ryder

8 Page 8 THE FEDERALIST Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Armin Shimerman Max Grodénchik Robert Duncan McNeill Wallace Shawn Whoopi Goldberg Terry Farrell Robert Beltran Tom Virtue Alexander Siddig Denise Crosby Jeffrey Hunter Daniel Davis Scarlett Pomers Dwight Schultz 30 Jeanne Timko

9 Volume 1, Issue 1 Page 9 USS George Washington Awards Program By COL James Nelson It is with great pleasure to announce the following awards to recognize them for their achievements and service: OTS Award 2LT Paul Mogilka 2LT John Mogilka 2LT Leonard Peffer Sr 2LT Alisha Peffer 2LT Brian Dyl 2LT Angela Dyl PO3 Heather Nelson CRM Kayla Nelson LTJG Angela Spugnardi ENS Alex King 2LT Eric Dyl OCC Award LTJG Angela Spugnardi ENS Alex King Boothby Award- Bronze-50 COL James Nelson LTJG Angela spugnardi Boothby Award- Dilithium-300 BRG Christopher Bayonet Boothby Award- Titanium-350 MG Michael Timko III The chapter awards program was adopted from the Region 1 and USS Helen Pawlowski Awards Program and adapted to include a few miscellaneous awards from other regions to accommodate awards earned while in another region that has an equivalent to the awards we use on the chapter. As we continue to grow and organize our operating procedures, if you feel that your participation in a chapter or Region/Fleet event qualifies you for an award, talk to your Department Chief, First Officer or myself and make he/she aware. Awards will be reviewed by the awards board each quarter and if approved, the Operations Department will complete the award packet and produce the proper certificate for presentation during the next available meeting or event. Please see the Chapter Awards Policy for further information on STARFLEET Awards, Region One Awards and the USS George Washington Awards. USS George Washington Promotions By COL James Nelson Promoted to Marine Major General Michael Timko III I would like to take this time and recognize everyone who has been promoted since we launched a few months ago. Promoted to Petty Officer 3rd Class Josh McClullan Kenny Mosses Matthew Coots Promoted to Marine Private First Class Briana Shoaff Alexis Shoaff Megan Shoaff Promoted to Ensign Alex King Promoted to Second Lieutenant Paul Mogilka John Mogilka Leonard Peffer Sr Alisha Peffer Brian Dyl Angela Dyl Promoted to Lieutenant Junior Grade Angela Spugnardi Promoted to Major Terri Leavitt Promoted to Marine Colonel James Nelson If you have any questions pertaining to the chapter promotion system, please reference your Chapter Promotion Policy that I believe everyone should have a copy now. If not just frop me an at USSGW- CO@ec.rr.com Please review the Time in Grade requirement in the promotion Policy. If you feel that you qualify for a promotion, see your Department Head. She/ he will assist you in completing the chapter promotion worksheet and having it submitted to the Operations Department. Remember that for Officer ranks, OTS is a prerequisite and depending on the rank being recommended for, OCC could also be a prerequisite.

10 Page Reserve 07/19/2015 THE FEDERALIST MG Mike Timko Unit: 130th Battalion: 3 Brigade: 1 Reporting month: October **REPORTING OFFICER** Reporting officer: Terri M Leavitt browneyesblue512@yahoo.com **BASIC UNIT INFORMATION** Type: MSG Branch: Aerospace Nickname: The Knights Templar Motto: Veritas vos liberabit **OFFICER-IN-CHARGE INFOR- MATION** Unit OIC (name and rank): MGN Michael J Timko III Unit OIC michaelj.timko@gmail.com Unit OIC phone: Private: Yes Unit DOIC (name and rank): BDR Chris Bayonet Unit DOIC kaeyron@gmail.com Unit DOIC phone: N/A Private: Yes **CHAPTER DATA** NCC Number: NCC 7374 Name: USS George Washington CO: COL James Nelson **UNIT PERSONNEL DATA** Unit strength (active/reserve): 19/09 Unit roster: Michael Timko III MGN /19/2015 Chris Bayonet BDR /13/15 Emma Bayonet CDT Reserve 5/13/15 Megan Bayonet COL Reserve 5/13/15 Ken Coots PO Reserve 07/19/2015 Matthew Coots PO Reserve 07/19/2015 Angela Dyl 2LT /02/2015 Brian Dyl 2LT /02/2015 Terri Leavitt MCPT /19/2015 Emily Leavitt-Timko CDT PVT /19/2016 Josh McClullan PO3 Lynn McCullan CPL /19/2015 John Mogilka 2LT /05/2015 Paul Mogilka 2LT /05/2015 Kenny Mosses PO Reserve 07/19/2015 Heather Nelson CPL /15/2015 James Nelson COL /15/2015 Kayla Nelson LCPL /15/2015 Alisha Peffer 2LT /21/2015 Leonard Peffer Sr 2LT /21/2015 Continued on page 11

11 Volume 1, Issue 1 Page 11 SFMCA - 8 Courses Continued from page 10 Alexis Shoaff PFC Reserve 12/19/15 Briana Shoaff PFC Reserve 12/19/15 Megan Shoaff PFC Reserve 12/19/2015 Terry Shoaff PVT /19/2015 Jeanne Timko 2LT /19/2016 Michael Timko Sr. WO /19/2016 Michael Timko IV CDT PVT /19/2016 Michelle Timko 2LT /19/2016 Changes to roster: We have two new reserve marines in our unit Eric Dyl PO Reserve 03/22/2015 Angela C Spugnardi ENS Reserve 07/14/2015 Changes in leadership: During last reporting cycle (August 2014) it was noted that COL James Nelson was no longer DOIC of the 130th MSG. He has been replaced by BDR Chris Bayonet Awards issued: None Awards requested: None **UNIT MISSION DATA** Unit activities: ACADEMICS COL James Nelson SFA - 42 Courses SFMCA - 3 Courses MGN Michael J Timko III SFA - 3 Courses BDR Chris Bayonet SFA - 98 Courses SFMCA - 1 Course 2LT Angela Dyl SFA - 1 Course SFMCA - 10 Courses 2LT Brian Dyl SFA - 1 Course SFMCA - 13 Courses MAJ Terri Leavitt SFA - 4 Courses 2LT John Mogilka SFMCA - 4 Courses 2LT Paul Mogilka SFMCA - 6 Courses 2LT Alisha Peffer SFMCA - 4 Courses 2LT Leonard Peffer ENS Angela Spugnardi SFA - 55 Courses OPERATIONS - We continue to organize our Chapter and the 130th MSG - 2LT Brian Dyl & 2LT Paul Mogilka both earned their pilot wings during period by taking AE-291-2LT John Mogilka, 2LT Paul Mogilka, 2LT Brian Dyl, 2LT Angel Dyl, 2LT Alisha Peffer and 2LT Leonard Peffer have all earned their Infantry Device-Silver - COL James Nelson, 2LT Paul Mogilka, 2LT John Mogilka and 2LT Leonard Peffer Sr participated with other Marines from the USS Helen Pawlowski, USS Liberty, and the USS Freedom with the monthly online gaming Modern Warfare that was held on August 9, Mike Timko & Terri Leavitt recycle paper, plastic, aluminum & glass. In August they recycled 64.9 pounds & in September they recycled 65.0 pounds - Mike Timko & Terri Leavitt participate in ink jet cartridge recycling. In August they sent in 3 used cartridges and in September they sent in 5 used cartridges. - Mike Timko, Terri Leavitt, Emily Leavitt -Timko & Michael Timko IV took a trip to the Animal Safari Park in Port Clinton, Ohio. - Mike Timko participated in SETI@Home during the months of August & September. Currently Michael has 1,055,000 credits of knowledge. - Mike Timko participated in Galaxy Zoo during the months of August & September. Galaxy Zoo is an online astrological mapping program. - Jeanne Timko, Michael J Timko Sr. & Michelle Timko recycle paper, plastic, aluminum & glass. During the month of August they recycled 63.5 pounds & in September they recycled 63.8 pounds. Continued on page 12

12 Page 12 Continued from page 11 Chris, Megan & Emma Bayonet: -Participated in several BOINC projects: 267,840 39, SIMAP Donated 24 Boxtops for Education - Took 20 fulls bags to be recycled - Goodwill Donations - approximately $100 in items Blood Donation - Chris Not personally donating, but collection of close to 200 units for the Central Virginia area due to mundane occupation at Virginia Blood Services Voluneteerism Megan - 6 Hours at St. John's the Evangelist Catholic Church Chris - 72 Hours at Waynesboro First Aid Crew at Waynesboro First Aid Crew as EMT/Attendant-in-Charge & 2 Hours at St. John's the Evangelist Catholic Church Emma - 2 Hours in training classes at Waynesboro First Aid Crew Scholastic Achievement Emma - Was granted permission by the school district to enroll at First Grade instead of Kindergarten for Elementary School based on her scholastic aptitude. [Highest Math Group in First Grade and Second Highest Reading Group in First Grade]. THE FEDERALIST Megan, Emma and Chris - Also have traveled back to the 1860's and visited the Battle of Waynesboro, VA to observe and record the events there. Megan, Emma and Chris - Have also traveled to the Virginia Beach Marine Science Museum and learned about all sorts of Aquatic Creatures and Environments as well as the tools required to work therein. Have also studied the tidal system via first hand experimentation in Virginia Beach. MG Michael Timko III 130th MSG OIC The rank system used on the duty uniform is the rank system seen in Star Trek: The Next Generation,. STARFLEET Region Patch Department Insignia Ship s Logo Command Rank Operations Security Support Services Communications Engineering Diplomatic Com Badge Awards Marines MACO Science Medical Command Operations Engineering Medical Support Science Communications Security Diplomatic Joint Special Services

13 Volume 1, Issue 1 Page 13 CPT James Nelson Greetings MACO s! Yes, we have finally become our own MACO unit. The 230th MACO unit will have a Special Operations structure. As we continue to organize ourselves and build the foundation for a good strong unit, I will be looking for an Assistant Team Leader. The Assistant Team Leader will need to certify as a MACO Team Leader as prescribed by the MACO Training requirements. Below will be our MACO unit patch.. I can have them made at about $7.00 each and I have to have 25 before I can order. The other patch is the universal MACO patch found at the end of my report. That too will cost about $7.00 each and I must order 25. So if your interested in ordering on or both, please send me an and let me know. For those interested, we have joined with the other chapters of Southeastern North Carolina to participate in a monthly online gaming session of Modern Warfare: Black Ops II or Ghost. If you have an XBOX 360 and an internet connection along with the game, then you are very welcomed to join in. October 18th was our last session and our next scheduled session will be November 15. If you decide you do want to join in, please contact me for the details. As for the MACO Class C uniform, we ear the Urban Tiger Stripe Combat Uniform. I will hopefully have some pictures for you soon as to what and how they are worn. I know RADM Paul Dyl of the USS Helen Pawlowski is working on an Enterprise style but in CAMO for the 119th MACO and as I receive more information about them I will let you know. The last issue to discuss is about the MACO Training. Yes the courses are about 52 in all. But it s a requirement if you want to be a true MACO. You may be assigned to the MACO unit, but until you complete your training, your a trainee and not a MACO. For more information about the training requirements, drop me an and I will get a copy out to you. Well that s all for now! CPT James Nelson 230th MACO, TL USSGWCO@ec.rr.com Position for USS George Washing- ton Chief Operations Officer is now open for applications. The Chief Operations Officer can have many duties, including, but not limited to: Assisting with the day to day operations of the chapter. To accomplish this task, the Chief of Operations maintains the chapter personnel database, produces award certificates, promotion certificates and processing of new members. If you are interested in applying, send what you think is pertinent in your Real Life Resume and Fleet Resume with a paragraph detailing what you would do with the department if chosen as the Chief Operations Officer. Thank you, COL James Nelson CO-USS George Washington USSGWCO@ec.rr.com

14 Page 14 Position for the USS George Wash- ington Chief Engineering Officer is now open for applications. The Chief Engineering Officer can have many duties, including, but not limited to: Collecting, organizing and maintaining the ships Engineering Library which is a collection of the vast ship schematics that have been professional published or even fan produced. The Department also can get involved in things such as model building and computer graphical modeling. ington Chief Diplomatic Corps is now open for applications. The Chief Diplomatic Corps can have many duties, including, but not limited to: Coordination with both STARFLEET chapters and other Trek related organizations such as KAG, Romulan Star Empire etc. The Chief Diplomatic Corps Officer also maintains information about the different races found in the Star Trek Universe and assists members with source information with courses at SFA. If you are interested in applying, send THE FEDERALIST If you are interested in applying, send what you think is pertinent in your Real Life Resume and Fleet Resume with a paragraph detailing what you would do with the department if chosen as the Chief Engineering Officer. Thank you, COL James Nelson CO-USS George Washington USSGWCO@ec.rr.com Position for the USS George Washwhat you think is pertinent in your Real Life Resume and Fleet Resume with a paragraph detailing what you would do with the department if chosen as the Chief Diplomatic Corps Officer. Thank you, COL James Nelson CO-USS George Washington USSGWCO@ec.rr.com Position for the USS George Wash- ington Chief of Communications is now open for applications. The Chief of Communications can have many duties, including, but not limited to: Publication of the chapter s bi-monthly newsletter the Federalist, with the region s Publications Officer and RDC Communications. Assists with the chapter publications such as certificates, Membership Handbook and flyers. If you are interested in applying, send what you think is pertinent in your Real Life Resume and Fleet Resume with a paragraph detailing what you would do with the department if chosen as the Chief Communications Officer. Thank you, COL James Nelson CO-USS George Washington USSGWCO@ec.rr.com

15 Volume 1, Issue 1 Page 15 ton Chief Security Officer is now open for applications. The Chief Security Officer can have many duties, including, but not limited to: Assisting crewmembers needing transportation to from ship activities. And coordinating and executing chapter activities that have strategy components such as Star Trek Online, Modern Warfare gaming sessions and even Paint ball competitions. Position for the USS George Washyour Real Life Resume and Fleet Resume with a paragraph detailing what you would do with the department if chosen as the Chief Security Officer. Thank you, COL James Nelson CO-USS George Washington USSGWCO@ec.rr.com Position for USS George Washing- If you are interested in applying, send what you think is pertinent in ton Chief Medical Officer is now open for applications. The Chief Operations Officer can have many duties, including, but not limited to: Assisting with the day to day operations of the chapter. To accomplish this task, the Chief of Operations maintains the chapter personnel database, produces award certificates, promotion certificates and processing of new members. If you are interested in applying, send what you think is pertinent in your Real Life Resume and Fleet Resume with a paragraph detailing what you would do with the department if chosen as the Chief Medical Officer. Thank you, COL James Nelson CO-USS George Washington USSGWCO@ec.rr.com Position for USS George Washing- ington Chief Science Officer is now open for applications. The Chief Science Officer can have many duties, including, but not limited to: Keeping the crew informed of areas related to Science. This is accomplished by submitting articles about items of Science such as Astronomy, Physics, Technology, History etc. The Department also can plan and execute educational trips related to science such as to the NC Zoo and Museum of History etc. If you are interested in applying, send what you think is pertinent in your Real Life Resume and Fleet Resume with a paragraph detailing what you would do with the department if chosen as the Chief Science Officer. Thank you, COL James Nelson CO-USS George Washington USSGWCO@ec.rr.com

16 Page 16 Greetings Marines! I had this ready to go several days ago, but just before I posted it, I received the news of the untimely passing of LGN Gary?Tiny? Hollifield, and I decided to do what amounted to a substantial rewrite. So, with a bit of further ado, let?s head on over to the booth in the back in the corner in the dark of my local NCO club, where there?s a prominent sign that says?check your weapons at the door? (let?s see? locked, loaded, safety on? I?m good) and a snowstorm early this month resulted in a few choice words re the Meteorology gang and an uptick in computer queries about?tar and Feathers?. When we lose one of our own, the usual sympathy messages in STAR- FLEET and the SFMC often refer to dimming fictional running lights on vessels, or the?missing Man? formation being done by fictional aerospace craft, or even the lowering of usually fictional flags to half mast, and, don?t get me wrong? it?s a genuinely touching and heartfelt gesture. But, something about that has always bothered me - it?s ONLY a gesture. I?ve been known to take it a step further out here in the back side of nowhere, taking out a venerable old rifle that actually saw combat in WW2 and firing the ceremonial three volleys on the day of a funeral for a fellow STARFLEET member (please, unless you live out in the boonies like I do, do NOT try this at home), but, at the end of the day, it?s still only a gesture. But, Tiny?s untimely death had me sitting here at my old desk, filling the air with smoke from my favorite briar pipe, trying to find some way to DO something that wouldn?t be just a gesture - to find a way to bring some meaning to what I was feeling and to somehow making my personal sense of loss into something positive. And then, my personal musings were interrupted by a voice inside my head that reminded me that I had a JOB to do in the SFMC, and I had a?light bulb? moment. As I have often reminded you, one of the assigned responsibilities of my office is?promoting and assisting in the organization of community service activities at all levels within the SFMC,? and THAT was the answer I? d been looking for. Perhaps instead of a gesture, no matter how special or sincere it was, a better way to mark the passing of one of our own might be to find some form of community service related to a cause they supported and do the work they could no longer do. So, I?m going on the record right now as pledging to find some way to help or raise funds for an organization dedicated to helping fight against diabetes - that disease was a large factor in Tiny?s health problems. It?s not going to be easy, considering the fact that I only get into town once or twice a month usually, but somehow, I?ll find a way. And if I don?t, I?ll at least have tried. Returning to my regularly scheduled report, one of the?perks? of being an enlisted member of the STARFLEET Marine Corps is the ability to earn and wear the NCO Development Ribbon (aka the NCO Academic Ribbon). This is currently one of the highest ranking?training Awards? in the SFMC, consisting of the usual white ribbon with a silver?1?,?2?, or?3? added to it to designate the level of training at the SFMC NCO Academy passed. But, in the years since this ribbon was added to the awards a Marine can earn, commercial sources for the attached numerals in SILVER have completely dried up. It is still possible to find the numeral ribbon attachments in a bronze or gold tone, but, at this time, the silver attachments required seem to be?unobtainium?. Now, it is POSSIBLE, but not very practical to paint one of the bronze or gold numerals that are still available from the usual sources and make them silver. That would entail first THE FEDERALIST roughing up, then priming, and finally painting a very small piece of metal, and if your hands are steadier than mine, you?re certainly welcome to do so. But, after bringing the problem to the attention of the General Staff, I am duly authorized to inform you that, unless and until the silver numerals become commercially available again, using a bronze or gold attachment?as is? will be considered perfectly acceptable, and the next edition of the MFM will reflect this. Speaking of the next edition of the MFM - a reminder that the Commandant has informed everyone that any suggestions, questions, comments, etc that you may wish to see addressed in the next edition of the Marine Force Manual should be sent in to him?well?now would be a good time. Please take a moment to go through the current MFM (perhaps for the first time) and jot down whatever notes you feel need addressing, and them to the Dant. Always remember that the SFMC General Staff needs your input and ideas in order to properly do our jobs. Don? t hesitate to contact the appropriate GS member with your questions, comments and ideas. You can find all the addresses at the SFMC website, and, of course, we monitor the Corps-l list, and the SFMC Facebook group. Now it?s time for Top?s History Lesson. In 1944, near Littoria (now Latina) in central Italy, despite an artillery duel going on between Allied and German forces, a peasant farmer apparently out weeding his fields stopped to tie his shoes, then shook his fist at the German soldiers about 600 meters away, then at the distant Allied forces, apparently in anger for the interruption and noise, before returning to a nearby farmhouse. That?peasant? was actually Reconnaissance Sergeant Tommie Prince, a Canadian member of the infamous First Special Service Force - better known as?the Devil?s Brigade? - and he had used the action of tying his shoes to cover up what he was REALLY doing, namely fixing a break in the nearly a mile of carefully concealed telephone line he was using to report on the Continued on page 18

17 Volume 1, Issue 1 Page 17 Good day, Marines. First off, just a brief comment. September is disaster preparedness month here in the US and even though we're coming up on the tail end of the month, this is a topic that really knows no specific date. Throughout the world seasons are changing and each region will have it's own climactic events to be on the look out for. Please take a moment and make sure you're ready. Simply search 'disaster planning' on the internet and you'll find a lot of guidelines and free checklists to down load. One aspect of readiness is making sure all your important data on your computer is backed up. By 'important', I mean bank records, scans of the front and back of your credit cards, scans of your important papers [wills, mortgage,car loan, insurance papers, pep information] and such. I know there are more and more folks using cloud back up systems, but also consider the lowly flash drive that you can shove in your pocket, have in your evac bag, etc. Always go big. Just when you think a 16 GB drive will do, you'll find another 3 GB of stuff to store. And if you're like me, a regular bit hoarder, you might consider a portable hard drive and case. Now, on to FORCECOM work. One question that comes across my desk quite a bit right after the International Muster is 'I just checked my awards on the database and I don't see my muster award from IC.' Short answer: you do not receive the 'Brigade Muster Award' for attendance at IC, you receive the International Service Award. I know it can seem a bit confusing. Especially if you're one of the lucky ones and the International Conference is being held in your home Region and Brigade. But the names really do define the awards. The Brigade Muster Award [gold/red ribbon no more then one a year] is issued to any member of the SFMC who attends his/her Brigade's annual muster if that Brigade has one. Not all Brigades do so I understand that this may not be something available to everyone. If you have a specific question regarding this, please contact me privately and we'll discuss it. The International Service Award [gold/black no more then one a year] is issued to any member of the SFMC who attends the International Muster held at IC. Based on the above, over a period of one year you could see a Brigade Muster, an International Service or both of these listed on the database, depending on what events you were able to be at in any given year. But you will never see more then one of each in a calendar year. As a quick reminder as to who does what: FORCECOM is in charge of Achievement and Service award entries as well as making sure you're in the right unit, etc. If you have any questions about these awards, your Unit assignments or other personnel questions, please send them up the Chain to FORCECOM. TRACOM manages all entries to do with SFMCA courses and Training Awards. If you've completed a course and you don't see it on the database after a reasonable amount of time has past [please give them a few weeks], contact the Director of the specific Branch/School or go up the Chain to TRACOM. Concerns or questions regarding either Medical Awards go directly to the SFMCA Medical Director who is the issuing authority. addresses for all of the above can be found on the SFMC website. Let me finish with some rough numbers from the database. Please remember that the database is a 'fluid system'. That means that a variety of people are making changes to it on an ongoing basis so the phrase 'Your mileage my vary' is fairly accurate Marines total as listed on the database 27 Sept, BDE: 293 Marines total: 121 Marines in 27 units [77 active/44 reserve], 172 Marines unassigned 2 BDE: 126 Marines total: 107 Marines in 16 units [83 active/24 reserve], 19 Marines unassigned 3 BDE: 181 Marines total: 131 Marines in 23 units [75 active/56 reserve], 50 Marines unassigned 4 BDE: 99 Marines total: 53 Marines in 7 units [43 active/10 reserve], 46 Marines unassigned 5 BDE: 71 Marines total: 63 Marines in 12 units [29 active/34 reserve], 19 Marines unassigned 6 BDE: 33 Marines total: 19 Marines in 5 units [14 active/5 reserve], 14 Marines unassigned 7 BDE: 168 Marines total: 97 Marines in 24 units [59 active/38 reserve], 71 Marines unassigned 8 BDE: 3 Marines total: 0 Marines in 0 units [0 active/0 reserve], 3 Marines unassigned 9 BDE: 11 Marines total: 0 Marines in 0 units [0 active/0 reserve], 11 Marines unassigned 10 BDE: 22 Marines total: 11 Marines in 2 units [6 active/5 reserve], 11 Marines unassigned 11 BDE: 64 Marines total: 43 Marines in 5 units [36 active/7 reserve], 21 Marines unassigned 12 BDE: 113 Marines total: 82 Marines in 12 units [49 active/33 reserve], 31 Marines unassigned 13 BDE: 22 Marines total: 11 Marines in 4 units [8 active/3 reserve], 11 Marines unassigned Continued on page 18

18 Page 18 Continued from page BDE: 0 Marines total: 0 Marines in 0 units [0 active/0 reserve], 0 Marines unassigned 15 BDE: 59 Marines total: 44 Marines in 7 units [14 active/30 reserve], 15 Marines unassigned 16 BDE: 0 Marines total: 0 Marines in 0 units [0 active/0 reserve], 0 Marines unassigned 17 BDE: 50 Marines: 0 Marines in 0 units [0 active/0 reserve], 50 Marines unassigned 18 BDE: 0 Marines total: 0 Marines in 0 units [0 active/0 reserve], 0 Marines unassigned 19 BDE: 0 Marines total: 0 Marines in 0 units [0 active/0 reserve], 0 Marines unassigned 20 BDE: 72 Marines total: 46 Marines in 5 units [24 active/22 reserve], 26 Marines unassigned 13 Brigades 7 Inactive Brigades 149 Units 517 Marines 311 Reserve Marines 570 Unassigned Marines THE FEDERALIST Not bad, Marines. Not bad at all. Stand easy, Marines. BGN Jari Gato James COFORCECOM Continued from page 16 nearby enemy troops and call in fire corrections that eventually resulted in the destruction of four enemy batteries during the three days he spent behind enemy lines. For this, the young member of Canada?s Ojibwa tribe was awarded the Military Medal, the citation reading in part "Sergeant Prince's courage and utter disregard for personal safety were an inspiration to his fellows and a marked credit to his unit." Not long after that, the 1st SSF was moved to southern France, and once again the marksmanship, and skill at tracking and moving stealthily through the countryside that Prince had learned as a youngster in and around the reservation in Canada came into play, as he and a private went on a long scouting mission behind enemy lines near the border between France and Italy. He came across an enemy battalion?s encampment, and started back to report on its location when he and his single companion came across a French partisan group engaged in battle with an enemy unit. They stopped to lend a hand, and their accurate fire coming from concealment and an unexpected direction drove the enemy off. When the French commander, glad of the unexpected reinforcements, asked where Prince?s?company? was, the Canadian Sergeant pointed at the private and said?here?, leading the Frenchman to exclaim that he was sure that Prince must have had at least fifty men with him. That commander nominated Prince for the Croix de Guerre, but the courier carrying the nomination was killed en route and the medal was never awarded, However, after a grueling 72 hours with little rest behind enemy lines, Prince made it back to his unit, reported on the location of the enemy battalion, led his unit back to them, and participated in the attack that resulted in most of the enemy surrendering. For his part in locating and wiping out this substantial force, he was eventually awarded a Silver Star by the Allied command. After World War Two, he returned to Canada, and tried to make a go at civilian life. I?ll spare you the details, but, after some initial success, it didn? t go that well, and when the fighting began in Korea, Tommie Prince reenlisted in the Canadian Army, at his previous rank of Sergeant. He was later to say "As soon as I put on my uniform I felt a better man." Sergeant Prince earned further honors and served with distinction during the Korean War, despite increasingly painful arthritic knees that removed him from action for long periods during the war. After the war, those knees made civilian life even more difficult for him, and his personal life went downhill again. Fighting against the prejudices against?first Nations? people that was rampant at the time, and unable to cope with life outside the service, he became estranged from his family and alcoholism claimed him. Despite a brief period of public acknowledgement in 1955, when he saved a man from drowning, he withdrew to a lonely life, eventually passing away in a Salvation Army facility in But, Tommie Prince has not been entirely forgotten in Canada. There are streets, schools, barracks, and even scholarships bearing his name now, and in 2010 it was announced that there was a movie in development about one of the most decorated?first Nations? soldiers in history. Perhaps somewhere, the spirit of Tommie Prince is resting a bit easier now, even though that recognition came a bit too late to help him directly. But, if you take anything away from his story, perhaps you?ll ask yourself the next time you pass by a ragged, homeless veteran?was this another Tommie Prince? another genuine hero fallen on hard times?? and perhaps whatever you say or do may not be too late for them. In service and in friendship, MGSGT Jerome A. Gunny Hawk Stoddard Sergeant Major of the STARFLEET Marines

19 Volume 1, Issue 1 Page 19 USS GEORGE WASHINGTON NX-7374 CREW ROSTER NAME RANK DEPARTMENT POSITION BAYONET, CHRISTOPHER BRG Joint Spec Ops Marine DOIC BAYONET, EMMA CDT1 Joint Spec Ops Marine Cadet BAYONET, MEGAN COL Joint Spec Ops Marine Support Officer COOTS, KEN PO3 Joint Spec Ops First Sergeant/MACO Team Member COOTS, MATTHEW PO3 Joint Spec Ops Light Weapons-Rifleman/MACO team Member DYL, ANGELA 2LT Joint Spec Ops Pilot/MACO Team Member DYL, BRIAN A. 2LT Joint Spec Ops Pilot/MACO Team Member DYL, ERIC 2LT Joint Spec Ops Light Weapons Infantryman/MACO Team Member KING, ALEX ENS Unassigned Unassigned new member LEAVITT, TERRI MAJ Joint Spec Ops Platoon Leader/MACO Team Member LEAVITT-TIMKO, EMILY LEEANN PVT Joint Spec Ops Marine Support Tech/MACO Team Member MCCLULLAN, JOSH PO3 Joint Spec Ops Light Weapons Infantryman/MACO Team Member MCCLULLAN, LYNN PO3 Joint Spec Ops Marine Support Tech/MACO Team Member MOGILKA, JOHN 2LT Joint Spec Ops Pilot/MACO Team Member MOGILKA, PAUL 2LT Joint Spec Ops Pilot/MACO Team Member MOSES, KENNY PO3 Joint Spec Ops Light Weapons Infantryman/MACO Team Member NELSON, HEATHER PO3 Medical Medical Tech/MACO Team Member NELSON, JAMES E. COL Command Commanding Officer/MACO TM LDR/Pilot NELSON, KAYLA CRM Medical Medical Tech/MACO Team Member PEFFER, ALISHA H. 2LT Joint Spec Ops Pilot/MACO Team Member PEFFER SR, LEONARD P. 2LT Joint Spec Ops Pilot/MACO Team Member SHOAFF, ALEXIS PFC Joint Spec Ops Marine Support Tech SHOAFF, BRIANA PFC Joint Spec Ops Marine Support Tech SHOAFF, MEGAN PFC Joint Spec Ops Marine Support Tech SHOAFF, TERRY PVT Joint Spec Ops Marine Support Tech SPUGNARDI, ANGELA C. LTJG Medical Medical Officer TIMKO, JEANNE 2LT Joint Spec Ops Light Weapons-Medic/MACO Team Member TIMKO, MICHAEL J. III MG Command First Officer/Marine OIC/MACO Team Member TIMKO, MICHELLE 2LT Joint Spec Ops Platoon Leader/MACO Team Member TIMKO IV, MICHAEL J PVT Joint Spec Ops Light Weapons-Rifleman/MACO Team Member TIMKO SR, MICHAEL WO1 Joint Spec Ops Intelligence Officer/MACO Team Member TOTAL 31

20 Page 20 THE FEDERALIST CHAPTER : USS George Washington REPORT FOR: Aug, 2014 SUBMITTER : COL James Nelson SUBMITTED: 08/30/2014 ADDRESS : 303 Brentwood Avenue CITY : Jacksonville ZIP/POSTAL : PHONE : STATE : North Carolina COUNTRY : United States CHAPTER TYPE : CORRESPONDENCE REGISTRATION : NX 7374 CO : COL James Nelson CLASS : MacArthur II XO : MGEN Michael Timko III NEWSLETTER : FEDERALIST PUBLICATION DATE : FLEET MEMBERS PO2 Eric Dyl 03/22/ LT Brian Dyl 03/02/ LT Angela Dyl 03/02/ CPL Lynn McClullan 07/19/ PO3 Josh McClullan 07/19/ PO3 Kenny Mosses 07/19/ PO3 Ken Coots 07/19/ PO3 Matthew Coots 07/19/ MGEN Michael Timko III 12/19/ BDR Christopher Bayonet 05/13/ COL Megan Bayonet 05/13/ LT Jeanne Timko 12/19/ LT Michelle M. Timko 12/19/ CDT PVT Emily Leavitt-Timko 12/19/ MAJ Terri Leavitt 12/19/ CDT Emma Bayonet 05/13/ WO1 Michael Timko Sr. 12/19/ CDT PVT Michael Timko IV 12/19/ COL James Nelson 01/15/ CPL Heather Nelson 01/15/ LCPL Kayla Nelson 01/15/ PFC Megan Shoaff 12/19/ PFC Briana Shoaff 12/19/ PFC Alexis Shoaff 12/19/ LT Paul Mogilka 07/05/ LT John Mogilka 07/05/ LT Leonard Peffer Sr 07/21/ LT Alisha Peffer 07/21/ ENS Angela Spugnardi 07/14/ PVT Terry Shoaff 12/19/2015 ACADEMY INFO Brian Dyl Aerospace AE-120 HONORS 08/06/2014 AE-110 HONORS 08/06/2014 AE-201 DISTINCTION 08/12/2014 AE-291 PASS 08/29/2014 Infantry IN-153 DISTINCTION 08/02/2014 IN-201 DISTINCTION 08/06/2014 IOLS - Officer's Training School (IOLS:OTS) OTS DISTINCTION 08/08/2014 Leadership Development LD-100 DISTINCTION 08/29/2014 SFMC Awards Infantry Advanced Device - Silver Awarded 08/06/2014

21 Volume 1, Issue 1 Page 21 Angela Dyl Aerospace AE-110 HONORS 08/06/2014 AE-120 PASS 08/29/2014 Infantry IN-153 HONORS 08/02/2014 IN-201 DISTINCTION 08/06/2014 IOLS - Officer's Training School (IOLS:OTS) OTS DISTINCTION 08/08/2014 SFMC Awards Infantry Advanced Device - Silver Awarded 08/06/2014 Christopher Bayonet SFA Awards Time in Service Award - 1 Year Awarded 08/14/2014 SFI Individual Awards Admiral Forrest Award - 2nd Class Awarded 08/01/2014 James Nelson IOSO - College of SpecOps Units (CSOU) RECON History DISTINCTION 08/04/2014 RECON Weapons DISTINCTION 08/05/2014 RECON Current Recon DISTINCTION 08/05/2014 RECON Equipment DISTINCTION 08/06/2014 RECON Training DISTINCTION 08/06/2014 RECON LRSU Surveillance I DISTINCTION 08/07/2014 RECON LRSU Surveillance II DISTINCTION 08/07/2014 RECON LRSU Surveillance III DISTINCTION 08/08/2014 RECON LRSU Recon DISTINCTION 08/08/2014 RANG History & Tradition DISTINCTION 08/12/2014 RANG Training DISTINCTION 08/12/2014 RANG The Mission DISTINCTION 08/12/2014 RANG Organization, Equipment, Deployment DISTINCTION 08/12/2014 RANG Light Infantry Operation DISTINCTION 08/12/2014 SEALs Requirements & History DISTINCTION 08/15/2014 SEALs Training DISTINCTION 08/15/2014 SEALs Gear & Weapons DISTINCTION 08/17/2014 SEALs Mission Types DISTINCTION 08/17/2014 SEALs Organization DISTINCTION 08/17/2014 USF US Forces Pt. 1 DISTINCTION 08/22/2014 USF US Forces Pt. 2 DISTINCTION 08/22/2014 USF US Forces Pt. 3 DISTINCTION 08/22/2014 USF US Forces Pt.4 DISTINCTION 08/22/2014 WWSO SPATSNAZ DISTINCTION 08/23/2014 WWSO British Forces Pt 1 DISTINCTION 08/23/2014 WWSO British Forces Pt 2 DISTINCTION 08/26/2014 WWSO Australia & New Zealand DISTINCTION 08/26/2014 WWSO Austrian & Swiss DISTINCTION 08/26/2014 WWSO Malaysian & Thai DISTINCTION 08/26/2014 WWSO Spain, Greek, & Portugal DISTINCTION 08/26/2014 WWSO Scandinavian DISTINCTION 08/27/2014 WWSO French DISTINCTION 08/27/2014 WWSO Soviet Bloc DISTINCTION 08/27/2014 SFA Awards Boothby Bronze (50) Awarded 08/27/2014 Paul Mogilka Aerospace AE-110 HONORS 08/06/2014 AE-120 HONORS 08/12/2014 AE-201 DISTINCTION 08/27/2014 Infantry IN-153 DISTINCTION 08/02/2014

22 Page 22 THE FEDERALIST IN-201 DISTINCTION 08/06/2014 SFMC Awards Infantry Advanced Device - Silver Awarded 08/06/2014 John Mogilka Infantry IN-153 DISTINCTION 08/02/2014 IN-201 DISTINCTION 08/06/2014 Professional Development PD-120 HONORS 08/19/2014 SFMC Awards Infantry Advanced Device - Silver Awarded 08/06/2014 Leonard Peffer Sr Aerospace AE-100 DISTINCTION 08/05/2014 AE-110 HONORS 08/12/2014 AE-120 HONORS 08/29/2014 Infantry IN-153 DISTINCTION 08/02/2014 IN-201 DISTINCTION 08/08/2014 SFMC Awards Infantry Advanced Device - Silver Awarded 08/08/2014 Alisha Peffer Aerospace AE-100 HONORS 08/12/2014 Infantry IN-153 HONORS 08/02/2014 IN-201 DISTINCTION 08/08/2014 Officer Development OD-100 DISTINCTION 08/03/2014 SFMC Awards Infantry Advanced Device - Silver Awarded 08/08/2014 Angela Spugnardi IOLS - Officer's Training School (IOLS:OTS) OTS PASS 08/02/2014 IOLSS - College of Microorganisms MCB Cell Basics Part 1 DISTINCTION 08/07/2014 MCB Cell Basics Part 2 DISTINCTION 08/12/2014 MCB 103 -Cell Basics Part 3 DISTINCTION 08/15/2014 MCB Cell Basics Part 4 DISTINCTION 08/15/2014 MCB Cell Basics Part 5 DISTINCTION 08/15/2014 MCB Cell Basics Part 6 DISTINCTION 08/15/2014 MCB Cell Basics Part 7 DISTINCTION 08/15/2014 MOO History of Microorganisms DISTINCTION 08/23/2014 MOO Prokaryotes Archaea Part 1 DISTINCTION 08/23/2014 MOO Prokaryotes Archaea Part 2 DISTINCTION 08/23/2014 MOO Prokaryotes Archaea Part 3 DISTINCTION 08/23/2014 MOO 105 Prokaryotes - Bacteria Part 1 DISTINCTION 08/25/2014 MOO 106 Prokaryotes Bacteria Part 2 HONORS 08/25/2014 MOO 107 Eukaryotes - Protista Part 1 DISTINCTION 08/28/2014 MOO 108 Eukaryotes - Protista Part 2 DISTINCTION 08/28/2014 IOTA - College of English (IOTA:COE) COE Punctuation DISTINCTION 08/04/2014 COE Clauses DISTINCTION 08/05/2014 COE Objects, Modifiers, and Word Order DISTINCTION 08/06/2014 COE Sentences DISTINCTION 08/08/2014 COE Paragraphs and Sections DISTINCTION 08/11/2014 PRO So You Want To Be a Proofreader DISTINCTION 08/11/2014 PRO Spelling and Contexts HONORS 08/13/2014 PRO Punctuation, Part 1 DISTINCTION 08/14/2014

23 Volume 1, Issue 1 Page 23 OTHER INFO PRO Punctuation, Part 2 HONORS 08/16/2014 IOTA - College of Genealogy (IOTA:COG) COG First Steps in Genealogy HONORS 08/21/2014 COG The Source of the Story DISTINCTION 08/27/2014 MEETING DATE : PROMOTIONS : SCC: Brian Dyl PROMOTED TO Second Lieutenant on 08/08/2014 ACTIVITIES: SCC: Angela Dyl PROMOTED TO Second Lieutenant on 08/09/2014 SCC: Michael Timko III PROMOTED TO Major General on 08/01/2014 SCC: Terri Leavitt PROMOTED TO Major on 08/01/2014 SCC: James Nelson PROMOTED TO Colonel on 08/04/2014 SCC: Angela Spugnardi PROMOTED TO Ensign on 08/02/2014 -We completed many of our certificates and member ID cards -Our Newsletter called the "FEDERALIST" should be out around the November time frame SFMCA Courses completed and 60 SFA Courses completed - Brian dyl earned is Marine Aerospace Wings, and John Mogilka, Paul Mogilka, Brian Dyl, Angel Dyl, Alisha Peffer and Leonard Peffer have all earned their Infantry Device-Silver. - We recruited 1 new members for a total of James Nelson, Paul Mogilka, John Mogilka and Leonard Peffer Sr participated with other Marines from the USS Helen Pawlowski, USS Liberty, and the USS Freedom with the monthly online gaming Modern Warfare that was held on August 9, Submitted Chapter and Marine reports for the R1 newsletter. COMMENTS: None

24 Page 24 THE FEDERALIST CHAPTER : USS George Washington REPORT FOR: SEP, 2014 SUBMITTER : COL James Nelson SUBMITTED: 08/30/2014 ADDRESS : 303 Brentwood Avenue CITY : Jacksonville ZIP/POSTAL : PHONE : STATE : North Carolina COUNTRY : United States CHAPTER TYPE : CORRESPONDENCE REGISTRATION : NX 7374 CO : COL James Nelson CLASS : MacArthur II XO : MGEN Michael Timko III NEWSLETTER : FEDERALIST PUBLICATION DATE : FLEET MEMBERS PO2 Eric Dyl 03/22/ LT Brian Dyl 03/02/ LT Angela Dyl 03/02/ CPL Lynn McClullan 07/19/ PO3 Josh McClullan 07/19/ PO3 Kenny Mosses 07/19/ PO3 Ken Coots 07/19/ PO3 Matthew Coots 07/19/ MGEN Michael Timko III 12/19/ BDR Christopher Bayonet 05/13/ COL Megan Bayonet 05/13/ LT Jeanne Timko 12/19/ LT Michelle M. Timko 12/19/ CDT PVT Emily Leavitt-Timko 12/19/ MAJ Terri Leavitt 12/19/ CDT Emma Bayonet 05/13/ WO1 Michael Timko Sr. 12/19/ CDT PVT Michael Timko IV 12/19/ COL James Nelson 01/15/ CPL Heather Nelson 01/15/ LCPL Kayla Nelson 01/15/ PFC Megan Shoaff 12/19/ PFC Briana Shoaff 12/19/ PFC Alexis Shoaff 12/19/ LT Paul Mogilka 07/05/ LT John Mogilka 07/05/ LT Leonard Peffer Sr 07/21/ LT Alisha Peffer 07/21/ ENS Angela Spugnardi 07/14/ PVT Terry Shoaff 12/19/2015 ACADEMY INFO Brian Dyl Leadership Development LD-201 DISTINCTION 09/13/2014 Michael Timko III IOIE - College of Intel in Movies (CIM) CIM Agent Cody Banks HONORS 09/02/2014 CIM Under Siege PASS 09/02/2014 CIM Wild Wild West HONORS 09/02/2014 SFA Awards Boothby Titanium (350) Awarded 09/02/2014 Christopher Bayonet IOHG - College of History CoH Ancient Earth History PASS 09/19/2014 IOIE - School of Intel Tech (SIT)

25 Volume 1, Issue 1 Page 25 SIT Tools of the Trade DISTINCTION 09/16/2014 IOIE - College of Cryptography (COC) CRYPTO The Rebus PASS 09/07/2014 CRYPTO Acrostics DISTINCTION 09/07/2014 CRYPTO Quotefalls HONORS 09/14/2014 CRYPTO Cryptograms HONORS 09/14/2014 CRYPTO Intermediate Cryptography HONORS 09/22/2014 IOLEM - College of American Law Enforcement in Television (IOLEM:CALET) 21J Jump Street - Overview HONORS 09/16/2014 IOLSS - COM-School Of Emergency Services (SACOM:EMS) EMS Paramedic-Basic PASS 09/18/2014 EMS Paramedic-Intermediate PASS 09/18/2014 IOLSS - College of Medicine (IOLSS:SACOM) COM Aerospace Medicine Specialty DISTINCTION 09/30/2014 IOLSS - College of Survival Studies (IOMS:COSS) MSS Nautical Charts DISTINCTION 09/12/2014 MSS-101 Maps 1 DISTINCTION 09/13/2014 MSS-102 Maps 2 DISTINCTION 09/13/2014 MSS-103 Maps 3 DISTINCTION 09/13/2014 MSS-104 Compasses and GPS DISTINCTION 09/13/2014 MSS-105 Land Navigation DISTINCTION 09/13/2014 MSS Navigational Terms DISTINCTION 09/13/2014 MSS Navigation at Sea Pt. 2 DISTINCTION 09/13/2014 MSS Navigation at Sea Pt. 1 DISTINCTION 09/13/2014 MSS Navigation: Weather & Tides DISTINCTION 09/13/2014 IOMS - College of Security in Trek (IOMS:CST) CST:TOS-028 The City on the Edge of Forever PASS 09/14/2014 CST:TOS-039 Mirror, Mirror PASS 09/19/2014 IOMS - College of Starship Operations (IOMS:COSO) CSO Flight Operations DISTINCTION 09/20/2014 IOMS - College of Strategy and Tactics (IOMS:COST) SOST Strategy and Tactics: The Basics PASS 09/06/2014 SOST Strategy and Tactics: Advanced Concepts PASS 09/06/2014 IOPE - College of Gaming WOW World of Warcraft Basics HONORS 09/15/2014 IOPFR - College of Emergency Technology SET THE STETHOSCOPE HONORS 09/13/2014 SET THE DEFIBULATOR PART 1 HONORS 09/18/2014 SET THE DEFIBULATOR PART 2 DISTINCTION 09/18/2014 SET OXYGEN TREATMENT EQUIP. 1 PASS 09/18/2014 SET QXYGEN THERAPY EQUIP 2 HONORS 09/18/2014 SET SPLINTS AND BRACES HONORS 09/18/2014 SET THE SPHYGMOMANOMETER HONORS 09/18/2014 SET BLOOD GLUCOSE TESTING EQUIPMENT DISTINCTION 09/27/2014 SET PORTABLE SUCTION DEVICES PASS 09/27/2014 SET IV THERAPY EQUIPMENT HONORS 09/27/2014 SET CARDIAC MONITORING EQUIPMENT HONORS 09/27/2014 SET STRETCHERS HONORS 09/27/2014 IOPFR - College of Law Enforcement History SLEH 101 Ancient to Middle ages DISTINCTION 09/22/2014 SLEH 104 Badges DISTINCTION 09/22/2014 IOSFC - College of Sci-Fi Science SER Serenity HONORS 09/16/2014 IOSFS - College of Dune (Novels) DUN Technology HONORS 09/13/2014 IOSO - College of SpecOps Training (CSOT) CAMO Concealment & Detection DISTINCTION 09/09/2014 TRA Natural Terrain DISTINCTION 09/10/2014 TRA Man-Made Features DISTINCTION 09/12/2014 CAMO Avoiding Detection DISTINCTION 09/13/2014 DEFT Martial Arts Overview Pt 1 DISTINCTION 09/16/2014 DEFT Defensive Techniques DISTINCTION 09/30/2014 DEFT Martial Arts Overview Pt 2 DISTINCTION 09/30/2014

26 Page 26 THE FEDERALIST DEFT Martial Arts Overview Pt 3 DISTINCTION 09/30/2014 IOSO - College of SpecOps Units (CSOU) RECON History DISTINCTION 09/08/2014 RECON Weapons DISTINCTION 09/08/2014 RECON Current Recon DISTINCTION 09/08/2014 RECON Equipment DISTINCTION 09/08/2014 RECON Training DISTINCTION 09/08/2014 RECON LRSU Surveillance I DISTINCTION 09/08/2014 RECON LRSU Surveillance II DISTINCTION 09/08/2014 RECON LRSU Surveillance III DISTINCTION 09/08/2014 RECON LRSU Recon DISTINCTION 09/08/2014 SEALs Requirements & History DISTINCTION 09/09/2014 SEALs Training DISTINCTION 09/09/2014 SEALs Gear & Weapons DISTINCTION 09/09/2014 SEALs Mission Types DISTINCTION 09/09/2014 SEALs Organization DISTINCTION 09/09/2014 IOSS - College of Space Equipment EPS Escape Pod Users Guide DISTINCTION 09/09/2014 EPS Planetary Survival DISTINCTION 09/09/2014 EPS Escape Pod Identification DISTINCTION 09/09/2014 SSE nd & 23rd C. Space Suits (Star Trek) DISTINCTION 09/12/2014 SSE Space Emergency Primer (Star Trek) DISTINCTION 09/12/2014 SSE Space Emergency Technician Certification (Star Trek) DISTINCTION 09/12/2014 SSE Space Emergency Equipment (Star Trek) DISTINCTION 09/12/2014 IOSS - College of Spaceflight SKYL 101 Program Start DISTINCTION 09/11/2014 SKYL 102 Skylabs I & II DISTINCTION 09/16/2014 SKYL 103 Skylab II HONORS 09/16/2014 SKYL 104 Skylab III HONORS 09/22/2014 SKYL 105 Skylab IV DISTINCTION 09/22/2014 MERC Mercury 1 HONORS 09/27/2014 MERC Mercury 2 HONORS 09/27/2014 MERC Mercury 3 HONORS 09/27/2014 GEMI Gemini 1 HONORS 09/27/2014 GEMI Gemini 2 HONORS 09/27/2014 GEMI Gemini 3 DISTINCTION 09/27/2014 GEMI Gemini 4 HONORS 09/27/2014 IOST - College of Engineering (IOST:COE) SOSD NCC-1701E Schematics DISTINCTION 09/09/2014 SOSD 127A - NCC-1701E Schematics DISTINCTION 09/11/2014 SOSD 127B - NCC-1701E Schematics HONORS 09/11/2014 SoEH Early Principles and Terms PASS 09/12/2014 IOST - STARFLEET Officer's Radio School (IOST:SORS) SORS From Radio to Television PASS 09/02/2014 SORS Shortwave Radio HONORS 09/02/2014 SORS CB, FRS, GMRS HONORS 09/02/2014 SORS Amateur Radio PASS 09/02/2014 SORS Modes of Amateur Radio PASS 09/02/2014 SORS Other Uses for Radio PASS 09/02/2014 IOST - Vulcan Academy of Science (IOST:VAS) VAS Specialist II in Engineering HONORS 09/13/2014 VAS Specialist I in Library Science HONORS 09/18/2014 IOSTS - College of Federation Studies (IOSF:COFS) HOTE History of the Enterprise NX-01 DISTINCTION 09/28/2014 HUFP Presidents of the UFP HONORS 09/28/2014 HOFL History of Federation law - Articles of Federation DISTINCTION 09/28/2014 SFA Awards BOCP - Chief Medical Officer Certification Awarded 09/06/2014 BOCP - Chief Weapons Officer Certification Awarded 09/06/2014 BOCP - Chief Communications Officer Certification Awarded 09/09/2014 Boothby Dilithium (300) Awarded 09/14/2014 BOCP - Chief Operations Officer Certification Awarded 09/14/2014

27 Volume 1, Issue 1 Page 27 BOCP - Chief Tactical Officer Certification Awarded 09/17/2014 BOCP - Chief Engineering Officer Certification Awarded 09/17/2014 BOCP - Chief Science Officer Certification Awarded 09/22/2014 BOCP - Chief Security Officer Certification Awarded 09/22/2014 BOCP - Flight Control Officer Certification Awarded 09/22/2014 ADP - Master of Life Science Studies/Alien Studies Awarded 09/30/2014 Strategy & Tactics ST-401 PASS 09/05/2014 James Nelson IOSO - College of SpecOps Units (CSOU) WWSO Chinese & N. Korean DISTINCTION 09/01/2014 WWSO Canadian DISTINCTION 09/01/2014 WWSO German Military DISTINCTION 09/01/2014 WWSO African DISTINCTION 09/01/2014 WWSO Indian & Pakistani DISTINCTION 09/01/2014 Leadership Development LD-100 DISTINCTION 09/15/2014 LD-201 DISTINCTION 09/23/2014 Special Operations SO-100 DISTINCTION 09/09/2014 Paul Mogilka Aerospace AE-291 HONORS 09/12/2014 John Mogilka Aerospace AE-100 DISTINCTION 09/25/2014 Leonard Peffer Sr Aerospace AE-201 DISTINCTION 09/25/2014 Officer Development OD-100 HONORS 09/23/2014 OD-201 DISTINCTION 09/28/2014 Angela Spugnardi IOLSS - College of Medical Knowledge CMK School of Medical Knowledge Part 1 HONORS 09/01/2014 CMK School of Medical Knowledge Part 2 HONORS 09/05/2014 IOPFR - College of Emergency Technology SET THE DEFIBULATOR PART 1 DISTINCTION 09/14/2014 SET THE DEFIBULATOR PART 2 DISTINCTION 09/14/2014 SET OXYGEN TREATMENT EQUIP. 1 DISTINCTION 09/15/2014 SET QXYGEN THERAPY EQUIP 2 DISTINCTION 09/15/2014 SET SPLINTS AND BRACES DISTINCTION 09/18/2014 SET THE SPHYGMOMANOMETER DISTINCTION 09/18/2014 SET THE STETHOSCOPE DISTINCTION 09/23/2014 SET BLOOD GLUCOSE TESTING EQUIPMENT DISTINCTION 09/23/2014 SET PORTABLE SUCTION DEVICES DISTINCTION 09/27/2014 SET IV THERAPY EQUIPMENT DISTINCTION 09/27/2014 SET CARDIAC MONITORING EQUIPMENT DISTINCTION 09/28/2014 SET STRETCHERS DISTINCTION 09/28/2014 SET NEEDLES DISTINCTION 09/30/2014 SET TEMPRATURE AND O2 TESTING DEVICES DISTINCTION 09/30/2014 IOSTS - College of Star Trek Actors CSTA DeForest Kelley DISTINCTION 09/13/2014 CSTA William Shatner DISTINCTION 09/26/2014 CSTA Leonard Nimoy DISTINCTION 09/26/2014 CSTA Nichelle Nichols DISTINCTION 09/26/2014 IOTA - College of Genealogy (IOTA:COG) COG Occupations Old and New HONORS 09/02/2014

28 Page 28 THE FEDERALIST OTHER INFO COG Medical Matters DISTINCTION 09/13/2014 COG The Language of Genealogy DISTINCTION 09/15/2014 COG To Genealogy And Beyond! DISTINCTION 09/26/2014 IOTA - College of Mythological Studies (IOTA:COMS) COMS Celtic HONORS 09/13/2014 SFA Awards Boothby Bronze (50) Awarded 09/28/2014 MEETING DATE : PROMOTIONS: None ACTIVITIES: -Brian Dyl completed 1 SFMCA Course -Michael Timko III completed 3 SFA Courses and awarded the Boothby Titanium -Christopher Bayonet completed 99 SFA Courses, 1 SFMCA Course and has been awarded 9 Bridge Certifications, Boothby 300- Dilithium and Master of Life Science Studies/Alien Studies -James Nelson completed 5 SFA Courses and 3 SFMCA Courses -Paul Mogilka completed 1 SFMCA Course -John Mogilka Completed 1 SFMCA Course -Leonard Peffer completed 3 SFMCA Courses -Angela Spugnardi completed 24 SFA courses and awarded the Boothby 0050-Bronze -COL James Nelson, 2LT Paul Mogilka, 2LT John Mogilka, LCPL Josh McClullan and LCPL Matthew Coots participated with the 120th MSG during its monthly Modern Warfare: Ghost online gaming session -We continue to work on getting our first newsletter published in October. -We continue to organize ourselves and getting our different publications into draft for review - We continue to organize our Chapter and the 130th MSG - 2LT Brian Dyl & 2LT Paul Mogilka both earned their pilot wings during period by taking AE-291-2LT John Mogilka, 2LT Paul Mogilka, 2LT Brian Dyl, 2LT Angel Dyl, 2LT Alisha Peffer and 2LT Leonard Peffer have all earned their Infantry Device- Silver -Mike Timko & Terri Leavitt recycle paper, plastic, aluminum & glass. In September they recycled 65.0 pounds -Mike Timko & Terri Leavitt participate in ink jet cartridge recycling. In September they sent in 5 used cartridges. - Mike Timko, Terri Leavitt, Emily Leavitt-Timko & Michael Timko IV took a trip to the Animal Safari Park in Port Clinton, Ohio. - Mike Timko participated in SETI@Home during the month of September. Currently Michael has 1,055,000 credits of knowledge. - Mike Timko participated in Galaxy Zoo during the month of September. Galaxy Zoo is an online astrological mapping program. - Jeanne Timko, Michael J Timko Sr. & Michelle Timko recycle paper, plastic, aluminum & glass. During the month of September they recycled 63.8 pounds. Chris, Megan & Emma Bayonet: -Participated in several BOINC projects: Asteroids@home 267,840; SETI@home 39,138, ; Enigma@Home 449; SIMAP 117 ; Einstein@Home 125; yoyo@home 28 - Donated 24 Boxtops for Education - Took 20 fulls bags to be recycled - Goodwill Donations - approximately $100 in items -Blood Donation - Chris -Not personally donating, but collection of close to 200 units for the Central Virginia area due to mundane occupation at Virginia Blood Services -Volunteerism: Megan - 6 Hours at St. John's the Evangelist Catholic Church; Chris - 72 Hours at Waynesboro First Aid Crew at Waynesboro; First Aid Crew as EMT/Attendant-in-Charge & 2 Hours at St. John's the Evangelist Catholic Church; Emma - 2 Hours in training classes at Waynesboro First Aid Crew; Scholastic Achievement-Emma - Was granted permission by the school district to enroll at First Grade instead of Kindergarten for Elementary School based on her scholastic aptitude. [Highest Math Group in First Grade and Second Highest Reading Group in First Grade]. Megan, Emma and Chris - Also have traveled back to the 1860's and visited the Battle of Waynesboro, VA to observe and record the events there. Megan, Emma and Chris - Have also traveled to the Virginia Beach Marine Science Museum and learned about all sorts of Aquatic Creatures and Environments as well as the tools required to work therein. Have also studied the tidal system via first hand experimentation in Virginia Beach. COMMENTS: None

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30 Page 30 Region One Summit ,001 Orion Nights Do Not ask for whom the dice roll..they roll for thee. THE FEDERALIST It's not about the DESTINATION It's about the TREK. If you venture to only one SUMMIT venture to OURS! The USS INDIANA proudly presents the R-1 Summit to be held on April 10-12, 2015, at the Clarion Hotel Waterfront, 2930 Waterfront Pkwy, Indianapolis, IN The theme will be 1,001 ORION NIGHTS. Our Best of Orion is not to be missed. Request shore leave and immerse yourself in our culture, savor our cuisine, indulge in your wildest fantasies with our Gorgeous Greens. Enjoy the live entertainment, dealers room, brand-new panels, and boogie your butt off at the M-11 Discothèque! Secure your passage on the next shuttle out Indianapolis awaits! Book the Special 40 % Off Promo Rate of $49 for Adults! $28 for Kids! This includes a two night stay and Officer s Mess Saturday night! Other dinner plans? No worries: $21 for Adults or $12 for Kids! Uplink our website to your PADD so you can take advantage of these exceptional offers and to also customize your experience with us! Don t forget your $72 room rate! Please call the Clarion Waterfront at (317) and ask for the STAR TREK rate. Please call the Clarion Waterfront at (317) and ask for the STAR TREK rate. region1indysummit.org facebook.com/orion2015 Twitter/@R1Orion15 YouTube.com/region1indysummit

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32 USS GEORGE WASHINGTON C/O 303 Brentwood Ave Jacksonville, NC USS GEORGE WASHINGTON C/O 303 Brentwood Ave Jacksonville, NC The USS HELEN PAWLOWSKI NCC-8494 is a correspondence chapter of STARFLEET International. We are a Star Trek fan club that come together on a monthly basis via computer chat areas, telephone, and even video conferencing to discuss events in the Star Trek universe, whether or not your interest lie in the Classic Star Trek, Star Trek: The Next Generation, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Star Trek: Voyager or Star Trek: Enterprise. Many of our crew enjoy going to the movies, to Star Trek and other Sci-Fi conventions. A great part of being able to experience the dream of Gene Roddenberry gives many of us the opportunity to help our community by volunteering in community projects such as the Angel Tree Project over Christmas and the US Marine Corps Toys for Tots. While many volunteer to participate, others do not, but our main goal is to have FUN!