March is upon us and it is a period of time changes (Daylight Savings), weather changes (hello spring) and the last few episodes of Star Trek: Starfleet Academy (what a first season). Our first conventions are quickly approaching (SaltCON and Ogden-Con) and we are starting to come out of our winter blahs.

SaltCON-Spring will be held on March 12-15 at the Davis Convention Center in Layton. This gaming convention is also where the Artemis Bridge Simulator will be run by the USS White Buffalo and Starship Frontiers. If you would like to volunteer, please get a hold of Captain Aaron Stevens. Then on Saturday, April 4 is Ogden-Con that will be held at the Ogden Union Station next to the Frontrunner stop. The USS Ticonderoga will have a booth there with a Star Trek photo op. We are also looking for a chapter that would like to coordinate volunteers for FanX: The Salt Lake Comic Convention held at the Salt Palace on September 24-26. And because we’ve had several members attend the Star Trek Cruise (and post an article on it) we’ve added that to our convention calendar.

Fleet Day will be held on Saturday, July 18 in the Layton/Ogden area and will be hosted by the USS Ticonderoga. This is an open event for all families and friends to attend. More details soon.

We are looking for a host for the 2027 Admiral’s Banquet next January. We are also looking for new locations to hold the banquet at. If you happen to visit a community center, banquet hall or other gathering location that you think could hold 100 people, please find the details and pass them onto your Commanding Officer.

You can reach us our Facebook Page or our BlueSky Account, we have a Discord Server. Don’t forget that you can also reach us by email at Join@SeventhFleet.org. We hope to have the online interest form back up and running soon.

Welcome Aboard:
Crewman 2nd Class David A. Quinones who is joining the USS Pulsar

Congratulations To:
The following participants of the 2025 Fleet Day have earned the Distinguished Service Award–
-Civilian Emily Minchew (USS Ticonderoga)
-Civilian Jenny Smith (USS Ticonderoga)
-Crewman 2nd Class Celeste Christiansen (USS Ticonderoga)
-Crewman 2nd Class Meghan Louise Rees (USS Delaware)
-Crewman 2nd Class Sina Rees (USS Delaware)
-Crewman 2nd Class Lexy Rudolph (USS Ticonderoga)
-Crewman 1st Class Hanna Baker-Louvar (USS Pulsar)
-Crewman 1st Class Richard Blanck (USS Kelly)
-Crewman 1st Class David Carr (USS Delaware)
-Crewman 1st Class Meagan Johnson (USS Ticonderoga)
-Crewman 1st Class Mayloni Minchew (USS Ticonderoga)
-Crewman 1st Class Caryn Rudolph (USS Ticonderoga)
-Crewman 1st Class Sean Smith (USS Ticonderoga)
-Ensign Skye Caden (USS Pulsar)
-Ensign Issac Jacobs (USS Ticonderoga)
-Ensign Sarah Podwys (USS Ticonderoga)
-Lieutenant (j.g.) Kennway Miller (USS Ticonderoga)
-Lieutenant (j.g.) Tina Torres (USS Ticonderoga)
-Lieutenant Emily Bolander (USS Pulsar)
-Lieutenant Frank Buck (USS Ticonderoga)
-Lieutenant Kya Durrant (USS Pulsar)
-Lieutenant Rich Durrant (USS Pulsar)
-Lieutenant Brad Jacobs (USS Ticonderoga)
-Lieutenant Carl Navales (USS Delaware)
-Lt. Commander Bob Allen (USS Delaware)
-Lt. Commander Jill Patterson (USS Kelly)
-Lt. Commander Dave Stock (USS Ticonderoga)
-Commander Michelle Ludeking (USS Pulsar)
-Captain Erica Stark (USS Ticonderoga)
-Vice Admiral Carl Stark (Starfleet Command’s Seventh Fleet)

The following participants of the 2025 Fleet Day have earned the Grankite Order of Tactics–
-Crewman 2nd Class Zoran Kovacich (USS Ticonderoga)
-Crewman 2nd Class Bob Patterson (USS Ticonderoga)
-Ensign Ivan Podwys (USS Ticonderoga)
-Lieutenant Evelyn Durrant (USS Pulsar)
-Lieutenant Jasmine Johnson (USS Pulsar)
-Lieutenant Josh Sorensen (USS Pulsar)
-Lt. Commander Bob Allen (USS Delaware)
-Lt. Commander Jill Patterson (USS Kelly)
-Lieutenant Carl Navales (USS Delaware)
-Captain Erica Stark (USS Ticonderoga)
-Captain Aaron Stevens (USS White Buffalo)
(Note: The ranks listed were the ranks at the time of earning the awards)

Fleet Birthdays and Anniversaries:
March 9 USS Ticonderoga anniversary (1996)
March 9 USS Pulsar anniversary (2020)

Star Trek Birthdays and Anniversaries:
March 2 Gates McFadden (Star Trek: The Next Generation, Star Trek Films, Star Trek: Prodigy, Star Trek: Picard)
March 2 Ethan Peck (Star Trek: Discovery, Star Trek: Short Treks, Star Trek: Strange New Worlds)
March 3 James Doohan (Star Trek, Star Trek Films, Star Trek: The Next Generation, Star Trek: Prodigy)
March 5 Jolene Blalock (Star Trek: Enterprise)
March 7 Jonathan Del Arco (Star Trek: The Next Generation, Star Trek: Picard)
March 11 Anton Yelchin (Star Trek, Star Trek: Into Darkness, Star Trek: Beyond)
March 14 Penny Johnson (Star Trek: The Next Generation, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine)
March 14 James Frain (Star Trek: Discovery)
March 15 David Cronnenberg (Star Trek: Discovery)
March 18 J.G. Hertzler (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Star Trek: Voyager, Star Trek: Enterprise, Star Trek: Lower Decks)
March 19 Connor Trinneer (Star Trek: Enterprise)
March 20 John de Lancie (Star Trek: The Next Generation, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Star Trek: Voyager, Star Trek: Lower Decks, Star Trek: Picard)
March 21 Sonequa Martin-Green (Star Trek: Discovery)
March 22 William Shatner (Star Trek)
March 24 Tig Notaro (Star Trek: Discovery, Star Trek: Starfleet Academy)
March 25 Robert O’Reilly (Star Trek: The Next Generation, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Star Trek: Enterprise)
March 26 Leonard Nimoy (Star Trek, Star Trek Films, Star Trek: The Next Generation, Star Trek: Prodigy)
March 26 Jess Bush (Star Trek: Strange New Worlds)
March 29 Marina Sirtis (Star Trek: The Next Generation, Star Trek Films, Star Trek: Voyager, Star Trek: Enterprise, Star Trek: Picard, Star Trek: Lower Decks)

Other Dates To Note:
March 4 Idaho Day
March 8 Daylight Savings starts
March 17 St. Patrick’s Day
March 20 Spring Equinox
March 25 National Tolkien Reading Day
April 1 April Fools’ Day
April 5 First Contact Day (2063)
April 5 Klingon Day of Honor
April 5 Easter Day
April 12 Frontier Day (2151)
April 15 Tax Day
April 22 Ancestors’ Eve
April 28 National Superhero Day

Other Items To Note:
Remember to send your photos for the 2027 Seventh Fleet calendar to Photos@SeventhFleet.org

The USS Kelly will be going camping on May 15-17 at the Dukes Slick Rock Campground near Goblin Valley. Spots are filling up fast. Contact the USS Kelly if you would like to participate in the activities.

Upcoming Events:
March 12-15: SaltCON (Layton, UT)
April 4: Ogden-Con (Ogden, UT)
May 15-17: Gem State Comic Con (Boise, ID)
July 18: Fleet Day (Clearfield, UT)
August 5-9: Trek to Vegas (Las Vegas, NV)
September 24-26: FanX: The Salt Lake Comic Convention
February 20-27: Star Trek The Cruise X (departing New Orleans, LA)

Hailing Frequencies Open is posted on the 1st of the month at SeventhFleet.org. If you have an entry that you would like to be included in a future HFO, please contact your Commanding Officer. The CO needs to have it submitted to the Admiralty by the 2nd to last day of the month for inclusion.