The Admiralty, which got roped into running the 2022 Fleet Day, has been working hard on putting the event together. After our last planning meeting, I can’t wait to see how this day of games and friends turns out.
At our recent Admiral’s Banquet, Crewman 1st Class Eric Moorer was awarded the Federation Medal of Honor after his actions saved the life of a co-worker. Acting Captain Jill Bogler reported that the award was presented to C1 Moorer at the April USS Kelly meeting.
In a sad note, in May 2022 the last Starfest convention will be held. For those of you who have never heard of this, shame on you. Starfest is a convention that has been run for 45 years by the same family company (Starland). Admiral Stark called it “The Dragoncon of the west that you’ve never heard of.” The event had grown to multiple hotels and con-within-a-con festivals. Unfortunately, the events of the past to years, rising costs in getting hotel space and guests and the family growing older contributed to the decision in making this the last party. This is a shame really since these conventions were really a family reunion for the various fans of different genres and shows. We got to meet several fans who became members of our extended Star Trek family. Members of the Seventh Fleet would caravan to Denver to attend this event since the early 1990’s. Thank you to the Walker family and Starfland for all of the many memories. We are looking forward, even in sadness, to the last Starfest.
The USS Kelly will be holding it’s annual “Kelly Kampout” on July 15-17 and they have opened it up for any Seventh Fleet member who would like to attend. Contact the Kelly’s Executive Officer, Lt. Commander Dawn Woods for details.
Hailing Frequencies Open May 2022
Fleet Birthdays and Anniversaries:
May 25 USS White Buffalo anniversary (2010)
Star Trek Birthdays and Anniversaries:
May 5 Marc Aliamo (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Star Trek: The Next Generation)
May 5 Santiago Cabrera (Star Trek: Picard)
May 5 Star Trek: Strange New World premiers (2022)
May 8 Star Trek Movie premiers (2009)
May 12 Jennifer Hetrick (Star Trek: The Next Generation, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine)
May 12 Eugene Cordero (Star Trek: Lower Decks)
May 16 Star Trek Into Darkness premiers (2013)
May 20 John Billingsley (Star Trek: Enterprise)
May 24 Doug Jones (Star Trek: Discovery)
May 30 Colm Meaney (Star Trek: The Next Generation, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine)
Other Dates To Note:
May 1 World Laughter Day
May 2 International Harry Potter Day
May 4 Star Wars Day
May 5 Cinco de Mayo
May 6 National Space Day
May 7 Free Comic Book Day
May 8 Mother’s Day
May 11 National Twilight Zone Day
May 22 Sherlock Holmes Day
May 30 Memorial Day
June 14 Flag Day
June 19 Fathers’ Day
June 19 Juneteenth
June 20 Summer Solstice
Other Items To Note:
Make sure you check out the new Star Trek series, Strange New Worlds on May 5th.
Upcoming Events:
May 13-15 StarFest (Denver)
July 30 Fleet Day
August 25-28 Las Vegas Star Trek Convention
September 22-24 FanX: The Salt Lake Comic Convention
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.