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Hailing Frequencies Open October 2023

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Hailing Frequencies Open October 2023

Many thanks to all of the Seventh Fleet members who volunteered at the FanX booth last month. We were able to accomplish our community service charter and help guide our world towards the spirit we see in the 24th century. We had a special guest at our booth, one of the artists for Heroes4Causes. This is a group that creates comic characters (and comic books) based off of real life heroes. Kids that are afflicted by Type One Diabetes, Cystic Fibrosis or Pediatric Brain Cancer. The cutouts of the Lower Decks characters were provided by the USS Valkyrie, who also coordinated the volunteers. We also had the USS White Buffalo run not just one, but two different Artemis bridge simulators at the convention.

If you stopped by either location and checked us out, welcome. We hope you had fun at the convention. Please visit our Online Interest Form and let us know which chapter you would like to have reach out to you. Even if you wrote down your information at the booth, this helps us get your details to the chapter as quickly as possible. You can also look around this website and ask us questions. We would love to have us join the fun at one of our many upcoming activities.

Due to the strikes in Hollywood, there wasn’t a lot of news about our favorite franchise. The 50th Anniversary of Star Trek: The Animated Series was held. This includes the release of the non-cannon, Very Short Treks. Drawn in the animation style of the 70’s cartoon, these episodes are like mini-Saturday Night Live skits. The mileage may vary per episode. One area where the quality has continued to excel is the fourth season of Star Trek: Lower Decks. We’ve already had people ask about getting a hold of a Moopsy plushie. We also know that The Doctor will be making a return in Star Trek: Prodigy, wherever we might be seeing the next season.

And speaking of the Seventh Fleet 25th Anniversary Bingo, WE NEED YOUR PICTURES. We will be using them in the upcoming 2024 Seventh Fleet Calendar. But we can’t pull the pictures off of Facebook because of the method they use to compress the photos. Please email them to Bingo@SeventhFleet.org.

Don’t forget to join us on the Seventh Fleet Discord server. Gif-Wars has been very popular as well as sharing memes. The #Spoiler-Zone is where we can openly talk about the latest episodes (not just of Star Trek) without having to worry about spoiling it for someone who hasn’t seen the episodes yet. We also need photos of your pets for the #Porthos-Pals channel. This becoming the new online hangout.

Fleet Birthdays and Anniversaries:
October 17 USS Rendezvous anniversary (1992)

Star Trek Birthdays and Anniversaries:
October 2 Avery Brooks (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine)
October 4 Star Trek: Short Treks premiers (2018)
October 9 Scott Bakula (Star Trek: Enterprise)
October 15 Mark Lenard (Star Trek, Star Trek: The Next Generation)
October 22 Christopher Lloyd (Star Trek III: The Search for Spock)
October 24 F. Murray Abraham (Star Trek: Insurrection)
October 26 Anthony Rapp (Star Trek: Discovery)
October 27 Robert Picardo (Star Trek: Voyager, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Star Trek: First Contact)
October 28 Star Trek: Prodigy premiers (2021)
October 30 William Campbell (Star Trek, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine)

Other Dates To Note:
October 4-10 World Space Week
October 9 Indigenous People’s Day
October 9 Columbus Day
October 11 Federation Day
October 21 Back to the Future Day
October 27 National Frankenstein Friday
October 31 Halloween
November 5 Daylight Saving Time ends
November 7 Election Day
November 11 Veterans Day
November 23 Thanksgiving Day

Upcoming Events:
January 27: Admiral’s Banquet (Roy)
Feb 28-March 3: SaltCON (Layton)
August 1-4: Star Trek Las Vegas
September 26-28: 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.

Hailing Frequencies Open: November 2022

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Hailing Frequencies Open November 2022

Where did October go? That month went by fast. We hope everyone had a great Halloween dressing up and playing tricks on friends. Now it is time for Thanksgiving and thinking about all of the things we are thankful for.

We are now taking orders for the 2023 Seventh Fleet Calendar. Thanks to our friends at Gordon’s Copy and Print we will be able to keep our prices the same as the were since we started the calendar in 2012, which is $10 an issue. We have to sell a minimum of 50 calendars to get this price. If you would like to order one, please contact your commanding officer.

The USS Kelly is holding an auction and food drive on Saturday, November 5th. This will be at the Fiiz Drinks located at 2350 West 4700 South (just off of I-215) in Taylorsville. There will be homemade baked goods. Star Trek and sci-fi collectibles will be sold as a fundraiser (a great way to get holiday gifts).

Who enjoyed the third season of Star Trek: Lower Decks? If you haven’t seen the last episode of the season, there is an after-credits scene (dun, dun, dunnnnnnnn). The first episode of the second half of Star Trek: Prodigy season one is out and now we know the threat that The Diviner has now unleashed. How will the crew of the USS Protostar get out of this predicament? And a lot of Seventh Fleet members cannot wait to see the third season of Star Trek: Picard in February. Thankfully there are other episodes to watch while we wait . On PlutoTV, the Star Trek channel will be expanding with Star Trek: The Original Series and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine joining Star Trek: The Next Generation and Star Trek: Discovery on the free streaming service.

Welcome Aboard:
Crewman 2nd Class Connie Burk (USS Pulsar)
Crewman 2nd Class Nicholas Burk (USS Pulsar)

Star Trek Birthdays and Anniversaries:
November 5 Armin Shimerman (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Star Trek: The Next Generation, Star Trek: Lower Decks)
November 6 Rebecca Romijn (Star Trek: Discovery, Star Trek: Short Treks, Star Trek: Strange New Worlds)
November 7 Mary Chieffo (Star Trek: Discovery)
November 9 Robert Duncan McNeill (Star Trek: Voyager, Star Trek: The Next Generation, Star Trek: Lower Decks)
November 12 Wallace Shawn (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine)
November 12 Max Grodenchik (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Star Trek: The Next Generation)
November 13 Whoopi Goldberg (Star Trek: The Next Generation)
November 13 John de Lancie (Star Trek: The Next Generation, Star Trek: Voyager, Star Trek: Lower Decks, Star Trek: Picard)
November 18 Star Trek: Generations premiers (1994)
November 19 Robert Beltran (Star Trek: Voyager, Star Trek: Prodigy)
November 19 Terry Farrell (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine)
November 21 Alexander Siddig (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Star Trek: The Next Generation)
November 22 Star Trek: First Contact premiers (1996)
November 24 Denise Crosby (Star Trek: The Next Generation)
November 26 Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home premiers (1986)
November 27 Alison Phil (Star Trek: Picard)
November 28 Scarlett Pomers (Star Trek: Voyager)

Other Dates To Note:
November 6 Daylight Saving Time ends
November 8 Election Day
November 11 Veterans Day
November 24 Thanksgiving Day
November 25 Gazpacho Soup Day
December 18 Hanukkah Starts
December 21 Winter Solstice
December 25 Christmas Day
December 26 Hanukkah Ends
December 26 Boxing Day
December 31 New Years Eve

Other Items To Note:
The USS Kelly will be holding an auction and food drive on November 5, 2022 6pm at the Fiiz on 4700 South and I-215.

Upcoming Events:
November 12 Seventh Fleet Council 4th Quarter Meeting
January 28 Admiral’s Banquet
March 2-5 Salt-Con
May 26-28 Star Trek: Mission Seattle
June 24 Fleet Day
September 21-23 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.

Hailing Frequencies Open: October 2022

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Hailing Frequencies Open October 2022

Thanks to all of the volunteers who helped out at our FanX booth. We were able to raise a significant amount for the American Cancer Society. Captain Joe Coleflesh of the USS Pulsar will be delivering it soon. We hope that a thank you letter will be coming soon. AT the booth was a photo op with a detailed Star Trek: Strange New Worlds transporter pad. This included sounds and a transporter effect displayed on the backdrop. The Artemis bridge simulator organized by the USS White Buffalo was also a success.

If you are checking out the organization after visiting with us at FanX, feel free to look around and ask questions. We would love to have us join the fun at one of our many upcoming activities.

The USS Delaware also successfully helped out with the Star Trek Day at the West Valley City Library with Star Trek actress Mary Rice in attendance. There were also representatives from the USS Kelly and the USS Ticonderoga.

News from Star Trek Day, Star Trek: Prodigy will release new episodes starting October 27th. Star Trek: Picard season three will premier on February 16, 2023. Carol Kane is joining the cast of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds in season two as Chief Engineer Pelia. Hasbrow is releasing a Star Trek nerf phaser rifle and phaser pistol. Nichollas Meyer wrote three 1-hour episodes of what happened to Khan on Ceti Alpha V. They will be released as podcasts.

Welcome Aboard:
Crewman 2nd Class Evelyn Durrant (USS Pulsar)
Crewman 2nd Class Rich Durrant (USS Pulsar)
Crewman 2nd Class Jack Graham (USS Pulsar)

Congratulations To:
Lt. James Woodham (USS Delaware) for being named USS Delaware Warrior of the Month for May 2022
Captain Ross Trowbridge (USS Rendezvous) for being named USS Delaware Warrior of the Month for June 2022
Lt. Commander Bob Allen (USS Delaware) for being named USS Delaware Warrior of the Month for July 2022
Star Trek Actress Mary Raice for being named USS Delaware Warrior of the Month for August 2022
Rich Durrant of the USS Pulsar for being promoted to the rank of Lieutenant
Nola Smith of the USS Pulsar for being promoted to the rank of Lieutenant
Parley Smith of the USS Pulsar for being promoted to the rank of Lieutenant

Fleet Birthdays and Anniversaries:
October 17 USS Rendezvous anniversary (1992)

Star Trek Birthdays and Anniversaries:
October 2 Avery Brooks (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine)
October 4 Star Trek: Short Treks premiers (2018)
October 9 Scott Bakula (Star Trek: Enterprise)
October 15 Mark Lenard (Star Trek, Star Trek: The Next Generation)
October 22 Christopher Lloyd (Star Trek III: The Search for Spock)
October 24 F. Murray Abraham (Star Trek: Insurrection)
October 26 Anthony Rapp (Star Trek: Discovery)
October 27 Robert Picardo (Star Trek: Voyager, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Star Trek: First Contact)
October 28 Star Trek: Prodigy premiers (2021)
October 30 William Campbell (Star Trek, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine)

Other Dates To Note:
October 1 Astronomy Day
October 4-10 World Space Week
October 11 Federation Day
October 11 Columbus Day
October 21 Back to the Future Day
October 28 National Frankenstein Friday
October 31 Halloween
November 6 Daylight Saving Time ends
November 8 Election Day
November 11 Veterans Day
November 24 Thanksgiving Day

Other Items To Note:
The USS Kelly will be holding an auction and food drive on November 5, 2022 6pm at the Fiiz on 4700 South and I-215.

The latest issue of the USS Ticonderoga newsletter, The Ticonderoga Transmissions, has been released and can be found here.

Upcoming Events:
November 12 Seventh Fleet Council 4th Quarter Meeting
January 28 Admiral’s Banquet
March 2-5 Salt-Con
May 26-28 Star Trek: Mission Seattle
September 21-23 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.

Welcome USS Protostar on Star Trek: Prodigy

Star Trek Prodigy premiers on October 28th

The latest Star Trek series is about to take off. Star Trek: Prodigy is airing on Paramount+ on Thursday, October 28th. It is created by CBS Eye Animation Studios for Nickelodeon and Paramount+. It features a crew of lawless teenagers who find the experimental USS Protostar and use it to escape the dire situation they are in. While onboard, they discover that the Protostar is equipped with a Holographic Training Program based off of Captain Kathryn Janeway of the USS Voyager.

Star Trek: Prodigy is the first Star Trek series to be animated by computer rendered imaging and and 3D modeling. The Short Treks episode “The Girl Who Made The Stars” was also produced this way.

Here are the characters we will meet on Star Trek: Prodigy.

Dal voiced by Brett Gray
Gwyn voiced by Ella Purnell
Murf voiced by Dee Bradley Baker and Rok-Tahk voiced by Rylee Alazraqui
Zero voiced by Angus Imrie
Jankom Pog voiced by Jason Mantzoukas
Janeway Hologram voiced by Kate Mulgrew

Robert Beltran has confirmed that he will be voicing Chakotay in this series. We don’t know if this is a cameo or a regular appearance. Jason Alexander will be returning to Star Trek with a new role for Prodigy (again we don’t know how many appearances). John Nobel (from Lord of the Rings and Fringe) will be voicing a character known as The Diviner. There is also the return of a character from The Next Generation. But we don’t want to say who it is because (River Song voice) “Spoilers.”

Check out the pilot episode “Lost & Found” on Paramount+ on October 28th.

Star Trek: Lower Decks Season One

Star Trek: Lower Decks Season One Steelray Collectors Edition

Note: Funds raised from the Amazon Store link will be used to cover costs of keeping the Fleet website up and running. You can purchase the disks for Star Trek: Lower Decks season one here.

The first season of Star Trek: Lower Decks will be released on DVD and Blu-Ray on Tuesday, May 18th. This unique comedy Star Trek series was a big hit when it first aired on CBS All Access (now Paramount+) This series was a big hit with Star Trek fans not only because of the humor, but of the many different easter eggs hidden throughout the series. Often after an episode had been released social media would buzz with “Did you spot this or notice that?” One of the more unique easter eggs was the infamous Star Trek Helmet that was made in the 1970’s by the toy company Remco.

This series followed four Ensigns that were assigned to the California-Class USS Cerritos. These Ensigns try to fulfill their duties without going insane from the hustle and bustle in the lower decks are Beckett Mariner (who holds a secret), Brad Boimler (who wishes to rise to the rank of Captain), D’Vana Tendi (an Orion who is starstruck about being onboard) and Sam Rutherford (who has a cybernetic implant and loves engineering). There are also several cameo appearances by characters seen in other series.

There were ten episodes in the first season which include:

Second Contact (Stardate: 57436.2)- The crew of the Cerritos follows up with a new planet that just made contact with the Federation.

Envoys (Stardate: Unknown) Boimler and Mariner must escort a Klingon general to Tulganan IV.

Temporal Edict (Stardate: 57501.4) The USS Cerritos is ordered to Gerlak V to deliver some “diplomatic trinkets”.

Moist Vessel (Stardate: 57538.9) Can Mariner survive being promoted to the rank of Lieutenant (j.g.)?

Cupid’s Errant Arrow (Stardate: 57601.3) Ensign Boimler’s girlfriend arrives on the Cerritos. Is she what she claims to be?

Terminal Provocations (Stardate: 57663.9) The Cerritos crew faces off against the Drookmani scavengers. Ensign Rutherford introduces his holo-creation “Badgey”.

Much Ado About Boimler (Stardate: 57752.6) Ensign Boimler is pushed out of phase by a transporter accident. Can Starfleet Medical cure his condition?

Veritas (Stardate: Unknown) The four ensigns must testify before a tribunal to save their senior officers on K’Tuevon Prime.

Crisis Point (Stardate: Unknown) Ensign Mariner reprograms Boimler’s holoprogram into a movie, with some twists.

No Small Parts (Stardate: Unknown) Mariner’s secret is revealed as the crew of the Cerritos fights off an invading enemy.

The Star Trek: Lower Decks season one Blu-ray set also includes several special features including deleted scenes, trailers and more.

From Lower Decks to Discovery

The first season of Star Trek: Lower Decks has just wrapped up and what a ride it was. Currently there is a call for reactions to the first season from Seventh Fleet members for a future blog post. Crewmembers contact your Commanding Officers for details and the quickly approaching deadlines.

Now that Lower Decks has completed, next Thursday (October 15th) will be the third season premier of Star Trek: Discovery. The first episode is titled “That Hope Is You”. If you haven’t seen the trailer for the third season, you can watch it here. You can also watch the first two minutes of the first episode here.

Lower Decks only had three of the after-shows hosted by Wil Wheaton (or as Jonathan Frakes calls him , ‘WW’). If you haven’t watched those, check them out. They contained a ton of information that I found very helpful. Wheaton announced that that there would be an episode of The Ready Room after each Discovery episode.

Star Trek: Lower Decks is here

The new animated Star Trek series, “Lower Decks” dropped today on CBS All Access. This comedy series focuses on the adventures of four ensigns serving on the California-Class Starship, the USS Cerritos.

The first episode, titled “Second Contact”, has the crew of the Cerritos making a follow up contact with a new Federation member, the Galardonians. There we meet our four ensigns. Brad Boimler, Beckett Mariner, D’Vana Tandi and Sam Rutherford. There they…..

….. wait (in Professor River Song’s voice) “Spoilers.” Don’t worry, this post is spoiler free.

As Star Trek fans, we want to talk about our favorite show. Especially when a new episode drops. However not everyone has had a chance to watch it yet. That is both the beauty and the curse of having the episodes available on streaming. Due to schedules, some fans may not have a chance to watch the new episode for a day or two. In the past when new episodes of Star Trek Discovery or Star Trek Picard were released, we tried to limit our discussions on the Seventh Fleet Facebook page. However Facebook doesn’t give us the tools to only let a few people talk on a certain subject. If someone posts a spoiler, there is a possibility that someone may see that spoiler before they get a chance to watch the episode.

We’ve been researching other tools to alleviate this issue and we think we have found one. We have set up a Seventh Fleet Discord server that members can use to have conversations on a variety of subjects (cosplay, collecting, fan fiction and even the latest episodes). These channels can be muted by someone who hasn’t had a chance to see the latest episode or read the latest Star Trek novel. Thus they will not get any notifications about new messages. Once they have seen/read the latest adventures, they can un-mute the channel and join in on the conversation. Thus the tradition of “did you see that…” or “did you notice the easter egg…” can continue.

Note: This is not the same Discord server that we just recently held our Seventh Fleet Week on. That was set up specifically for that special event. If you would like to access the Seventh Fleet Discord, follow the link on the Seventh Fleet Facebook page or email Info@SeventhFleet.org and we can send you an invite.

Let’s talk Trek. But let’s do it in a way that allows those who wish to avoid spoilers can do so. Tally Ho.

Star Trek Premier: Star Trek: Picard (2020)

“The past is written. But we are left to write the future.” Picard- Star Trek: Picard

The next Star Trek series, Star Trek: Picard, will premier on this date on CBS All Access on January 23, 2020. As the title suggests, this is the return of the iconic Jean Luc-Picard to the Star Trek Universe. This series has been eagerly awaited ever since the surprise announcement at the Las Vegas Star Trek Convention.

The cast for this new series includes:
Patrick Stewart as retired Starfleet Admiral Jean-Luc Picard
Isa Briones as Dahj, the young woman seeking help from Picard
Alison Pill as Dr. Anges Jurati
Santiago Caberera as Cristobal “Chris” Rios, former Starfleet officer and now pilot of the La Sirena
Michelle Hurd as Raffi Musiker a former Starfleet intelligence officer
Harry Treadaway as Narek a Romulan agent
Evan Evagora as Elnor a Romulan refugee

We will also see special appearances by:
Brent Spiner as Data
Jeri Ryan as Seven of Nine
Jonathan Del Arco as Hugh
Jonathan Frakes as William Riker
Marina Sirtis as Deanna Troi

Check to see if your local chapter is hosting watch parties.

Star Trek Anniversary: Star Trek: Voyager (1995)

“We’re alone in an uncharted part of the galaxy. We’ve already made some friends here and some enemies. We have no idea of the dangers we’re going to face, but one thing is clear: Both crews are going to have to work together if we’re going to survive.” Janeway- Caretaker, Stardate: 48315.6

Star Trek: Voyager premiered on January 16, 1995 as the first Star Trek series for the new network UPN (United Paramount Network). The pilot episode was titled “Caretaker”.

The Starship Voyager found itself stranded on the far side of the universe with a crew of Starfleet (Captain Kathrine Janeway, Lt. Tuvok, Lt. Tom Paris, Ensign Harry Kim and the holographic Doctor) and Maqui survivors (Chakotay and B’Elanna). They were also joined by Delta Quadrant natives Neelix and Kes. Later the crew would rescue Seven of Nine from the Borg. The series lasted seven seasons and released 168 episodes.

Star Trek Anniversary: Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993)

“We are explorers. We explore our lives day by day and we explore the galaxy trying to expand the boundaries of our knowledge.” Sisko- Emissary, Stardate: 46379.1

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine was the second first-run syndicated series featuring the Star Trek universe and the first to not be featured on a starship. It premiered on January 3, 1993 with the pilot episode “Emissary”.

The first mixed crew of Starfleet and aliens included Commander Benjamin Sisko, Major Kira Nerys of the Bajoran Militia, Odo the shape-shifting constable, Dr. Julian Bashir, Lt. Jadzia Dax, Chief Miles O’Brien (who had transferred over from the Enterprise-D), Sisko’s son Jake and the Ferengi bartender Quark. Later Worf from The Next Generation joined the cast as well as Lt. (j.g.) Ezri Dax. The station was seen as a “frontier town” in space. The series ran for seven seasons and had 173 episodes.