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Hailing Frequencies Open January 2026

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After a disastrous year of 2025, we are more than happy to enter 2026. Hopefully it will be a year of peace and growth for us all as we make our world a better place in the future. We would like to encourage everyone to reach out to those in need, make yourself better by personal growth or just do one thing a day that makes a difference. Let’s make this a better year to remember.

January 3rd will be our 28th Anniversary as an organization. We would like to thank every member who volunteered their time, energy and effort. Even it it was just showing up and participating at the meetings and activities. We wouldn’t have been able to do this without you.

As our tradition, we hold the Admiral’s Banquet in January to celebrate our anniversary. This year, the USS Rendezvous is hosting the event at the enclosed pavilion at the Trenton Park on Saturday the 24th. Note, this is not the same building we’ve met at previously in Richmond as originally intended. The address is 14 W. Main Street, Trenton, UT. The doors will open at 11:00am with the meal of soup and salad starting around 12:30pm This is a time where the Admiralty celebrates the members and acknowledges the accomplishments of the past year.

Also in January is the premier of Star Trek: Starfleet Academy. This will be aired on Paramount+ on Thursday the 15th. Several trailers have already been released and there are a lot of returning Star Trek alumni who will be on the show. Watch it together as a group and then tell us what you think about it on our Discord Server, our Facebook Page, our BlueSky Account or just email us at Join@SeventhFleet.org.

Fleet Birthdays and Anniversaries:
January 3 Seventh Fleet Anniversary (1998)
January 26 USS Essex anniversary (2013)
January 29 USS Porthos anniversary (2011)

Star Trek Birthdays and Anniversaries:
January 3 Star Trek: Deep Space Nine premiers (1993)
January 4 The Star Trek Experience opens (1998)
January 5 Carl Tart (Star Trek: Lower Decks)
January 6 Aron Eisenberg (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Star Trek: Voyager)
January 8 Michelle Forbes (Star Trek: The Next Generation)
January 12 Kirstie Alley (Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan)
January 14 Barry Jenner (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine)
January 15 Star Trek: Starfleet Academy premiers (2026)
January 16 Star Trek: Voyager premiers (1995)
January 17 Isa Briones (Star Trek: Picard)
January 20 DeForest Kelley (Star Trek, Star Trek: The Next Generation)
January 20 Rainn Wilson (Star Trek: Discovery, Star Trek: Short Treks)
January 21 First Star Trek convention held (1972)
January 23 Star Trek: Picard premiers (2020)
January 26 Star Trek: Section 31 premiers (2025)
January 27 James Cromwell (Star Trek: The Next Generation, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Star Trek: Enterprise, Star Trek First Contact)
January 28 Gilliam Vigman (Star Trek: Lower Decks)
January 31 Paul Scheer (Star Trek: Lower Decks)

Other Dates To Note:
January 1 New Years Day
January 2 National Science Fiction Day
January 9 Law Enforcement Appreciation Day
January 19 Martin Luther King Jr. Day
January 21 First Star Trek convention (1972)
February 2 Groundhog Day
February 9 National Pizza Day
February 14 Valentines Day
February 16 Presidents Day

Other Items To Note:
The USS White Buffalo will be running Artemis at Salt Con on March 12-15. If you wish to volunteer (free admission to the convention for helping) please contact your commanding officer.

Upcoming Events:
January 24: Admiral’s Banquet (Trenton, UT) **DATE and LOCATION UPDATED**
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

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.

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Hailing Frequencies Open January 2024

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Welcome to the year of 2024. There are quite a few things that are coming up for us. First is our annual Seventh Fleet Admiral’s Banquet. While it is called the Admiral’s Banquet, it is really for the Admirals to celebrate the variety of crewmembers. We really are part of a Star Trek family. Normally this is held on the last Saturday of January, however the building that the USS Kelly arranged for us to use was booked up at that time, so we are moving it back one week to Saturday, February 3rd. This is a Uniform or Nice-Dress event for members and their plus ones. This will be held at the Weber County Southwest Library in Roy, Utah and will run from 2-5pm.

At the Admiral’s Banquet, we will be recognizing the members who participated in the 25th Anniversary Bingo. Those that made Bingo and Blackout will receive a special award. This event was a blast to participate in. Most of the photos from this Bingo event were used in the 2024 Seventh Fleet Calendar. If you have ordered a calendar, they will be passed out to the Commanding Officers at the banquet.

If you are interested in being contacted by one of our chapters for membership, please fill out our Online Interest Form. We will then forward it to the chapter that you requested.

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:
January 3 Seventh Fleet Anniversary (1998)
January 26 USS Essex anniversary (2013)
January 29 USS Porthos anniversary (2011)

Star Trek Birthdays and Anniversaries:
January 3 Star Trek: Deep Space Nine premiers (1993)
January 4 The Star Trek Experience opens (1998)
January 6 Aron Eisenberg (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Star Trek: Voyager)
January 8 Michelle Forbes (Star Trek: The Next Generation)
January 12 Kirstie Alley (Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan)
January 14 Barry Jenner (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine)
January 16 Star Trek: Voyager premiers (1995)
January 17 Isa Briones (Star Trek: Picard)
January 20 DeForest Kelley (Star Trek, Star Trek: The Next Generation)
January 20 Rainn Wilson (Star Trek: Discovery, Star Trek: Short Treks)
January 21 First Star Trek convention held (1972)
January 23 Star Trek: Picard premiers (2020)
January 27 James Cromwell (Star Trek: The Next Generation, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Star Trek: Enterprise, Star Trek First Contact)
January 28 Gilliam Vigman (Star Trek: Lower Decks)
January 31 Paul Scheer (Star Trek: Lower Decks)

Other Dates To Note:
January 1 New Years Day
January 2 National Science Fiction Day
January 5 Twelfth Night
January 9 Law Enforcement Appreciation Day
January 15 Martin Luther King Jr. Day
February 2 Groundhog Day
February 9 National Pizza Day
February 14 Valentines Day
February 19 Presidents Day

Other Items To Note:
The USS White Buffalo will be running Artemis at SaltCON on February 29-March 3. If you wish to volunteer (free admission to the convention for helping) please contact your commanding officer.

Upcoming Events and Conventions:
February 3: Admiral’s Banquet (Roy)
Feb 28-March 3: SaltCON (Layton)
April 6-7: Gem State Comic Con (Boise)
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.

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Hailing Frequencies Open January 2023

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Welcome to the year 2023. It is a time of excitement as the new year brings a chance for new opportunities. We are saddened by the recent lost of Captain Roger Taylor, but we are looking forward to getting together to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the founding of Starfleet Command’s Seventh Fleet.

The 2023 Admiral’s Banquet will be held on Saturday, January 28th at the Richmond City building in Richmond, Utah. This uniformed (or nice dressed) event will start at Noon and is being hosted by the USS Valkyrie. We will be holding a memorial and gathering for photos. Chapters will present reports and music videos. This is a special event for members and their plus ones to gather and celebrate our Star Trek family.

To celebrate the 25th Anniversary, the Seventh Fleet will be planing a variant of Enterprise Bingo seen on the Star Trek: Strange New World episode “Spock Amok“. This yearlong event has twelve challenges with the titles listed below. If you complete five of the challenges, you will earn a BINGO. If you complete all twelve then you will earn a Blackout. You can complete one of the challenges by taking a photo with you doing the challenge. This can be sent/shown to your Commanding Officer, emailed to Bingo@SeventhFleet.org or posted on social media with the hashtag #7thFleet25 and #WeDoNotStandAlone. There will be a separate blog post with additional details.

The titles of the twelve challenges are:

45th Rule of Acquisition
Allamaraine
Best Served Cold
Directive 927
Do you Trust Me?
Ex Astris Scientia
GCEP
Quark 2000
The Scorch
The Sky’s The Limit
Universal Translator
You Never Brought Me Tea

What do you think they are?

The crew of the USS Kelly are making plans to attend the Las Vegas Star Trek convention coming up on August 3-6. Details are still being worked out, but they would like to extend an invitation to go with them.

Congratulations To:
Lt. Commander Jennfier Lee for beign named the USS Valkyrie Second Officer

Fleet Birthdays and Anniversaries:
January 3 Seventh Fleet Anniversary (1998)
January 26 USS Essex anniversary (2013)
January 29 USS Porthos anniversary (2011)

Star Trek Birthdays and Anniversaries:
January 3 Star Trek: Deep Space Nine premiers (1993)
January 4 The Star Trek Experience opens (1998)
January 6 Aron Eisenberg (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Star Trek: Voyager)
January 8 Michelle Forbes (Star Trek: The Next Generation)
January 12 Kirstie Alley (Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan)
January 14 Barry Jenner (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine)
January 16 Star Trek: Voyager premiers (1995)
January 17 Isa Briones (Star Trek: Picard)
January 20 DeForest Kelley (Star Trek, Star Trek: The Next Generation)
January 20 Rainn Wilson (Star Trek: Discovery, Star Trek: Short Treks)
January 21 First Star Trek convention held (1972)
January 23 Star Trek: Picard premiers (2020)
January 27 James Cromwell (Star Trek: The Next Generation, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Star Trek: Enterprise, Star Trek First Contact)
January 28 Gilliam Vigman (Star Trek: Lower Decks)
January 31 Paul Scheer (Star Trek: Lower Decks)

Other Dates To Note:
January 1 New Years Day
January 2 National Science Fiction Day
January 5 Twelfth Night
January 9 Law Enforcement Appreciation Day
January 16 Martin Luther King Jr. Day
February 2 Groundhog Day
February 9 National Pizza Day
February 14 Valentines Day
February 20 Presidents Day

Other Items To Note:
The USS White Buffalo will be running Artemis at Salt-Con on March 2-5. If you wish to volunteer (free admission to the convention for helping) please contact your commanding officer.

Upcoming Events:
January 28 Admiral’s Banquet
March 2-5 Salt-Con
March 25 Seventh Fleet Council 1st Quarter Meeting
May 26-28 Star Trek: Mission Seattle (CANCELED)
June 24 Fleet Day
August 3-6 Star Trek: Las Vegas
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.

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Rest in Peace Roger Taylor (1970-2022)

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Captain Roger Taylor of the USS Essex

“Death is that state in which one exists only in the memory of others which is why it is not an end.” Yar- Skin of Evil, Stardate: 41601.3

On December 20, 2022, Captain Roger Taylor, Commanding Officer of the USS Essex, passed away in his Ogden, Utah apartment. After he had not responded to communications, a family member went to check on him only to discover his body. He had recently been experiencing heart issues which contributed to his passing.

Roger served in the US Navy. After retiring from the military, he served as a security guard at a Salt Lake area IT company. This is where he met several Seventh Fleet members who encouraged him to become a member. Besides Star Trek and gaming, he loved raising a bird named Charley, writing, playing video games, building military models and baking.

Roger joined the Seventh Fleet in 2008. With his Star Trek knowledge, his love of Star Trek role-playing games and writing, he quickly rose through the ranks. Eventually becoming the Executive Officer of the USS Retributor before moving onto command of the Essex.

When the Seventh Fleet was using the Decipher entry into the Star Trek Roleplaying Game, Captain Taylor wrote and co-wrote several guidebooks for member use. He also filled the Gamemaster duties for several chapters that wanted to hold RPG sessions. With the release of the Star Trek Adventures roleplaying game by Modiphius, Captain Taylor wrote several articles that were published on the Seventh Fleet blog and at the STA fan website, Continuing Mission. We have several more articles that have not been posted, but will be scheduled soon. Captain Taylor also ran and homebrewed for the Serenity roleplaying game as well.

Roger’s family have set up a GoFundMe page to help with funeral expenses. If you can, please donate. Remember: “We Do Not Stand Alone.” We would like to extend our deepest condolences to Roger’s family at this time.

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Two ships for Star Trek Adventures

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Captain Roger Taylor of the USS Essex has submitted several new articles for the Seventh Fleet blog with items for the role-playing game, Star Trek Adventures. Today’s entry gives two different ships that can be used in the game.

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This is a ship for the Romulan Star Navy. It could be used in a Romulan campaign or commandeered by Starfleet or Klingon agents.

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This entry covers a Ferengi smuggling ship and the NPC that would fly it. The SS Latinum Dust is run by Frump.

The Seventh Fleet blog is accepting submissions (please keep it family friendly) by any fleet member. If you have an article, cartoon, puzzle, photos or anything in particular, send it to Webmaster@SeventhFleet.org and perhaps you’ll see your works posted here.

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RPG Adaptation for Star Trek Adventures: Doomsday World

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Captain Roger Taylor of the USS Essex has done it again. He was inspired from reading the Star Trek: The Next Generation novel #12 “Doomsday World” to adapt it into an adventure module. This can be used with the Star Trek Adventures RPG by Modiphius.

This 29 page adaptation includes three new races that can be used in the game. There are also several NPCs, a planetary profile, a vehicle profile and several handouts.

Warning: if you want to play in this adventure, do not read the PDF file below.

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The Seventh Fleet blog is accepting submissions (please keep it family friendly) by any fleet member. If you have an article, cartoon, puzzle, photos or anything in particular, send it to Webmaster@SeventhFleet.org and perhaps you’ll see your works posted here.

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A PLAYABLE RACE FOR STAR TREK ADVENTURES: THE ELTHAN

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Here is another article submitted by Captain Roger Taylor of the USS Essex. The Elthan is a race that appeared in the Star Trek story “Night Whispers” by Diane Duane. This story appeared in the Star Trek: Enterprise Logs anthology.

These statistics can be used for the Star Trek Adventures role playing game by Modphius. Just a reminder that members can submit articles for any Star Trek gaming system.

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The Seventh Fleet blog is accepting submissions (please keep it family friendly) by any fleet member. If you have an article, cartoon, puzzle, photos or anything in particular, send it to Webmaster@SeventhFleet.org and perhaps you’ll see your works posted here.

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Hailing Frequencies Open: Jan/Feb 2022

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Yea, we didn’t do a Hailing Frequencies Open in January. The month had been so busy plus recovering from the holidays that we took it off. Not to worry, the special dates that would have been posted then will be celebrated now.

The Admiral’s Banquet had to be postponed for obvious reasons. Thanks to the efforts of the USS Rendezvous we have a new date for the banquet. It will be on Saturday, March 26th at 2:00pm. This will still be at the Richmond City facility that we’ve used in the past with the theater.

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds has a premier date. We will all be able to enjoy it on Paramount+ on Thursday. May 5th. We are very excited for this new Captain Pike series to come out. We’ve been really enjoying Star Trek: Prodigy and Star Trek: Discovery.

Hailing Frequencies Open January/February 2022

Fleet Birthdays and Anniversaries:
January 3 Seventh Fleet Anniversary (1998)
January 26 USS Essex anniversary (2013)
January 29 USS Porthos anniversary (2011)
February 10 USS Mystic anniversary (2001)

Star Trek Birthdays and Anniversaries:
January 3 Star Trek: Deep Space Nine premiers (1993)
January 4 The Star Trek Experience opens (1998)
January 6 Aron Eisenberg (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Star Trek: Voyager)
January 8 Michelle Forbes (Star Trek: The Next Generation)
January 12 Kirstie Alley (Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan)
January 14 Barry Jenner (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine)
January 16 Star Trek: Voyager premiers (1995)
January 17 Isa Briones (Star Trek: Picard)
January 20 DeForest Kelley (Star Trek, Star Trek: The Next Generation)
January 20 Rainn Wilson (Star Trek: Discovery, Star Trek: Short Treks)
January 21 First Star Trek convention held (1972)
January 23 Star Trek: Picard premiers (2020)
January 27 James Cromwell (Star Trek: The Next Generation, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Star Trek: Enterprise, Star Trek First Contact)
January 28 Gilliam Vigman (Star Trek: Lower Decks)
January 31 Paul Scheer (Star Trek: Lower Decks)
February 2 Brent Spiner (Star Trek: The Next Generation, Star Trek: Enterprise, Star Trek: Picard)
February 8 Ethan Phillips (Star Trek: The Next Generation, Star Trek: Voyager, Star Trek First Contact)
February 11 Philip Anglim (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine)
February 14 Andrew Robinson (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine)
February 14 Simon Pegg (Star Trek, Star Trek: Into Darkness, Star Trek: Beyond)
February 16 LeVar Burton (Star Trek: The Next Generation, Star Trek: Voyager)
February 17 Jerry O’Connell (Star Trek: Lower Decks)
February 21 Martha Hackett (Star Trek: The Next Generation, Star Trek: Voyager)
February 22 Jeri Ryan (Star Trek: Voyager, Star Trek: Picard)
Feburary 23 Majel Barett-Roddenberry (Star Trek, Star Trek: The Next Generation, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Star Trek: Voyager, Star Trek: Discovery)
February 24 TAwny Newsom (Star Trek: Lower Decks)
February 25 Anson Mount (Star Trek: Discovery, Star Trek: Short Treks, Star Trek: Strange New Worlds)
February 26 Chase Masterson (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine)

Other Dates To Note:
February 2 Groundhog Day
February 9 National Pizza Day
February 14 Valentines Day
February 21 Presidents Day
March 13 Daylight Savings starts
March 17 St. Patrick’s Day
March 20 Spring Equinox
March 25 National Tolkien Reading Day

Other Items To Note:
The latest USS Kelly newsletter is available online. It can be accessed here.

Upcoming Events:
March 3-6 Salt Con
March 26 Admiral’s Banquet v2.0
April 9 Gem State Comic Con
May 13-15 StarFest
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.

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Beware the Space Monkeys

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Captain Roger Taylor of the USS Essex submitted this article (plus a few cartoons) for a blog post. The primary portion of the article is a creature/obstacle for the Star Trek Adventures role playing game by Modiphius.

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And just to add to the silliness, here is two cartoons about Space Monkeys.

The Seventh Fleet blog is accepting submissions (please keep it family friendly) by any fleet member. If you have an article, cartoon, puzzle, photos or anything in particular, send it to Webmaster@SeventhFleet.org and perhaps you’ll see your works posted here.

Hmm… I wonder where all the bananas went?

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Hailing Frequencies Open: January 2021

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Welcome to a new feature that we will be posting once a month on the Seventh Fleet blog. Hailing Frequencies Open will be a short “hey this is happening and here are some items we are celebrating”. It will primarily focus on the many wonderful members who are a part of our Star Trek family. As we do more of these, it may evolved and grow. But it should be a simple and quick post done every first of the month.

Hailing Frequencies Open January 2021

Welcome Aboard:

-Crewman 2nd Class Jack Graham (Tactical Department- USS Pulsar)

-Crewman 2nd Class Serena Henscheid (Medical Department- USS Valkyrie)

-MACO Corporal Travis Jensen (Security/MACO Department- USS Valkyrie)

Congratulations To:

-Richard Reusze for his rank advancement to Lieutenant (USS Valkyrie)

-Mira Bergevin for her rank advancement to Ensign (USS Pulsar)

-Travis Jensen for his rank advancement to MACO 2nd Lieutenant (USS Valkyrie)

-MACO 2nd Lieutenant Travis Jensen for earning the Class of Excellence, 2nd Class medal (USS Valkyrie)

Fleet Birthdays and Anniversaries:

January 3: Starfleet Command’s Seventh Fleet anniversary (1998)

January 26: USS Essex anniversary (2013)

January 29: USS Porthos anniversary (2011)

Star Trek Birthdays and Anniversaries:

January 3: Star Trek: Deep Space Nine premiers (1993)

January 6: Aron Eisenberg (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine)

January 8: Michelle Forbes (Star Trek: The Next Generation)

January 12: Kirstie Alley (Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan)

January 14: Barry Jenner (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine)

January 16: Star Trek: Voyager premiers (1995)

January 17: Isa Briones (Star Trek: Picard)

January 20: DeForest Kelley (Star Trek: The Original Series)

January 23: Star Trek: Picard premiers (2020)

January 27: James Cromwell (Star Trek: The Next Generation)

January 28: Gillian Vigman (Star Trek: Lower Decks)

Other Dates To Note:

January 1: New Years Day

January 4: The Star Trek Experience opens in Las Vegas

January 18: Martin Luther King Jr. Day

January 21: The first Star Trek convention is held in New York (1972)

February 14: Valentine’s Day

February 15: Presidents’ Day

Other Items To Note:

Congratulations to Sam Hollinger (Son of Dennis and Rhonda Hollinger) who will be married on January 2nd.

The latest issue of the USS Ticonderoga newsletter has been posted on their website.  It can be found here.

Upcoming Events:

January 30: Seventh Fleet Admiral’s Banquet 

February 6: Seventh Fleet Council 1st Quarter Meeting

April 24: Seventh Fleet Picnic

August 7: Fleet Day

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.