STARFLEET Region 7

§  Fleet Captain Wayne Augustson, Commander, USS Britannic-R7 Flagship/Regional Coordinator

§  Admiral Robert E. Vosseller, Jr, Commander, USS Challenger/Vice Regional Coordinator

§  Major General Joseph C. Dorffner, Jr, Commander, USS Edinburgh/Publications Director/Sector 4 Sector Chief/7th Brigade OIC 

§  Fleet Captain Jeffrey Victor, R7 Chief of Staff/Executive Officer & Chief Engineer, USS Challenger

                Region Seven held its annual fleet meeting at Shore Leave  31 at Marriott Hunt Valley Inn in Hunt Valley, Maryland. The guest list for this annual convention include Ethan Phillips (Star Trek: Voyager), Jason Mamoa (Baywatch, Andromeda) and other celebrity guests from Stargate SG-1, Doctor Who, etc.  The fleet meeting was in full attendance at this convention which included the following chapters:

*USS Challenger, USS Edinburgh, USS Abraham Lincoln, USS Avenger, USS Accord, USS Blackheart, USS Highlander,  USS Buchannan, USS Thor.

The meeting began with the traditional Roll Call led by the Vice Regional Coordinator.

The USS Buchannan is announced as a new Shakedown Chapter of Region Seven-Tony Lopes from the USS Odin is recognized from Region One-General Scott Akers from Region 5 makes an appearance. Regional chapters have shined in May with the Star Trek movie premiere.  The following chapters have been commissioned recently:

§  USS Hecate, USS Blackheart, USS Pride of Baltimore, the USS Buchannan (New Shakedown Chapter)

The USS Richthofen celebrates its 10^th anniversary, and the USS Top Gun has a Change in Command, with a new captain, Donna Dimatteo. The senior staff of Region Seven gives the general membership updates for the past month:

Admiral Bob Vosseller, Vice Regional Coordinator-The new Trek movie has been a whirlwind. It was a positive for fleet. The R7 Command has been working with various chapters in the region. The Star Trek movie spun off various activities (somerset). Tv appearances were made also. Commodore Jon Lane recently appeared on MSNBC. More activities scheduled in the fall.

Captain Keith Shikowitz, Commander, USS Abraham Lincoln-Sector One has been very active. The fundraiser activities and uniform ideas are discussed. A good time was had by all with the new movie.

Fleet Captain Jeffrey Victor, R7 Chief of Staff-More details on MSR’s

Commodore Mike Stein, R7 Financial Officer-The beginning balance for the region, along with other financial stats are as follows:

Beginning Balance----------$408-PNC Account

                                                $26 received from CafePress

                                               $358-Empties for Cash (Received in May)

Empties For Cash-No Funds-Some changes were made

$15 was submitted to membership

$235 (May) R7 PL

$199 R7 Bank Balance

Chocolates on Sale: $1-See Mike

Other news: Subspace Chatter-Recruiting in Operations went well. Some chapters made the local newspaper, SHOC is working with new chapters-Still no bids for a 2010 Region 7 Conference

The following officers are the recipients of these awards listed:

§  Mothership of the Year-USS Avenger

§  Shakedown Chapter of the Year-USS Odin

§  Electronic Newsletter of the Year-USS Niagara

§  R7 Printed Newsletter of the Year-USS Avenger

§  Enlisted Member of the Year-Chief Petty Officer Mike Plunkett

§  Staff Member of the Year-Jeff Victor

§  Officer of the Year-LCDR Ray Sexton, Jr

§  Flag Officer of the Year-Laura Victor

§  Commanding Officer of the Year-RC Wayne (Fleet Captain Wayne Augustson)

§  Chapter of the Year-USS Sovereign

*News letter Judges/Critique ideas are suggested and discussed. The Meritorous Service Award is given to the following member: John Wilson, USS Debraak

*2 Service Awards (The Outstanding Service Awards) are given to the following officers: Mark Easterly and George Edwards, both from the Debraak.

§  Bob Vosseller

§  Beryl Washington

§  Joe Dorffner

§  Mike Stein

§  Lamar Barrett

§  Jeff Victor

§  Joe Horton

§  Outstanding Service Award-USS Blackheart

(Awarded for Outstanding Service for Books for Troops-Corresponding books are going to Afghanistan.  Recognition is given to the USS Sovereign and USS Abraham Lincoln, NX-71809. Lee Warren is promoted to the rank of Captain. Janek Kazimer is also promoted to Captain.

General Mark H. Anbinder, Chief Engineer, USS Accord/Former Vice Commander, STARFLEET-He reads a letter from the Promotions Board stating that Emmett Plant is officially promoted to the rank of Fleet Captain. Also announces that the annual Watkins Glen Weekend is in the first weekend in October (20^th anniversary of Watkins Glen Weekend)

Major General Joseph C. Dorffner, Jr, Officer in Charge, 7th Brigade-The General presents the Valor Awards in the 7^th Brigade to the following recipients:

§  Cross of Valor-Sean Niemeyer

§  Shield of Valor-James McClure

§  Legion of Valor-742^nd Marine Strike Group, USS Asimov, along with the Streamer Award)

§  Sword of Valor-Sean Niemeyer

Captain Karen Mitchell Carothers and her husband announce the 8^th Annual Camping Trip on the last weekend of September 26-27 at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. The tour of Gettysburg will be on Saturday. For more information, go to USSRichthofen.org. 

Meeting adjourns at 1001 hrs