The Peacekeeper August/September 2013

THE PEACEKEEPER STARFLEET 2011 CHAPTER NEWSLETTER OF THE YEAR USS Niagara, NCC-75634 Volume 12, Issue 07 A Member Group of STARFLEET: The International Star Trek Fan Association, Inc. August/September 2013 Niagara Crew Members Receive Numerous Honors at IC 2013 by CMDR Jeffrey Triz PEACEKEEPER Editor   The STARFLEET Interna onal 2013 Interna onal Conference showed several USS  Niagara crew members receiving awards from STARFLEET Academy, including VADM  Glen Diebold, RADM Thomas Pawelczak and CMDR’s Joanne Schoenthaler and Je?rey  Triz.     The theme for this year’s IC was "The Year of the Phoenix", as 2012 was sup? posed to be the year the world came to an end. From the ashes, the phoenix will arise,  reborn. As Gene Roddenberry was o en referred to as the Great Bird of the Galaxy  (which was also referred to in the Star Trek: New Fron er books by Peter David) and the  Phoenix was the name of Zefram Cochrane's ship in Star Trek: First Contact, it was felt  that this was a ? ng theme for the Conference.    Below is the list of the STARFLEET 2012 Annual Award winners: 2012 Fleet Annual Award Winners  Commanding Officer of the Year: RADM Wayne Augustson, USS Britannic, Region 7 Enlisted Member of the Year: ENS Emily Graves, USS Haise, Region 2 Flag Officer of the Year: VADM Laura Victor, USS Challenger, Region 7 Junior Member of the Year: CDT 1C Sam Wilson, USS Isaac, Region 20 Officer of the Year: LCDR Julia Victor, USS Challenger, Region 7 Shakedown Chapter of the Year: USS New Orleans, Region 3 Support Chapter of the Year: USS Golden Gate, Region 4 Chapter of the Year: USS Heimdal, Region 1 2012 Academy Annual Award Winners    IC 2013 has come and gone, but the Awards will  last forever. Congratula ons to all recipients. Please look  below for Squad and Annual SFA Personnel Awards.     BLUE SQUADRON AWARDS (CADETS)    Blue Squadron Leader  Claire Bressie  See IC 2013 continued on pg. 2