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Command Staff
FComm -- Commodore
Larry Garfield, CO, USS
Alliance
AFComm -- Fleet Captain
Emma Rouse-Deane, CO, USS
Asimov
Flagship -- USS
Alliance,
Andromeda-class
Fleet News and Briefs
Well, it's finally over. The Fleet Four Fleetwide Finale is finally complete, as well as the after-mission celebration. I dare say that both were far more ambitious than any that came before them. F4x2 topped even the GWFleetwide in complexity, and I don't beleve anyone has ever run a 5-ship end of mission party before. Together, the mission and party took almost exactly a year, from Thanksgiving 2000 to Thanksgiving 2001. It's amazing to me to realize that a quarter of Fleet Four's history is encompassed by this fleetwide. Oy!
In any event, the fleet is slowly returning to "normal". GMs are in place for four of the five ships, with the last one due any day now. Two or three of them are GMCs, much to the joy of the GM Department. On the other hand, I am the GMO for two of them, much to the joy of the GM Department (but only them). I am, however, only going to be GMing one ship myself, the Asimov.
I cannot repeat often enough how proud I am of this fleet. Make no mistake this past year has been complicated, and with me stretched between five ships trying to keep a dozen plot threads together things have not been as clean or as finely tuned as they could have been. It was a difficult plot and a difficult mission, but all ships bar none managed to come through it alive and together. I am not merely wrapping myself in the fleet flag when I say that Fleet Four truely is the best fleet in STF. It's earned that title now many times over. It put up with me for this long. :-)
USS Alliance
CO: Larry Garfield
XO: Peter Hull
GM: Chris Ashley
XO Self Review:
Well I'm aware that I have been a rather poor XO during the last term, although I feel I have posted more regularly than the previous term. My strength as one of the "older" members is to bring a little more experience (Role Playing for 30 plus years) to the ship, my weakness is that I have a rather busy job and real life often gets in the way.
I do not believe I'm currently promotable, and if a real up and coming STF member appeared that Larry would prefer I would then step down. However until that happens I intend to serve as a loyal XO.
XO Review of CO:
Well as Larry is the Fleet Commander I will take this as do I think he could take over as president of the club. The answer is he could do that job very well.
Larry has one shortcoming in that he doesn't know the meaning of over work! RL really must come first Larry not a long way second!
XO Review of FComm:
Finally I believe it was an excellent fleet wide and I'll even forgive Larry for the party on the promenade!
CO Self Review:
Oh dear oh dear where to begin. I think the Alliance was the hardest hit by the fleetwide stress, because I was otherwise occupied with the fleet itself. That is something that I intend to remedy forthwith (and fifthwith, too), starting with rebuilding our medical department. The ship web site is also so out of date that most people have forgotten it exists, which is probably for the best. :-) That is something else that I intend to work on over the next few weeks. I was not able to kill off my CO character in the fleetwide like I hoped, so I guess I'm stuck with him. I've never really liked William Bligh, as it's a very limiting character, but I have no idea how to get rid of a character with that much backstory in the fleet. I guess I'll cope. :-)
CO Review of XO:
Peter has been with the ship for a while now, in varying capacities. I know what he is capable of, because I've seen him post when he's on the ball and he is very good. Unfortunately, I don't see as much of it as I would like. Peter's RL duties severely curtail the amount of time he has to spend on STF, so while he posts regularly it's never up to the level that I have seen him accomplish before. I'd give him a B overall as an XO. He's going to make Commander any day now, when I get around to posting promotions, but at this point I don't believe that he would be the best choice for CO should I get hit by a bus tomorrow. If his activity rate were better, then he would be.
FComm Report:
The Alliance survived the fleetwide, give or take a few battle scars. The biggest hit was to the Medical department, which as of the end of the fleetwide no longer existed. STF veteran Mike Bourdaa has agreed to join the crew as CMO, so the CO plans to throw him some fresh recruits to keep busy. I know he's up to it. :-) We are also pleased to welcome back Deanne Ashton as GM, whose last mission on the Alliance ended with by far the best month of RPing I have ever seen on the Alliance, and one of the best in all of STF. It's a very high bar that she's set for herself there, but combined with a revitalized crew and newly focused CO, I think it's attainable.
USS Asimov
CO: Emma Rouse-Deane
XO: Edison Uy
GM: Larry Garfield
XO Self-Review:
Well, due to some personal issues, I had to take quite some time off. I don't expect to be promoted anytime soon but it'll be fun to see a lesser ranked officer chew off an officer with a technically higher rank but lesser post on a starship :-)
XO Review of CO:
I've known Emma since I've first started in fleet 1 and I've got no complaints about her. She always gets herself involved in the sims, mainstream or side sims. Nothing is too small. Err, just lay off the chocolates will 'ya Emma? :)
XO Review of FComm/GM:
I've also known Larry for quite a while and frankly, his sims are fun and interesting though I still think he should post more often.
CO Ship Report:
Gah, it's that time of the year already, only seems the other day I was writing one of these, doesn't time fly when you're having fun? :) Right, lets see.. The Asimov is doing brilliantly, crew and ship are doing fine, and managed to survive Larry's fleetwide! Posting as usual is very good, and the quality and activity is of a very high standard and is extremely consistent. They are a very creative bunch, which often leads a variety of sidesims going on when there is a lull in the current sim, or just to add some character development. It's looking as good if not better than it was the last time I did one of these 8 monthly review thingies! The roster is also looking extremely healthy, with the majority of the crew still here from last time, so something must be going right. LOAs and AWOLs are still usually at a minimum, but the occasional member goes astray, and whilst we have sent out search parties they have been unsuccessful :|
The atmosphere on the ship is very warm, and there is a definite sense of family. We've had a few IC disagreements, most notably between Commander Daniels (Brandon Stoll ) and our old bartender (Julian Novotny), but generally everyone seems to get on well with each other, and they function together as a team, which helps toaccomplish the various tasks during a sim, and helps to make others feel welcome.
With space battles, Vader, Seetha, Malencar Sect and other nasties lurking in F4 space, the ship has been put through her paces and has definitely proved to be a tough little ship. We have suffered quite a bit of damage but nothing the engineering department can't fix, I hope!
Over the past 8 months, security has changed hands due to real life pressures, Ryan has departed the ship so he can concentrate on his own boat, the Endeavor, and will be missed. I've managed to snag Brandon Goodin, who is returning to STF after an absense, and so far is doing a great job. Suffice to say the grenade days of the Asimov security detail are officially over, they haven't tried to blow the ship up for a long time, of that I am more than happy with. The department is strong with Brandon, Bryan and Phil. In fact it is one of the biggest staffed departments on the ship. A long cry from the not being able to hold on to a security JO days, which are thankfully behind us
also.
Medical are their usual zany selves, and have been occupying themselves with numerous injuries and crew medical evaluations. The department is very stable, and is rounded off nicely with Dennis and Cordell, who compliment Ash's CMO. Cordell and Dennis have also been doing some rather nice character development between the nurse and the Doctor, and who knows it might eventually lead to wedding bells! :) I'm even glad to report that the EMH and other hologram creations have been behaving themselves recently, much to the relief of the crew and the Captain!! ;)
Engineering is expertly run by Barry, who understands all that technical jargon, and he is more than familiar with the Discovery class :) With Nick leaving us for that dreaded RL, engineering has been lacking in JOs but we are slowly trying to rectify it. With the addition of Phil Groshens to the staff, things are looking up, and if I can get the new members to talk to me, who knows we might keep a couple of them ;)
Science has been mulling along, they have got us out of a few scrapes in the past mission with some technical wizardry, and apart from Tamz's Bareesh character going on a manhunt, the department is pretty stable. Johnathan has been dogged by the RL, but things have still been running smoothly.
Apart from our regular core characters, we have recieved a few graduates from the Academy to our numbers, and as luck would have it they joined just in the midst of the fleetwide party celebrations. They are fitting in just fine and are great additions to the crew.
When the Asimov was looking for a bartender, after we mislaid Julian, I brought along my brother, who is doing a great job, even though, for some strange odd reason, the crew don't want to go and get drunk.. which going on past experience is strange. Maybe they have got themselve a nice work ethic or something? :)
The crew are a great bunch of individuals and I am fortunate to have them on the Asimov. Overall we're a fun place to roleplay and I enjoy posting here.
CO Self Review:
What am I good at, gah, I'm still no good at this part of these things ;) I like to think I do a pretty decent job of being the CO, and I'm more than proud of my performance and the way the ship is looking to date. I have a pretty easy going command style, which makes it easy to get along with me. I try to make myself accessible to everyone, and I'm often lurking around somewhere if someone wants to collar me. I like to think I get on well with my crew, I mean they haven't tried to overthrow me in a mutiny just yet, so that's a good thing, right?
I try to stay active, and one of the advantages of being an internet addict is that I post daily so I have a fair idea of what is going on. I aim to try to keep the log and MOTD upto date so that new members and the crew in general have a source of information in case they get lost along the way.
CO Review of XO:
Edison hasn't been onboard all that long, and for some of that time he was on one of those LOA thingies, whatever they are ;) But for his first time out, he's doing a pretty good job. His posting is top notch, and he has been getting to grips at living on a ship full of crazy people. He is always coming up with good suggestions IC, and is slowly getting through the crew, by the time this report comes around next time, I'm sure he will have met everyone :) He's more than capable of handling the situations that come up in the sim and from what I've seen so far should compliment Eyota nicely.
I think it's still a bit too early to say whether I would turn the ship over to him in my will should I die of this nasty cold bug. He's a good leader, that I have seen from when I was on the Sydney / Aries / Crusader gah whatever that ship is called now. But I do know from experience he would rise to the challenge.
CO Review of FComm:
Hmm.. now on to Larry. He is definitely a visible presence, he's always around somewhere, and I'm sure he doesn't sleep! He's definitely there if you need him, and is always willing to help steer you in the right direction or give you advice or a suggestion. He has a good knowledge of most things and is often a good source of information. He's extremely hard working, and the Fleet is well run for it. He has a good sense of direction and knows what he wants and where he is heading. The fleet is well organised and that is definitely down to him. The fleetwide has spread him a little thin though, and he does probably need to get out more or take a holiday or something to recharge those batteries ;) The fleetwide was enjoyable, athough that cross-posting topic is driving me nuts!! :) And he really needs to bake his own cake and stop stealing mine, although he is getting better!
FComm Report:
The Asimov remains one of the stallwarts of Fleet Four. Emma is a top notch CO, with a solid crew behind her. It's had its rough spots, as has every ship, but it weathered them well and was probably the easiest ship to GM for the fleetwide. The crew managed to keep themselves busy when they were out of sync with the rest of the threads, which made resyncing things far easier. That is the sign of a good crew, when they don't need me. :-) I have full faith in the Asimov's ability and in Emma's ability to carry on a solid tradition for another term. Especially as I will be sticking around as GM. ;-)
USS Columbus
CO: Johnathan Hughes
XO: Linus Lindblad
GM: Larry Garfield
FComm Report:
I am sorry to say that I did not get a report from either the CO or XO of the Columbus. In Johno's case, it's because he's on LOA while he settles into a new job. I don't know what Linus' excuse is. :-) For my part, I can say that the Columbus has a good crew and when he's around a good captain. Johno is a great RPer, but lacks a bit in the administrator department. Linus usually does a good job of picking up the slack for him, so they make a good team. The return of Stuart Coll to the ship has helped greatly, to the surprise of absolutely no one. Emma Rouse-Deane's Klingon continues to be the only decent Klingon in Starfleet. The ship has a good mix of experienced and newer members, which helps the newer members aclimate to STF. As soon as Johno returns, I expect a new mission to begin, which should help keep things strong.
USS Montgomery
CO: Barrett Vogtman
XO: Shalon Hurlbert
GM: Larry Garfield
XO Self Review:
As XO of the Montgomery I have had very little time to do anything worth of review but I do have a long history with this ship roughly 1/3 of which was spent as COS. I plan on continuing my performance as a DH but expanding that role to involve myself with a wider range of crew members on the ship. As a DH I always tried to involve my officers in the sim by giving them duties or interacting with them. However, in the past that has caused some interplayer friction. Sometimes the emotional nature of my character has caused players to believe that I personally did not like them rather than taking my IC actions for what they are. I suppose my largest weakness is that even though I try to involve everyone, I sometimes get caught up in my own character and forget that others may need my guidance.
XO Review of CO:
Barret is a competent CO. When he first came on board the Monty he seemed somewhat uninterested in the Ship. I now believe that to be due to the fact that he joined mid-sim and had all the problems that joining at such a time brings to any player. He has since involved himself with most or all of the characters on board and has done a very good job of keeping the sim moving forward. I don't really see where he could improve all that much. I'm not saying that he is flawless, just that I have not had enough time with him on board to really find flaws. Outside of his character, he has been very good about finding us a new GM quickly (although she has yet to start her sim,) and he has been available and helpful whenever I needed to ask a question about my new duties.
Since I have no real idea what the duties of Fcomm are, I would feel uncomfortable either reccomending or denying reccomendation of Barret for the job. If I had more information I could give an opinion.
XO Review of FComm:
Larry, once again I must state that I have no idea what the job of Fcomm entails. My interactions with you up to this point have been either through e-mail or on the Montgomery between Kep and J'dhaan. From what little I do know I think that you are doing a fine job. I believe that a high level of involvement is good. I have only one complaint about the fleetwide and that is that it seemed that the players were not truly involved in solving the problem set forth by the sim. We were rescued by NPC's. Although a valid story, I felt that in such an ambitious fleetwide sim the players should have been given an opportunity to take responsibilty for 'winning.'
CO Ship Report:
Over the past few months, I feel the Monty as improved greatly. It's command structure is a bit different than it was and posting levels have steadily increased. Activity overall has stayed fairly high to spite the fact that we are currently in between sims. I think a lot of this is due to the previous CO not being as active as he should have been. Over the next few months, I feel the ship still has some improvement to do. Posting is still not quite to the point I would like to be it, but doesn't have far to go. I have now implemented having DH's supply monthly reports, which I am hoping will make them reflect on the status of their own departments and keep them actively involved. I think as I become more acquainted with the crew and the crew with me and the XO, things will also come to where they should be.
CO Self Review:
For my own part, sometimes I can be a bit too active for my own good. I tend to rush things a bit at times which is something I've been working on for some time now. I do need to remember to sit back at times and just let things happen at their own pace instead of consistently nudging them along. In another aspect, however, it does help the ship immensely to have a very active CO. I am always available for the crew. I try to delegate a lot of things and let the crew handle them in their own way without micromanging, which I myself despise.
Would I promote me? Hmm, that's an interesting question. At this point, no I wouldn't. I am still too new as CO of the Monty to have disquinguished myself worthy of a promotion. I also want to see how this plays out with the CE outranking me for a while.
CO Review of XO:
Shalon is an excellent RPer. He keeps active and knows the ship well as former COS. We haven't really worked in a mission oriented situation to give a very accurate evaluation of him. So, I will give what I think I will see from him based on what I know already. Shalon will be for the most part a proactive XO. We have had many discussions already, both IC and OOC, and he has a good handle on what I expect of him and what his duties are. I have delegated all personnel issues to him, as it should be in my opinion. At the end of the day, he will be an excellent XO once he settles in a bit more.
As far as promoting him to CO, should something happen to me, I wouldn't hesitate. The only problem in this instance is his lack of confidence in his abilities. I think he would overcome that quite quickly, and in the next few months, I plan to help him in that regard. He has everything he needs to be an excellent captain, it would just be a matter of him running with it.
CO Review of FComm:
Well, Larry, what can I say. Come to think of it what can I say? I was always taught that if you don't have something nice to say, you shouldn't say anything at all. (Just kidding, Larry). Larry, as always, has been doing an admirable job. I was very impressed how well he handled the fleetwide as well as his characters, although at times he did slip a bit on his frequency of posting. However, I think we can forgo the courts martial this time.
I'm hesitant to say that the fleet couldn't get along without Larry. He's an excellent FComm but I don't believe that anyone is totally indespensible. It would be different, however. Larry's shoes would be very large ones to fill indeed. He has set the bar very high for this fleet, and the next FComm will definately here it from the fleet if he doesn't at least attempt to reach it.
Emma, in my opinion, has done an excellent job. She has learned the ropes well and would be an excellent choice as successor for Larry. Especially since Choccie cake would become more readily available.
FComm Report:
Although it pained me to see Jeff Field leave Fleet Four again, it was for the better. Barry has had a very positive influence on the ship, and activity has been rising steadily. The crew is also a mix of Montgomery standbys and newer crew, which makes for a good mix. Shalon is a superb RPer, and humble to a fault. Literally. I agree with Barry's assessment that Shalon would be able to step up to the plate as CO, if he could only get over thinking that he's not good enough for it. :-) Those who feel that I am a paperwork Nazi should meet Barry. He is the only person to ever voluntarily submit a report to me as FComm when he wasn't even asked for one, and is now asking the same level of detailed reports from his DHs, including yours truely. The man needs to be committed. Emma Rouse-Deane has come aboard for a GMC stint, and I am confident that her mission will be a solid one.
Starbase 202
CO: Brian Smith
XO: David Yim
GM: Larry Garfield
XO Self Review:
None Submitted.
CO Ship Review:
N/a I have only been on the base for about 1 month, and 99% of that was filled with the after war party. From what I saw, it looks like everyone posted well, but with everyone in the Fleet posting in the same topic on all the ships, it made it difficult at times.
CO Self-Review:
Review of myself........Well, I will be the first to admit that I am new @ being a CO., so for now, I am sure that I have many weaknesses, and my strengths are yet to be determined.
CO Review of XO:
My XO. I wish I could write a good report on him, but since once again, I am new to the station, I cannot....the plus side to this is that I cannot write a bad report about him either (lol)
CO Review of FComm:
Larry as the Fcomm, Well I'd have to say I really enjoyed the Fleetwide simm, My personal choce would of been to have a bit more interaction between the ships prior to the finale. but other then that, I'd have to say Larry is A-ok in my book. As far as Emma, I have to quote "No Interaction".
Personal notes: The fact that during the Crisis of Sept. 11th, I have to say, that when the 4th fleet made the desision to turn all the MOTD's black in mourning, I went and looked through the rest of the fleets in STF. When I did so, I noticed that no ship, save a couple, even made any type of mention about loss or condolences. While every ship in the 4th fleet did have something, Thanks to Larry's requests. The only place that I saw anything else, was on the main login page. I have been in the 4th fleet for my entire time in STF. The Alliance was my first ship, and it will contuine to be the ship that I serve on untill the day that I cannot (for whatever reason) post. Larry has been a Terrific Co to me, and his actions as Fcomm during the Sept. 11th Crisis was (IMHO) outstanding. I feel that Larry Garfield would make an outstanding President for STF.
FComm Report:
Starbases are always more difficult than starships, both for a crew and a GM. The fleetwide was also hard on the station, as most of the main plot happened elsewhere and the crew didn't get to see how it all fit together. Still, for the most part they have hung tough, and now that they are going back to a more traditional format I expect things to improve again. As for Brian, he has been on the Alliance as Sec, COS, XO, and CTO since the ship was first comissioned, save for an RL-related LOA last year, and I have full faith and confidene in his abilities as a CO. He's not ambitious, and a bit cautious, but he is skilled and dedicated and seasoned and I have no question that he will do well in his new role. David Yim has been excellent as an RPer, but his abilities as an administrator are sadly lacking, especially in the "submitting useful reports on time" department. :-) If he could balance out somewhat, he'd make a good candidate for CO somewhere.
Crell
Active Members: Larry Garfield, Deanne Ashton, Emma Rouse-Deane, Jeremy Friedman, Steve Ashton
Status:
Crell is about as Crell has always been. An adult-issues oriented, high-skill, Self-RPG Area, Crell has a very small core set of people and regrettably little else. For those who serve there, it's Lots'o'Fun(tm). Almost everyone on Crell has multiple characters, especially Deanne Ashton, which leads to some rather amusing interactions from time to time. The downside, of course, is that any one person taking an LOA can seriously impact the activity rate. A few people occationally request characters, but they never get back to me when I ask them for details on their characters, so the core group is pretty much stable. At the moment, things are healthy. I would like to see about getting a few more people onto Crell to boost STF's own little soap opera, but the people I've talked to so far have said that they are too busy elsewhere already. My search continues, on and off. Until then, Crell is happy as it is, with its small, dedicated, highly-skilled core.
This report probably sounds a lot like the last EOT report on Crel. That's because it hasn't changed a bit, so I figured I'd just leave it here. :-) Actually, it has changed. In the last eight months, Crell's plot has advanced about a day and a half. I think that's a new record.
Fleet Command Staff Reviews
AFComm Fleet Report:
All in all the fleet is looking good. The fleetwide ended a month ago, and the entire fleet has been in a state of party on SB202 ever since. After survivng Darth Vader, and everything else that has been thrown their way, they have certainly deserved it! The fleet has been fairly active, although there has been the occasional slump here and there, but that can be contributed to holidays, LOAs and such-like. The fleet is littered with some very good roleplayers, that contribute to the overal state of the fleet in general, this is combined with the COs and XOs that are of a very high caliber. Over the past 8 months, the fleet has been through a few changes, most noticable the changes in command on both the SB202 and the Montgomery, with Brian taking over from Phil on the starbase and Barry assuming command from Jeff on the Montgomery in a command position swap. The transition on both has gone smoothly and has hampered neither ship in a bad way.
The Columbus has definitely improved over the last 8 months, and is back to how it used to be when I first came aboard. Posting has been high and consistent, even with Johno's RL getting in the way, the ship has become stable once more. The IC tension between the crew is diminishing and they are starting to function once more as a team, rather than against each other, one cause of this was those evil force generators, but thankfully that is all over!
Starbase 202 has had it's usual friendly atmosphere which has a kind of different feel to the rest of the fleet, which might have something to do with the fact it doesn't go anywhere. It has survived the meeting with the mysterious council, the various explosions and sabotage, not to mention jailbreaks. And even found time to host the end of fleetwide party, which also signalled the departure of Phil and the joining of Brian to the CO fold. Posting is not the highest throughout the fleet, but it is on par with the other ships. The crew get along nicely, and there is always some very entertaining character development going on.
The Asimov has remained fairly stable and is more or less where it was the last time we did one of these review thingies :) Crew are in good shape and the ship is slowly getting back into a good shape, after Larry decided to try to blow everyone up in the fleet, but as long as I don't have to foot the repair bill, I don't mind ;) The Alliance was the only ship after the big battles to be able to travel under it's own accord back to Starbase 202. Posting has been a tad on the low side, but they have been soldiering on well. Now that Larry is no longer GMing almost all the fleet, I expect things to pick back up again :)
The Montgomery kept with tradition and managed to lose it's bridge, it's sheep, and underwent a change of CO, all during the mission. But like everywhere else has managed to survive and the crew have more than earned the ability to relax and recouperate. The cross posting party has enabled the fleet to get closer as a whole, with a great deal of interaction of all crews over the various ships whilst they have been involved in the various festivities. This has made the fleet strong and solid. The fleetwide has also added to it's character, which is all part of the complex tapestry that makes up Fleet 4. The fleet is certainly flourishing, and the fleetwide has marked the end of one chapter, but several more are just around the corner. The various new GMs are due to take over shortly, and only time can tell what will happen then.
FComm Self Review:
16 months ago, I said that I was looking to pull back from my involvement in the fleet. 8 months ago, I said that I was looking to pull back from my involvement in the fleet, and that I really meant it that time. Well, third time's the charm, I really am pulling back from my activity in the fleet! :-) I decided the only way to get me out of my active role as FComm was to make it impossible to be FComm. So I did what any logical person would do and ran for President. :-)
Over the past four years, I'd like to think I've had an overall positive impact on the fleet. Ironically, although my reputation is for being a micromanager, I was more or less ignorant of half of the fleet until I began GMing it in preperation for the fleetwide. That illustrates the importance of having solid AFComms behind me, and I'm pleased to say that on the whole I've had a good set of AFComms, from Deanne Ashton through Emma Rouse-Deane. Emma in particular has given me a run for my money, in chocolate cake production, efficency of our ships, details of our reports, and all around ability to have a good time.
Several COs have come and gone over time, and within the past eight months. The fleet has done well in that time, especially during the stress of the past year's fleetwide. It really is a great feeling, not only to know that you pulled off something of that magnitude, but that people enjoyed it and flourished under it. My heartfelt congratulations and gratitude go out to the entire fleet, bar none.
I am still working on the epic saga of the Fleet Four History, and will continue to do so as time permits. (I'm up to about early 2000, I think. :-) I am, however, stepping down as GM on all ships save the Asimov. At the request of the COs and GMDept, I will be Observing GMCs on both the Montgomery and Starbase 202, but I won't be taking an active role in GMing. It's their missions now, and I wish them godspeed.
This is really a bittersweet moment for me, and I find it difficult to leave. It will be a different fleet without me at the helm, but not completely different. Fleet Four will always have its unique culture, which so many people have worked hard to nourish. But in the words of Al Gore, now it is time for me to go. I have tied Mike Ballway for longest-serving FComm in STF history, and I suppose that will have to to. To all of Fleet Four, thank you, and good night.
This is Commodore Larry Garfield, FComm-4, signing off.
Quote of the Month
"The Force will be with you. Always."
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