News: Out Of Character
Last Day of Current Mission
Hello, all--MD-16 will be the last day of the current mission, "Neither Yours nor Mine." It is the day Captain Navarra receives her transfer orders to the USS Samurai.
Please figure on one week elapsing between the end of the current mission and the beginning of the next one. I…
Author: Commander Paul Graves PsyD
Posted on: Sat 8th Jul, 2023 @ 7:11am
Category: Out of Character
Covid at Our House
Hello, all--My husband is down sick with covid, so I am likely to catch it, too. We plan to be in quarantine for the next five days or until both of us recover. If you don't see me for a bit, I'll be curled up in bed.
Chantal
Author: Commander Paul Graves PsyD
Posted on: Sun 25th Jun, 2023 @ 4:58am
Category: Out of Character
Whittier, Alaska - What Turkana City Could Be
Today I happened across this Youtube video about Whittier, Alaska. The entire town, pretty much, is housed in one building. It's pretty incredible!
Chantal
Author: Commander Paul Graves PsyD
Posted on: Sun 25th Sep, 2022 @ 10:58pm
Category: Out of Character
End of an Era
I suspect no one in Theta Fleet remembers a time when Elizabeth II was not the Queen of England. Hearing Prince Charles called Charles III still hits me as a bit of a shock, even though we all expected the Queen's death was not a long way off.
Though 109's…
Author: Commander Paul Graves PsyD
Posted on: Mon 12th Sep, 2022 @ 7:20am
Category: Out of Character
Sim Report for November 2021 Activity
Theta Fleet Sim Report for November 2021 Activity
Date of submission: December 4, 2021
Sim name: Starbase 109
URL for website: https://sb109.sim-station.net/index.php/main/index
Name of commanding officer: Suzuki Hikari (Commodore Suzuki)
Task Group: 51-B
Number of members at beginning of month (November): 15
Number of members at end of month: 15…
Author: Commander Paul Graves PsyD
Posted on: Sat 4th Dec, 2021 @ 11:09pm
Category: Out of Character
Introducing... Criswell!
Hello everyone! I am CF and I just came aboard as a civilian named Criswell, a hu-mon adopted and raised by Ferengi. I'm anticipating many adventures and shenanigans in times to come! Right now I have no posts at the moment, so if anyone wants to help bring this crazy…
Author: Criswell Sandbags
Posted on: Wed 11th Aug, 2021 @ 1:59am
Category: Out of Character
Need to get away from it all for a bit ??
Greetings Everyone !!
Very soon my character, Sipov Boros, will be looking for crew. If anyone is interested in participating as part of that either with their PC or an NPC please let me know, the ship has a crew of 10 so there are 9 spots open if anyone…
Author: Sipov Boros
Posted on: Fri 12th Mar, 2021 @ 10:33pm
Category: Out of Character
Welcome to Sipov Boros!
Welcome to Nate, who plays our newest civilian inhabitant of Starbase 109, Sipov Boros! Sipov is an accomplished civilian pilot. He also has ... character flaws--also known as good story fodder! I look forward to seeing more of Sipov soon, and I notice his first post is already published.
Glad…
Author: Commander Paul Graves PsyD
Posted on: Wed 25th Nov, 2020 @ 6:15am
Category: Out of Character
Award Nominations Needed
Dear Crew,
If there is any post written during the month of November that you would consider deserving of a sim or Fleet award, please remember to nominate it! This helps the Command Team when we complete the monthly sim report at the end of the month.
We also need…
Author: Commander Paul Graves PsyD
Posted on: Tue 24th Nov, 2020 @ 8:36am
Category: Out of Character
Laura on the Way
I might be scarce on Thursday, depending on how close Hurricane Laura comes to Houston and how long we have electricity. I will keep you all posted.
UPDATE:. Well, Hurricane Laura moved east of the Houston area and smacked into Lake Charles, Louisiana, instead. I've never seen so many trees…
Author: Commander Paul Graves PsyD
Posted on: Wed 26th Aug, 2020 @ 12:04am
Category: Out of Character
Supply Chain Management
Supply Chain Management:
"The supply chain is the chain I will beat you with if you don't reorder some gorram supplies for this ship!" --Not said by Malcolm Reynolds, but he should have said it.
In other words, I passed the Supply Chain Management course and am now moving on…
Author: Commander Paul Graves PsyD
Posted on: Wed 5th Aug, 2020 @ 8:13pm
Category: Out of Character
Scarce Today (5/31/2020)
Hey, all--I am taking a final exam and working on/turning in a paper today, so I likely won't be on until late this evening. Happy writing! I'll see you again in June. :)
Chantal
Author: Commander Paul Graves PsyD
Posted on: Sun 31st May, 2020 @ 10:55am
Category: Out of Character
End of Term
All--It is just about the final week of my current school term. I will come on briefly around 10pm or so each night, my time, but that's about it. New term starts May 1, when I will have more time to be with you all.
I hope everyone stays safe…
Author: Commander Paul Graves PsyD
Posted on: Thu 23rd Apr, 2020 @ 4:31am
Category: Out of Character
Space Force
The United States Space Force was signed into existence today. And I will adore Admiral James Stavridis forever for saying the following:
"It should operate through the Air Force, but the ranks ought to be naval--because Colonel Kirk did not command the Starship Enterprise."
Clearly, the Admiral gets it. :)…
Author: Commander Paul Graves PsyD
Posted on: Fri 20th Dec, 2019 @ 9:25pm
Category: Out of Character
The Joys of College Algebra
Just letting you know that my Business Ethics class just ended, and I am now deep into (the refresher for) college algebra. I'm working to get through this class as quickly as I can, since end of term is October 31, and I still have a Healthcare Ethics class to…
Author: Commander Paul Graves PsyD
Posted on: Fri 6th Sep, 2019 @ 1:50pm
Category: Out of Character
Two-Year Milestone!
Congratulations to Christina, aka Lt. Commander Baro Alora, for having attained two years of longevity with Starbase 109! Thank you for having taken the time to help us build our ongoing story. :)
Chantal
For the Leadership Team
Author: Commander Paul Graves PsyD
Posted on: Wed 4th Sep, 2019 @ 8:12pm
Category: Out of Character
Happy Apollo Day!
On this day in 1969, astronauts Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong set foot on the moon, with astronaut Michael Collins in the lunar control module, ensuring that they could get home.
Today, several countries are planning efforts for humanity to return to the moon, including India, China, Israel, and the…
Author: Commander Paul Graves PsyD
Posted on: Sat 20th Jul, 2019 @ 12:01pm
Category: Out of Character
Sorry for the delay!
For those of you whom I've reached out to about getting logs started before suddenly vanishing over the last two days, I do apologize. We had a client's network turn into a proverbial dumpster fire and I've been working 12-15 hour days in getting them put back together. Thankfully, I…
Author: Lieutenant JG Artyom Mikhailov
Posted on: Thu 20th Jun, 2019 @ 2:10pm
Category: Out of Character
Bailey's Irish Cream Poke Cake!
This needs to be a dessert available on SB-109. Because the little Carlo in my head is going into heart palpitations.
Chantal
Author: Commander Paul Graves PsyD
Posted on: Mon 16th Jul, 2018 @ 9:17pm
Category: Out of Character
Merry Christmas!
Hi Everyone,
Wishing you all the merriest of Christmases and the happiest of holidays - may it be a season of joy and peace.
(Also, just to say, we'll be wrapping up the Christmas Party post in the next few hours, so if you haven't participated yet, and still want…
Author: Commander Mikaela Locke
Posted on: Mon 25th Dec, 2017 @ 9:42pm
Category: Out of Character
Saluting - Verdict
Vanguardites,
So, thanks for the recent debate on saluting - I found it interesting and a bit of an eye opener getting other viewpoints on it. Going forward, I think we'll drop Google Group and it clearly just doesn't work properly! We'll find a new forum for any further discussions.…
Author: Colonel Horatio Drake
Posted on: Fri 7th Jul, 2017 @ 2:10pm
Category: Out of Character
Mission Split
Guys,
Just a quick one - to avoid confusion we've split the missions into two.
'For the Uniform' is the mission set on the Bretagne.
'Unity Week' is for everything happening on Vanguard.
Just select from the drop down box the relevant mission, when writing a post.
Cheers,
Jamie
Author: Colonel Horatio Drake
Posted on: Thu 8th Jun, 2017 @ 2:21pm
Category: Out of Character
Next Mission
Guys,
The final posts for this mission are coming together... Chantal and I are writing one that corners Dobbs for his crimes! She has very patiently put up with my slow responses, so we should be getting this one out either later today or tomorrow. Once this has been published,…
Author: Colonel Horatio Drake
Posted on: Tue 9th May, 2017 @ 7:23pm
Category: Out of Character
Timeline & History
Hi Everyone,
Chantal recently pointed out some discrepancies regarding both the timeline that Vanguard is set in and the history of the base, as well as confusion over SB Protector Vs. SB Vanguard. So, I will clear things up!
When we brought Vanguard to life we used the old Protector…
Author: Colonel Horatio Drake
Posted on: Mon 27th Feb, 2017 @ 1:45pm
Category: Out of Character
Leave of Absence
Guys,
Just to let everyone know I am going to put myself on a semi-LOA for just over one week. Once Christmas is over I'll be back to my usual activity levels. I will still be around this week, completing JP's and the like, just not full-time. I think James…
Author: Colonel Horatio Drake
Posted on: Sun 18th Dec, 2016 @ 11:09am
Category: Out of Character