UPCOMING EVENT
Geek Expo: Wagga
The Range Function Centre, Wagga
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Game Night
Captain Manuel along with CPO Ian Windolf and Midshipman Aidan Windolf enjoyed an evening of Star Trek Online during its Summer Event, which is always interesting considering that it is Winter in Australia
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Welcome to the New Website
It has been some time since the Animus last stood in anything resembling a settled state of presentation. Not simply in terms of design, but in the way we present ourselves outwardly, how we catalogue, how we archive, an
31 May 2026
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Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu
Canberra -Australian Capital Territory 22/5/26
On the evening of 22 May 2026, Captain Ross Manuel, Lieutenant Commander Terry Scott, Lieutenant David Slaney and the newly promoted Brevet Ensign Aysha Queale trekked o
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Two and a Half years.
It has been two and a half long years since the officers and crew of the USS Animus had been able to gather together in any sizable number. Now at the tail end of 2019, before our Patrol Sector became beset by the devast
21 May 2024
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NEWSLETTER
Newsletter 02: For Your Eyes Only
Happy Birthday Star Trek
Welcome to the Second instalment of the Official USS Animus Newsletter. September is already ramping up to be another great month for us. With Gamma Expo Canberra now in the bag, we are now in t
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Big Things in Store
On 2 September 2023, Captain Ross Manuel and the rest of the Manuel Clan took the Captain’s Skiff Aquila to visit the Australian War Memorial’s Technology Annexe otherwise known as the Treloar Centre for its annual B…
NEWSLETTER
Newsletter 01: For Your Eyes Only
Welcome to the first email version of the USS Animus new monthly newsletter “For Your Eyes Only.” In the past, the adventures of the USS Animus and our awesome members of Southern NSW/ACT was solely through our websi…
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Gamma Expo Canberra
For the final convention of the year, it was a cold start out at Thoroughbred Park in Canberra for Gamma Expo Canberra. This was the first time the event was held at this venue and with some interesting layout decisions
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Joint Training with The Royal Manticoran Army
In a new endeavour, I traded my Animus pattern uniform for the Gunnery Service Dress of The Royal Manticoran Army when I joined the staff of Field Marshall Thacker, 2IC Royal Manticoran Army for a joint Starfleet-TRA exe
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Happy Birthday Star Trek
Today marks the 54th birthday of Star Trek.
From that point, the world changed. People could see a world where equality was achievable and guaranteed. That is increasingly important in these turbulent and unsettling t
08 Sep 2020
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Adventures with the USS Appomattox
I met up with the USS Appomattox in Region 1 at the tail end of July. while in Lynchburg, VA where I was billeted by Vice Admiral Grunwell and Commander Wray. They were very accommodating and took me out to the Monument
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Commissioning Announcement
Attention to Orders.
At 2240 hours by the orders of STARFLEET Chief of Shakedown Operations
NUSHIP Animus having completed Shakedown trials will be commissioned into Starfleet as USS Animus NCC-74293.
It is assi
26 Jun 2020
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Six Months on...
Captain’s Log, Stardate 73913.6.
I would be lying to say that the past six months have been kind on the crew of the USS Animus, but even with what the crew is already calling the Year Of Hell, this crew has shone th…
20 Jun 2020
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Happy Captain Picard Day 2020
On behalf of the officers and crew of the USS Animus, we wish all sentients a happy and prosperous day on this, the 13th observance of Captain Picard Day.
Here is a photo with our Captain with THE Captain.
LLAP
16 Jun 2020
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Mission: Officer Exchange Notification — USS Indiana NCC-79158
As part of the Travelling Trekkies program, I recently had the opportunity to visit the USS Indiana NCC-79158 and meet members of her crew.
Upon my arrival I was welcomed by Commodore Derek "Firehawk" Sauls and the of
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Memorial Day with the USS Missouri
It's rare for my sister and I to travel together, so when we joined Admiral James Herring, it was to mark a solemn day in the United States dedicated to honouring the service and sacrifice of US Service Personnel during
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We're going on a Bear Hunt
There is a movement popping up around the planet, and the USS Animus is no different. Scattered around our ship, in viewports from Goulburn to Canberra, teddy bears are popping up to let the young of our patrol area know
21 May 2020
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Virtual Away Mission — The Alamo with USS Atlantis
One of the more unusual aspects of serving during the Covid-19 pandemic has been the suspension of many traditional away missions and cultural visits. While travel restrictions have prevented crews from gathering in pers
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Happy First Contact Day
Happy First Contact Day.
As I sit at my desk in my Day Cabin I started penning my Annual First Contact Day Post. I had planned on repeating what I have said times before in that the officers and crew of the USS Animus
05 Apr 2020
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Concellation 2020
Following the global cancellation of in-person conventions due to Covid-19 restrictions, I was drawn into a large-scale digital gathering that had already begun forming across Human social networks. The event referred to
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St. Patrick's Day Aboard the USS Cúchulain
While many of the celebrations and gatherings normally associated with Human cultural events were disrupted by the Covid-19 pandemic, I was fortunate to receive an invitation to join the crew of the USS Cúchulain for th…
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GIO Stadium
It is one thing entirely to say that the most popular past time of the residents of Region 11 is sport. So when the threat of Global Pandemic from Covid-19, and it was no different.
On March 15, 2020, when I joined my
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The Australian War Memorial
For our first away mission, Missy and I visited the Australian War Memorial, located in Canberra, Australia, which is in the patrol area of the USS Animus of Region 11.
Me outside the front of the Australian War Memoria
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Supanova Melbourne
Stardate 202003.05
Missy and I travelled south to see our colleagues on the USS Southern Cross also assigned to Region 11 to see them at Supanova, a convention that has events all over Australia, and as you can see fr
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USS Challenger Cultural Exchange
One of the more rewarding assignments I have undertaken aboard the USS Animus has been participating in an inter-fleet cultural exchange program with members of the 7th Fleet.
Following my deployment to the USS Challe
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Star Trek Picard Watch Party and Commissioning Party
On a smoke-filled January weekend four members of the USS Animus: Commander Ross Manuel (CO), Lieutenant Commander Jasmin Manuel (CMO) and their cadet Marcus, Ensign Adam Cox (Operations), Ensign Slaney (Security), and M
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Shakedown Proclamation 20/01/2020
On 0603hrs on 20-01-2020 by orders of Starfleet International the Shuttle Animus will be decommissioned, and all officers and crew are to be assigned to the Valiant Class USS Animus effective at 0604hrs on 20-01-2020.
20 Jan 2020
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SCIENCE LAB
December-January 2020 Bushfire Season
Star Date: 41001.5
This report is a fictional report based on real life events, all source materials have been sourced and added to the end of the report for future study of this anomaly. We recognise the hard work of
12 Jan 2020
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PERSONAL LOG
Thoughts On The Training Exercise
Kiel Solace log something. I really need to number these. Made on the eighth of September at midnight on the Terran cycle.
So, we were going planet side for the first time in awhile, and I was excited. We were going f
08 Sep 2019
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Riddle Room
Canberra- Australian Capital Territory 7/9/19
For one evening, the USS Animus suspended our usual Intelligence Gathering duties to conduct a training exercise for some of our newest crewmembers. Captain Ross Manuel (C
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GammaCon 2019
Canberra- Australian Capital Territory 3-4/8/19
On a chilly August weekend, four of the five officers of the USS Animus: Captain Ross Manuel (CO), Commander Jasmin Manuel (XO/CMO) (and her growing symbiont), Lieutenan
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Thoughts On Returning To The Animus After Years
Uh, this is Kiel Solace audio log... Something, made fourth of august nine at night on the Terran cycle. It is nearly a month after I have returned to my life on the Starfleet Shuttle Animus after what feels like an eter
04 Aug 2018
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Gamma Con Wagga
On 18 March, Shuttle Animus attended GammaCon Wagga, marking the first interstate convention attended under the Animus banner and the first event staffed entirely by members of the shuttle. The deployment represented a s
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RTX Sydney
Sydney, New South Wales 3-4/2/2018
Content Warning: This Mission Report was written before the news of the termination of the Mad King from Achievement Hunter following inappropriate activities. This report has been a
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Command Staff Wedding
Today, the officers and crew of the Shuttle Animus celebrate the wedding of our CO, Lieutenant Commander Ross Manuel, and XO, Lieutenant Jasmin Jesenkovic.
The ceremony was live-streamed for over 300 people, and just
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Happy First Contact Day 2017
Happy First Contact Day.
On behalf of the Crew of the Shuttle Animus, we hope you have an amazing day and that you take time to reflect on the future made possible 46 years from now.
Hopefully, we can make a world
05 Apr 2017
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Goulburn Comic Con
Goulburn - New South Wales 18-19/3/17
On an overcast March weekend, Lieutenant Commander Ross Manuel and Lieutenant Jasmin Jesenkovic attended the first-ever event of the newly christened Shuttle Animus, Goulburn Com
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OZ Comic-Con Sydney
Oz Comic-Con Sydney 2016
Convention Deployment 10–11 September 2016
Glebe Island Exhibition Centre
Status: Completed
Away Team: 3 Personnel
Operation Type: Convention
On a warm September weekend, the …
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Goulburn Comic Con
Attended while Animus was part of Shuttle Tylacine
Goulburn, New South Wales, 7/11/2015
Before the Animus, there was the Thylacine, and the first event for what would become the Shuttle Animus a year later was the in