Our Crew

This page shows some of our peanut gallery...  If you have a heart condition, or a queasy stomach, please be careful when viewing this gallery of rogues.

Vice Admiral Johnathan Simmons
Commanding Officer

Commodore Dave Pitts joined SFI in April 1993 after being assigned to Yokota Air Base, Tokyo, Japan, Region 16 with the US Air Force as an aircraft mechanic. He found an established shuttle on base (Shuttle HENRI' DUNANT named for the founder of the Red Cross) and participated in the chapter taking OTS and OCC, writing the chapter's Technical Manual and Engineering Creed (which is in use today by SF Academy's School of Engineering)

Later on "Lt Commander" Pitts served as Chief Engineer aboard USS HENRI'DUNANT,(sister ship to the former USS VINDICATOR, not the current one) Afterwards, "Commander" Pitts served as XO of the HENRI' DUNANT and soon after as her Commanding officer. As Commanding Officer he participated vigorously and kept the chapter alive by encouraging crew wide recruitment and training. Leading by example, Captain Pitts took the newly offered Flag Officer's School passing all three parts with honors.

At this time Captain Pitts had already paid attention to the word "International" in Starfleet International by becoming sister-ships with USS VINDICATOR from Denton, TX and joining as a Klingon crewman aboard IKV HAVOK out of Evansville, Illinois. It was a bonding that would save his life later as he was critically injured after the destruction of the HENRI at the hands of the Romulan Empire on a classified stardate. To save his life members of the HAVOK command crew donated their DNA and thus, "Hech baH" Klingon for,"prepare to fire" was born.

Hech baH's drive and determination is fueled by a sworn blood oath to investigate and punish those Romulan operatives that planned the coordinated co-destruction of his ship and tragically, USS VINDICATOR's as well. Mindful of his new Klingon heritage, and respectful of his past alliance with IKV HAVOK, Hech baH joined HOUSE VESKA in Denver, CO and has raised "Hech" ever since.

Upon returning to the United States in 1996 Captain Pitts was assigned to Davis-Monthan AFB, Tucson, Arizona. Being in Region 4 he signed aboard USS PEACEKEEPER and remained a part of the crew until approached to CO a fledgling shuttle named STORMBRINGER in November 1997. On October 31, 1998 Shuttle STORMBRINGER became a full chapter and has carried herself with honor since that date. During this time Captain Pitts was promoted to Fleet Captain. In August 2001, Fleet Captain Pitts stepped down as CO, and assumed the position of Executive Officer. 

It should be noted that STORMBRINGER was formed at the time primarily from members of the first USS VINDICATOR and USS HENRI' DUNANT from Japan as both Mednoughts decommissioned about the same time. "Out of the ashes of despair and grief old chapters don't decommission, they just reform." This motto was proven once again as members of a decommissioning chapter approached STORMBRINGER in May of 2001 and asked for Mothership shuttle coverage.

Now, after 21 years of active duty with the US Air Force, Dave has retired and is "working" (HA) as a civil service employee. "Flaptain" Dave brings his drives, enthusiasms and sick humor to the STORMBRINGER hoping to keep the Galaxy (and neighboring regions) safe from the rest of our crew...yeah right!

PS: Romulan conspirators beware, Hech baH is an Honor Graduate of the Klingon Warrior Academy...he will find you, and when he does the last thing you will ever see, as your green blood congeals with fear, is the Hand of Hech baH.

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Captain R. A. "Tony" Milligan
Second Officer/Shuttle Pilot

Interests/Hobbies: Scale Modeling Scuba-diving (Certified At age of 19, inspired by Jaques Cousteau,)Chess, Star Trek, of course, and most things that are SCI-FI,

Trained in Auto-Cad, Cooking Music: Rock & Roll(Prefered) most, no RAP Born & raised in Texas.

Birthday is August 6th. Year is CLASSIFIED.

Other Awards : "Number One" w/ a Phaser Award on the USS VINDICATOR from:STARFLEET ACADEMY: Security School award w/ DISTINCTION

Engineering "Associate Degree" Basic Starship Recognition w/ Honors (basically "ACED" the Test.

Fleet Captain Ken Dysinger / (Sy'ken of Vulcan)
Chief Medical Officer
(The main person in charge of fixin broken people)

Fleet Captain Ken Dysinger ( also known as "TREKSTER") has served with STARFLEET for close to ten years. He started out on the Shuttle HEXUM as Assistant Chief Engineer and later as Chief of Engineering when the shuttle became a full Chapter. In 1992, Fl. Capt. Dysinger became XO of the Shuttle HENRI' DUNANT, and remained XO when shuttle attained full chapter status. The HD was the first and only Chapter of STARFLEET to be launched in Region 16. 2 years later, ken took over the center seat of the HENRI' DUNANT .

Some of the extra duties accomplished by Capt. Dysinger were: Editor of the HENRI' DUNANT's Newsletter "ACROSS THE WAVES" also planned and organized the yearly painting of a 4'x8' Christmas card to be displayed on base. When his real world job required him to move to Hickam AFB Hawaii, ( A real ROUGH assignment.) the center seat was turned over to Dave Pitts.

In the real world, Fl. Capt. Dysinger serves with the U.S. Air Force as a Medical Service Technician. (that is an EMT, LPN, and bed pan commando all rolled into one.) for 16 1/2 years. 10 of those years were spent on Flying Status as an Aeromedical Evacuation Technician. He flew all over the lower 48 states and later all over the Pacific, taking care of patients in-flight. At Hickam AFB Hawaii, Trekster, serves as Assistant NCOIC of the Primary Care Clinic.

I got a Web site... sorta...

Click here to visit the Sciences Web page

Commander Damon (Bok) Schoonover
Chief Operations Officer

Cmdr Schoonover serves in the capacity of computer operations, assisting in the technical support aspects of the computers owned by the ship's officers. Cmdr Schoonover is a veteran of many long nights of gaming and in real life... is a systems support engineer for CompuCom Inc., providing technical support for Microsoft (of Borg), Compaq and a number of high tech companies.

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You can also check out this special Web page created by Dave's wife Karen (CEO of the STORMBRINGER)

  Karen's Autism link page

Lt. Commander Karen Pitts
Chief Engineer

Lt Commander Karen Pitts joined SFI in June 1998 and immediately began service aboard then shuttle STORMBRINGER as her Chief Engineer. Having served in the US Air Force as a C-5 mechanic this choice comes as no surprise. On October 31, 1998 Shuttle STORMBRINGER became a full chapter and in December 1998 Karen completed OTS.

In real life Karen is active in two Autism awareness organizations. The first is "Chad's Open" and is located in Tucson, Arizona. The second is the "Autism Society of America" and is national in scope. Karen's dedication to these two groups is fueled by the love of her son James who was diagnosed with autism in 1994. For more information about James and autism click here

Karen's hobbies include bingo, navigator and chaperone for assorted school functions, sewing (ship's seamstress) and gardening.

As Chief Engineer Karen's goals are to complete OCC and create a video conference program for Correy chapters to..."help bring those far apart fleeters a bit closer together."

Fleet Captain Biff Bassett
Operations Officer

CLASSIFIED
Even to his own crewmates. Scary Ain't it?

Commander Patrick "Give-em Hell" Harris
Demolitions Expert

Cmdr. Harris started his tour of duty with STARFLEET as Chief of Security aboard the USS HENRI' DUNANT. Soon after he formed the Marine Fighter Strike squadron for the HD. A member of the U.S. Air Force, Cmdr Harris has spent lots of time in faraway places, Japan, Guam, and now Germany at Ramstein AB.

His job while on active duty is as a Telecommunication Systems Technician. In other words, he has spent a LOT of time on an Antenna farm.

Fleet Captain Ann Dysinger
Ships Counselor

"You need an ear...I'm here to listen." is the motto of this Strong and Dynamic lady.(CODENAME: TABBY) Capt. Dysinger started her STARFLEET career over ten years ago as Chief Medical Officer aboard the Shuttle soon to Starship, USS HEXUM. In 1992, She was promoted to Shuttle Commander as she launched from the USS GALAXY the Shuttle HENRI' DUNANT, in Region 16, Yokota AB , Tokyo, Japan.

Ann was later promoted to Captain when the HD reached Full Chapter Status. She was the first Captain of 3 to occupy the center seat. The HENRI' DUNANT held the distinction as the First and Last STARFLEET Chapter in Region 16. In the Real World, Capt. Dysinger is a Registered Nurse, (R.N....and no, it does NOT mean Real Nut!) and now a Family Nurse Practitioner in Tucson AZ with her master's degree in nursing. She is currently working with uninsured families.

One final note, Ann is an Avid Cat Lover! Her 3 cats, Kukui Wahine (hawaiian for Little Light Girl), the twins (Banda Bear and Patches) love her dearly. They have done animal assisted therapy by visiting hospitalized patients in the Army Hospital in Honolulu, but now are simple companions

Midshipman 1st Class Jillian Whitney-Pitts
Cadet Corpse Commander

Cadet Commander Midshipman First Class Jillian Whitney-Pitts joined SFI in June 1998. Since that time she has served with distinction as the ship's Cadet Commander having won Region 4's Cadet of the Year in 2000.

In real life Jillian will be a Freshman in high school this coming fall and will begin her fourth year playing violin. In her 8th grade year Jillian was chosen to be in the Arizona All State Orchestra and Honor Orchestra by virtue of her talent. Jill is also active in two autism awareness groups with her mother. The first is "Chad's Open for Autism" and is located in Tucson, Arizona. The second is the "Autism Society of America" and is national in scope. Jill's dedication to these two groups is fueled by the love for her brother James and a better understanding of his world. For more information about James and autism click here

Jill's hobbies include sewing (ship's seamstress apprentice) gardening, violin and cello playing, swimming, net surfing, reading (especially Harry Potter)and hanging out with friends.

As Cadet Commander Jill's goals are to complete her Cadet Space History Course, make it through her Freshman year in high school, attend the Julliard School of Musical Arts in New York City, and be accepted in the New York Symphony Orchestra as a professional violinist.

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Lieutenant Commander John Paul "JP" Balzen
Special Operations Team Leader

Lt. Cmdr. John Paul "JP" Balzen is the Covert Operations Officer and Webmaster for the USS STORMBRINGER. His Starfleet career started on the USS BEXAR, San Antonio TX, in 1996 as a Security Officer. He had originally completed OTS with the BEXAR and was promoted to Ensign. He felt dissatisfied with the BEXAR, and when the SHUTTLE VICTORY was formed also in San Antonio under Captain Ken Kopacki, he transfered over as the Chief Security Officer. When he moved to Amarillo, TX, he was preparing to transfer to the USS PALO DURO, however, he was transfered back to San Antonio pretty quickly. And, when he moved to Arizona, he joined the USS STORMBRINGER shortly before her comissioning.

JP is also active in various Star Trek online Play By Email RPG's. In the real world, he is a Customer Service professional and Technical Support Representative. He recently married (January 12, 2002), and hopes to eventually start his own web design/web hosting company. This project is going to be his utmost learning experience, so please be afraid. Be very afraid... Muahahahahahahahaha!

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Commander Johnathan Smith
Tactical Officer

I have no information available, but you can Touch here to E-Mail Jonathan!

 More staff-type people to be added when we get their picture taken and uploaded .