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AS THE SOLAR SYSTEM TURNS ...
Such events happen all the time, but it somehow seemed significant that by the third day of the year the comet Crommelin had rounded the Sun and was on it’s long journey back towards the outer reaches of the known system. By summer it was passing through the Kuiper Belt, continuing on it’s 27-year journey. Whipple headed off in the other direction, while Faye and Wolf-Harrington were nearing the end of their latest trip. Such is the rhythm of the universe.
Administrative staff occupied themselves with relatively small goings-on ... a new promising naval officer was commissioned, without knowing for certain if there’d ever be a ship for her to captain. Captain Louis Meola, Survey Staff Officer, soon developed a serious medical problem and doctors reports came across Dungey’s desk on a daily basis. And there was the long wait –
what would happen with Dr. Palmer’s research team?
Lt. Cmdr. Lucius Patino seems more interested in cultivating political allies than anything else, which may be a wise strategy in these times, positioning himself for future action if there is opportunity.
** September 2025 – It has become apparent that Brig. Gen. Dolph Stallone has been hard at work developing friends in high places – she finds herself even more distinguished among her peers than before due to her increasing political connections.
** May 2026 – Col. Woodrow Husar’s commission gives the last of the battalions a qualified commander. Naval staff officers is still a severe shortage and will be for years.
2027 BI-ANNUAL REPORT
The population on earth has grown to 522.8 million, staying steady at about 2.5% per year, although it's dropping just slightly. The expansion to the academy is set to finish in about two months, and for now one expansion seems that it will be sufficient. And we still have a year and a half or thereabouts remaining waiting for Dr. Deacon Palmer's report.
** Normally I'll put an update here with the position of the various officers and leaders, but as time is running short for the moment I'll post that this evening.
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