Region 4 honors Angeles, Wessex

By Commodore Dave Mason

The USS Angeles and the USS Wessex were honored during a recent Region 4 Awards ceremony that took place as part of a virtual meeting of commanding officers and first officers.

The Angeles received the award for the region’s best newsletter: Angels Flight. The award honored the work of Executive Editor Dave Mason, Managing Editors Janice Sobien and Lisa Sobien, columnist Jeremy Kranz and Print Edition Producer Christopher Mulrooney, as well as other contributors.

And the Region 4 website, which is produced by Angeles Captain of Website Engineering Christopher Mulrooney and Content Editor Dave Mason, received the award for best website from the region. During the awards ceremony, Regional Coordinator David Nottage praised the website for its influx of new content.

The USS Wessex’s awards included Chapter of the Year. 

The Oceanside-based ship, which has gone everywhere from San Diego to Ventura for its activities, is known for its commitment to community service and pursuit of sci-fi. In addition, the USS Wessex served as the mothership for the USS Chumash, the Nipomo-based ship that achieved full ship status under the Wessex’s guidance.

The Wessex’s commanding officer, Rear Adm. Ronald Coleman, was named Region 4’s Commanding Officer of the Year. The USS Wessex’s first officer and chief of operations, Fleet Capt. Jennifer Coleman, won Flag Officer of the Year. Both are known for their leadership, and Ron wears a second hat as STARFLEET’s chief of operations. 

Congratulations to everyone for the awards!

STARFLEET Region 4 Coordinator Ron Coleman was named Commanding Officer of the Year recently by STARFLEET. (Photo courtesy Ron Coleman)

Angels Flight, the USS Angeles newsletter, received the award for best newsletter rom Region 4.

The Region 4 website received the region’s award for best website.