You may not know this, but there are a few notable command individuals stationed here at Alamo Station. Our own Ensign Cassie Queen captured a photo of them, yesterday, as they interacted with Captain Picard in one of the cafés aboard the station.
Vice Admiral Tujiro Nakamura (to the right of Captain Picard in this photo) is the Starfleet commander in this sector along the Romulan Neutral Zone. His administration office is located aboard Alamo Station. He conducted a snap inspection of the Enterprise when we first arrived twelve days ago. Lieutenant (JG) Tessa Kensington organized the Admiral’s visit, and received top marks for her professionalism.
To the right of Admiral Nakamura, is Commander Bruce Maddox, a cybernetics expert who serves as a liaison to the Daystrom Institute on Proxima (in the Alpha Centauri system). Commander Maddox was a vocal critic -- and the lone opponent – in allowing our Lieutenant Commander Data to attend Starfleet Academy nearly two decades ago. The Admiralty at the time, however, overruled him, stating that Data was to be viewed as a sentient individual – albeit a unique one, and therefore had every right to become an Academy cadet. Ever since then, Commander Maddox has been working to pursue his dream of developing a series of androids, similar to Lieutenant Commander Data, that can serve aboard every Starfleet ship.
And, on the far right, is Captain Phillipa Louvois, the head of the JAG office aboard Alamo Station. She was also the lead prosecutor in Captain Picard’s court martial hearing back in 2355, in connection to the loss of the USS Stargazer (Constellation-class).
At first glance, Alamo Station – this relatively small 200-crew facility – doesn’t seem all that important, but, when you look at its location, and the command personnel stationed here, it feels a lot bigger than it is. Truth be told, many places in the Federation feel like this. It really is the people who give a place value, and Alamo Station is, by far, a little station with a big personality.
-Lieutenant Sam Archer
-------------------------------------------------------------
December 7, 2364 -- (Original Devron Timeline)