Steve Tecklenberg

Steve Tecklenberg was a Starfleet officer in the late 24th century. He was the commanding officer of the USS Scandalon and the Eagle's Nest Squadron. He was known for his work with Starfleet Intelligence, and in training the best and the brightest at Starfleet Academy.

Early Life
Stephen Paul Tecklenberg was born on Belle Terre in 2330. His father was Captain Paul Tecklenberg, Chief Medical Officer at the colony's Starfleet base.

Academy
Tecklenberg enrolled in Starfleet Academy in 2347. He was assigned to Alpha Squadron. One of his Cadre was upperclassman John Seilback who took Tecklenberg under his wing, and the two became best friends.

While at the Academy, he met Gehn, an El-Aurian listener.

In his sophomore year, Tecklenberg won the Starfleet Academy Marathon on Danula II. He went on to compete on the Academy's anti-grav track team in the Federation Olympics on Pacifica.

In 2349, Tecklenberg entered the undergraduate program at the Advanced Tactical Training Center on Mars. He was taught by Commander Elias Vaughn. At the ATTC, he frequently clashed with Lieutenant Edward Jellico.

Tecklenberg graduated with high honors in 2351.

2350s
Ensign Tecklenberg's first assignment was as a security officer on the USS Stargazer (NCC-2893), where he quickly earned the respect of Security Chief Pug Joseph and Captain Jean-Luc Picard. Both men saw great potential in the young Tecklenberg.

In 2352, he was promoted to Lieutenant junior grade and transferred to the USS Intrepid (NCC-28907), where he quickly made Assistant Chief of Security.

In 2353, Tecklenberg transferred to the USS Beachmont (NCC-21087) as Security Chief. The Beachmont's commanding officer was Captain Paul Twining, and the two men soon formed a bond of deep mutual respect. Tecklenberg also came to greatly admire Lieutenant Commander Jon Hofmann, and they also became good friends.

After a year on the Beachmont, Tecklenberg was promoted to full Lieutenant.

In late 2357, Tecklenberg took leave to spend the holidays on Belle Terre. Just after the new year, he was out on horseback when terrorists attacked a nearby olivium mining settlement. Tecklenberg literally rode to the rescue, and was surprised when he met a young man named Timothy Sinclair who was doing the same. They risked their lives to save the colonists, and during the incident Tecklenberg was greatly impressed with Sinclair's resourcefulness and character. He convinced Sinclair to remain on Belle Terre for a while, and their lifelong friendship was born.

On 20 January 2358, Tecklenberg and Sinclair participated in the annual Challenger Day celebration on Belle Terre. Two days later, Tecklenberg's leave was up and he talked Sinclair into joining him on his return to the Beachmont.

On their long journey from Belle Terre back to Earth, the Beachmont responded to distress calls from the USS Pegasus escape pods and recovered eight survivors, including Captain Erik Pressman and Ensign William Riker. Tecklenberg and Captain Twining became suspicious of the circumstances surrounding the loss of the Pegasus. Starfleet Intelligence ignored their concerns.

Two months after the Pegasus incident, Admiral Mark Coleman met with Tecklenberg and Twining, and told them the truth about Pressman's experiment. He swore them to secrecy, but warned Tecklenberg to watch out for Pressman in the future.

Tecklenberg convinced young Sinclair to apply to Starfleet Academy. He suggested that Captain Twining and Admiral Coleman use their influence to quash the objections raised by Enclave J-12 regarding Sinclair's "disciplinary problems."

In June 2358, the Beachmont was decommissioned to serve as a training vessel, and Tecklenberg accepted a teaching position at the Academy. He served as field instructor for Nebula Squadron, and made a profound impact on the cadets from that squad. He became an instructor for the Advanced Tactical Training Program.

That September, Tecklenberg led Cadets Timothy Sinclair, Benjamin Dunkerton and Christopher Durham on a field assignment aboard the runabout Shenandoah. Answering a distress call from the SS Whitcomb, they rescued Dr. William Hoesch from Orion pirates, and inadvertantly learned that Hoesch was working on a new Genesis project. Tecklenberg was concerned about the cadets being privy to such classified information, and impressed upon them the importance of complete secrecy.

In November, Tecklenberg was officially recruited into Starfleet Intelligence, though he maintained his Academy position.

In May 2359, Tecklenberg and Seilback took Sinclair and Dunkerton on a backpacking trip in the Grand Canyon, and afterwards coached Dunkerton to victory in the Starfleet Academy Marathon.

2360s
In 2360, Tecklenberg sponsored Ceej Whaldron for the Starfleet SEALs training program. He also encouraged Cadets Sinclair and Shive to enter the Advanced Tactical Training Program.

Background Notes
''Star Trek: Pendragon is a fan fiction series written (primarily) by T.L. Morgan. Images of actors are used in photomanipulations to simulate the "cast" of the series. In these photomanipulations, Steve Tecklenberg is "played" by David Hasselhoff.''

Trivia
Other actors considered for the role include Gerald MacRaney, Kurt Russell, Richard Dean Anderson, Sam Elliott, and John Wayne.