**STARFLEET International (SFI)**—officially known as *STARFLEET: The International Star Trek Fan Association, Inc.*—is the world’s largest and oldest continuously operating Star Trek fan organization. Founded in 1974, it splits its global membership into 20 distinct geographical areas called “Regions.”
*Region 3* is one of the most prominent divisions within the organization, operating both as a localized community for fans and as an in-universe fleet.
Region 3 is responsible for managing SFI operations and chapters across two major southern U.S. states: * *Texas* * *Louisiana* In keeping with the organization’s military-style sci-fi roleplay framework, Region 3 is affectionately nicknamed the *”Third Fleet”* within the SFI universe.