Wing III
Actually, nothing was submitted, but I'm in Wing III
so I'm posting the past reports from this month - The Editor
03 July 2000
Welcome to yet
another Wing Report from Wing III, the roughest, toughtest, meanest TIE
pilots in the west ... ... err, on the Sov! Have a seat and we'll get
right down to business.
Wing III Stats
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Aleth - 9
Beth - 11
Gimel - 10
Daleth - 8
Hey - 0 (Inactive)
Vav - 0 (Inactive)
Flag Officer (The guy with all the liquor and guns) - 1
Total: 39 (-1 from last week)
:-/
Position Moves (6.26.00 -- 7.02.00)
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FM/SL Rapper / Daleth : Promoted to
Lieutenant! (Congrats!)
TRN/CT Jaxon Farpell : Completes
training, assigned to Daleth Squad
FM/SL Jyris Felth / Beth : Promoted to
Lieutenant! (Congrats!)
FM/LT Roland / Daleth : Retired to the
TC Reserves due to sudden lack of a computer ...
FM/LT Azzorean / Aleth : Transfers to Ghost Squadron
... somewhere in the BattleGroups ;-)
Awards 'n' Stuff
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The Medal of Tactics (MoT) has been awarded to :
- LCM Herman (w/ Red Hammer)
The Commendation of Service (CoS) has been awarded to :
- LCM Herman
Wing III News - "Give us a second and we'll give
you the Sov"
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- Of course, the really big news this week is that the
Flight Officer, AD NightHawk, has been forced into retirement by RL
difficulties. I didn't know NightHawk personally, I didn't serve under
him very long ... but still, it seemed like he had the makings of a
good FO. And now, the search for a newer, stronger Flight Officer has
begun ... and COM "CCK" Kramer can, once more, politely
refuse the job ;-)
- Until a new FO is announced, HA Kawolski has been
named as the acting FO. This just in from him :
As you may have read from Former FO Nighthawk's
letter, his 24-hour window to
get everything in line has been cut short as his e-mail address is
already
deactived. In the meantime, Grand Admiral Ronin has asked me to
be the
Acting Flight Officer until a replacement is found.
So please send your e-mail that you would normally send to the Flight
Officer
... transfers, subgroup counts, promotion requests, e-mail address
changes,
etc. to me.
- MSEs for June!!! Kudos to CPT Daniel
Kamprath, who had Daleth's MSE on my desk even BEFORE the July 1st
deadline!!! CMDRs, get these to me AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. I don't want
to send in our evaluation in the middle of the month again ...
- Operation : BlackHawk, the Beth Squadron Wargaming
Experience (TM), continues! This week, Werda's 'British Galactic
Empire' found out that a whole bunch of people are going to be gunning
for them just because they are currently the biggest, baddest alliance
of forces out there. Also, it would appear that a quite a few
guns-for-hire would be more than happy to start shooting at the BGE,
as long as they are recieving their credits. In other news, colonists
on the Black Quasar regional-homeworld, Optimus, are preparing to
celebrate "Freedom Day". In a huge cosmic coincidence, this
is pretty much the same thing as America's "Independence
Day"! They even occur on the same date! Wow, what are the odds
against THAT?
- LCM Herman appointed as Daleth Comm Officer ;-)
- LCM Egg'Foo appointed as Daleth XO ;-)
- Finally, after months of waiting ... a new item for
you to give your opinion on at the TIE Corps survey center!!! Go log
in and submit your answer (okay ... so maybe it IS a pretty lame
question ... just be happy you have any input at all!)
- Beth CMDR Sequoh Marden recently offered an ISM to
any Beth member who could beat his high score for CR#4 of the XWA
league! Results forthcoming.
- Aleth Weekly Battle program started by CMDR Jahan
Kalar to encourage activity and earn citations. This week : IW-XWA
#22.
- CM Jahan Kalar appointed as Recon Office Assistant!
Congrats, Jahan!
- This little item turned up in the latest Flight
Office report (BEFORE NightHawk was forced into retirement) :
The Battlegroups
struck back, however (okay, pardon the lame movie title pun :P) when
the ISD Immortal and Wing XI defeated the Sov's Wing III.
Ugh ... don't remind
us. FA Kramer, I've ordered a case of Sprite to be delivered to your
quarters, as per our 'agreement' ...
- Beth Squad's CPT Werdna 'King' Elbee recently
"shocked the universe" by requesting a positional-demotion
to Flight Member. His explanation was that FLs are most often
considered for promotion to CMDR ... and since he isn't leaving Beth
anytime soon, he didn't want to deny anyone the opportunity. Werdna
also continues to deny that he stepped down because some 'compromising
pictures' managed to find their way into the hands of Beth CMDR,
Sequoh Marden ... but we know the truth ;-) (j/k)
- Beth's LCM Cray Mikalen is currently working on the
Wing III Uniform Archive!!! He reports that uniforms are now completed
for everyone except Daleth Squad, and those are being worked on even
now!
Wing III Orders
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- Thanks to LCM Van of Daleth Squad,
the Wing III 'Top Gun' competition can finally begin!!! All pilots be
sure to fly the attached, BRAND NEW XWA Free Mission. Remember, the
winner of the competition will recieve glory, honor, bragging rights,
recognition on the webpage (eventually), Ops in all W3 IRC meetings,
and ... oh yeah ... an Imperial Security Medal ;-)
Van is disqualified
for obvious reasons, but he will soon recieve a MoT-gh anyway! A blank
pilot file is not included in the .ZIP file, so just rename the .PLT
file that comes with any other Free mission. Deadline is July 31st, so
get flying!!! You have PLENTY of time to complete this ONE free
mission, so I expect massive participation (read : 75% or better).
Also, the hunt for next month's original mission to fly has now begun!
- XWA League CR#5 will be announced soon ... keep your
fighters warmed up!
- Sovereign Squadron League (for TIE Disk/CD/95 pilots
only) : The next CR is TC-TIE 155, deadline is July 15th!
- Standing Orders : Recruit!!! Aleth CMDR Jahan Kalar
has a very interesting idea for this department ... the Wing III
Mentoring Program for pilots on the Training Platform. Stay tuned,
details are being hammered out ...
Wing III Quote of the Week (Admit it ... you missed
this last week, didn't you?)
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"Rolling, rolling, rolling...RAWHIDE!!!
YAH!!!" -- CPT Werdna Elbee during the latest W3 IRC meeting
... I guess you had to be there ;-)
Other notable quotes from ... the last two weeks :
"... Still very, very, very BAD." -- MAJ
Sequoh Marden successfully evaluates our performance during the
competition with the ISD Immortal
"Hehe...I never knew
that we are flying SILE BOATS like announced in the roster..." --
Sequoh makes ONE mistake in the last Beth report, and he will
never live it down
"This is an error I
added willingly to see how well you all read my squadeon reports!!!
Really!" -- Nice try Sequoh ... but what is a 'squadeon',
exactly?
Misc.
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- Bumper sticker recently found on the back of a W3 TIE
Advanced : "How's my ruthless destruction? Dial 1-800-W3 KILL
U"
Okay, that's it for
this week. Fly high and watch your six ... but mostly, just fly!!!
<Salute>
WC/COL Sasquatch / Wing III / SSSD
Sovereign
[BSx2] [PCx10] [ISMx9] [MoT-gh] [CoB] [LoA] [OV-2E] [IWATS-SM-TT-TM-M-IIC-GFX]
[CAVL]
M-T/A 'Silhouette'
Wing III - Phantoms
"We are your Grim Reaper"
10 July 2000
It's
been an interesting week here in Wing III, with times of low
participation, and then times of frenzied e-mail activity. Let's get
right down to business, shall we?
Wing III Stats
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Aleth - 10
Beth - 11
Gimel - 10
Daleth - 8
Hey - 0 (Inactive)
Vav - 0 (Inactive)
Flag Officer ("Mr. Ma-cheese-mo")
- 1
Total: 40 ( +1 from last
week) :-)
Position Moves (7.02.00 -- 7.09.00)
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- FL/CPT Werdna Elbee :
Steps down to FM position within Beth Squad
- FM/LCM Cray Mikalen : Advanced to FL, Beth
2-1
- RSV/LT Kep Rainer : Comes out of
retirement to join Aleth Squadron as a FM
Awards 'n' Stuff
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The Palpatine's Crescent (PC) has been
awarded to :
- FL/LCM Cray Mikalen (x2)
- FL/CM Var Zoraan
The Imperial Security Medal (ISM) has been
awarded to :
- CMDR/MAJ Sequoh Marden (x2)
- FL/CM Var Zoraan
- FL/CM Treb Helfest
- FM/LT Osan'gar
Wing III News Headlines ("And now the
news ...")
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- Of course, the big news right now is that
our new Flight Officer and TIE Corps Commander has been selected ...
it's VA Sarriss! The good Vice Admiral has made history by being the
first female to hold that office. So, you can stop sending your transfer
requests and such to HA Kawolski!
- Gimel's CM Treb Helfest has stepped down
as squadron commander, and recently-promoted CM Pete Mitchell has
stepped up to take his place. Overall, Gimel is still trying to recover
from the questionable practices and unexpected departure of former CMDR
Den Darkhill. Ways to jump-start the activity in Gimel have been a MAJOR
e-mail topic for several key officers in the wing during the past 48
hours. Congratulations Pete, I have faith that you can bring Gimel back
to her former glory.
- The Wing III Uniform
Archive has been released to the public by Beth's LCM Cray Mikalen!!! Be
sure to check out Cray's excellent work ... even if you don't know him,
he still made a uniform for you!
- Wing III members recently recived
well-deserved medals for Tac Office Beta Testing :
*CM Var Zoraan got one PC and one
ISM
*LCM Cray Mikalen got one PC
*MAJ Sequoh Marden got two ISMs
- This just in from the Wing VI WC, MAJ
Timbal :
Wing Six is once
again in need! I am sending out a general call to everyone in Wing VI,
as well as the Sov's WC's, for a chance to be the newest leader of one
of our best squadrons: Shin Squadron! This squadron single-handedly has
beat every other squadron in virtually every wing-wide comp, and has won
the coveted Wing Commander's Own trophy two months in a row!! What I am
looking for is an individual who loves the TIE Corps, is dedicated to
our cause, and likes to be one of the best!! Send applications with
qualifications (i.e., IWATS SM courses, experience, etc.) to Wing
Commander Major Timbal at timbalara@netzero.net
. Thanks, and may the best candidate win!!!!
- COM/FA Kramer has offically approved the
Wing III Mentoring Program, so we can now begin. Wing III Mentors are
currently being sought by CMDR/CM Jahan Kalar (who thought up the idea).
A mentor should be a pilot who is highly or moderatly active within the
TIE Corps and their squad. FLs and other 'noteworthy' FMs ... pay
attention. As a mentor, you will be paired with a pilot on the training
platform. Your mission : to befriend, help, advise, and 'mentor' that
pilot! That includes helping them to meet training requirements, sharing
personal experience with them, and doing your best to ensure that they
become an active, healthy member of the TIE Corps. Also, be sure to
leave them with a positive impression of Wing III ... maybe they will
request to join your squad!
CM Kalar
has set forth certain requirements for all potential mentors :
There
are a few requirements to be a mentor. First of all you must be at
least a LT, second, you must have been in the Tie Corps for at least two
months. Third and finally, you must be able to answer e-mails
frequently so those that you are mentoring don't feel lost.
Intersted in becoming a
mentor? Be sure to e-mail an application to CM Kalar ( jahankalar@hotmail.com
). Note that CMDRs are excluded from the mentoring program because they
have enough pilots to worry about!
- Aleth Flight 3 puts themselves on the map
:
New Aleth flight 3
nickname : Dragon Fist
New Aleth flight 3 motto
: "For glory and for the people!"
- Results from XWA CR#3 :
62812 - Ranger Squadron
48460 - Daleth Squadron
36033 - Falcon Squadron
35224 - Beth Squadron
33114 - Phantom Squadron
20221 - Demon Squadron
18001 - Aleth Squadron
16822 - Scorpion Squadron
15568 - Wing XI Flag Officers
14289 - Echo Squadron
12649 - Tornado Squadron
9197 - Python Squadron
8852 - Ghost Squadron
7174 - Wing XV Flag Officers
3893 - Mantis Squadron
155 - Hornet Squadron
Overall results for the XWA league :
167717 - Ranger Squadron
131717 - Beth Squadron
115246 - Daleth Squadron
78503 - Falcon Squadron
54557 - Phantom Squadron
49639 - Tornado Squadron
44928 - Demon Squadron
41801 - Aleth Squadron
38704 - Scorpion Squadron
35064 - Echo Squadron
26428 - Wing XI Flag Officers
21491 - Ghost Squadron
12381 - Python Squadron
10358 - Wing XV Flag Officers
9643 - Mantis Squadron
9318 - Wing XIII Flag Officers
4662 - Phantom Squadron
4034 - Gimel Squadron
3908 - Theta Squadron
2553 - Vortex Squadron
235 - Hornet Squadron
As you
can see, Beth and Daleth continue to struggle for the second place
position. Keep in mind that we still have two combat runs to go ... if
either squad REALLY devotes themselves, I am confident that this could
end with a Wing III squad in 1st place.
- This just in from LCM Herman, the Daleth
Squad Communications Officer :
Daleth's
channel is #Daleth on Undernet (unchanged). Meetings are still
held at 5pm GMT. Daleth bar is open at weeknights from
6-12pm GMT. I've sent the appropriate mail out, and we should soon
have ourselves a new bot. I've not had much time to come to the Daleth
bar this week, so I have no idea about whos been drinking heavily :)
- New Gimel uniform patch
competition! All Gimel pilots should design a prototype arm patch to be
used on the unform graphic for all Gimel pilots. Be sure to turn these
in to CMDR Pete Mitchell.
- Operation BlackHawk continues to run in
Beth Squadron, and I think I can safely say that everyone involved is
having a lot of fun! CMDR/MAJ Sequoh Marden continues to do an
exceptional job as GameMaster. After the Beth competition concludes, the
next phase will be to expand BlackHawk to include the entire wing in one
big tactical combat simulation! And THAT, my friends, will be quite
interesting ... ;-)
- Wing Commander's Own for June : Daleth
Squadron!!! I've seen a big improvement in Daleth's activity, and that
includes coming up to trail Beth squadron in the XWA League ... great
job guys, keep it up!
Wing III Orders ("Move, move, move!!!
Double time, double time!!!")
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- All Wing III pilots should fly FREE-XWA
#13, "Protect the Vanguard", for CR#4 of the XWA League.
You'll find the mission attached ... (attatchment stripped - already
in Squadron report - Seq) get flying, deadline is Saturday,
July 22nd!!!
- Be sure to fly the original FREE-TIE
created by Daleth's LCM Van! You will find it attached as well. Deadline
is July 31st ... I'm giving you lots of time to fly, and I'm expecting a
big turn out. Remember that the Top Gun winner will recieve honor,
glory, bragging rights, use of the title in ID Lines, a more substantial
IMPERIAL SECURITY MEDAL, and even Ops in all Wing III IRC meetings. And
heck, I'll even throw in a handshake from the Wing Commander!
- Sovereign Squadron League (for TIE
Disk/CD/95 pilots only) : The next CR is TC-TIE 155, deadline is July
15th!
- I am now looking for an
ORIGINAL XWA Free Mission for next month's Top Gun contest ... all XWA
mission authors, take note and be sure to send them in to me before
you send them off to the TAC ;-)
Wing III Quote of the Week
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"Combat is like sex on a crashing
plane." -- Kind of makes you wonder how CM Jahan Kalar
could compare the two, doesn't it?
Other note-worthy exclaimations :
"My brain is starting to regrow
itself." -- LCM Cray Mikalen, practically begging us to hit
him in the head again
"Hmmm, two Commanders are running a
Command Staff Office for almost a month... RUUUUNNNNNN!" --
CM Jahan Kalar comments on the absence of the Recon Officer
"Obviously that means that another
promotion has occured, and I've already planned our assault on Gimel's
cantina ..." -- MAJ Sequoh Marden hears about the planned
celebration for Gimel's new CMDR ...
"Excuse me uhh Mr. Sasquatch, sir...
My XO has informed me that marijuana and other drugs may hamper a
pilot's ability to fly. Perhaps its not such a good idea to fly
while under the influence." -- CM Treb Helfest passes along a
concern. I had no idea that telling you to "Fly high and watch
your six" could be mis-understood so badly ... time for a drug
raid on the Gimel barracks, I guess ;-)
"Now let's get those drinks!" --
CM Kalar is ready to party with the new Gimel CMDR
Misc.
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- Book recently found in the Wing III
barracks : Chicken Soup for the Imperial Soul ...
Okay,
that does it for this week! Fly high (as in 'up'), and watch your six!!!
<Salute>
WC/COL Sasquatch / Wing
III / SSSD Sovereign
[BSx2] [PCx10] [ISMx9] [MoT-gh] [CoB] [LoA] [OV-2E] [IWATS-SM-TT-TM-M-IIC-GFX]
[CAVL]
M-T/A 'Silhouette'
Wing III - Phantoms
"We are your Grim Reaper"