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SALUTE
Colonel Jer Stryker reporting for Hornet Squadron on 05.06.2005, 0100Z

STRYKER'S STORY
    Colonel Jer Stryker sat at his desk, half staring at his datapad, half gazing at the stars outside his window. He had been doing so for some time. On the datapad was his "Official Emperor's Hammer Squadron Commander Tour Renewal Form," that he'd signed and turned in without a second thought so many times before. He loved commanding his pilots. He was proud to have the best ones on the Vanguard, and proud that he'd played at least some part in making them that way. Today felt different, however. He couldn't quite explain it, but somehow now he just felt that this was his time. . . to step down. He'd done what he'd set out to do, and had reached a plateau. Perhaps now, he thought, it was time for someone else to build on his legacy.
    His feelings could not have been more mixed. One the one hand, commanding Hornet had become second nature to Jer, and he could not imagine doing anything else. On the other hand, the "good old days" of when his only responsibilites consisted of flying his fighter and killing rebels had been calling to him lately. Reaching deep into his thoughts, Jer recalled something his father, a Corellian gambler, would always tell him, "quit while you're ahead."
    Jer sighed, making his decision. He punched the "delete" key on his datapad, and then the "new" key, as he began drafting a reassignment request to the Wing Commander.

THE "RL" VERSION
    Some of you already knew this was coming. To the others, yes, it's true. This is my last day as Hornet's commanding officer. In a fortunate turn of events in my life, my flight instructing job has started to pick up, a lot. The past couple months I had to make quite an effort to get the bare minimum done that my EH position requires (reports, and some amount of activity). Now, my workload has increased further, and I'm working up to 11 hours a day, six days a week. So the pure and simple fact is, as has happened to everyone in the EH at one time or another, there is no more time.
    Commanding this squadron has been my life and my joy for the past year. To give an example of how into it I am, I've had a Hornet wallpaper on my cell phone, some of my RL friends call me Stryker, and my wife even got me a "Jer Stryker" coffee mug this past Christmas. I've had so much fun in the EH leading you guys, and it would not have been this way without you. Thank you all.
    Oh, and I'm not really leaving, just stepping down as commander. I'll continue to serve as a Flight Member in the squadron, and you'll still see me online and in Free Worlds. I'm going to help whoever the next commander is, should they request it, and I'm going to continue to maintain the squadron website as well. I'll see you all around. Stay active and keep having fun.

SQUADRON COMMANDER'S BRIEFING

Until (and after) we get a new commander, everyone please make sure you stay active. While it would be a flattering testament to my command abilities, I would hate it if the squadron faded out after I left.

Speaking of activity, LT Winter has been very busy, flying 5 battles this week! He wins the coveted Pilot of the Week award on his second week here. Congratulations!

Grimlock and I have put together a page dedicated to the history of Hornet Squadron. Hopefully we can add to it as time goes on. Go to the squadron website and check out the new history section!

No real big news from Free Worlds, which in my mind is good. The server is your sandbox. Go play.

In between, post to the run-on.

That's all folks! Once again, to your fighters, Hornet Squadron!

EXECUTIVE OFFICER'S BRIEFING
Pilots,

Today is a sad day for Hornet, as Jer's XO it will be my last report, as well as his, but onto the news, the good news is that the Hornet History page is up. If you want to add to it let Jer know, the bad news is obvious. Also anyone who wants to be in the Squadron photo please send me a .jpg picture by the 20th of May or you will be substituted by an IMP pilot (Jer's note: The only people who still need to submit their pictures are Draiff, Optimus, noWedge, and Winter). That's about it...so go fly.

CPT Grimlock

FREE WORLDS SHOT OF THE WEEK

The Stryker's Vengeance on a joyride near Tatooine

COMPETITION LISTINGS

Current squadron competitions:
None

Vanguard competitions:
None

Aggressor Strike Force competitions:
ASF High Score Challenge (Ends May 24)
Week of War Incentive

Tie Corps competitions:

Imperial Storm V
Let's sing it! Ends December 31 (2005)
Combat Center Multiplayer Competitions Calendar
Battlestats

Ladders:
TC Wide Regular Ladder (Ends May 31)

This week's personnel changes:

None

This week's awards:

CPT Draiff Stryker: Combat Rating level-up

Pilot of the week:
LT Marick Winter. Excellent Work!

PRIORITIES

Real life first.
Have fun!
Get promoted!
Get medals!
Participate in competitions (so you get promoted and get medals!)
Recruit (it gets you medals!)

ACTIVITY REPORT

COL Jer Stryker - Message Boards, IRC, Free Worlds: 0 kills

LT Marick WInter - Email, Message Boards, IRC, XWA-TC 2, XWA-TC 3, XWA-TC 4, XWA-TC 5, XWA-TC 6

CPT Grimlock - AIM, Xfire, message boards, Free Worlds: 0 kills

CM Carcharoth - MSN, message boards, Free Worlds: 23 kills

LT Drazhar - Xfire, Free Worlds: 0 kills

CPT Optimus - AIM

CPT Draiff Stryker - AIM, MSN, Xfire, run-on post, Free Worlds: 40 kills

CM noWedge - MSN, Message Boards

SQUADRON ROSTER

HORNET SQUADRON OF WING XV : Interdiction
COMMANDER: COL Jer Stryker - #8634
NICKNAME: Death Brigade
BANNER:

MOTTO: Guardians Of Justice, Bringers Of The Sword
HOMEPAGE: http://hornetsquadron.tiecorps.net
MESSAGE BOARD: http://mb.emperorshammer.net/viewforum.php?f=65

FLIGHT I - TIE ADVANCED
Nickname: Hellcats
Motto: On Wings Of Death, We Crush All Who Oppose Us
1) COL Jer Stryker
2) LT Marick Winter
3) CPT Grimlock
4) TBA

FLIGHT II - ASSAULT GUNBOAT
Nickname: Dark Angels
Motto: Warriors Of The Shadow, Executioners Of The Weak
1) CM Carcharoth
2) LT Drazhar
3) TBA
4) CPT Optimus

FLIGHT III - TIE INTERCEPTOR
Nickname: Firebirds
Motto: The Masters of Fire and Shadow
1) CPT Draiff Stryker
2) TBA
3) TBA
4) CM noWedge

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Total: 8

Squadron Citations (32):
   XWA-TC Battle 1 - Avenger Encounter
   XWA-TC Battle 2 - First Contact
   XWA-TC Battle 3 - The Darkon Mystery
   XWA-TC Battle 4 - Privateer
   XWA-TC Battle 5 - Show of Force
   XWA-TC Battle 6 - Enemy Defector
   XWA-TC Battle 8 - Hammer to Anvil
   XWA-TC Battle 9 - Defection of Kusanagi
   XWA-TC Battle 10 - The Phare Encounter
   XWA-TC Battle 11 - Heroes of the Immortal
   XWA-TC Battle 12 - Imperium Deception
   XWA-TC Battle 13 - Hammer to Anvil Part II
   XWA-TC Battle 14 - The History of the ISD Immortal
   XWA-TC Battle 16 - The History of the ISD Relentless
   XWA-TC Battle 17 - Secrets and Lies: The Exile
   XWA-TC Battle 18 - Immortalized
   XWA-TC Battle 19 - Evaluation of the ISD Vanguard
   XWA-TC Battle 20 - The Tug Menace
   XWA-TC Battle 21 - Ast's Story
   XWA-TC Battle 22 - The Career of Adrenaline
   XWA-TC Battle 23 - The Unknown Regions - Thrawn's Fist
   XWA-TC Battle 24 - The History of the SSSD Sovereign
   XWA-TC Battle 26 - Experimental Tie Evaluation
   XWA-TC Battle 27 - Battle of Corellia
   XWA-TC Battle 28 - ViB: The Lost Missions
   XWA-TC Battle 29 - Battle of Sharnall
   XWA-TC Battle 30 - Imperial Storm II: Dark Horizon
   XWA-IW Battle 1 - Abyssi Ianua - Gates to Hell
   XWA-IW Battle 3 - Rion's Shadow Campaign: Seeds of Corruption
   XWA-IW Battle 5 - Rion's Shadow Campaign: Ambassadors
   XWA-IW Battle 6 - Rion's Shadow Campaign: Tactical Withdrawal
   XWA-DB Battle 1 - The Forgotten Planet

Squadron FCHG Listings:
Executor [EXCR] (750 points)
[824] COL Jer Stryker

Paladin [PLDN] (300 points)
[377] CPT Optimus

Gallant [GALL] (200 points)
[247] CPT Grimlock
[218] CPT Draiff Stryker

Fusilier [FUSL] (75 points)
[80] CM Carcharoth
[76] CM noWedge

Lancer [LANC] (25 points)
[28] LT Marick Winter

Squadron Combat Ratings:
Veteran 1st (100 points)
[118] COL Jer Stryker

Officer 1st (60 points)
[61] CM noWedge

Marksman 1st (25 points)
[25] CPT Draiff Stryker

Marksman 3rd (15 points)
[18] CM Carcharoth

Certified (5 points)
[6] CPT Optimus

Respectfully,

Colonel Jer Stryker
Hornet Squadron Commanding Officer

CMDR/COL Jer Stryker/Hornet/Wing XV/ISD Vanguard #8634
BSx5/PCx6/ISMx6/MoI/IS-11BW-5BR-4SW-2SR-1GW/LoC-IS-CSx8-Rx3/DFC-BW/CoLx2/CoB/LoAx6/OV-3E [EXCR]
{IWATS-AIM-AIMP-CBX-FLA-FW-FWT-HIST-IBX-ICQ-IIC/1/2/3-LIN-M/1/2-MP-MS-SM/3-TLN-TT-WM-WPN}
QUA/DJK/Auctoritas/Alvaak #332
Cr-1R-5A-1S/Cr-1Q/CF-RF-Rx6/SI/CoL/OV-2E {SA}

Free Worlds:
[EH_F]Jer_Stryker: Tie Advanced Stryker's Vengeance
[EH_EosSq]Jer_Stryker: Tie Phantom Black Magic
[EH_S]Jer_Stryker: Imperial YT-2400 Stryker's Pride II
[EH_S]Jer.Stryker: Imperial Barge Hornet's Nest

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