<Salute!>

Welcome to the briefing, pilots. A lot of very important news both from the EH and from the Wing!
Read on for more...

Let's start with the EH news. FC Astatine has appointed a new Executive Officer. According to the FC,
it was a very difficult decision picking between candidates. The field was narrowed to  FO HA Cyric
and COO FA Khameir Sarin, both of whom have had a vast impact on the EH. Ultimately, the new XO was
chosen: Sector Admiral Khameir Sarin! Yet, HA Cyric's efforts were not forgotten and he was also promoted
to SA and awarded the Medal of Honor! Furthermore, a number of promotions and awards were handed out,
which can be found below. Congratulations all!

[CMDR's: send no more WSR's to SA Sarin!]

The War Game called 'Imperial Storm' has now started and the first turns of all fleets have been executed.
According to the WO, battles will most likely occur very soon. You will receive updates through e-mail.
Battles between BG's will occur with TIE SP, XvT SP and XWA MP. Assure the ATF's domination! More details
below...

On the front of our favourite Wing, there's also news. I have selected CM Darky as new Slayer Squadron
Commander. I expect her to do a fine job as she has done in the past with Nemesis Squadron on the ISD
Subjugator. Slayer pilots: please report to your new commander.

Finally on a more general Star Wars topic. I saw Revenge of the Sith on Friday and, without spoiling your fun,
I can tell you it's amazing. Go see it!

[Sorry about the length of this report. There's a lot to report and that's usually a good thing in the TC!]

Wing and ATF news:

• CM Darky was appointed as new Slayer CMDR. Please report in to her, pilots!
• CPT Daar Skeloria won the Iron Mission Creator and is now the TIE Corps' Iron Mission Creator, winning
  a rare Iron Star - Platinum Ribbon!
• Avenger's Darkness has moved to Chapter 5 with good results from Wing XIX's squadrons. I am happy to
  report that all squadrons are participating in this competition. Excellent work, pilots!
  'Avenger's Darkness: Dark Queen' statistics:
  Trapper:   2550 points  - 1st place.
  Wraith:    2342 points - 2nd place.
  Chaos:     570 points  - 3rd place.
  Fury:       384 points - 4th place.
  Slayer:      46 points  - 8th place.
  Details: http://avenger.webpark.pl/avd.htm
• Episode III, Imperial Alliance and Empire at War provide great opportunities for new members. This effect can
  already be seen in the influx of new members. Try to assist recruits with their training and recruit actively!
• "Sing when you're winning" competition has ended: 1st place - CPT Steele Brightsaber, 2nd place - LT Rad,
  3rd place - LC Mouse Droid. Congratulations, all!
• Promotions in the wing: see below.
• If you have the SW: Battlefront game, please offer LT Xanatos Screed (M.Wernsing@web.de) some screenshots.
  He's creating an IWATS course for it.
• CPT Steele Brightsaber has started an ATF-wide competition to give Wraith squadron a new identity. Look in the
  competitions section of this report for more details. Note the deadline!
• CM Ons Shy is looking for a new Spectre Squadron banner.

Selected TC news:

• The Emperor's Hammer has a new Executive Officer: Sector Admiral Sarin.
• HA Cyric was promoted to SA and awarded the Medal of Honor!
• With Sarin's promotion, CA:FO is open for applications.
• FC Astatine is looking for newsletter submissions, preferably Episode III-related.
• There's a new poll about Episode 3 in the TC Administration section. Log in and cast your vote!
• SDIR Aseret promoted to FA. OPS Yoda promoted to AD. CHS Demerzel awarded a Gold Star.
  
• Imperial Storm has started!!! Prepare to fly. Look here for more info:
  http://www.btinternet.com/~spellfire/wo1.html
• New releases: XWA-TC#47 and XWA-F#117.
• There's a certain secret IWATS course that will earn you a medal once completed. Try some and
  find out which one!
• New ISD Intrepid COM: AD Adren Silvori.
• People with trouble getting to the Corporate Division site: visit this:
  http://mb.emperorshammer.net/viewtopic.php?t=993
  

Competitions:

• Wraith Redo
  [Avenger Task Force]
  Start date: May, 20th, 2005.
  End date:   May, 26th, 2005 (!)
  http://www.ehtiecorps.org/competitions/details.asp?ID=1976
  
  Wraith Squadron needs a new nickname and motto. You can submit these CPT Brightsaber as many
  times as you like. Winners get an IS-SR!
  
  
• Avenger's Darkness: Dark Queen
  [Avenger Task Force]
  Start date: March, 22nd, 2005.
  End date:   May, 31st, 2005 (extended)
  http://www.ehtiecorps.org/competitions/details.asp?ID=1849
  http://avenger.webpark.pl/avd.htm
  
  This competition is really awesome. Every squadron can go on missions and win points with
  those. Missions can consist of webhunts, fiction, graphics, MP-ing, SP-ing and much much more...
  Be sure to read the rules. It's more complex than usual, but very nice! You even can get IS-G*.
  
  
• BGCOM's Judgment May 2005 Edition
  [Avenger Task Force]
  Start date: May, 1st, 2005
  End date:   May, 31st, 2005
  http://bj.eh-atf.net/
  
  Assignments:
  TIE: TIE-TC#187: "Katana Remnants"
  XVT: XvT-DB#3: "House Ludo Kressh: Battle for Frondra"
  XWA: XWA-DB#2: "Battle of Sharnall"
  
  XvT/XWA/FW Multiplayer
  JK/JO/JA Multiplayer
  
  ATFBB: Fight your opponent with your favourite starfighter in a RPG arena (http://bb.eh-atf.net/)
  
  Trivia: "Basic Star Wars Know-How"
  
  Graphics: "Back from exploration"
  Last month's deep exploration of unknown territories resulted in the discovery of a new alien race.
  Unfortunately the transmission was scrambled - pilot, draw down the alien you have seen on this planet.
  
  Fiction: "Just a freighter captain?"
  Write a story about Ferodian Dray and his famous ship the Crow's Crest.
  
  Recruitment
  Recruit people to the ATF and get medals.
  
  The biggest multi-activity competition in the Battlegroup.
  
  Submissions go to:
  BGCOM TK-2107 (tk2107@tiecorps.org) and cc your squadron commander for activity tracking.
  
  

Transfers:

In:

• CM Darky  -> Fury 1-1. Welcome back, CM!

Out:

• None

Promotions:

COL TK-7764       -> Chaos Flight 2 Leader
LT Golbez Harvey ->  Fury Flight 2 Leader

Congratulations, both!

Medals:

CPT Daar Skeloria        - Iron Star - Platinum Ribbon!
CPT Daar Skeloria        - Medal of Tactics - Green Hammer
COL TK-7764              - Iron Star - Bronze Wings
LC Mouse Droid           - Iron Star - Bronze Ribbon

IWATS courses:

CM Darky - AOL Instant Messager IWATS Course (91%)

Squadron status:

• [Trapper Squadron]
  Activity:                   High.
  WSR:                       Delayed.
  Running competitions: Whup the Commander.
  WC's Thoughts:         Keep your first place in AvD!
  
  
• [Fury Squadron]
  Activity:                   Moderately low.
  WSR:                       Received.
  Running competitions: None at the moment.
  WC's Thoughts:         Pilots: keep reporting in regularly to your CMDR, please.
  
  
• [Chaos Squadron]
  Activity:                   Moderate.
  WSR:                       Received.
  Running competitions: None at the moment.
  WC's Thoughts:         Good to see everyone reports in frequently and helps with AvD.
  
  
• [Slayer Squadron]
  Activity:                   Moderately low.
  WSR:                       Received.
  Running competitions: None at the moment.
  WC's Thoughts:         Pilots: please report to CMDR Darky and 
  
  

Standing orders:

• Have fun!
• Keep in touch with your squadron commander and fellow pilots.
• Participate in squadron, wing and BG-level competitions as much as you can.
• Share the fun in #atf on IRC (Undernet Server).
• Recruit for the Wing. More pilots = more fun.
• Post on the Wing Message Boards.
• Fly in ATF Multiplayer on Sundays in #atf (22.00 GMT - 17.00 EST - 14.00 PST).
  Every TC supported MP game.

Important links: 

Wing XIX Homepage: [Under construction]
Wing XIX Message Boards: http://mb.emperorshammer.net/viewforum.php?45

Trapper Squadron Homepage: [N/A]
Fury Squadron Homepage: http://fury.eh-atf.net
Chaos Squadron Homepage: http://chaosxix.minos.net/
Slayer Squadron Homepage: [N/A]

BGCOM's Judgment: http://bj.eh-atf.net/
Mission Compendium: http://www.ehtiecorps.org/battles/battletypes.asp
IWATS Academy: http://www.imperialacademy.org/courses.html
ATF Battle Boards: http://bb.eh-atf.net/

TIE Corps Homepage: http://www.ehtiecorps.org/
Emperor's Hammer domain: http://www.emperorshammer.org/
Message Boards: http://mb.emperorshammer.net/

Respectfully submitted,

LC Mouse Droid.
Wing Commander of Wing XIX, SSD Avenger, Avenger Task Force.

SS/BSx5/PCx8/ISMx2/MoI/MoT-3gh/IS-10BW-20BR-11SW-15SR-1GW-5GR/LoC-CSx2-Rx4/CoLx3/CoB/LoA/OV [LGNR] {IWATS-FLA-FW-ICQ-IIC/1/2/3-JS-M/1/2-MP-PHP-SM/3-SWGB-VBS-WM-WPN-XAM-XTM/1/2-XTT}

GRD Ascol Jerrin of Sentinel Battleteam, House Ronin, Clan Alvaak.