In a recent announcement to the Imperial Press Corps, Grand Admiral Thrawn stated that he and Lord Vader were reviewing General Zach Slaton's proposal for reformation of the Executor Wing. Admiral Ronin accompanied General Slaton to the meeting since the resources of the rapidly expanding Emperor's Hammer may be needed to provide materials and support to the Executor Wing. Following the astounding announcement from a Commander thought dead long ago, there was much rejoicing in the Empire. Without a strong leader at the helm of the Covert Operations Executor Wing, stationed on the SSD Executor, Lord Vader's honor has suffered significantly over the past several months. The four replacement officers in the position prior to General Slaton's return were summarily dismissed by Lord Vader, as each displayed his inadequacies. Consequently, Lord Vader and Grand Admiral Thrawn considering reinstatement of the Executor Wing following the return of its strongest and most respected Wing Commander. It should be noted that information regarding the unexplained absence of General Slaton has not been forthcoming.
The Beta Squadron Commander of the Emperor's Hammer, General Peter Papp (CMDR/Papp/Beta-1/T-D), was mortally wounded in a recent encounter with Rebel Alliance forces. General Papp and several rookie pilots (whose names are being witheld pending family notification) were ambushed and killed by TIE Advanced fighters from Admiral Zaarin's Defectors (Rouge Imperials) in a classified Sector in the Outer Rim Territories. It must be mentioned that General Papp and the three rookie pilots on patrol with him managed to destroy the entire X-Wing complement of a Mon Cal Cruiser (24 fighters) before they were eliminated. Although General Papp managed to eject from his TIE Defender, and was picked up quickly, he died shortly thereafter from massive trauma and burns...His presence will be missed...General Papp was First Pilot of the Emperor's Hammer (1st Member)...The Wing Commander will miss his counsel...
The Wing Commander has decided to quickly appoint General Dorja as his replacement for Beta Squadron Commander. In addition, in another Command decision, General LJ was promoted to the newly created position of Iota Squadron Commander.