CMDR/CAPT Krax Tarnisar reporting in for Spear Squadron on July 8, 2001

Fleet News
Some new battles were released last week, but check out the reviews in the Battle Center before you download any. The reviews are much more thorough than usual, and contain some designer replies to bug reports. Well worth checking out. Also, for those of you who fly XWA, Exercise Imperial Storm II continues to move along. As always, check the TC News page (http://www.tiecorps.org/news.asp) for the latest.

Wing News
The Wing Commander’s Own competition has been completed. Spear came close to winning, but didn’t make the grade, although one of our own did earn a medal for his efforts. The other squadrons continue to operate, with pilots coming in from the Daedalus to replace those sent to the Reserves.

Squadron News
First off, I’d like to congratulate LCM Ironfist for winning the BS-SW for placing 1st overall in the WCO competition. Good work!

Activity is up a bit from last week, which is good. We still need to do more, though. I’d like to see each pilot fly at least one TC Battle or two Free Missions this coming week. The more you fly, the higher you rank in the Fleet Commander’s Honor Guard and the more likely it is that you will win something like a nice, shiny Imperial Security Medal. Also, the sooner we get back into top flying shape the sooner we can start entering (and winning) squadron competitions. After our last two disastrous outings, though, I’d be ashamed to send Spear into battle.

If, for any reason, you are unable to fly, report to me and let me know what’s going on. There are other squadron projects that can be worked on, such as designing a new Spear Squadron banner or one for your particular flight. Again, these are things that can earn you medals as well as recognition in the fleet for your ability. You could also write something for submission to the Dark Sentinel. I’m sure that some of you can do better than some of what’s appeared in the past. They don’t even have to be long; I’ve seen stories of less than two pages appear there. Even updating your INPR (by adding some more character background – preferably something more original than ‘I was Vadar’s/the Emperor’s/Governor Tarkin’s right hand/adopted son or daughter’) counts as activity. To see what I mean, take a look at LCM Ironfist’s INPR (or mine, if you’re really bored). You could also take an IWATS course. They don’t take long, and contain useful information.

The Spear story I’ve been working on is now done. If you’d like to see the finished version, let me know. It’s going to be submitted for the next NL, so you can wait and see it then if you like. I’m also finishing up a history of the squadron for the Logistics Office.

Activity Reports
CMDR/CAPT Krax Tarnisar: Did commander stuff, including this report – Flew TC15, 105, 18, and 72 – submitted story to Dark Sentinel – working on Spear Squadron history for the LO – did TIE Tactics course

FM/SL Weasel de Killa: Checked in – working on his TC uniform – flew FM

FL/LCM Argyle Ironfist: On leave – awarded BS-SW for placing 1st overall in the WCO (good job!)

FM/LT Owen: Checked in

FM/LT Pirat: No contact for over three weeks – contact me this week or be declared AWOL

Miscellaneous
I want to remind you again about the seriousness of the weekly check-in. There are NO exceptions to this policy. The only way you can miss the check-in is if you’re on leave or have a RL issue (hard drive melting down, web connection cut off, and so on). I don’t care if you’re on IRC 24/7 or post 500 messages at the TC Message Center. All you have to do is reply to the WSR, even if it’s just saying hello. Be warned, though. When the new Wing SSOs are approved, all flight members will be required to do weekly reports (things like what you’ve done and/or are planning to do). If you miss those two weeks in a row without good reason, policy in the Wing will be that you MAY be declared AWOL and sent to the Reserves. Our new Commodore’s serious about this one, folks. Better to get in the habit now and not get a nasty surprise later.

Now that we’re down to four members, I’m open to any suggestions regarding squadron recruiting. Be aware, though, that it’s against Wing policy to spam ANY members of the Daedalus. I know this is practiced in some other wings, but in Wing IX it’s a sure ticket to trouble. I’ve had doubts about the effectiveness of the Recruiting Board at the TC Message Center, and have held off on posting anything there. I think the time has come, though, for me to just break down and do it. IRC is another recruiting source, as are places like the Zone. If any of you have any ideas, or know of people who’d be interested in joining the Corps and Spear Squadron, let me know. I’d also be open to the idea of one of you acting as our Recruiting Officer. We just need to plan our activities so that we don’t violate either the Flight Office recruiting policies or those of Wing IX. If you have any questions about the right way to recruit, let me know.

Should you be looking for a good mission to fly, let me recommend TC72. It’s got some missions that are of the ‘endless waves of fighters’ variety, but you get to fly some of the older fighters (including the original TIE and the TIE Bomber) and is fairly fun to boot.

Squadron Roster

SPEAR SQUADRON OF WING IX : Long-Range Support
COMMANDER: CAPT Krax Tarnisar (miner49er@excite.com) - #4626
NICKNAME: The Fearless Spear
BANNER: http://www.tiecorps.org/images/banners/spear.jpg
MOTTO: We do not forget our mortality; we deny it!
HOME PAGE: http://spearsquadron.ehonline.org
MESSAGE BOARD: http://fightingninth.org

FLIGHT I - MISSILE BOAT
Nickname: Halberd
Motto: Strike from afar!
1) CAPT Krax Tarnisar (miner49er@excite.com) - #4626
2) LT Weasel de Killa (docsmoothxxx@aol.com) - #6753
3) TBA
4) TBA

FLIGHT II - MISSILE BOAT
Nickname: Viking
Motto: Harbinger of Terror!
1) LCM Argyle Ironfist (Argyle_Ironfist@hotmail.com) - #4227
2) LT Owen (oamanby@aol.com) - #4218
3) LT Pirat (EH_Pirat@hotmail.com) - #6184
4) TBA

FLIGHT III - TIE ADVANCED
Nickname: Pilum
Motto: Certain Striker
1) TBA
2) TBA
3) TBA
4) TBA


Total: 5

Respectfully submitted,
CMDR/CAPT Krax Tarnisar/Spear/Wing IX/ISD Relentless