I am very sorry for the lateness and AWOL-ness of myself. I had drastic computer troubles for a while, and am getting back into things.

ALERT! AWOL CHECK!
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- That's right...I need an e-mail from you by December 31st if you wish to remain in the squadron. Send an e-mail to alexfoley@dombek.com ASAP please. For those of you who I do not hear from, it will mean the reserves...

ALERT! COMPETITION!
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- That's right! The first intra-squadron competition! It will run from Friday, December 21st to Monday, December 31st. Your job is to complete this battle:

TIE-TC Battle #4 - Recapture Zaarins Technology
Type TIE-TC
Missions 6
Creator DorJa
Medal Medal of Retribution
Rating 2.4
High Scores
Total 516,095 MAJ Zystem Fryar
Mission 1 139,930 COL Fireclaw
Mission 2 115,767 CPT Darkstar
Mission 3 86,263 COL Callista
Mission 4 130,437 COL Callista
Mission 5 47,671 LCM Orion Diamante
Mission 6 101,541 LCM Arkady Grigorovich Ourumov

It's a fight for the highest score. 1st Place gets Iron Star with Bronze Wings. I'll also try and see if I can award for a new high score on the battle. Here's an easy way to earn a medal! This is that activity I'm looking for!

ATTACHMENT: Competition Battle - TIE-TC 4
ATTACHMENT: The Medal of Retribution is attached for use on uniforms when the battle is completed.

Squadrons News
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- Look for an inter-squadron Comp soon.
- For those of you who haven't been flying battles, please show me somea activity, and fly this week's comp. Let's have some competition here! :P
- New banner! Check it out on the squadron page or check out the attachment.

ATTACHMENT: New Samekh Banner (Or Old, Either Way You Look at It :P)

Squadron Status
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- 6 pilots total.
- I'm looking for a Flight II FL. Please apply to alexfoley@dombek.com.
- Look for more weekly comps and the such.

Activity Reports
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- No battles completed (at least none sent to me.)
- LT Metallic Raptor completed two IWATS courses. Congrats!
- LCM Sancho got an IS-SW for a comp. Congrats!

I want to see more battles completed. Lieutenants and Lieutenant Commanders, activity means promotions!

Miscellaneous
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- Fiction - I will try to award anyone that does fiction.
- Recruit! Try to help any cadet make his way out of the Daedalus, and they'll be more likely to join our squad.

MORE THAN EVER, I MUST STRESS RECRUITMENT. WING V IS GOING THROUGH SOME TOUGH TIMES. RECRUIT!

Squadron Roster
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SAMEKH SQUADRON OF WING V : Assault
COMMANDER: CM Alex Foley (alexfoley@dombek.com)
NICKNAME: The Black Widows
BANNER: samekh.jpg
MOTTO: Faithful and Brave, Even After Death
HOMEPAGE: http://wilstriker.crosswinds.net/samekh/samekh.htm
MESSAGE BOARD: http://www.tiecorps.org/mb/view.asp?b=51

FLIGHT I - ASSAULT GUNBOAT
Nickname: The Shadow Hunters
Motto: Out of the Darkness We Strike!
Homepage: http://www.crosswinds.net/~flight1/flight1.htm
1) CM Alex Foley (alexfoley@dombek.com)
2) CM Death Angel (Nykyos4@hotmail.com)
3) TBA
4) TBA

FLIGHT II - MISSILE BOAT
Nickname: The Cthulhu Mythos
Motto: From the unknown wastelands, we come...
Homepage: http://www.crosswinds.net/~samekh/Flight2/fear.htm
1) TBA
2) LT Metallic Raptor (MetallicRaptor@hotmail.com)
3) LCM Derf (derf967@aol.com)
4) TBA

FLIGHT III - TIE ADVANCED
Nickname: The Aftershock of Death
Motto: Living the Emperor's Dream
Homepage: http://www.crosswinds.net/~samekh/Flight3/welcome.htm
1) LCM Sancho (kindups@aol.com)
2) TBA
3) LT Schling Fo (schlingfo@vt.edu)
4) TBA