Hey Squadron Report for February 22nd through March 1st 2003.

Hey Hey! Time for another Hey Squadron Report. I have the results of February's Top Ace competition hot off the presses and some other news to cover, so let's do it!

SQUADRON NEWS
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First things first, I'll announce the winner of the IS-BW and titleholder of "Hey Squadron Top Ace, February 2003". Congrats to CM Maw'la! Dan and Maw'la were the only one to fly this round. Great job, guys!

I'll announce the battle for March in the next day or two. Feel free to offer suggestions!

Today was the deadline for the squadron/wing/ship/battlegroup websites. I e-mailed the IO, FO, XO, our COM and WC and requested an extension two days ago. I've been given until Wednesday to get Hey's site up and running. I'll be on that like a buzzard on a gut wagon. :)

We've earned another citation! This one's for XWA-TC #17. Great work!

Hmm, on to Wing News.

WING NEWS
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MAJ Adren Silvori has decided to stay on as Beth CMDR. Glad to hear it!

Hmm, that's all that stands out in my mind. Read Ash's next report. :P

FLEET NEWS
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Saturday · March 01 · 2003

March Madness
05:24 - HA Priyum Patel [spellfire@btinternet.com]
A reminder that the March Madness multiplayer competition is currently underway in #EHCOC on IRC and will continue throughout the day.

Thursday · February 27 · 2003

TAC hits 3000 FCHG!
10:59 - AD Marcin Szydlowski [pbmike@go2.pl]
Yes! Finally, after over 3 years, I have 3000 FCHG points. It was one of my career goals. Also, I have new battles and missions for you :)

BoP-TC #15,16
XvT-F 135,136
XWA-FREE #92-94
More will follow soon, and my next goal is 1000 CR :)

Wednesday · February 26 · 2003

Older TIE'95 patches updated, Clk/F released for XvT
18:25 - AD Ender mBind [mindb_ender@hotmail.com]
I've updated the older patches for TIE95 to add amongst others custom OPTs (The craft now actually look like they supposed to) and custom names in-flight. This has been done already to the A-9 Vigilance, Cloakshaped Fighter, TIE Dragon, TIE Phantom Mk.2 and TIE Scimitar, the TIE-IW patches will be next.
Besides these, I've also released the new Cloakshaped Fighter patch for XvT. :)

All these patches are available from the Patch Archive at the Science Office Site - give them a try:)

Tuesday · February 25 · 2003

SquadFirst Project Released!
21:27 - FA Ari [ari@tiecorps.org]
The Internet Office is pleased to announce the release of the SquadFirst Squadron Homepage Template, coded by our very own Alex Foley. After a little bit of delay, we've finally worked out all the bugs (we think) and you can now download the package, complete with full instructions at http://squadfirst.minos.net. If you find any bugs, please report them to FA Ari.

On a related note, the Internet Office is deeply sorry to see IOA Alex Foley resign this week due to lack of time available for IO matters. He served the IO loyally, and went from a simple HTML coder to a skilled PHP coder in months within the IO. He will be missed by the entire staff.

10 New Patches for TIE Fighter ('95) Released
20:08 - AD Ender mBind [mindb_ender@hotmail.com]
I've made new patches for TIE95 to level it with the new releases for XvT. This means you can now have the TIE Vanguard, TIE Drone, TIE Assault, TIE Protector, K-Wing, I-7 Howlrunner, Spectre Advanced Missileboat, TIE Experimental Mk.1 and TIE Sentinel\Shadow in TIE'95 as well... And I added the TIE Phantom (Mk.1) already to TIE'95.

All these patches are available from the Patch Archive at the Science Office Site - give them a try:)

Monday · February 24 · 2003

Omega Squadron Store
06:32 - FA Priyum Patel [spellfire@btinternet.com]
For our wealthier members, the Omega Squadron Store has opened up for business! It can be found at http://www.cafeshops.com/omegasquadron. Credit goes out to COL Sasquatch and EmpReach for setting it up.

Wing VIII WC Appointed
06:28 - FA Priyum Patel [spellfire@btinternet.com]
The new Wing Commander for Wing VIII on the Colossus has finally been selected and approved. Many congratulations to Lieutenant Colonel Samuel Shadd!

SQUADRON ACTIVITY
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LC Josh Popelka: CMDR stuff
Some work on the squadron website
E-mail and MB activity

CM Dan Jenkins: Flew XWA-TC #17 for Top Ace
E-mail activity

COL Osan'gar: Flew XWA-FREE #16, 73, 91
XWA-TC #24
E-mail and MB activity

CM Maw'la: Flew XWA-TC #17 for Top Ace
E-mail activity

LT Derek Klivian: E-mail activity

SL Mirax Klivian: E-mail activity

SQUADRON ROSTER
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HEY SQUADRON OF WING III : Interdiction
COMMANDER: LC Josh Popelka (ehj_popelka@hotmail.com)
NICKNAME: The Demon Guard
BANNER: hey.jpg
MOTTO: Darkness is our element.
MESSAGE BOARD: http://www.ehnet.org/mb/viewforum.php?f=60

FLIGHT I - TIE ADVANCED
Nickname: The Enraged
Motto: You play with fire, you're gonna get burned!
1) LC Josh Popelka (ehj_popelka@hotmail.com)
2) LT Doctor Evil (SNLskitman@aol.com)
3) TBA
4) TBA

FLIGHT II - TIE ADVANCED
Nickname: The Hot Hands
Motto: So good we ought to be illegal
1) CM Dan Jenkins (captaindan1412@hotmail.com)
2) LT Maaereck Steil (helio_9@earthlink.net)
3) COL Osan'gar (dclutterbuck2@yahoo.co.uk)
4) TBA

FLIGHT III - ASSAULT GUNBOAT
Nickname: Blades of Desire
Motto: Beautiful to behold, sweet to the touch, death to our enemies!
1) CM Maw'la (abxywing@netzero.net)
2) TBA
3) LT Derek Klivian (jay@aldertonfamily.com)
4) SL Mirax Klivian (alicia@aldertonfamily.com)

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Total: 8
FCHG Listings | Combat Ratings | Squadron Reports (93)

Squadron Citations (7):
XWA-TC Battle 1 - Avenger Encounter
XWA-TC Battle 3 - The Darkon Mystery
XWA-TC Battle 8 - Hammer to Anvil
XWA-TC Battle 9 - Defection of Kusanagi
XWA-TC Battle 11 - Heroes of the Immortal
XWA-TC Battle 17 - Secrets and Lies: The Exile
XWA-IW Battle 22 - Abyssi Ianua - Gates to Hell

SQUADRON ORDERS
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Fly! Anything, everything! Be ready to fly for Top Ace when I announce this month's battle!

Write fiction, create graphics! Fiction is great, fiction with pictures is even better (my limited intelligence and all :P). I'll need something to put on the squadron website!

Take IWATS Courses! They look good on your ID Line and you learn stuff.

Have fun!!

Thanks,

Lieutenant Colonel Josh Popelka
Hey Squadron Commander
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