SALUTE
Colonel Jer Stryker reporting for Hornet Squadron on 05.06.2005, 0100Z
STRYKER'S STORY
Colonel Jer Stryker sat at his desk, half staring at his datapad, half gazing at the stars outside his window. He had been doing so for some time. On the datapad was his "Official Emperor's Hammer Squadron Commander Tour Renewal Form," that he'd signed and turned in without a second thought so many times before. He loved commanding his pilots. He was proud to have the best ones on the Vanguard, and proud that he'd played at least some part in making them that way. Today felt different, however. He couldn't quite explain it, but somehow now he just felt that this was his time. . . to step down. He'd done what he'd set out to do, and had reached a plateau. Perhaps now, he thought, it was time for someone else to build on his legacy.
His feelings could not have been more mixed. One the one hand, commanding Hornet had become second nature to Jer, and he could not imagine doing anything else. On the other hand, the "good old days" of when his only responsibilites consisted of flying his fighter and killing rebels had been calling to him lately. Reaching deep into his thoughts, Jer recalled something his father, a Corellian gambler, would always tell him, "quit while you're ahead."
Jer sighed, making his decision. He punched the "delete" key on his datapad, and then the "new" key, as he began drafting a reassignment request to the Wing Commander.
THE "RL" VERSION
Some of you already knew this was coming. To the others, yes, it's true. This is my last day as Hornet's commanding officer. In a fortunate turn of events in my life, my flight instructing job has started to pick up, a lot. The past couple months I had to make quite an effort to get the bare minimum done that my EH position requires (reports, and some amount of activity). Now, my workload has increased further, and I'm working up to 11 hours a day, six days a week. So the pure and simple fact is, as has happened to everyone in the EH at one time or another, there is no more time.
Commanding this squadron has been my life and my joy for the past year. To give an example of how into it I am, I've had a Hornet wallpaper on my cell phone, some of my RL friends call me Stryker, and my wife even got me a "Jer Stryker" coffee mug this past Christmas. I've had so much fun in the EH leading you guys, and it would not have been this way without you. Thank you all.
Oh, and I'm not really leaving, just stepping down as commander. I'll continue to serve as a Flight Member in the squadron, and you'll still see me online and in Free Worlds. I'm going to help whoever the next commander is, should they request it, and I'm going to continue to maintain the squadron website as well. I'll see you all around. Stay active and keep having fun.
SQUADRON COMMANDER'S BRIEFING
- Until (and after) we get a new commander, everyone please make sure you stay active. While it would be a flattering testament to my command abilities, I would hate it if the squadron faded out after I left.
- Speaking of activity, LT Winter has been very busy, flying 5 battles this week! He wins the coveted Pilot of the Week award on his second week here. Congratulations!
- Grimlock and I have put together a page dedicated to the history of Hornet Squadron. Hopefully we can add to it as time goes on. Go to the squadron website and check out the new history section!
- No real big news from Free Worlds, which in my mind is good. The server is your sandbox. Go play.
- In between, post to the run-on.
- That's all folks! Once again, to your fighters, Hornet Squadron!
Pilots,
Today is a sad day for Hornet, as Jer's XO it will be my last report, as well as his, but onto the news, the good news is that the Hornet History page is up. If you want to add to it let Jer know, the bad news is obvious. Also anyone who wants to be in the Squadron photo please send me a .jpg picture by the 20th of May or you will be substituted by an IMP pilot (Jer's note: The only people who still need to submit their pictures are Draiff, Optimus, noWedge, and Winter). That's about it...so go fly.
CPT Grimlock
The Stryker's Vengeance on a joyride near Tatooine
COMPETITION LISTINGS
None
None
Aggressor Strike Force competitions:
ASF High Score Challenge (Ends May 24)
Week of War Incentive
- Imperial Storm V
- Let's sing it! Ends December 31 (2005)
- Combat Center Multiplayer Competitions Calendar
- Battlestats
TC Wide Regular Ladder (Ends May 31)
This week's personnel changes:
Pilot of the week:
LT Marick Winter. Excellent Work!
PRIORITIES
- Real life first.
- Have fun!
- Get promoted!
- Get medals!
- Participate in competitions (so you get promoted and get medals!)
- Recruit (it gets you medals!)
LT Marick WInter - Email, Message Boards, IRC, XWA-TC 2, XWA-TC 3, XWA-TC 4, XWA-TC 5, XWA-TC 6
CPT Grimlock - AIM, Xfire, message boards, Free Worlds: 0 kills
CM Carcharoth - MSN, message boards, Free Worlds: 23 kills
LT Drazhar - Xfire, Free Worlds: 0 kills
CPT Optimus - AIM
CPT Draiff Stryker - AIM, MSN, Xfire, run-on post, Free Worlds: 40 kills
CM noWedge - MSN, Message Boards
SQUADRON ROSTER
HORNET
SQUADRON
OF WING XV : Interdiction
COMMANDER: COL Jer Stryker - #8634
NICKNAME: Death Brigade
BANNER:
MOTTO: Guardians Of Justice, Bringers Of The Sword
HOMEPAGE: http://hornetsquadron.tiecorps.net
MESSAGE BOARD: http://mb.emperorshammer.net/viewforum.php?f=65
FLIGHT I - TIE ADVANCED
Nickname: Hellcats
Motto: On Wings Of Death, We Crush All Who Oppose Us
1) COL Jer Stryker
2) LT Marick Winter
3) CPT Grimlock
4) TBA
FLIGHT II - ASSAULT GUNBOAT
Nickname: Dark Angels
Motto: Warriors Of The Shadow, Executioners Of The Weak
1) CM Carcharoth
2) LT Drazhar
3) TBA
4) CPT Optimus
FLIGHT III - TIE INTERCEPTOR
Nickname: Firebirds
Motto: The Masters of Fire and Shadow
1) CPT Draiff Stryker
2) TBA
3) TBA
4) CM noWedge
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Total: 8
Squadron Citations (32):
XWA-TC Battle 1 - Avenger Encounter
XWA-TC Battle 2 - First Contact
XWA-TC Battle 3 - The Darkon Mystery
XWA-TC Battle 4 - Privateer
XWA-TC Battle 5 - Show of Force
XWA-TC Battle 6 - Enemy Defector
XWA-TC Battle 8 - Hammer to Anvil
XWA-TC Battle 9 - Defection of Kusanagi
XWA-TC Battle 10 - The Phare Encounter
XWA-TC Battle 11 - Heroes of the Immortal
XWA-TC Battle 12 - Imperium Deception
XWA-TC Battle 13 - Hammer to Anvil Part II
XWA-TC Battle 14 - The History of the ISD Immortal
XWA-TC Battle 16 - The History of the ISD Relentless
XWA-TC Battle 17 - Secrets and Lies: The Exile
XWA-TC Battle 18 - Immortalized
XWA-TC Battle 19 - Evaluation of the ISD Vanguard
XWA-TC Battle 20 - The Tug Menace
XWA-TC Battle 21 - Ast's Story
XWA-TC Battle 22 - The Career of Adrenaline
XWA-TC Battle 23 - The Unknown Regions - Thrawn's Fist
XWA-TC Battle 24 - The History of the SSSD Sovereign
XWA-TC Battle 26 - Experimental Tie Evaluation
XWA-TC Battle 27 - Battle of Corellia
XWA-TC Battle 28 - ViB: The Lost Missions
XWA-TC Battle 29 - Battle of Sharnall
XWA-TC Battle 30 - Imperial Storm II: Dark Horizon
XWA-IW Battle 1 - Abyssi Ianua - Gates to Hell
XWA-IW Battle 3 - Rion's Shadow Campaign: Seeds of
Corruption
XWA-IW Battle 5 - Rion's Shadow Campaign: Ambassadors
XWA-IW Battle 6 - Rion's Shadow Campaign: Tactical
Withdrawal
XWA-DB Battle 1 - The Forgotten Planet
Squadron FCHG Listings:
Executor [EXCR] (750
points)
[824] COL Jer Stryker
Paladin [PLDN] (300 points)
[377] CPT Optimus
Gallant [GALL] (200 points)
[247] CPT Grimlock
[218] CPT Draiff Stryker
Fusilier [FUSL] (75 points)
[80] CM Carcharoth
[76] CM noWedge
Lancer [LANC] (25 points)
[28] LT Marick Winter
Squadron Combat Ratings:
Veteran 1st (100 points)
[118] COL Jer Stryker
Officer 1st (60 points)
[61] CM noWedge
Marksman 1st (25 points)
[25] CPT Draiff Stryker
Marksman 3rd (15 points)
[18] CM Carcharoth
Certified (5 points)
[6] CPT Optimus
Respectfully,
Colonel Jer Stryker
Hornet Squadron Commanding Officer
CMDR/COL
Jer Stryker/Hornet/Wing XV/ISD Vanguard #8634
BSx5/PCx6/ISMx6/MoI/IS-11BW-5BR-4SW-2SR-1GW/LoC-IS-CSx8-Rx3/DFC-BW/CoLx2/CoB/LoAx6/OV-3E
[EXCR]
{IWATS-AIM-AIMP-CBX-FLA-FW-FWT-HIST-IBX-ICQ-IIC/1/2/3-LIN-M/1/2-MP-MS-SM/3-TLN-TT-WM-WPN}
QUA/DJK/Auctoritas/Alvaak
#332
Cr-1R-5A-1S/Cr-1Q/CF-RF-Rx6/SI/CoL/OV-2E
{SA}
Free Worlds:
[EH_F]Jer_Stryker: Tie Advanced Stryker's
Vengeance
[EH_EosSq]Jer_Stryker:
Tie Phantom Black Magic
[EH_S]Jer_Stryker:
Imperial YT-2400 Stryker's Pride II
[EH_S]Jer.Stryker: Imperial Barge Hornet's Nest
Contact Info:
jerstryker@comcast.net
AIM: jmlouden1
MSN Messenger: jerstryker@hotmail.com
ICQ: 9737155
Yahoo! Messenger: jmlouden1
