Wing IX Report #22 From the desk of Lieutenant Colonel Rejili Holthaus...

FLEET NEWS
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1. WEEKLY NEWS ITEM OF THE WEEK THAT'S COMPLETELY INCONSEQUENTIAL AND UNIMPORTANT BUT IT HELPS FILL UP A REPORT
Freeworlds is on a new server, so if any of you are playing it, make sure to check the TC news for the update.

2. TOKEN TACTICAL OFFICE NEWS ITEM OF THE WEEK TO MAKE IT LOOK LIKE WE ACTUALLY CARE ABOUT THEM
Our very own CM Fahrer won this weeks Iron Mission Creator comp, and is advancing to the semi-finals! Let's all wish him luck so that he will reward Wing IX with fame and prestige :P

3. NEW LO AND OPS APPOINTED
To the dissapointement of at least four applicants from Wing IX, VA Pickled Yoda was chosen as the new OPS. I don't even know what LO is, much less who it is :P

WING NEWS
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1. RECRUIT!
We need more active pilots!! Do your part and rope someone in with promises of loot and women!

2. ROULETTE COMP RESULTS
After months of waiting, I've painstaikingly determined that CPT Hermann was the winner of this competition! Let's all congratulate him for having the best blind luck in the Wing :P

3. NEW SQUADRON OPENED
I've managed to sneak this into a rather discreet place in the report, but I'm pleased to announce that Sword has reopened thanks to the hard work of CM Bjorn and COM Oldham, and we already have two new pilots, with a third one comming in off daedalus soon. Of course, I'm left to patch up relations with the WC's whose pilots we stole on rather short notice :\

The current Sword roster is:

SWORD SQUADRON: Strike
COMMANDER: CM Bjorn Wolfblade (wollfblade@lycos.co.uk)
NICKNAME: Swords of the Empire
BANNER: sword.jpg
MOTTO: Imperial blades forged in the heat of battle.
HOMEPAGE: http://swordsquadron.minos.net/
MESSAGE BOARD: http://www.ehnet.org/mb/viewforum.php?f=49&sid=4e202efd716ce245e8b5b30a2a95a845

FLIGHT I - TIE DEFENDER
Nickname: Razor's Edge
1) CM Bjorn Wolfblade (wollfblade@lycos.co.uk)
2) TBA
3) TBA
4) TBA


FLIGHT II - MISSILE BOAT
Nickname: Ardent Steel
1) CPT Michael Gutt (lobgutt@hotmail.com)
2) TBA
3) TBA
4) TBA


FLIGHT III - MISSILE BOAT
Nickname: Tip of the Swords
1) MAJ Talek Pter Dei (jason.kekeis@us.army.mil)
2) TBA
3) TBA
4) TBA



4. COL LA'AN WINS MORALE COMP!
After months with only one submission, COL La'an has also chipped in, winning himself an IS-SR. I won't award take anymore submissions until WWR #25, though you can feel free to send them.

5. FREE WEB HOSTING
Mell has agreed to give all our squadrons free hosting on tcbg.net. CMDRs who have not yet contacted me about this, please do so. Also, remember that you may have to bug Mell a little bit, he's been kinda slow to reply to things lately :P

6. IMPERIAL STORM ON THE HORIZON
The annual EH wargame is comming up, and I want Wing IX pilots ready to get into the action. I'll let you know more as details become available.

7. **RECRUITMENT DRIVE** - #1 PRIORITY
Our numbers are lower than they have ben since our last recruitment drive, so it's about time for another. We realy need to get some new blood in here, go for rl and reservists, stay away from cadets. I will be VERY generously awarding everyone who brings in recruits.

8. WEEKLY ACTIVITY
I want to see stuff I can submit to the EH newsletter to promote Wing IX. Each submission get's you a medal in and of itself, plus I'll offer ISM/PC if you send me enough stuff to merit it. This is something easy to do, the newsletter will publish just about anything, so let's get out there and make ourselves known.

9. MWE TIME!!!
Commanders please send me your MWE's on (or very close to) the last day of the month for processing.

10. ATTENTION FMs AND FLs!
I noticed on this round of MSEs that some pilots didn't have all their activity accounted for. Your CMDR keeps track of activity, but you can't expect them to know every little thing you do. When I start saying it's MSE time, I want you guys to send a report of your activity for the month to your CMDRs. This is more for you then for me, because if you tell us things that you've done which we haven't recorded, you're more likely to get better medals and rewards.


11. DRINK OF THE WEEK
Straight from the bar of the Stardrifter Lounge, and personally tested and approved by Lieutenant Colonel Rejili Holthaus, this week's serving suggestion ...

Sex in the parking lot:

3/4 ounce Chambord
3/4 ounce Vodka
3/4 ounce Apple Schnapps


Shake With Ice & Strain Into Rocks Glass.





THE WING IX MORALE OFFICE
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A Rant from the Desk of Colonel Steve the Cricket Bat ...


The convoy reverted to real space in the right grid, 4 seconds ahead of schedule. That was where things began to bad, quickly. The line of bulk freighters, some 20 total, strung into a thick, staggered column, burned through the void at full flank. This wasn’t EH territory, nor was it particularly safe. Shield squadron and a frigate made it safe, at least that was the theory…



Within 15 seconds of the reversion, inbound vessels were detected, and the alarm signalled. Sprinting for the next jump point, the freighters accelerated to full flank, disappearing into hyperspace as their nav-computers finalised the calculations. With them went Shield and the frigate, all gone before the incoming vessels could stop them…



1-2, LT Rabbit’s ship, didn’t join them. As the others streaked off, hyper drives kicking in, his coolant system had developed a hairline crack in the main tank. The stress of ramping up to hyperspace had blown the tank casing just as his fighter entered hyperspace. Almost instantaneously he dropped out… 500 metres from the approaching ships.



As the computer and engines overheated, systems went critical, forcing Rabbit to shut them down, one by one. Weapons. Sensors. Comms. Shields… life support. The enemy vessels quickly closed in, a pair of marauder corvettes escorting a larger ship, a Lancer frigate - NR markings. They tractored him in, even as Rabbit cursed and swore down his dead comm, all chance of striking back gone. As the boat touched down on the Lancer’s hangar deck, armoured Rebel troopers filled his viewport - a MerrSonn Assault cannon tracked his movements…



Shoulders slumped, he resigned himself to surrender, taking off his helmet and opening the hatch…



Col. Steve the Cricket Bat
c/o LCM Fahrer

ACTIVITY
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134 mission(s) flown!
0 IWAT(S) passed
3 WSR's issued
1 Competitions Processed


I'm very proud this week. We have 2 new pilots, two new commanders, and once again 4 squadrons! I want to see us keep up the flying, and I want our vets to help out the new CMDRs as they settle in and get things figured out. Wing Comps have been suspended until May, so I want to see participation in squad comps in everyone's MWE's. Remember MWE time is this week! Finally, congratualtions to the many pilots who won medals this month, hopefully we'll see even more in two weeks when April's medals go in.

POSTINGS AND PROMOTIONS
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LT Bjorn promoted to CM
CM Bjorn promoted to CMDR/Sword 1-1
LCM Fahrer promoted to CM
CM Zeke Freeman promoted to CMDR/Crossbow 1-1
CPT Michael Gutt posted to Sword 2-1
MAJ Talek Pter Dei posted to Sword 3-1
CM Sayo AWOLED



AWARDS
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Squadron of the Week: Sword!
Pilot of the Week: CM Bjorn, who did an excellent job of recruiting pilots for the new squadron!
IS-BR to CM Morpheus
MoT-gh, MoT-rh, IS-SR, IS-BR to CM Fahrer
ISM, IS-BR to LT Saul Rostek
ISM to LC Tiger
ISM, IS-BR to COL Jerek La'an



COMPETITIONS
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NEW: Hammer Extreme Close Ups
TCBG Wide recruitment comp - IS-GR prize!



STANDING ORDERS
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-ALL MEMBERS-

Contact
All members are expected to remain active. Firstly, all members of the Wing will make contact with their direct superior whenever possible. However, a period of longer than a fortnight without contact and a declared LoA will result in the start of the AWOL timer. A further 3 weeks without contact will lead to transfer to the RSV’s. All such contact must be made by e-mail, to allow easy tracking of contact. This is the very bare minimum to be considered active in Wing IX. This contact should be made regardless of whether a pilot flies every day, or merely checks his/her e-mails every week



If you intend to be off of the internet for more then (5) days, email your Commander and let him or her know as a common courtesy. If you are taking a Leave of Abscense more then ten (10) days, notify your Commander -AND- the Wing Commander via email.



Activity

I view activity as essential to the continued wellbeing of this ship, and a requirement of every one of you. Forms of official activity are listed below.



Flying – This is an XWA Vessel, but all platforms constitute flight activity

MP – Freeworlds, and other MP Platforms will be recognised as long as evidence is provided

MB – All posts count as activity, as long as they are made on official EH boards

E-Mail – Contact with CMDR’s on a daily-fortnightly basis is a prerequisite, and the minimum activity required

Uniform Update – Not frequent, but clearly shows a pilot has been active in editing their uniform

Competitions – Expected from every pilot, participation in competitions is essential

IRC/MSN – Counts as contact with CMDR and upwards

IWATS – Obviously activity

Miscellaneous – Graphics, fictions, newsletter submissions etc. All count as activity



All these cover a wide range of activities, each with its own time and skill requirements. However, they all count toward activity – the more of these you are involved in, the more active you are – reflected in MSE’s and the continued existence of the ISD Relentless.


-SQUADRON COMMANDERS-

Weekly Squadron Reports (WSRs)
WSEs will be submitted NLT 12.00PM each Thursday by email to the Wing Commander, Your Squadron, and the Wing IX Email List. Also, each report must contain statistics for Total missions flown, and IWATS passed. Late reports with no viable excuse are not acceptable. If this is repeated 2 weeks in a row, a formal reprimand will be publicly given. A third or fourth week with late reports, or no report being made, without reason, will result in a CMDR losing his position.

Monthly Squadron Evaluations (MSEs)
MSEs will be submitted to the Wing Commander at any point in the last 3 days of the month. It should cover activity throughout the whole month, to the previous MSE.

AWOLs / MIAs / Reserve Requests
If you have found a pilot to be AWOL (no contact in 30 days), or MIA (bad email address), or a pilot has requested to go the reserves, you WILL NOT make the database request yourself. Forward the relevant information to the Wing Commander, who will verify the information, and make one last effort to 'save' the pilot before he or she is removed from the wing. This is NOT to take authority away from the CMDRs, but to allow the flags to ensure that a pilot really wants to leave. A good example is a pilot whos pissed off at his CMDR and has requested the reserves, when it's entirely possible the pilot would be happy in another squadron.

Flight Leaders
EVERY Flight Leader position in the Wing will ALWAYS be filled. If your Flight Leader leaves the squadron for whatever reason, you will appoint a new Flight Leader immediately. The Flight Office requires that all three flights have a leader in order for new pilots to be placed in that Squadron. We will not miss any opportunity for new pilots!

Designated XO
Every Squadron will have a designated XO. This person will know what he or she needs to do in the event that you are unable to come online, specifically in the area of filing a report for you. This is now a requirement aboard the Rel, and i expect XO’s to fill in as required without prompting from the WC or myself.




QUOTE OF THE WEEK
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"Hey look, we got 101 citations :)"
~COL Mosh commenting on how Hammer actually flies, unlike the rest of you :P


In service of the Empire,


Lieutenant Colonel Rejili Holthaus
(NHolthaus@Gmail.com) - "Baron de Menari"
WC/LC Rejili Holthaus/Wing IX/ISD Relentless
PCx5/ISMx3/MoI/MoT-1gh/IS-2BR-2SR-1GR/CoL/CoB/LoA/OV-4E [KNGT]
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