Tornado Squadron Briefing #2 (10.02.01)
submitted by CMDR/LC Hicks


Fleet News
* Admiral Theodore resigned from his position of Flight Officer a few days ago. His replacement is former Command Attaché Admiral Priyum Patel...congratulations (or is it commiserations? :P) to him!
* Recon Officer Admiral Slage has retired...his replacement is CA:FC/AD Keiran Idanian!
* Vice Admiral Torres, IWCOM, has also retired, and the new IWCOM has been selected by our Executive Officer...Rear Admiral Moreco.
* Fleet Admiral Darkov has resigned his position as Special Operations Director. A new SOD is yet to be found...
* EH Newsletter #71 has been released and can be online at http://www.isdcolossus.com/71/ or downloaded at http://thunder.prohosting.com/~surefire/NL71.zip




Corps News
* Various new battles and free missions have just been released by the TAC Office, all of which can be found at the EH Battle Centre (http://www.tiecorps.org/battles/).
* A new high scores listing has been created on the TIE Corps website (http://www.tiecorps.org/rosters/highscores.asp)! The current Baron of the TC is Major Mini Minkus of Teth squadron, Wing IV!




Challenge News
* The CMDR of Tempest squadron resigned not long ago, and a replacement CMDR has been chosen! Congratulations to the new CMDR, Commander Locke!




Tornado News
* FM/LCM Kaedryl Di'Mathe has left Tornado to go to the Reserves, and FM/COL Shups has left to go back to the SSD Avenger...
* FM/MAJ TopDawg rejoined Tornado squadron from the Reserves! Welcome back Teedy :)
* The Tornado website is pretty much up to date, and CPT Shakur is helping me in redesigning some elements of the site...it should be good! :)
* Tornado has a new message board located at http://www.tiecorps.org/mb/view.asp?b=39...check it out!




Competitions
* Tornado vs Eta [PRIORITY] - The task is to fly Free-TIE Mission #118 (attached)! Please get your TFRs to me ASAP so we can all compare and improve scores...the deadline is February 18th. Don't forget that priority competitions MUST be flown by all members...
* XWA League III: Combat Run 3 - The mission for CR3 is Free-XWA Mission #12 (attached). Send your PLT files to me (zipped) by February 17th ;)
* Operation: Cantina Run III - The basic details of this up coming competition were announced in the monthly BG report. As soon as finalised details for the first round are released, I will inform you all.




Activity Reports

CMDR/LC Hicks (1-1)
05 - Flew TC-TIE Battle #15
07 - Flew TC-TIE Battle #16
07 - Flew TC-TIE Battle #17
07 - Awarded 3 LoCs for victories at XWA Greenwich Wolf Competition
08 - Awarded a PC for winning XWA Greenwich Wolf Competition
08 - Flew TC-TIE Battle #18
10 - Flew TC-TIE Battle #19
10 - Awarded a CoL


FL/LCM Jerry (2-1)
06 - Created Tornado squadron banner for use on website
--> Fly Free-TIE Mission #118


FM/CPT Shakur (2-2)
04 - Awarded a BS from previous month's MSE
05 - Flew TC-TIE Battle #47
05 - Flew TC-TIE Battle #50
05 - Flew TC-TIE Battle #51
05 - Flew TC-TIE Battle #52
05 - Flew TC-TIE Battle #55
05 - Flew TC-TIE Battle #57
05 - Created "Outpost" graphic
06 - Flew TC-TIE Battle #58
07 - Flew TC-TIE Battle #60
07 - Flew TC-TIE Battle #63
07 - Created SSD graphic for EH newsletter and SSD Avenger
08 - Flew TC-TIE Battle #64
08 - Flew TC-TIE Battle #66
08 - Flew TC-TIE Battle #67
08 - Flew TC-TIE Battle #72
09 - Created Tornado squadron banner for use on website
09 - Flew TC-TIE Battle #68
09 - Flew TC-TIE Battle #74
09 - Flew TC-TIE Battle #87
09 - Flew TC-TIE Battle #88
09 - Flew TC-TIE Battle #89
09 - Became a Legionnaire in the FCHG
10 - Flew Free-TIE Mission #118 for Tornado vs Eta competition...
--> Phew! That is one awesome week Shakur!


FM/CPT Fishbone (2-3)
04 - Pledged to fly for competitions
--> Fly Free-TIE Mission #118


FL/CPT Veers (3-1)
04 - Pledged to fly for competitions
--> Fly Free-TIE Mission #118


FM/MAJ Aven Kronn (3-2)
04 - Pledged to fly for competitions
04 - Flew TC-XWA Battle #4
--> Fly Free-TIE Mission #118


FM/CM Spaceboy (3-3)
...
--> Please report in ASAP


FM/LCM Karou Miki (3-4)
...
--> Please report in ASAP





Tornado Roster

Tornado Squadron of Wing X : Strike
Commander : LC Hicks (coho@emperorshammer.ca) - #540
Nickname : DeathWind
Banner : http://www.tiecorps.org/images/banners/tornado.jpg
Motto : Before Glory, Loyalty...Before Pride, Honor...Before Self, the Empire
Homepage: http://www.btinternet.com/~gehall/tornado
Message Board: http://www.tiecorps.org/mb/view.asp?b=39

Flight I - Missile Boat
Nickname: The Missile Magnets
Motto: Fighter Pilots make movies... Bomber Pilots make History
1) LC Hicks (coho@emperorshammer.ca) - #540
2) MAJ TopDawg (topdawg@isdchallenge.org) - #407
3) TBA
4) TBA

Flight II - TIE Defender
Nickname: The Brylcreem Boys
Motto: Kissing Ass And Taking Names
1) LCM Jerry (kaljerry@hotmail.com) - #172
2) CPT Shakur (eightball08k@aol.com) - #290
3) CPT Fishbone (fishbone@Caramail.com) - #277
4) TBA

Flight III - TIE Defender
Nickname: The High Priests of Love
Motto: We're the Love Commandos and this is a raid!
Homepage: http://www.digiman.f2s.com/flight3/
1) CPT Veers (edmond2000@freeuk.com) - #538
2) MAJ Aven Kronn (Kronn@gmx.net) - #2652
3) CM Spaceboy (spaceboy09@hotmail.com) - #761
4) LCM Kaoru Miki (kaorumiki@postmark.net) - #5237

Total: 9

Squadron Citations (6):

TC-TIE Battle 1 - Capture of Zaarin
TC-TIE Battle 3 - New Dimensions
TC-TIE Battle 10 - Battle for the DeathStar
TC-TIE Battle 132 - Battle of the Bins
TC-TIE Battle 133 - Punishment Tour
TC-TIE Battle 156 - EH Wrestling Extravaganza





Lieutenant Colonel Michael "CoHo" Hicks
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