Thunder Weekly Squadron Report #76

INTRO
I forgot to do something this week. *Waits to see if anyone notices.* But for the record: it's the mime's fault!
 
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COMPETITIONS AND ORDERS


-Exercise Cantina Run V
    Yes, the ECR is back. For those who don't know, this multi-part competition is held annually to determine the Battle Group flagship. Clearly, that should be the Challenge, so let's get this done. Participation is key. Quantitiy over Quality can win, especially in the fiction and graphics categories. So even if your drawings are stick people done in Paint, send it in and support your ship! And don't forget medals are up for grabs.
 
PART I - FLYING
    Fly TIE-FREE-105 "Blowing Crap Up" and/or XWA-FREE-065 "Combat Patrol" before November 5th. Both can be found in the mission compendium. If you cannot fly due to technical difficulties, you MUST let me know ASAP. As far as I know, only Shadow falls under that category.
 
PART II - GRAPHICS
    Draw a picture of our cantina even if it's stick people standing around a box! Send entries to me and Stuart.
 
Part III - Fiction
    Write a funny story about our cantina or how we captured the theives who stole our drinks. We need a mere 500 words by December 3rd.
 
Part IV - Mission Creation
    This one is a group effort. Stuart and Bubba are already setting this up. If you wish to help out, email one of them for an assignment.
 
-The Flight Leader's New Clothes
    Fritzy just got a new uniform intended for a totally different club. Help him choose an awesome pose that he can submit for Thunder's Calling Card photo. Entries can by worded descriptions or pics sent to Fritz (achtung_spitfire@hotmail.com).
 


-Caption Competition
    Yeah...lots of craziness here. But I, too, am requiring participation in this comp if for no other reason than it's ridiculously easy. Go see this month's picture at http://www.tcbg.net/images/captionaug.jpg and then send in a caption to our Battle Groups Commander Mell (mell@tcbg.net) and me (beefment@aol.com).
 
-Star Wars Galaxies
    Since no one did this, I'm going to have to repeat it. While playing SWG is counted as activity, I would like to see more "tangible" forms of activity. So, when submitting "Played SWG" as a weekly activity, please also include a short summary of what sorts of adventures your SWG character had that week. It can be a short paragraph or you can get creative and turn it into a polished story, but I want to see something to show off when considering activity medals. ;)
 
-Messageboard
    Visit our message board often. It is the best place to get to know the rest of the squadron. Yes, there is spam. But there are also relavent posts (such as "Current Orders") that are kept separate from the much enjoyed spam threads. http://www.ehnet.org/mb/viewforum.php?f=43
 
-Battleboard
    Thanks to Beef we all remember the Battleboard. It is an excellent chart that shows us which battles which pilots should fly in order to earn us a citation. A squadron is awarded a citation for each battle that half of its members have flown. So if you suddenly feel a hankering for some flying (which you should), pop over to this link and fly something that will earn us another citation! We currently have 30. http://www.gysnet.com/index.php?wing=10&squad=1

-Recruitment
    Thunder isn’t full and neither is the wing or the club. Please, contact any people you know that are interested in Star Wars and tell them of our great club. This also means setting a good example and generally being a gentleman or lady when on message boards, game servers, or anywhere else where you are representing the EH. Behaving badly in public smears our image and deters recruits.
 
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NEWS
-Spampire Run-On Complete
    Congrats to Lt. Commander Azurin and me! We won 2nd and 1st places respectively!
 
-New Flight II Nickname
    I know it's late comming, but I finally sent in the request to change the Flight II Nickname to "The Dutch Invasion". I am still waiting for suggestions on a new motto.
 
-Jeff's New Wargame
    From his comfy jacuzzi aboard the reserves frigate, recent Thunderinian Jeff Domm is firing up a new wargame. He's still looking for participants. There's a website with all the rules (http://www.geocities.com/wade_sci-f12/diplomacy/warlord.html) and a thread in the Wing message board (http://www.ehnet.org/mb/viewtopic.php?t=4048).
 
-Flight Leader on Leave
    Fritz is on leave. Members of his flight, please report to me on your activity until he gets back.
 
-Imperial Storm V
    I have no idea. :P
 
-Arrivals
    No new pilots this week.

-Departures
    No departures this week.
 
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COMMUNICATION
-MSN
    Alexi – hobbesforever@hotmail.com
    Azurin – e.m.schreutelkamp@raketnet.nl
    Beef - ?
    Fritz – achtung_spitfire@hotmail.com
    Ice – Zwan15@hotmail.com
    JamieK - ?
    Jeff – ww_bolinger@hotmail.com
    Karce – alonzoriveria@hotmail.com
    Ryuu – watashiryuu@hotmail.com
    Shadow – darkshadowchaser@hotmail.com
    Stuart – sgeers@hotmail.com

-AIM
    Alexi - Hobbesforever
    Azurin - Azurin Luna
    Beef - Beefment
    Fritz Von Stukart - Commodore Frtz
    Ice - a112icehawk
    Jeff - ?
    Jamiek - ?
    Karce - ?
    Ryuu - Ryuu11210
    Shadow - Devorous
    Stuart - ltsgeers

-Messageboard
    http://www.ehnet.org/mb/viewforum.php?f=43
 
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ACTIVITY
 
COL Beef

-Submitted Weekly Report
-Commodore Contact
-Participated in Spampire Run-On
-Awarded IS-SR for 1st place Spampire
-Completed TIE-FREE-105
-Completed XWA-TC-035
-Distracted by the Mimes

CM Karce
-Computer Down?
 
CM Shadow
--AIM Contact
 
CPT Fritz Von Stukart

-On Leave

LCM Ryuu

-Added to Mini-Moo
-Added to Wing Run-On
-Added to Wing Run-On Again
-Email Contact
-Submitted Entry for Caption Competition
-Completed TIE-FREE-105

LCM Ice

-MB Activity
-Added to Mini-Moo
 
LCM Azurin
-AIM Contact
-Participated in Spampire Run-On
-Awarded IS-BR for 2nd place in Spampire
-MB Activity


LCM Alexi Stukov
-Completed XWA-TC-013
-Submitted Flight Report
-Created/Updated History
-MB Activity
-MSN Contact
-AIM Contact
-Completed XWA-TC-035
-Participated in Spampire Run-On
-Recruitment Stuff

 
ROSTER
THUNDER SQUADRON OF WING X : Escort
COMMANDER: COL Beef (Beefment@aol.com)
HOMEPAGE: http://thunder.tiecorps.net/
MESSAGE BOARD: http://www.ehnet.org/mb/viewforum.php?f=70

FLIGHT I - TIE DEFENDER
Nickname: The Beefy Ones
Motto: Just Moo It
1) COL Beef (Beefment@aol.com)
2) CM Karce (alonzoriveria@yahoo.ca)
3) TBA
4) CM Shadow (darkshadowchaser@hotmail.com)

FLIGHT II - TIE DEFENDER
Nickname: Thunder's Talons
Motto: 'Feriens Tego' - Striking I Defend
1) CPT Fritz Von Stukart (achtung_spitfire@hotmail.com)
2) LCM Ice (Zwan15@hotmail.com)
3) LCM Ryuu (Bouke@multilevel.nl)
4) LCM Azurin (e.m.schreutelkamp@raketnet.nl)

FLIGHT III - TIE DEFENDER
Nickname: The Dogs of War
Motto: Gloria Statim - Instant Glory
1) LCM Alexi Stukov (Hobbesforever@aol.com)
2) TBA
3) TBA
4) TBA

 
 
Colonel Beef
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IS-1PR-1GW-1GR-2SW-6SR-5BW-5BR {IWATS-GFX-SM/2-TACS-TM} [LNGR]
[T/D Mad Cow] }:(:) -moo