Current CSMA Grad Count : 1141

Seeing this, I decided to launch the campaign known as... CSMA2K!! The use of bold, underline, and TWO (Yes! Two!) exclamation marks means it's important. See? Right, anyways, the goal is to get us to 2000 grads at the CSMA, which is ONLY 859 courses away. We'll just see what we're going to do when we get to CSMA2K, but it should probably involve getting really drunk and setting the bar to CSMA3K. :P Alright everyone, go and take courses! Go! Now, dammit!

This is it, guys. Operation Hurricane begins in one week, and I need volunteers. There's a section of the Op (Namely, the run on. :P) dedicated solely to the Airborne troopers, and if you want to get in on that group listen up. What I need is two officers to lead the shebang, two NCOs ranked Staff Sergeant or better, and eight NCO's under the rank of SSG. All of the volunteers should e-mail me personally with their name, and if not already =AIR= certified, be sure to get so by next Friday, when the op starts!

Note that the rest of the op is fully open to everyone to participate in, but the Run On is restricted to the selected AIR members. If there's enough interest in doing so, I'll start up a second Airborne Stick to work alongside the first for the Run On, and either have them cooperate - or compete in side-by-side run ons. We'll see how that pans out.


Clear Skies!

I'm back from leave and all updates should be done within the next 24 hours.

I am now on leave for the next 48 hours. I won't have computer access during this time so the majority of roster requests and email replies will have to wait until I get back (there's nothing urgent waiting anyway). My CA, FA Cyric, will be able to do some minor changes, but things like promotions and transfers are on hold.

I am pleased to announce that DarkFyre now displays up to the second XWA, XvT, 2v2, 3v3, 4v4, and Free For All scores. In addition to this accomplishment DarkFyre also posts up to 50 lines from #ehcoc channel log. This update is instant. I would also like to point out that #ehcoc comps are active 24 hours a day 7 days a week. Thank you for your participation.

As mailed by TCC:XWA/COL Master: Here's the XWA Requirements, I have no spots filled yet. Quick people, i dont want an essay or something, a simple email will do it.

Mike, Philo can one of u post these on the TC page for me, so more people see it.

Tester:
Own XWA
Above the Rank of LT or above
Can work under pressure

Corrector
Own XWA
Own registered version of Allied
LT or above
Passed XAM
One XWA Battle/FREE in the Mission Compendium (or testing queue)

Your to explain why you want the job, tell me anything u belive i should know.

It seems that all emails sent to me over the past several days have been lost and need to be resent. This means all requests and questions since around Thursday 24th. My apologies for this.

Thanks to the diligent efforts of the wonderful SSG BaleFire, we now have an Urban Warfare course at the CSMA!

http://24.77.149.179/urbanwarfare is the URL. Nice work, Sarge!

I'm very pleased today to be able to honour two of the TIE Corps' best Flag Officers. Rear Admiral Indaro Gallia, COM of the ISD Colossus, and Rear Admiral Jahan Kalar, COM of the ISD Relentless, are both hereby promoted to the rank of Vice Admiral in recognition of the untiring support they give to their Ships and to the TIE Corps.

Myself and AD Krax hold both of these Officers in high regard and these promotions are very much deserved. Congrats guys!

Congratulations go out to Major BubbaX who has been selected to take over as the Immortal's new Wing Commander.

The position of Wing XIII WC on the ISD Grey Wolf is now open to applications. Those wishing to apply should be able to meet the following requirements:

• At least FOUR months experience as a Squadron Commander in the TIE Corps
• No HCI convictions in the past 12 months
• Familiarity with the online and offline aspects of X-Wing vs TIE Fighter
• Be able to handle large amounts of email and admin within a short amount of time in an efficient manner
• Be able to organise competitions / activity within the Wing and motivate those under your command
• Be able to work in a mature attitude with all levels of command in the TIE Corps
• Demonstrate that you have the drive and motivation to take command of a Wing and ensure it's growth and success

You may include up to 2 references from current or former superiors (get their permission first!). Applications should be sent to Admiral Darksaber and Vice Admiral Khadgar with the subject "Wing XIII WC" by Sunday 27th July.

This time we need TIE guys and we have different rules. Contact TCC:TIE and ask him. If he says you are hired, then you are.

The COO staff would like to announce that competitions in #ehcoc are active again. Type !help in channel for a list of commands. For more information on what comps are running please visit Combat Calander. You can find additional information at http://ehcoc.minos.net.

XvT Week of War LXI began on July 18th and ends 02:00 PM, Fri July 25 so there's still plenty of time to take part. It is held on the MSN Gaming Zone. For more information go to XvT WoW LXI .

The bi-annual awarding of the Commendation of Loyalty to members of the Emperor's Hammer who have displayed tremendous dedication to the Fleet is fast approaching. Details for the Tiecorps are listed below, refer to the Operations Office Report for other EH subgroups.

Each Squadron Commander can make recommendations to their Wing Commander who will choose three (3) members of their wing to receive the CoL and forward the names to their Commodore and Battlegroup Commodore. Each BGCOM may recommend up to three (3) more awards for their flag officers. The Battlegroup Commander will collate the awards for their battlegroup and forward the names (with pin numbers) to the Flight Officer (fo@emperorshammer.org) and myself (ops@emperorshammer.org).

Additionally, the Commander of each Elite Squadron may recommend one (1) of their members to receive the CoL. This should be sent directly to the Flight Officer and myself. Therefore the FO and I should only be receiving CoL recommendations from the Battlegroup Commanders and the Commanders of the Elite Squadrons.

All recommendations must be submitted to myself (and the Flight Officer) by the 19th of August. Late submissions will be rejected. If there are any questions, please ask and don't leave it until the last minute.

Some new stuff

• XvT-TC #78
• BoP-TC #20
• XvT-FREE #150
• XWA-FREE #105

Enjoy.

There are several vacancies within the Training Office and the Imperial Weapons and Tactics School that are to be filled shortly. Details can be found below.

Training Office Assistant (TOA) Open for Applications

Due to the reluctant removal of Major Taralis from the position of Training Office Assistant, the position is once again open for applications. The successful applicant will be duly considered for elevation to the position of Command Attaché in the future. The requirements are:

• An active member of the Emperor?s Hammer.
• Holding at least the rank of Commander (or equivalent).
• No serious HCI convictions within the last 12 months.
• A high-level of online activity (IRC, Fast e-mail turnaround).
• Above average talent & experience in creating/managing websites (HTML).
• Excellent grasp of the English language.
• [Optional - Desired] Knowledge of ASP.
• [Optional ? Desired] Knowledge of PHP.

Applications should be sent to me (to@emperorshammer.org) with the subject ?TOA Application?.

Graphics (GFX) Professor Open for Applications

The requirements are:

• An active member of the Emperor?s Hammer holding the rank of Lieutenant (or equivalent) or above.
• Extensive experience in the creation and manipulation of graphical imagery (preferably with modern versions of both Jasc Paint Shop Pro and Adobe PhotoShop)
• Be able to grade exam submissions within 24 hours.
• Keeping Graduate Counts (total and per month).
• Maintaining/updating the Course Notes (basic HTML knowledge necessary; or a good WYSIWYG editor).

Applications should be sent to me (to@emperorshammer.org) with the subject ?GFX PROF Application?.

Eggdrop (BOT) Professor Open for Applications

The requirements are:

• An active member of the Emperor?s Hammer holding the rank of Lieutenant (or equivalent) or above.
• Extensive experience in the installation, management and programming of Eggdrop ?bots?.
• Be able to grade exam submissions within 24 hours.
• Keeping Graduate Counts (total and per month).
• Maintaining/updating the Course Notes (basic HTML knowledge necessary; or a good WYSIWYG editor).

Applications should be sent to me (to@emperorshammer.org) with the subject ?BOT PROF Application?.

Be advised that Admiral Krax Tarnisar has changed his official email address to krax_tarnisar@yahoo.com. Please update your address books accordingly.

The Milestone edition of the IO Report - #100!!! (For the week ending July 18, 2003). This marks the beginning of a celebration for the Internet Office, 100 weeks as being the Internet Officer. This report contains a recap of the IO's history and it's plans for the future. Definitely something that you don't want to miss - an insight into a famous Command Staff office!

Congratulations to my entire staff who have helped us make it to this momentous occasion! Now let's party!!!

The position of Wing XI WC on the ISD Immortal is now open to applications. Those wishing to apply should be able to meet the following requirements:

• At least FOUR months experience as a Squadron Commander in the TIE Corps
• No HCI convictions in the past 12 months
• Familiarity with the online and offline aspects of X-Wing: Alliance
• Be able to handle large amounts of email and admin within a short amount of time in an efficient manner
• Be able to organise competitions / activity within the Wing and motivate those under your command
• Be able to work in a mature attitude with all levels of command in the TIE Corps
• Demonstrate that you have the drive and motivation to take command of a Wing and ensure it's growth and success

You may include up to 2 references from current or former superiors (get their permission first!). Applications should be sent to Admiral Krax and Vice Admiral RogueWing with the subject "Wing XI WC" by Sunday 20th July.

Just so you know, we are aware of some problems of EHNet-hosted sites, including the main site, Sabacc Online, Code Archive, Squirrelmail, My EHNet, among others. We at the Internet Office are working as fast as we can to resolve the problem. MinosNIC services are NOT affected (thankfully). The Greeting Card Center and Newsletter Archive are not affected. We hope to resume EHNet service shortly.

Parallax War is starting today at 2:00 pm EST. Cause the EH is way bigger then TRA or FES, EH vs. EH matches are allowd! Please join #parallax in undernet. Standard WoW Rules apply, the scores are reported to DarkFyre. The war is held till 31st July!

Overall winner will get a DFC!

If you got Bot questions please contact RA Autoris Maximus and if you got general question, pls contact me.

Have fun!

Both the Flight Office banner and INPR competitions are over. My apologies for the delay on the results which should be out tomorrow along with the latest FO report.

Starting this week, I will begin selecting an IRC Quote of the Week for inclusion in the COMM report, and to be displayed on the upcoming new COMM site.

What can the QotW be you might ask? It can be pretty much anything amusing or taken out of context said on IRC in an EH channel.

Nominations for QotW can be sent to me at io@absolutek.ca. The person who submits the QotW will have there name prominently displayed beside the winning entry, and possibly at a later date, win a medal (I will have to talk to the TO first though). Any EH member from any subgroup may submita QotW nomination.

Parallax War will start on the 15th of July. It wíll include the TRA and the
FES on the beginning. More clubs join soon. It will be held daily in #Parallax
on Undernet and same Bot System as in the daily comps are used. NOTE: As long as
the Parallax War are underway ALL daily comps are cancled. They will start on
1st August again!

I shall be on-leave commencing tomorrow morning (Saturday 12th July) until the following Saturday (19th July) to attend a conference and have a short vacation.

During this time, the Flight Officer shall be grading the IWATS CORE Course. All other questions, comments etc. should still be directed to me, but please be aware that there will be a short delay in answering them until I return.

Alright, we need a new Platoon Commander for Orion Platoon, and I mean now. Rank is not going to be a factor here. I want DEDICATION, STABILITY, RELIABILITY, MOTIVATION! If you aren't going to be dedicated to the training of the Hammer's Fist's new recruits, then don't waste my time by applying. I need someone who's going to be a solid bastion for the kids coming in. I want this slot filled by Saturday. All applications need to be in to me personally by Friday. Standard stuff - why you want the job, contact times, feel free to include references. I only want the best I can get. Good luck to all applicants.

ANOTHER new CSMA Course, written by yours truly. :)

Army Aviation Training Course: http://24.70.181.223/aviation

Enjoy, and Clear Skies!
CT/LTC Domingo Chavez/GS-5/DREAD Retribution

LC Azazel won the last [XvT] Week of War. Please congratulate him. He has won 18 Matches.

Here are the top 3 Players:

1. LC Azazel (18 Wins)
2. CPT Alec Qarni (10 Wins)
3. MAJ Delak Krenne (2 Wins)

Like Tacky said, Seatrooper has been updated. It can be found at http://24.70.181.223/seatrooper.

[PS - Tacky - it's not Major Chavez anymore. ;P]

Hey, folks. This is the assistant to Commander of Operations speaking on behalf of the course I started developing about a year ago. This course has been updated by me with permission from the Commander of Training, Major Domingo Chavez. I've just sent him the modified course. It has more details on training, capabilities of a seatrooper platoon, and more test questions. It should be posted by him ASAP. I encourage all of you who haven't taken the test to give it a shot.

Good luck!!

Something a bit off topic...I came across a brief review of a site depicting ships and their relative sizes in a UK magazine (Focus, 4/5). The site's pretty good with some interactivity - you can move the ships around and overlay them with each other. It's located at http://mirror.wolffelaar.nl/zardalu.sytes.net/ and contains Star Wars ships as well as those from other universes (Bablyon 5, Star Trek etc).

First round matches are delayed until July 14th to allow people more time to sign up. Boo says do it now.

Historical records will now calculate the time a member has held a particular position/ID line.

Following MAJ Devin's removal as Wing Commander of Wing V (anyone heard from him?), Admiral Proton has selected a replacement WC. Congratulations to Colonel Gen Es'mith! Gen is a hugely experienced Officer and should do a fine job in leading Wing.

Lieutenant Colonel Turr Phennir has stepped down as Praetorian Commander and taken up a Flight Member's position in the Squadron. Myself and SDIR/VA Mordann would like to thank Turr for all the work he's put into the Squadron over the past several months. We've also agreed on the new CMDR, congratulations go out to Colonel Andrzej Mezynski!

I heard some of you tried to send me mails and they were bouncing back. My A1 Net eMail server was down due of an update. However you can reach me at those Addy's:

Kyle.Katarn@a1.net
Kyle.Katarn@isdcolossus.com

All other accounts I had in the past in the TC are down. So please stick to those 2 accounts.

I will be on leave, starting this Wednesday (9th) and ending next Monday (11th), spending time and having time on EH Poland Meeting III. Philo is in charge of the office :)

As excerpted from Internet Office Report #98:

"Alex Foley has organized another new service for the EH. Using the source code from www.pastebin.com, he has created the brand new EH Code Collaboration (CC) site at http://code.minos.net, with help from Xander Drax on a great design. The CC is a place for you to post any code you're having trouble with and have your fellow PHP developers help you work out the bugs! Just make sure to include any comments about what's wrong at the top!

I'm also happy to announce that the planning stages of EH Wargames are nearly over. Today marks the beginning of the CODING STAGE. After some heated debate about which type of database we will use, I have concluded that PostgreSQL will best suit our needs. I am also putting out the call for ALL PHP DEVELOPERS in the EH. We need coders! You should have at least some experience with creating database-driven applications. Don't worry if you're not familiar with PGSQL - it's very similar to MySQL in terms of actual syntax, and the differences aren't hard to learn. If you're interested in helping out with PHP coding of EH Wargames, send an e-mail to ari@tiecorps.org with how long you've been coding PHP, when/how you can be contacted (especially on IRC), along with any and all example sites you can give with your work. Not everyone will be accepted, because there are certain levels of experience we may need. Please do apply, though!

However, I do want to encourage all PHP developers to send me an e-mail anyway with their skills and experience, so as to create an informal developer's network. That way whenever I need to contact someone to do a PHP project, I can have email addresses readily available. So please, even if you're not interested in EHW, e-mail ari@tiecorps.org."

A new Wing Commander for Wing XX on the Subjugator has finally been selected and approved. Many congratulations go out to Major TK-7764!

Have you ever thought you had what it takes to be an Avenger? Now's your chance to prove it! The first-ever Avenger pilot recruitment competition will begin July 7th. Open to both XvT and XWA divisions, this will pit the best MP pilots in the fleet against each other to win invitations to join the best. This is open to all pilots in the EH. IS-GWs will be awarded to top pilots in each division, IS-SW to 2nd place, and IS-BW to 3rd. The top finishers in each division, if not in Avenger already, >:P, will be invited to join. You do not have to accept the invitation to win the medals or participate.

There will be a round-robin to determine the top 8 finishers in each division, which will then battle double elimination to determine the top guns in each division! Enter by emailing eggpine@hotmail.com and letting me know what division you wish to enter. You may enter in both divisions if you wish. Enter by July 5th, and first-round matches will go out July 7th. Good luck to all!

The new XWA Custom Mission Tutorial site is now up. Written by VA RogueWing, it shows detailed steps on how to create new custom missions for XWA. Each step includes pictures for easy reference. This site was written for people who have never done any mission editing before, and should be fairly easy to follow. It can be found at http://www.minos.net/~immortal/noob/index.html

I have been waiting for this moment for a very long time. And now, my dream came true. 10 minutes ago, I have added 3000th mission to our mission compendium, and we have achieved another great milestone: 3000 missions online. Since I took over the TAC, I have set TAC3K as my primary objective. And, after 6 months, I have finally achieved it. Of course it would not be possible without hard work and dedication of entire Tactical Staff, and Tactical Officers before me. I would like to thank the following people:

• Former Tactical Officer: SA Kawolski and HA Striker, FA Starlion
• Former Tactical Coordinators: Drako, Gord Darkonian, Tissaya Argat, Mark Schueler, Pellaeon, Enahropes, CrazyR2 (and all those I forgot)
• My Tactical Staff: Philo, Styles, Apophis Kuma and Master (your cookies are inbound)
• And all people who supported me by testing and correction and of course submitting new battles and free missions

I really appreciate your hard work and I herby set another goal for my office: TAC5K! When will we hit it? I have no idea. It took me 6 months to release 700 missions, so we will see. And now, let's celebrate!!!! Drinks on me!!!

I have just added some more battles that brought us to TAC3K!!!!

• XvT-TC #74-77
• XvT-FREE #148
• TIE-TC #212