From Tempest Squadron CMDR MAJ Morgoth:

Since joining Tempest as a Flight Leader, Cpt. Grendel has become an indispensable member of our Squadron and our command staff.
He leads from the front, be it leading members into combat or dragging members along and forcing them to rack up kills. He has the highest number of missions flown in the Squadron month after month and his kill counts reflect his superb skills in the cockpit.
He is an outspoken member of the squadron and motivates all members of the TIE Corps. His impressive string of Silver and Bronze Stars is enough to see him promoted.
But when you add in all that he does for this Squadron and the TIE Corps as a whole there is absolutely no reason he shouldn't be among the highest ranking in this organization.
Since taking over as XO of Tempest, Grendel has carried the flag for this Squadron in my absence, and helped push us to a 3rd place finish in ReMob. I honestly don't think I could be in the position I am in without him making sure I'm doing things right and keeping our pilots in line.
It is my great pleasure to recommend Cpt. Grendel be promoted to the rank of Major.

Congratulations, MAJ Grendel!

On behalf of the Training Officer, it is my pleasure to present the second issue of the EH academic journal, Proceedings! In this issue, you will find four theses written by our very talented scholars, as well as some remarks from some of the Training Office Assistants and other Command Staff members.

This issue is very special to the Training Office, as it commemorates two years of Admiral Sylas Pitt's tenure as Training Officer. On the occasion of this release, Sylas would like to add that: "as the Training Officer, it brings me nothing but joy to see how the Imperial University has expanded and grown since my assignment, and I hope to continue to bring our membership more courses and academic developments."

The second issue includes the following articles by Emperor's Hammer members:

• Training Staff Retrospectives
• Forbidden Fruit: An Exploration of the Tale of Darth Plagueis The Wise
  by LCM Jacquel Rainrix
• TIE Advanced Escape From Rebel Capture
  by CM Habu
• The Value of a Good Education
  by VA Locke Setzer
• The Dichotomy Between Dark and Light: An Unearthing of Darth Revan Doctrine and the Possibility of Avoiding Paying the Price of the Dark Side
  by LT Rosh Nyine

Issue #2 is available to read and download here!

From Epsilon Squadron CMDR CM Nova Discordia:

Since joining the Emperor's Hammer at the beginning of May 2024, LT Barney V.Eiker has shown himself to be an exemplary officer and pilot. He has earned numerous Legions for his flying activity, completed, to date 15 IU courses and participated in a variety of fleet and squadron competitions. For the last month he has also been the the Epsilon SQXO, in which role he provides excellent support and is a friendly and supportive role model for his fellow pilots. It therefore gives me great pleasure to recommend this officer to the rank of Lieutenant Commander. Great work pilot! Everybody at Epsilon is proud of you!

Congratulations, LCM Barney V. Eiker!

From Alpha Squadron CMDR CPT Witchblade:

Commander Shane has been a delightful addition to Alpha Squadron since coming across to us at the start of 2024. During this time he has proven himself to be an active and dedicated member of the squadron, taking a place as a Flight Member and leading his Flight well. On a personal level he continues to put in time and score numerous personal medals thanks to his flying.

I am pleased to recognise this activity with a recommendation for immediate promotion to Captain.

Congratulations, CPT Shane!

From Alpha Squadron CMDR CPT Witchblade:

Lieutenant Commander Sid_amos has been an outstanding pilot since joining Alpha Squadron. He regularly contributes hundreds of Legions to Alpha every month without fail and is a constant presence in TC channels on Discord helping to build a community he can be proud of.
I am pleased to recognise his efforts with a immediate promotion to the rank of Commander.

Congratulations, CM Sid_amos!

From Alpha Squadron CMDR CPT Witchblade:

Captain Maximus Meridius has been a joy to serve alongside, he is a fabulous Squadron XO who always seeks to help his peers and flies with them regularly helping to build a community for both Alpha, the Hammer and the wider TIE Corps. He has been a constant presence on the killboards, putting up a number of personal scores whilst also contributing to Alpha Squadron placement in competitions which I owe him many thanks for.
For his dedication to Alpha and the TIE Corps I am recommending his immediate promotion to the rank of Major.

Congratulations, MAJ Maximus Meridius!

While reviewing historical materials, we recently identified that dates and events displayed as official on our Galactic Timeline were not correctly synchronized. This problem began a couple years ago while we were trying to fix a different issue but ended up introducing a new one in the process. After discussing a couple of options among senior leadership, correcting the error and adjusting dates as necessary was selected as the best option.

The official EH timeline has been corrected as shown on the timeline wiki article. The immediate impact of this correction is that ABY years have been incremented by 1 to correctly synchronize Emperor's Hammer and Star Wars events. The current year is 33 ABY.

What has been updated:

• Key wiki articles such as the Galactic Timeline and EH Plotline have been updated.
• A number of non-personal wiki articles, such as ships, squadrons, and information articles about specific events (e.g., recent campaigns) have been updated. Corrected articles will show "eh timeline fix" in the recent edit history.
• All known areas of the web site that displayed some information in ABY have been updated - the campaign descriptions specifically.
• Web site functions that generate dates in ABY (e.g., news articles) will be updated in the near future following our normal code review procedure.

What has not been updated:

• Personal articles for members/characters will not be updated. We're leaving this as an exercise to the writers of those articles to update as appropriate due to the volume of articles, as well as complexity in some of these articles and high potential for introducing errors.
• Member fiction will not be updated. Please contact me directly if you need help updating some ABY dates in your uploaded content on the web site.

Member content written prior to the change in 2021 is likely already using the correct ABY date.

If you find something that doesn't look quite right, please contact myself and AD Jaxx Nassin.

*Deep within the SSD Avenger, orbiting XF-971 within the Unknown Regions. 21 July, ABY 33.

A black-cloaked man sits on an office chair in an otherwise unremarkable room: on one side are gray, matte steel panels; on the other, shuttered windows and a single door. Despite the emptiness, the feeling of power is palpable, the air filled with charged static. The man toys with a cylindrical object for a moment, then sets it down, leaning his elbows on an ebony table, massaging his temples with long fingers. His eyes open as the door slides open, making the barest “hiss” of a whisper, revealing a second figure. A large Chiss man enters, his blue skin starkly contrasted against the drabness of the conference room.

“Sit,” comes a command from the cloaked man. “We have much to discuss.”

“My Lord,” he replied, eyes darting around, “the incident on G9-430 wasn’t my fault–”

*“That’s not what we’re talking about.” The cloaked figure reveals two glasses, filled with an opalescent, oily liquid. “If it was, you wouldn’t be meeting with me, you’d be meeting with the stars outside of the airlock.” He slides one glass across the table.

We are officially opening House Valkorion, named after the millennials-old legend who learned to focus the power of the Force to destroy entire planets. (Nowadays we do that with technology, but that was still a feat of note.) As House Palpatine had 65 members, we’re splitting in half, based on a combination of Operative preference (that’s you, you’re an Operative) as well as balancing active members based on monthly activity. Both Houses will begin in Clan Drakonan, although we have an option to split into multiple clans if we need to in the future. The House will be led by Mordred, who will be granted the rank of Stalker upon appointment.

Locke Setzer has helped take care of the entire House Palpatine- 65 people- for months. In light of that, we are promoting him to the rank of Warrior, and providing him with an Emerald Dagger.

A huge portion of gratitude goes out to the IO, HA Turtle Jerrar, for his epic work in helping us makke the changes necessary to make this happen. Thank you!

For earning a first Legion of Combat in Star Wars: Hunters, SL DarkDrell24 of Scorpion Squadron has been promoted to full Lieutenant.

Congratulations, LT DarkDrell24!

For earning a first set of Legions of Combat in Star Wars: Squadrons, SL Viger Lucid of Sword Squadron has been promoted to full Lieutenant.

Congratulations, LT Viger Lucid!

From Rho Squadron CMDR MAJ Maston Dane:

MAJ Alexandre Ossus Morgan has been a Major since April of 2023 and has earned MSE medals 12 times since then. Everything from ISMs to an SS.
During that time he was a Squadron Commander, a Flight Member and now that he has again become a Squadron Executive Officer, he has earned more than the required 10 merit medals needed to rise to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel.
Since his last promotion he has taken part in many competitions, and has created and run one called Rho's Rhythmic Rumble for his Squadron, has consistently earned medals, even while working a full time job in the morning so he could do full time college courses in the afternoon. He also spearheaded our efforts in Rho during ReMob. Through his hard work and his development of wise strategies we were able to finish every tier in the event. Taking on some tiers almost singlehandedly. His knowledge of all things EH has made him a rock that many have leaned on, myself included. His consistency has made him one of the most reliable people in all of EH.
The potential this young man has is astounding and I’m honored to be in Rho with him and it’s a pleasure to be the one submitting this.
There is no more promising a pilot than the pilot who is excited he’s here, ready to bring justice forcefully to the Rebels. So I hereby, and very proudly, recommend Alexandre Ossus Morgan be given the rank of Lieutenant Colonel for the month of June 2024.

Congratulations, LC Alexandre "ossus" Morgan!

From Delta Squadron CMDR COL Highlander:

For your continued dedication not only to Delta but to Wing I and to EH it is my pleasure to promote Lt. Hera Storm to the rank of Lieutenant Commander.
Congratulations LCM well done!

Indeed! Congratulations, LCM Hera Storm!

Due to a leave of absence induced delay, this promotion is active retroactively from June 1st.

From the Commander of Gamma Squadron, CM Habu:

CM Varik Kassal has stepped up into a leadership role by hosting squadron competitions and has earned the Squadron Executive Officer position in Gamma Squadron. Congratulations and best wishes in your new role!

Jagged Fell III is at it again with some new TFTC-TC content starring Typhoon Squadron and what they get up to in their free time.

TFTC-TC #3 and TFTC-TC #4 are now available for download.

We have finalized the preparations to open our new House. As part of that, we will split our existing House Palpatine- at an astounding 64 members- into two groups of equal size. This is so that they can engage in competitions, sharpening each others' blades, to prepare us for further incursions into the Unknown Regions. With this change, we will begin running Vendettas: large-scale competitions that pit the Houses against each other but reward handsomely in the form of assets that become part of your legacy.

If you're interested in this new venture, please message me (Darth Surgo) and I'll put you on the list. If you want to stay in House Palpatine, also let me know so that I can note that as well. Otherwise, the Force will guide my hand as I review my... spreadsheets. (Even a Sith Lord has to use office software sometimes.)

Further announcements will be made about the House, its name, its leader, and its makeup this weekend, after everyone has had a chance to consider their roles.

May the Force serve you well.

For completing a first Single Player battle in Star Wars: X-Wing Alliance, TIE Fighter Total Conversion #0, SL Ghostu-Chan of Eagle Squadron has been promoted to full Lieutenant.

Congratulations, LT Ghostu-Chan!

I have decided that today is the day I reopen the position of Executive Officer. Our first XO in a few year and the position is going to Sector Admiral Kamjin "Maverick" Lap'lamiz. I'm sure you will all be hearing from him in the near future and I look forward to seeing some of the projects he promised to pelt me with.

Drinks are on him.

Grand Admiral Rapier
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The Training Office is proud to announce the creation of a new course, Music in our Galaxy. Put together by CM Matt Brass, this fun bite-sized course delves into the sounds that fill our galaxy, and notable figures in the industry.

CM Matt Brass will receive the Medal of Scholarship for his dedication and contribution to the Imperial University's body of knowledge. Thank you, Commander!

Check out the course here!

From Typhoon Squadron CMDR GN Triji Boliv:

Since being promoted to Lieutenant Commander, Kieran Yoyo has been one of the most consistent members of Typhoon Squadron, getting on the board every month, even if not quite making the threshold for a merit award. That aside, Lieutenant Commander Yoyo has participated in every major engagement since joining, and always looks for ways to be involved with whatever is going on at the moment. He enjoys a variety of different activity types and can always be counted on to be a contributing member of the squadron. It is therefore my great pleasure to recommend a promotion to the rank of Commander at this time for Kieran Yoyo!

Congratulations, CM Kieran Yoyo!

The Training Office is proud to announce the creation of a new course, TIE Fighter Total Conversion Mission Design. Put together by CPT Jagged Fell III, this course covers the TIE Fighter Total Conversion (TFTC) mod for X-Wing Alliance (XWA) as a supported platform for custom EH missions. The content of this guide is taken from experience using the different hooks and features.

CPT Jagged Fell III will receive the Medal of Scholarship for his dedication and contribution to the Imperial University's body of knowledge. Thank you, Captain!

Check out the course here!

For completing a first Single Player mission, TIE-free #1, SL Rurinix of Epsilon Squadron has been promoted to full Lieutenant.

Congratulations, LT Rurinix!

For providing a detailed look into their Character via filling in the INPR, SL Cadan Zhalto of Scorpion Squadron has been promoted to full Lieutenant.

Congratulations, LT Cadan Zhalto!

From the Commander of Battlegroup II, RA fr0Zen:

Since taking on the open Theta Commander position in the Fifth Imperial month of year 30 ABY, Lieutenant Colonel Vapen Van'an has provided strategic leadership to his Battlegroup in Imperial Storm V and Imperial Storm VI, and was instrumental in our success Raising the Flag to become the current Flag Bearing Battlegroup of the TIE Corps Fleet.

Along the way he has amassed nearly 400 Legions of Combat, almost 2000 Legions of Skirmish, and six Imperial University Certifications to set a broad example for Theta Squadron. Of equal importance, he has filed 50 updates to the Imperial Holo-Records in the form of Squadron Reports to preserve Theta Squadron's history and culture into perpetuity.

A dedicated voice of critical thinking on matters large and small in Fleet Business, a dangerous Pilot in Theaters of Combat, an ally and trusted friend, Lieutenant Colonel Vapen Van'an now selects this moment as the time to pass the baton of leadership for Theta Squadron to Lieutenant Commander Matt Brass.

Returning to the active TIE Corps Fleet at the end of the Second Imperial month of the current year, incoming Commander-to-be Matt Brass has represented Theta Squadron broadly with skill in the cockpit, and dedication to his records maintenance in Uniform Updates and Imperial Navy Personnel records. Most impressively, he has demonstrated prowess as a scholar in earning five Imperial University Certificates, and has submitted additional narrative records to the Imperial Database.

As we prepare to defend our title as Flag Bearing Battlegroup for the TIE Corps Fleet, we celebrate Commander Matt Brass' placement and his selection of Lieutenant Commander Jai Thorne as his new Squadron Executive Officer. Lieutenant Commander Jai Thorne helps secure Theta Squadron's future with nearly equivalent accomplishments in Theaters of Combat, Imperial University scholarship, and dedication to the culture and records of our fleet.

Three cheers to LCM Jai Thorne, CM Matt Brass, and LC Vapen Van'an!

As we continue to gain pilots, the roster is once again expanding to meet the demand. Scorpion Squadron has been opened in Wing XXII aboard the MC90 Renegade in Battlegroup III. Like the other squadrons on the Renegade, it's an Infiltrator Wing unit so they'll be flying Rebel craft to confuse and surprise the enemy. The enemies we're encountering in the Chaos won't generally hesitate to fire on Rebel ships either, but we'll take every moment of hesitation we can get and opportunities for subterfuge do sometimes present themselves.

Scorpion Squadron's CMDR will be GN Jarek La'an, who'd been serving as a Flight Member in Typhoon Squadron and continues to serve as the Communications Officer for the Emperor's Hammer overall. Good luck in your new role!

Scorpion Squadron's first two FMs are fresh out of IWATS and came along at the right time to help us open a new squadron. Welcome to the operational TIE Corps, SL Kylan hayez and SL Cadan Zhalto!

Eagle Squadron has found its Squadron Executive Officer in a former Eagle CMDR who'd returned to active duty from the Reserves recently. Congratulations and good luck to CM Odin Strongheart, Eagle's new SQXO!

For earning a first Legion of Combat in Star Wars: Hunters, SL Fluffy of Sword Squadron has been promoted to full Lieutenant.

Congratulations, LT Fluffy!