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Desert Training on June 20th Tuesday, June 15, 2010 | 10:22:00 PM | General |
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| This ArmA Sunday training session, UX501 will be hosting a desert terrain introduction training session. Any members who are planning to participate in OP Bengal are encouraged to attend. Start will be at the usual 2300 ZULU. Regards,  Chad "chaddles" GriffithsCO UX501 |
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Third Unity Medal awarded Thursday, May 20, 2010 | 10:29:00 PM | General |
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| I am pleased to award only the third Unity Medal in USEC history in accordance with USEC Standing Orders Section 3.3.2 to Brigadier General Joe Highman. Under normal circumstances it could be considered unusual to award this medal to an individual who has less than two years service with this organisation but to those who have served with and under BGEN Highman it will come as no surprise. BGEN Highman has a reputation for committing himself fully to any task he undertakes and has made an extraordinary contribution to USEC. He has lead by example and commands the utmost respect and admiration from the men he has led. A real testament to the high regard in which he is held is the number of recommendations for this award I have received from members of the enlisted ranks. This speaks volumes for his character and impact he has made during his USEC career. It was apparant within days of Joe Highman enlisting with USEC that he was not your ordinary recruit. Within the space of six days he was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant to take up the role as Commanding Officer of UX152. This initial posting was the first vehicle in which he was able to display his leadership ability and he set about his duties without delay. It was only a matter of weeks before his influence could be clearly observed as UX152 was transformed into one of the most active and well trained units in USEC history. His exceptional man management skills ensured his roster was full of eager and motivated men. His training programme provided strong direction for his pilots and provided inspiration for the other Forces to follow. At the same time he also found time to contribute postively to the review and upgrading of USEC Manuals and operational planning. A little over a month after assuming command of UX152, Highman obtained a promotion to First Lieutenant. This was in recognition of his performance and in the words of the issuing officer he had exceeded all requirements. By the end of 2008 BGEN Highman received an accelerated promotion to the rank of Captain after sustained high performance both as a leader and in the field. Only months into his USEC career he already held a Chief of Staff Citation, Force Dedication Ribbon and a Gold Star not to mention the numerous ribbons awarded for completing different requirements. The first three months of 2009 saw BGEN Highman rise to a new level in operational excellence. The year began well with Highman earning the Bronze Star then his unit, UX152, was awarded the Outstanding Unit Citation which undoubtedy was due in large part to his efforts. Later that month saw Highman bring up 100 flight hours and 50 combat missions which represented an outstanding contribution considering the amount of behind the scenes work he had completed. A routine promotion to Major followed in February. March saw BGEN Highman earn his second Chief of Staff Citation before being awarded the Leadership Cross (Valor) during Operation Green Field. The second quarter of 2009 began with his unprecendented accelerated promotion to Lieutenant Colonel. He unselfishly agreed to relinquish command of his beloved UX152 unit to take on the challenge of commanding UX302. BGEN Highman did not miss a beat and began the job of transforming UX302 into a top performing unit and without surprise he managed to achieve this. In July he was awarded the Force Commendation Medal for his efforts with UX302. UX302 was of critical importance in ensuring the secure supply of logistics for USEC operations and Highman implemented effective processes to achieve this. The beginning of October produced another first for USEC with BGEN Highman achieving a pass up to and including the I-11 checkride in the ZLA ARTCC Certifications. He was awarded the Air Commendation Medal in honor of this achievement and this was to provide inspiration for other USEC aviators to also obtain this qualification. As 2009 drew to a close UX302 was awarded the Outstanding Unit Citation which again illustrated the commitment and leadership Highman possesses. Both units he commanded in 2009 achieved the distinction of an Outstanding Unit Citation - an achievement BGEN Highman should be extremely proud of. Highman was to excel in the field once again in 2009 as he earned the Silver Star (Valor) for his flying skills and heroism during Operation Island Spear. His promotion to Colonel therefore was a formality as he joined Senior Officer Ranks. On December 31 2009 I had the honor of promoting Joe Highman to the rank of Brigadier General to take up the position of Deputy Chief of Staff. Armed with the knowledge and experience of his prior service as detailed above, this was a natural progression for this exceptional serviceman. His efforts have not let up now he has joined the General ranks. Within the first two weeks of this year his medal tally increased as he was awarded the Special Service Medal and the Force Cross in relation to the first joint operation with the vUSAF - Operation Blackbeard. Another medal was pinned to his chest in March where he was awarded the Air Commendation Medal for his contribution to Operation Helping Hand. Since assuming the role as Deputy Chief of Staff BGEN Highman has continued to produce outstanding results. He was instrumental in driving the rewrite of USEC Standing Orders and has developed the Combat Orientation and Readiness Exercise facility in which Land Force recruits can conduct necessary training in Armed Assault. He has provided excellent support to me as Chief of Staff and has dealt with a number of difficult personnel issues with professionalism. Brigadier General Joe Highman is a worthy receipient of the Unity Medal. His honesty, integrity and commitment are evident for all to see. I am priviliged to present this medal to Brigadier General Highman. *SALUTE Major General Lyndon Mason Chief of Staff Unity Security Force |
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Chief of Staff's Monthly Address published Monday, May 03, 2010 | 2:38:00 AM | General |
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| MGEN Lyndon "Maceotago" Mason has published the May 2010 Monthly Address on the forum. In it, he goes into great detail about the future of USEC, recruitment and training and why they are tied together and much more. This is definitely a must-read for every member here at USEC. Due to spammers, the forum has recently been locked down so you must be registered and logged in to view the article. |
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ZLA Certifiable Sunday 11 APR 10 Tuesday, April 06, 2010 | 11:18:00 AM | General |
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| USEC is a proud partner VA with the VATSIM Los Angeles Center (ZLA ARTCC), boasting more than two dozen pilots who have completed at least one rating. USEC is second among all VA partners in terms of membership numbers, and third among all VAs in the ratio of members to I-11 graduates. To assist those students out there working toward their Aviator Badge requirements, it gives me great pleasure to provide the following quote straight from the ZLA Event Coordinator. ZLA proudly presents, "Certifiable Sunday!" Since its roll out in October 2006, the ZLA Pilot Certification program has graduated over 400 pilots on VATSIM. The Cert program covers all levels of flight certification; from the very basic VFR traffic pattern at John Wayne to the very challenging IFR arc approach into St. George. The Cert does it all. We invite you to visit the Cert website at pilotcerts.laartcc.org for more information. Each Cert comes with an ATC transcript of what would generally transpire over the radio. The Cert program starts with the VFR-1 and ends with the IFR-11 cert. Each Cert also contains vital information such as charts and descriptions of what you need to do. It's that simple! The ZLA Cert program is proudly affiliated with the following virtual airlines: SimCoa, IPG, Pacific Airways, AvA, MetroAir, UPS, VCA and California Airlines. For you new guys out there, don't be frightened. We have plenty of easy to moderate challenges for you on the Cert. Trust us when we say this: Once you start, it's hard to stop. You'll ask for more challenges once you finish the IFR-11! I hope to see many of you attend and make appreciable progress toward completing your Aviator Badge ratings and becoming fully mission qualified.  Joe "Impaler" HighmanDeputy Chief of Staff |
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Exercise Airstrip begins next weekend Sunday, March 28, 2010 | 2:36:00 AM | General |
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| Members of the Royal Lancers, As many of you know, there is an exercise starting next weekend called EX Airstrip. There are slots available to members wanting to participate in the exercise. The exercise will begin on 3 April 2010 at 0900Z and again at 1900Z. Some members have already signed up for the 1900Z session, but the 0900Z session is currently empty! If you have time you are allowed to participate in both sessions. The Exercise Briefing and storyline can be found on the forum. Regards, Sgt Durant UX501 Lancers |
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Operation Patagonia gets underway Thursday, March 04, 2010 | 6:13:00 AM | General |
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| Following the recent devastating earthquake in Chile, USEC forces have been mobilised in support of the United Nations effort to bring humanitarian aid to this country. Named Operation Patagonia, USEC have deployed units from their Air Force and Navy, and initial reports indicate that the base of operations will be RAF Mount Pleasant in the Falkland Islands. Regular relief flights will be flown from there to Maria Dolores Airport in Chile. Last night, Major Phil Burns, who is the operational commander for this deployment told us "This operation is in its very early stages. We shall be supplying two ships from our Pacific Tasking Group to provide medical assistance in support of the UN mission. They will be joined by helicopters from UX-152, transport aircraft from UX-302, and naval aircraft from UX-108. Orders have been issued to redeploy the bulk of our assets from the United States." This is likely to be a challenging operation, as USEC forces seek to build an air bridge between their base in the Falklands and the areas worst hit by the earthquake. This will be the second time in as many months that USEC has been called into action in support of a humanitarian cause. Time will tell if they can complete their mission. |
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New Aircraft Carrier joins USEC fleet Friday, February 19, 2010 | 6:47:00 AM | General |
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| It is my extreme pleasure to announce the acquisition of USECs first CVN Nimitz class nuclear Aircraft Carrier. The UXS Hall is currently based at San Diego Naval Station, California and is ready for action. USECs ability to react quickly with overwhelming air power has now been given an almost immediate global reach. From this mobile airport, UX-108 will conduct naval aviation activities in support of USEC operations. The carrier holds 5,000m3 of supplies and 5,000 gallons of fuel. This is more than enough to support air operations for an extended period. UX-108 will work in conjuction with the Director of Training under the guidance of Commander Maritime Force Group to develop a full-fledged Carrier Operations qualification. The UXS Hall is named in honor of longtime Chief of Staff and Commander Maritime Force Group, Dean M.H. Hall. Joe "Impaler" HighmanDeputy Chief of Staff |
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USEC christens new Seaport Saturday, January 30, 2010 | 5:46:00 AM | General |
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| The City of Morehead City, North Carolina and USEC came to deal with regards to their port facilities. The deal allows USEC to share usage of the Morehead City Port (QTUP) as a basis of Fleet Operations for the East Coast of the United States. This deal will allow USEC to operate more efficently along the East Coast and within the Atlantic Region. The port facilities are very near our major air debarkation point at Cherry Point MCAS and will work to support major logistics operations along the eastern seaboard and beyond. | ||||||||
COL Brown reaches 1000 hours airborne! Saturday, January 16, 2010 | 6:00:00 PM | General |
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| Today, a momentous feat was achieved by one of our Senior Officers, COL Raymond "Rayskji" Brown. Exactly 2 years and 7 months after joining Unity Security Force, COL Brown flew through the 1000 hours airborne mark, a first in USEC history and a significant achievement on a personal level too. The Commander Air Force, BGEN Paul "tutmeister" Tutty, was quoted as saying, "COL Brown is our Director of Training and he certainly leads from the front, with not a week going by without a PIREP being filed by him. Whether it be long-haul or short-haul flights, piston, turbine, jet or even rotary, COL Brown has excelled at becoming a superb aviator in his time with USEC and we are proud to have him as one of us, especially training our new pilots". COL Brown has flown approximately 7.5 hours a week, every week, since he joined USEC. In addition to this, he also has 64,480 combat points, equating to 644.8 hours in ArmA, making his total weekly average 12.3 hours of logged time for USEC. Congratulations, COL Brown and many thanks for your huge efforts. |
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Back online! Thursday, January 07, 2010 | 8:54:00 AM | General |
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| After a few days offline the USEC site has now been restored. | ||||||||
Operation Island Spear Deployment Phase underway Saturday, December 05, 2009 | 4:04:00 AM | General |
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| === FLASH TRAFFIC === A USEC Special Forces reconnaissance team deployed to observe clandestine movements of weaponry and armaments has failed to report in more than 24 hours. The last known reports suggested that forces occupying Utes Island were not of Somali nationality and that the materiel reported as hijacked was much more advanced than reported. The final report received occured just before daybreak of 4 December informing the Operational Commander that intelligence secured from tower logs at the island airport indicated that these arms are destined for illegal shipment to countries under embargo. The team leader, 2LT Griffiths, failed to report in at the next three checkpoints and his four-man team is presumed captured or killed. USEC infantry and Air Assault forces must deploy immediately to halt the shipment of these arms and to locate and rescue our fellow soldiers behind hostile lines. The UXS Syed will steam from Salalah Raysut harbor in Oman to a position just off the coast of Utes and deploy forces against these aggressors. Hostile actions will commense at 0100 Zulu on 5 December 09, with follow-on actions at 2000 Zulu 5 December and again 2000 6 December. Personnel who still wish to deploy on one or more of these combat missions should notify their squadron leadership immediately and visit the OIS Wiki Page for details. You may also send a MyMail message directly to 1LT Bahleda, the Operational Commander for this mission. Good luck, men. Bring our boys home. === MESSAGE ENDS === |
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Warning Order Sunday, November 15, 2009 | 2:43:00 PM | General |
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| Somali Pirates have branched out and have taken the island of Utes, as their new operating base for illegal activities. The pirates are building an airfield to allow for an unknown purpose. Intelligence shows a build-up of forces on this island that are not typical of Somali Pirates, to include armored vehicles. More intelligence is coming, but we must prepare to act before the Somali Pirates have an active airfield. The positioning of a Task Force in theater has been approved to operate out of Salalah, Oman. Hostilities are likely within the next 30 days. More Intelligence will be passed on as it becomes available. | ||||||||
Website Services Restored Thursday, October 29, 2009 | 6:57:00 PM | General |
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| The website has now been restored on a new server, with a new IP address, thanks to prompt support by our hosting providers and USEC staff. The opportunity was taken to upgrade to the latest technology, from a 32bit to 64bit processor. USEC now also gets more traffic (twice as much) under its hosting arrangement than previously. "I anticipated it was going to take much longer than it did" commented GEN Hall who undertook the transfer. "In reality, it took about two hours to transfer the data, install the required files, configure them, and then activate them". Full services to website, database, and FTP are now restored. @usecforce.com emails are not quite fully configured but will be completed in the next two hours. "All in all, we have been extremely lucky in recovering from the process" noted Hall, "It could have been far worse, and it's identified that our systems in place are adequate for disaster recovery." It took five days for the intrution to be detected, mainly because no damage was caused to the USEC website. |
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Site hacked, downtime immiment Thursday, October 29, 2009 | 1:49:00 PM | General |
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| URGENT NOTICE TO ALL PERSONNEL REGARDING HACKING OF THE USEC WEBSERVER The server the USEC Website (not the forums or wiki) has been hacked. The server will shortly be bought down, and migrated to an entirely new server. This will ensure that no data is lost. What damage was done? We don't believe any damage has been done to any data, scripts, or services, operated by USEC. The entry was not through the USEC website, but another Armed Assault2 related project I had hosted on the server. The USEC website is being bought down and migrated as a precautionary measure. Who hacked the server? At this stage, we do not know. The installed applications are all in Chinese, so it is reasonable to assume whoever hacked the server spoke Chinese. They appear to have no knowledge of USEC and have not touched any USEC related files Can they read our data? A custom encryption method was devised by myself for encrypting passwords and sensitive USEC data, with random numbers generated from radioactive decay. All this data is entirely safe, and has not been comprimised. How safe is our data? A full emergency backup was completed as of the moment of this forum post. Another full backup will be done after the server is bought down. This means that any data that is submitted right up until the server goes down, can be accessed. What are we doing? We are using this as an opportunity to move to an entirely new server, which has been in the planning stages for about twelve months. Unfortunately, this is an unplanned, emergency, migration and therefore downtime is unavoidable. Can I use the website still? For as long as you can access the pages, you can continue to use the website. It will be bought down within the next 24 hours, and migrated to a new server. How can I help? Let everyone know who might not have accessed the forum. Visit these forums for more news. And most importantly, use the time away to visit the USEC wiki and update it! |
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Chief of Staff awarded prestigious medal Monday, October 19, 2009 | 2:33:00 AM | General |
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| Today at 1515Z, General Dean Hall, our Chief of Staff was awarded the Unity medal by Lieutenant-General Paul Tutty, the Deputy Chief of Staff in a ceremony that sees only the second award of the Unity medal since it's inception. "Tutty commented that this award is long overdue, with General Dean Hall being the true force behind the Force." The citation for this message is displayed below: General Dean Hall has been awarded the Unity Medal with the following citation:  The name General Dean Hall is practically synonymous with USEC. Virtually every member to come through our doors has felt the influence of his presence. He has been with the organization since the first days, and is a founding father of the modern incarnation of the Unity Security Force. Since the earliest days of USEC as a military arm of the Unity Virtual Aviation group, GEN Hall has been there. He enlisted with the organization on 1 April 2002, the same day that USEC formed. He served with remarkable distinction and helped define the organization. When USEC split into an independent organization, GEN Hall was right there leading the way. He was decorated and promoted in recognition of the countless days and hours he invested in recoding the entire site and his technical prowess has provided the state-of-the-art, feature rich website all members enjoy today. USEC underwent two additional phases of restructuring and reorganization to get where it is today. GEN Hall is a chief architect of this rebirth. Early records of his, and other veterans, participation is hard to come by, except through the lore and spoken word of those veterans, but the records that live on today tell the tale of GEN Hall being a daring warrior and reliable presence on the Battlefield 2 servers, as well as his behind the scenes brilliance encoding the website. In July 2005, the newest version of the USEC project began keeping records in the newly developed database. In September 2005, his contributions and value inspired the leadership to promote him to Major General. In his new rank, GEN Hall persisted as being among the key leaders and most influential members of the organization. Despite the comfort and personal glory holding the Major General rank may have brought him, GEN Hall and his officers radically reformed the rank system to be more realistic and in-line with military operations. As part of Project Reunite, he voluntarily accepted a reversion in grade down to Colonel in January 2007. His value was impossible to ignore for long, and with the resurging population filling the rosters, in March 2007, Hall once again donned the single star insignia of a Brigadier General. Just six short weeks later, the leadership elevated Hall to the rank of Major General in view of his extraordinary contributions to the success of the organization. A third star graced Hall’s uniform in July of 2007 and he was the first person in USEC history to climb to the rank of Lieutenant General. GEN Hall has served USEC in nearly every capacity that one can serve. His more recent appointments has seen him as a Logistics officer, Intelligence Officer, Training Officer, Recruiting Officer, Commander Air Forces, Commander Special Forces, Commander Maritime Forces, and most significantly, Chief of Staff. He is the chief artist behind almost all of the artwork that one can witness on the USEC website, including the recent revision of the entire Ranks, Medals and Badges inventory using spectacularly detailed 3d rendering. His contributions to the development of web-based content for the community are virtually immeasurable. GEN Hall has created, with feedback and input from the community, virtually every pixel of art that displays on the USEC website. The artwork alone is enough to show any potential recruit that USEC is a professional and squared away group. GEN Hall designed and published his own custom material for Flight Simulator X with the release of the P-3 Orion, and in Armed Assault with the F-117A Nighthawk, AAV-P, AAV-R, HH-60G, C-130J, the Maule M7, and most profoundly, the LHA UXS Syed. GEN Hall provides these creations free of charge to USEC members despite great monetary expense and even greater investment of his own time. This is yet another shining example of GEN Hall’s selfless service to this community. GEN Hall spends much of the time that the rest of the USEC community and various multinational force groups enjoys playing his products toiling over new designs for future products. Many of the details of his design testing are classified top secret information, but have led to immeasurable rewards not only for the USEC society, but for players and groups the world wide. Projects of special note include the recent development of custom Steyr weapon packages for Armed Assault 2; highly robust and detailed automated traffic controllers; heightened realism for all land-combat operations through rigorous interaction of the Logistics system; player-directed AI aircraft missions, such as ordering Air Transportation, providing laser-guided munitions drops on designated targets, and even the mundane mission of delivering cargo supplies to the field. The total immersion into a richly interactive, rapidly and dynamically evolving battle-space has emerged as a direct result of the hundreds of man-hours that GEN Hall has personally invested into these various projects. GEN Hall invests countless hours and his own money into designing, supporting, hosting, and administering the USEC website. Despite these strains on his time and wallet, he is always cheerful and helpful to anyone who approaches him. He makes time for his soldiers and extends himself to great lengths, sometimes even personal hardships, to be available and supportive and to go that extra mile. GEN Hall is the greatest ambassador USEC could ask for. GEN Hall does not lead from behind, and is one of USEC’s most decorated and involved members. GEN Hall has personally designed, authored and/or published almost every decorated operation to date, but his involvement hardly ends there. He has served as the Operational Commander of no fewer than six decorated combat operations, including Operation Cotton, Snowball, Firefly, Green Field, Tammarpok, and Dark Ice. His first recorded operational command directed F/A-18E airstrikes against simulated targets in Iraq, racking up a total of 21.7 flight hours. Operation Tammarpok still holds the record for the most flight hours logged in support of the mission with 636.9 total hours. The next closest mission in USEC history in terms of hours flown is Operation Firefly, also commanded by GEN Hall, and recorded 544.5 flight hours. All told, operations for which GEN Hall served as Operational Commander afforded USEC pilots and soldiers the opportunity to fly 1,411.7 hours and earn 43,605 combat points. He has participated in countless missions, but perhaps his greatest accomplishment is in the authoring and publishing of 484 air mission taskings for other pilots. This is an extraordinary achievement, and earned him the Master Operational Planner ribbon, the first of its kind, in January 2009. GEN Hall is no stranger to the dirtier side of operations though. He has logged hundreds of flight hours, many of which were in support of operational contingencies. GEN Hall is a selfless contributor to the Force, and he will quickly shuffle any credit or praise to another staff member rather than accept it all for himself. As the Chief of Staff, atop the chain-of-command, decorating him properly is a difficult proposition. However, former commanders and current peers have taken note of his exceptional value to the organization and have pinned several medals onto GEN Hall’s virtual chest. He is the recipient of the Flying Cross, the Leadership Cross of Valor, the Guardian Medal, the Distinguished Service Medal, two Gold Star of Merit medals, the Force Dedication Ribbon, two Meritorious Unit Citations, the Operational Commander ribbon, the Master Operational Planner ribbon, the 7-year service ribbon, 9 combat campaign ribbons, and 2 UN campaign ribbons. He is among the first recipients of the Infantryman Badge. It is impossible to tell the terrific story of this proud and prestigious community without the name General Dean Hall being among the headlines. He has, and continues to serve this organization and community with extraordinary character and commitment. He is selflessly dedicated to the continued improvement of the landscape and the personnel who call USEC home. His service reflects great credit upon himself. He is a leader of men, trusted by all who encounter him. He is the heart of USEC and his influence will resonate through these halls forever. |
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USEC receives ZLA Pilot Cert VA status Tuesday, September 29, 2009 | 12:24:00 AM | General |
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| Due to the increasing traffic in the ZLA airspace caused by USEC members, the ZLA ARTCC (Los Angeles Center) Pilot Certification Program has designated USEC as a Partner Virtual Airline. As such, USEC now enjoys its own VA Roster page on the ZLA ARTCC Pilot Certification pages. As of this release, we have 15 members on the roster who have completed at least one of the ZLA ratings. If you should be a member of this roster but aren't shown, please contact LTCOL Highman, UX302, for assistance. This partnership is yet another milestone achievement in USEC's ambition of developing and being accepted as the first ever fictional virtual military Special Operations Airline (VSOA) in VATSIMs history. Congratulations to those who have helped to establish USEC as a featured player in the ZLA landscape. |
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MyMail gets a facelift Thursday, September 10, 2009 | 5:03:00 PM | General |
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| MyMail, with its roots originating back to 2000 at SouthEast Virtual Airlines, has received a new look and some new functionality. The new look is designed to make it easier to read, and easier to use. MyMail is the official method of communication at USEC, allowing personnel to keep their home emails free of USEC email and prevent spam. The new look includes the ability to much more easily delete mymail messages, and to completely clear your inbox of anything that you haven't read. Updates are still continuing, with many more features coming in the next few weeks. |
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Logistics System receives major upgrade Wednesday, September 09, 2009 | 6:45:00 PM | General |
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| The USEC Logistics System has received the first of several planned major upgrades. The new features facilitate the creation, transport, and consumption of cargo and personnel. The movement of cargo and personnel will become key to USEC success in operations, and directly affect the conduct of our operations. For more information on the updates, visit the Logistics section under Directorates. | ||||||||
Website Updates Continue Thursday, September 03, 2009 | 3:15:00 PM | General |
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| Over the past few days, work has been completed on updating a number of website components. The backlog of requested features, and listed bugs on the USEC bugtracking site has been worked on, as well as a focus on optimizing existing pages to cope with the increasing website traffic. Operation File statistics have received an overhaul, as have mission details on players profiles. Scheduled for completion is the WATCHREP system for the Naval members, as well as further optimization and easy feature requests received through the USEC bug tracking system. If you have an idea, be sure to add it using that site. |
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Tutty awarded first ever Unity Medal Friday, August 07, 2009 | 12:33:00 PM | General |
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| Today, at 12:24pm local time, Lieutenant General Paul Tutty, the Deputy Chief of Staff at USEC, has been awarded the first ever Unity Medal. LTGEN Tutty was nominated for the award by Lieutenant Colonel Joe Highman, and the award was approved by General Dean Hall, Chief of Staff. "Today marks a truly special occasion, when we recognize a key member of our team in the growth and history of our group" commented Hall. The citation for this message is displayed below: Lieutenant General Paul Tutty has been awarded The Unity Medal with the following citation: "The Story of USEC cannot be told without Lieutenant General Paul Tutty. General Tutty has distinguished himself as among the most important contributors in USEC history through a combination of loyalty, respect, selfless service, and sharp intelligence and adaptability. General Tutty was first commissioned a Lieutenant in February 2007, and within the space of nine months, so distinguished himself as a squadron commander and staff officer that he reached the rank of Brigadier General in November 2007. January 2009 saw General Tutty become only the second member to ever receive promotion to the grade of Lieutenant General. This meteoric rise through the ranks was no accident, but the result of dedicated performance. After a very successful enlisted career dating back to 2002 and the origins of USEC, he has held several key leadership positions. As a newly appointed Flight Leader with UX-108, he served with such excellence that he was hand-selected by the outgoing Squadron Commander to assume the command and rise to the rank of Captain. He then held the positions of Squadron Commander, Personnel Officer, Operations Officer, Deputy Director of Operations, and Commander Maritime Force. In November 2007, then Colonel Tutty was approved for promotion into the General Officer corps and appointed to Commander Air Force. In January 2008, then Brigadier General Tutty was again hand-selected by the outgoing Deputy Chief of Staff to assume the vacant position. General Tutty continues to hold the Deputy Chief of Staff office and the Commander Air Force post to this day, in addition to his many other duties and behind-the-scenes support. He invests countless hours and his own finances into designing, hosting, supporting, and administering both the USEC Wiki page and the USEC Forums services. General Tutty has always gone to extraordinary lengths to meet his commitments to the organization and to his soldiers. Despite being thousands of miles from home, he still managed to use whatever connection he could scrounge together so he could log in and check up on his soldiers. Living out of a duffel bag and spending the extra energy required of an international relocation and employment search has not dampened his resolve and he continues to go above and beyond the call of duty in ensuring the education, support, and development of his pilots. His activity levels rarely slow, and he has been an instrumental figure in the authoring and operational command of Operation Orange Dawn. This operation called for Air Evacuation of a civilian population in a region of Kenya, and saw over 205 flight hours logged, including 30 hours among 7 sorties flown by LTG Tutty. To this day, Operation Orange Dawn holds a position in the Top-6 Operations in terms of hours flown by USEC pilots. Lieutenant General Tutty has also been a key developer of the UFA Wings program. He never ceases to think about the educational development of the member-pilots of USEC, regardless of the individuals experience level. In his tenure as Commander Air Force, he has been a prominent figure in the development of the newly implemented Aviator Ratings system. He supported a tiered experience-based and qualifications-based pilot rating system and has seen it come to fruition. He was a staunch advocate of adopting VATSIM as the multiplayer flight environment of choice and for adopting their standards for USEC use so the organization could evolve into a Special Operations virtual unit. In addition to leading the charge to make the switch from the obsolete and expensive FSHost server to the feature-rich VATSIM network, General Tutty facilitated the migration through the authoring and posting of several how-to and troubleshooting guides for users new to the network. Not only did this migration lead to a more fully functioning realistic air traffic environment in which to fly, but also saved USEC members over $350 each year. Lieutenant General Tutty leads from the front, and has logged 385 flight hours, of which 153 were logged against 10 different campaigns. He is no stranger to the life of a rifleman either, participating in 55 documented land-based combat operations. His contributions to USEC have been immeasurable, and decorations hardly tell the tale. He was the second recipient of the Aviator Badge. He also has received the Guardian Medal, the Distinguished Service Medal, two Gold Star of Merit Medals, the Silver Star of Merit Medal, the Bronze Star of Merit Medal, the Force Dedication Ribbon, two Force Commander Citation ribbons, the Meritorious Unit Citation, the Operational Commander ribbon, the 7-year Service ribbon, 8 combat campaign ribbons, and 1 UN campaign ribbon. The character of the history of his service, coupled with the personal commitment and dedication given each day reflect great credit upon Lieutenant General Tutty. He is an inspirational leader, a wise advisor, a tremendously gifted soldier, and an outstanding representative of the USEC ideal. The Unity Security Force is the strong and thriving community it is only because of the caliber of contributors like Lieutenant General Paul Tutty." Very special thanks to LTCOL Highman, CO302, for writing the citation. |
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O'Brien awarded Distinguished Service Medal Monday, August 03, 2009 | 12:57:00 PM | General |
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Sergeant Major Brandon OBrien has been awarded the Distinguished Service Medal with the following citation: "The Distinguished Service Medal is hereby awarded to Sergeant Major Brandon Obrien, in appreciation and recognition of his outstanding service to USEC. Over the course of his first year with USEC, SGTMAJ Obrien logged 156.3 flight hours, 146.3 in cargo aircraft, with 81 of those in support of combat and goodwill campaigns. He voluntarily accepted an appointment as First Sergeant then as Sergeant Major of UX-302, sacrificing a sure commission in the process so he could better serve his unit and his community. He is the recipient of the Force Dedication Ribbon, Force Commanders Citation, and Tammarpok, Rudolph (UN), Iron Dawn, and Dark Ice campaign ribbons. The outstanding character of his service reflects great credit upon himself, UX-302, and USEC at large." |
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Easley awarded Distinguished Service Medal Wednesday, July 29, 2009 | 10:19:00 AM | General |
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Sergeant Major of the Force Charles "Borderhawk" Easley has been awarded the to Distinguished Service Medal with the following citation: "SGTMAJ(F) Easley has served with the Force for over twelve months, during which time he has flown nearly 300 hours in aircraft and participated in over 20 ground combat missions. He is a veteran of seven operations at USEC, during which he has received the Meritorious Unit Citation, a Commanders Citation"> Force Commanders Citation, two Commanders Citations, and a Chief of Staff citation. He is also a recipient of the Silver and Bronze stars for his service. SGTMAJ Easleys service is mainly with UX152, where he was appointed as SGTMAJ prior to becoming Sergeant Major of the Air Force, from which he received his current appointment. He has served with distinction, dedication, and commitment, and is considered one of the finest members of the Force. Today we honor this commitment with the Distinguished Service Medal, well done Sergeant Major Easley." |
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Ex Klondike Bar Saturday, July 25, 2009 | 2:04:00 PM | General |
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| Good day USEC, At 2055Z, the USEC PTG vessel L912 intercepted a message on a Military Emergency Frequency from Elmendorf AFB (Alaska, US). The message is as follows: [ELMENDORF AFB IS UNDER RED ALERT X BASE PENETRATED X REQUEST EXFILTRATION OF RESTRICTED AND SENSITIVE MATERIAL X COMMS OUT X MAJOR BASE ENERGY SOURCE BLACKOUT X RUNNING ON RESERVE EMERGENCY ENERGY X AUTOMATIC MESSAGE X LOOP X END] After the OOW on the Watch at that time aboard L912 transmitted the message to the proper USEC authorities, the solution was clear, and dubbed the "KLONDIKE BAR", the code-word for this Exercise. More intelligence may be found on the Ex. Klondike Bar post on the Forum Ops Room. Hope to see you all aiding Elmendorf, LT Roger "Torpedo" G. Commanding Officer Pacific Task Group |
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New Addition Wednesday, July 01, 2009 | 8:08:00 AM | General |
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| SGTMAJ and Mrs. O'Brien are pleased to announce that the family will have a new addition. They have confirmation that they are expecting with their second child. The due date is February 16, 2010 (one day prior to Mrs. O'Brien's birthday :-) ) Please stay tuned for further information regrading sex and name. | ||||||||
Historic appointment of SGTMAJ(F) Thursday, June 04, 2009 | 3:33:00 AM | General |
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| On June the 1st, 2009, Unity Command appointed Charles "borderhawk" Easley as the very first Sergeant Major of the Force, abbreviated SGTMAJ(F). He is now the most senior enlisted person within USEC. Having served in the Air Force for the last year, most recently as the SGTMAJ(FG), SGTMAJ Easley has amassed hundreds of flying hours, participated in 20 combat missions across 5 different Operational theaters and has been decorated numerous times. He is a role model to enlisted personnel having served with valor, honor and dignity while working hard to become the best he can be at his role within USEC as well as his career as a Pilot. Unity Command looks forward to working directly with the SGTMAJ(F) in the future and congratulates him on this historic appointment. |
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Four new 172SP for UFA Saturday, May 16, 2009 | 4:20:00 PM | General |
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| The Unity Flight Academy (UFA) today took ownership of four new Cessna Skyhawk 172SP. The Skyhawk has been a valuable member of the training fleet and these additions will give the UFA more flexibility particularly in terms of the locations of air assets. This brings the total USEC Skyhawk fleet to ten.  |
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UFA VATSIM FLY IN 16MAY09 Wednesday, May 13, 2009 | 6:23:00 PM | General |
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 ATC from Laughlin AFB will be provided. Flight details to be provided closer to time - flight time will be approximately 2 hours Register your interest in the Forum under the VATSIM thread. |
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Weagles welcome the P-3C Orion Saturday, May 02, 2009 | 12:55:00 AM | General |
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UX108 Wet Eagles squadon, affectionately known as the "Weagles" have welcomed five P-3C Orion aircraft to the fleet. These have been purchased to assist in the realignment of the Maritime Force to better support the fleet. "Maritime Patrol is will be one of major strategic requirements in the coming years" commented GEN Hall, current Commander Maritime Force and Chief of Staff. "The P-3C Orion is set to become a regular workforce, we are setting up contracts that will require us to provide daily patrols to enforce enclusive economic zones".  Unfortunately, the recent Maritime Review identified the E-3C Hawkeye as surplus to requirements. The historic 50001 and 50002 E-3C Hawkeye aircraft have been with USEC since the beginning of the Unity NG system. The aircraft are likely to be retired from service within the next two months. |
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New Sheriff in Town Wednesday, April 29, 2009 | 7:11:00 AM | General |
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| I am very proud to announce the appointment of Brandon "Ghostwriter" Obrien to the post of First Sergeant, UX-302. He comes very highly recommended by his officers and his peers and I look forward to working with him at the command level. As First Sergeant, he exists in a special place in the heirarchy at UX302. He is the senior enlisted soldier in the entire squadron. As such, all enlisted personnel as subordinate to him. If he issues an instruction, it is to be executed as if you heard the instruction from me personally. Along with this authority comes much responsibility. It is his primary function to look out for the best interests of the enlisted personnel of the squadron on all matters. He works for you by working directly with me. When you can, please take a moment to send along a congratulatory note to the new First Sergeant. It is truly an honored position and he deserves it in so many ways. |
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Storms assigned as XO152 Saturday, April 25, 2009 | 1:15:00 AM | General |
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| I am pleased, and honored, to announce the 1LT Daniel "Shadowman" Storms will be reassigned to the Executive Officer position in UX152. Since I first started here at USEC, 1LT Storms has been a great asset. He is great at training new personnel, communicating, and overall and wonderful pilot! He had been my one of the people I fall back to if I need assistance and is always willing to help out. Please, take part in helping congratulate this fine officer and a great friend! |
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VATSIM Event - 18APR09 Tuesday, April 14, 2009 | 9:55:00 PM | General |
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| Ladies and Gents, another VATSIM event is in the works for this weekend. Please vote for your most suitable time in the forum topic and let us know you will be attending. We're hoping for this to become a more regular occurrence on weekends and with the previous event so well attended, this one should also be good fun for all involved and good training. ATC has been requested from ZHU ARTCC. Paul "tutmeister" Tutty |
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Nordman appointed CO152 Tuesday, April 14, 2009 | 6:13:00 PM | General |
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| Captain James "Turbo" Nordman has been appointed the Commanding Officer of UX152, due to the assignment of Major Joe "Impaler" Highman to UCOM prior to his next command appointment. MAJ Highman has had an extremely distinguished service within UX152, bringing the unit into the forefront of USEC together with an extremely effective and competent group of officers. One of those officers today takes over the reigns. We all look forward to the contributions that Captain Nordman will bring to the unit. | ||||||||
Operation Desert Night Friday, April 10, 2009 | 12:23:00 AM | General |
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| USEC air and land forces are being called upon again. This time, coalition forces in Southwestern Asia are being threatened by heightened insurgent activities. While it would be the easiest course of action for a heavily armed land-force to overwhelm the relatively small hostile force, there are larger political and tactical responsibilities involved. Rather than merely treating the symptoms, intelligence leadership wants to attack the source of the problem at its core. New intelligence reports that there will be a clandestine meeting between key militant leadership and the elusive black market weapons dealer who has been increasing the deadly potential of local cells. If USEC can strike with precision and frightening speed, we could eliminate the source of high-end weaponry in the area as well as beheading the command and control of several local cells. Watch the forums and the Operations board for more details. Good luck, and good hunting. |
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Seven year anniversary for USEC Thursday, April 02, 2009 | 4:31:00 PM | General |
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| For immediate release Wellington, New Zealand – 2 April 2009 – Just over seven years ago, the military realism flight simulation group Unity Security Force was founded by a handful of members. Populated predominantly by current and former members of real world militaries around the globe, USEC drew on the diverse background of its members to carve a unique place in the virtual aviation community. Both the current Chief of Staff, and Deputy Chief of Staff, have cited their service at USEC as being instrumental in the development of their careers in real world militaries. “I wholeheartedly say that had I not been a member of USEC, I would not have ended up flying WAH-64 for the British Army” commented Lieutenant General Paul Tutty, the current Deputy Chief of Staff. The current Chief of Staff, General Dean Hall, attributes his success as an Officer in the Royal New Zealand Air Force to his service at USEC, as well as his entry into the Computer Games industry as a Producer. “When I applied for the job, I provided a link to the USEC site. The studio was so impressed, they signed me up as an Associate Producer” commented Hall recently. “I think people underestimate the impact, socializing, and skills that are gained from participation in the Virtual Aviation community” said Hall. How is USEC going to spend its birthday? “We’ve never done much for our birthdays” commented Hall, “we just stick to what we do best, being a team, and doing things better each day.” Anyone interested in the Unity Security Force, can visit http://www.usecforce.com for more information. |
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VATSIM Event - 28MAR09 Thursday, March 26, 2009 | 12:18:00 AM | General |
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| USEC members will be participating in their very first VATSIM event on Saturday, which will be a historic moment for USEC, who are working very hard to achieve VATSIM Special Operations Administration authority to commence military flight tasking on the network. If you haven't yet signed up with VATSIM, you really are missing out. With up to 900 Pilot and ATC online at any one time, the network is one of the busiest in the world. All that is required is for realistic participation in the fun, is Microsoft Flight Simulator, a working microphone and either Squawkbox 4 or FSInn to connect to the network. Additionally, the hardest part is actually logging in, as once you're on, you'll realize how friendly everyone is and will soon become a fan yourself! We look forward to seeing you on Saturday around the midday period UTC. For exact timings, please read the forum thread . |
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Attack Flight CO, SGT log 50 missions Friday, March 06, 2009 | 4:59:00 AM | General |
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| There are only 12 personnel in all of USEC who have earned the 50 Combat Mission ribbon. I am pleased to announce that 2LT Daniel "Shadowman" Storms has achieved that lofty accomplishment with his participation as logged on COMREP 371. Of the 12 ribbon holders, three are now from UX-152, with MAJ Highman and MSGT Lees also receiving the award. UX-152, the rotary-wing giants of USEC also occupy 25% of all 50-combat-mission ribbon recipients. |
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Aircraft 50009 flies its 500th hour Thursday, February 26, 2009 | 10:24:00 PM | General |
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| A C130 Hercules from UX302 flew its 500th hour on 15 February, flown by LTCOL Syed, CO108, on a routine Logistics Delivery flight. This marks the first time a C130 of UX302 has passed the 500 hours mark. Only a handful of USEC aircraft have passed the 500 mark, including two C17 aircraft that have completed over 700 hours each. Purchased new on 28 August 2002, 50009 first flew over six years ago on 14 Jan 2003 piloted by BGEN Kyle Masters (then LTCOL). Since the the aircraft has been a key member of logistics delivery participating in every major operation during that time. "It's on days like this that remind me just how long we have been doing this" commented Gen Hall in a quiet ceremony to mark the occasion today, "commemorating 500 hours on a single airframe really brings it home just how long and hard we have been flying the C130". 50009 was the nineth operational aircraft purchased by USEC, and the fourth oldest aircraft still operated by USEC. Out of all the old aircraft operated by USEC, it has the most hours. The aircraft is currently enroute to the operational base for the latest operation, OP IRON DAWN, completing logistics runs. |
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Aircraft Mission planning system revised Wednesday, February 25, 2009 | 3:03:00 AM | General |
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| Aircraft mission planning got a welcomed set of new tools with the release of the PRIORITY and AVAILABILITY fields to the existing Aircraft Mission page. Now, mission planners can decide not only the specific pilot, but rather the squadron of pilots who may elect to participate in the tasking. Mission planners may now communicate in a very clear and professional manner their intentions regarding the importance of a mission or the time-schedule on which it must be completed. This opens a whole new window of realism for Flight Operations planning. |
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Award Nomination system goes Live! Friday, February 20, 2009 | 10:27:00 AM | General |
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| Greetings, USEC soldiers and officers, Recently, 2LT Cheng crafted a new form that anyone in USEC can access to nominate someone for an award or decoration. The form is very easy to use, and can be found in the Blue list to the left under "Suggest Award" or in the shortcut lines above your MyMail inbox under "Recommend Award." To begin, simply click one of those two shortcuts. Three fields will appear. The first is a drop-down roster in alphabetical order of every member of USEC. The members nickname is included inside the parenthesis for your convenience. The second field asks for the award or decoration you feel the member deserves. If you are unsure of what is appropriate here, you have some options. Your first and best option is to look in the Standing Orders and review the Decorations chapter sections. Another option is to contact your squadron or platoon leadership for advice. A third option is to gauge the nominated actions against other actions that have earned decorations and select accordingly. The third field is very important. This is your chance to help shape the citation attached to the decoration, as well as to really sell your nomination to the approving authority. Please do not skimp here and this field is vital. Be as poetic and narrative as you choose, but make it clear that your nomination means business and that the actions truly merit extraordinary recognition. Awards and Decorations are a small but important part of the USEC experience. While we do not specifically do things in hopes of winning these accolades, it is a tremendously rewarding feeling when you see that your hard work and dedication has been recognized by your peers and your superiors. You have the power to express just how valuable you find someones contributions. Please, take time to read the SO, Chapter 4, on Decorations then be active about recognizing and citing extraordinary achievement, be it in the Flight Simulator airspace, the Armed Assault battlefield, or the USEC headquarters. For the Director of Personnel, MAJ Joe "Impaler" Highman Commanding UX-152 Little Angels Squadron |
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UX511 Steel Riders Deactivated Wednesday, February 18, 2009 | 1:24:00 PM | General |
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| Operating since June 2007, the UX511 unit of Land Force Group was deactivated this morning, on the authority of the Chief of Staff, GEN Hall. "USEC is realigning itself towards a more mobile, deployable force," said Hall, "Our units need to reflect the operations we conduct, and we just weren't utilizing UX511 the way it should be, nor could we for the foreseeable future". Personnel currently serving with UX511 have been transferred to UX501, pending further duties. Consideration was given to entirely disbanding the unit, but for the moment, it will simply be deactivated. A deactivated unit retains it identification, and any assets owned by the unit remain with it. "We will revisit the question of UX511 later in the year, and choose to either reactivate it, or disband it entirely" noted Hall. |
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LT Nordman awarded the DSM Wednesday, February 18, 2009 | 11:04:00 AM | General |
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First Lieutenant James "Turbo" Nordman has been awarded the Distinguished Service Medal with the following citation: "LT Nordman has served USEC for over a year, with his entire effective service spent at UX152. Early in his career he demonstrated his leadership qualities in assisting the instruction of members new to the USEC Revolutions concept. He is the most operationally experienced member of UX152 with over 100 flight hours, having served through four operations during which he has received the Commanders Citation, the Meritiorous Unit Citation. He received the Outstanding Unit Citation, and Commanders Citation"> Force Commanders Citation while a Flight Leader at UX152. LT Nordman is awarded the Distinguished Service Medal for his outstanding dedicated service." |
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Exercise Locker Sunday, February 15, 2009 | 7:23:00 AM | General |
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| Hello fellow shipmates! In PTG, I am proud to announce the final stages of the creation of Exercise Locker. This exercise will be an exercise in which all PTG members are encouraged to participate. We will be having a Convoy formed just south of SDNS (North Island NAS, Coronado), and we will be going through 2 waypoints and into a containment area to practice ship handling in convoy maneuvers. The convoy will consist of UXS Unity (DDG, D910), UXS Robarts (AK, A905) and UXS Mason (AK, A907). I will shortly release the Exercise Schedule, Dates and other Intelligence. Sgt. Roger "Torpedo" G. USEC PTG - Pacific Task Group |
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Operation Iron Dawn underway Saturday, February 14, 2009 | 3:32:00 PM | General |
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| USEC forces are being sent to battle for the first time since Operation Green Field in the summer of 2008. For many, this combat deployment will mark the first taste of battle in an official context and will provide many squadrons and platoons an opportunity to flex newly developed muscle. All combat personnel are invited to attend and participate in combat operations over this weekend. If you havent already, you must install Armed Assault with patch 1.14, the USEC Mods as per the forum, the ACE 1.02 mod, and TeamSpeak client 1.1. If you have any questions or concerns, contact your squadron/flight leadership immediately as we are very eager to see you participate to the fullest. Keep your eyes on the news channel for the latest developments and news flashes. For the Chief of Staff, CPT Joe "Impaler" Highman Commanding, UX-152 Little Angels Squadron |
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January Smashes operational records Monday, February 09, 2009 | 2:12:00 PM | General |
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| The new year kicked off with a bang, being the sound of all previous operational records being smashed. USEC pilots boasted 574.5 real-time, in-control flight hours through the month across just shy of 250 missions. That means on average, at any one time, there was always a USEC aircraft in the air with a pilot at the controls. In terms of land force activity, we saw our server at nearly maximum several times, including a 13 member session run by CAPT Highman. |
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The end of Microsoft Flight Simulator? Friday, January 23, 2009 | 4:16:00 PM | General |
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| From Gamasutra (more info and discussion in our forums): <b>Development sources have told Gamasutra that a large portion of the dev house's staff has been let go - with multiple reports indicating that [b]he entire Flight Simulator team has been axed</b> No Microsoft Train Simulator 2, and quite possibly, no future versions of Microsoft's oldest franchise (it predates Windows by three years). I had heard some rumors a while back... thought it couldn't be true... From what I understand, they have completely sacked every person relating to the development of Flight Simulator X, future versions and Train Simulator too. It's *possible* that they may be switching to the ESP initiative. |
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Operation Rudolph is one for the record books Tuesday, January 13, 2009 | 10:41:00 AM | General |
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| Monday marked the close of Operation Rudolph, and the mission goes down in USEC history among the most successful ever. A heart-felt congratulations goes out to everyone who took part in a mission tasking. The operation had two missions. First, the primary mission was a Morale mission, transporting families and other USEC servicemembers home for the holiday season. The second mission was a humanitarian UN assistance campaign, delivering aid workers and charitable goods to various points around the globe. Using the ample passenger space of its airlift assets, USEC planes flew to 5 geographic hubs in the contiguous United States, and C17s and the C5 flew overseas to points in Europe, Asia, and Oceana. 22 pilots accepted and logged 64 mission taskings during Operation Rudolph utilizing 7 different airframes. During this time, a total of 256.2 hours were logged in official PIREPs, for an average of 11.65 hours per pilot and an average of 4.00 hours per tasking. These numbers are clearly outstanding. Again, many thanks to all those fine pilots who made this Operation a success. |
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UX152 awarded Outstanding Unit Citation Wednesday, January 07, 2009 | 2:12:00 PM | General |
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UX152 has been awarded the to Outstanding Unit Citation. This is awarded to recognise outstanding Unit's in terms of performance and efficiency. All members of a unit receive this award when, in the eyes of the Chief of Staff, the unit has demonstrated exceptional efficiency, activity, training, and development. Units must have no inactive or MIA members, and must have maintained high tempo of training or operational activity for a prolonged period.  "UX152 is a unit with a rich history. Formed in the early days of USEC in 2003, UX152 was a key unit during the reformation of USEC in 2005. On 18 December 2005 UX152 "Little Angels" was merged into UX302 as part of a structural review, and remained part of UX302 for a considerable time. Despite the move, the aircraft continued to fly with the UX152 as a mark of respect to the previous unit. Then, on 20 Mar 2008 UX152 was reformed under the command of Kevin Schultz (then Lieutenant) operating UH-60 Blackhawk and MH-6 helicopters. The unit struggled through difficulty recruiting and training helicopter pilots, spread across two gaming platforms with operational requirements in both the land and air battlespaces. Under the command of CAPT Highman, and his chosen unit leadership, the unit has progressed from strength to strength. Indeed, the unit has banded together in such a way, with such a strong identity, that it has inspired other USEC units to do the same. As yet, UX152 has not had a chance to fully test their revamped status in an operational capacity. This award, the first of such, recognizes the amazing feat completed by the unit. Well done UX152." |
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Tutty promoted to Lieutenant General Tuesday, January 06, 2009 | 8:41:00 AM | General |
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Paul Tutty, the current Deputy Chief of Staff has been promoted to Lieutenant General with the following citation: "MAJGEN Paul Tutty, as one of the original crew at USEC, has been a driving force behind positive change at USEC over his service, stretching back over six years. During this time, he has been instrumental in efforts such as the USEC wiki, the establishment of better training processes, hosting the forums on his own servers, donating his money and time to bettering USEC. Throughout all this, he has maintained his status as a core leader and mentor to other officers. He has applied his real world experience in a thoughtful, managed way such that all members get a positive experience out of it. As a Lieutenant General, Paul is recognized and appropriately authorized to act as the Chief of Staff, when such a need arises. This is a historic promotion, as only one other USEC member has ever held such a rank - being myself." |
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December sets highest mission sortes Monday, January 05, 2009 | 1:19:00 PM | General |
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| In December 2008, USEC Pilots flew 412.7 in-control hours, across 153 missions. This represents an average of five flights every day of the month. It is the most active month, in terms of numbers of missions flown, in USEC history. In terms of flight hours, it is second only to August 2008 in which 491.7 in-control hours were flown across 133 missions. "This is a truly significant achievement for our Air Force Group" commented GEN Hall, "it represents the development of our operation system by our dedicated staff and pilots over the last few months". |
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Record Thirteen New Members approved Sunday, January 04, 2009 | 1:12:00 PM | General |
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| A record thirteen recruits have had their applications approved, and submitted on to complete basic training. This is out of an application pool of seventeen applicants. Two of the applications were rejected, and two are currently on hold pending further information. Over thirty applications have been received, but only seventeen had completed all the required examinations to receive promotion to recruit. The Chief of Staff, GEN Dean Hall, welcomed all the new personnel today on the USEC Forums. |
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Operation RUDOLPH On Pace To Set Records Tuesday, December 30, 2008 | 4:45:00 PM | General |
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| With Operation RUDOLPH only two-weeks old, and several operational taskings coming out daily, the Operation is well on pace to become one of the most participated in operations in USEC history. "Only two weeks into the Operation, RUDOLPH already holds the position of 4th highest number of hours flown, and 5th highest number of ground combat points," Director of Operations  Kyle "Woody" Masters, who is also the Operation Commander."I'd put credit for this outstanding level of participation on two groups. First, the pilots and soldiers out there flying the missions and pounding the ground." Masters said. "I would also give gredit to Joe "Impaler" Highman, the Detachment Commander, and the person who had the operations concept for Rudolph, and plans most of the missions."The most active air operation in USEC history is Operation TAMMARPOK, taking place in Alaska, with pilots racking up over 600 flight hours. Land Force wise, the most active operation was Operation SUNBEAM, in the Western Pacific Ocean, with the Land Force accumulating over 37,000 combat points. |
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USEC boasts 38 VATSIM pilots Sunday, December 21, 2008 | 1:17:00 AM | General |
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| After achieving VATSIM certification as a VA Partner just over a month ago, USEC now has thirty eight pilots registered with the popular flight simulation traffic network. "We're hoping to increase the quality of our training, to get as many of our pilots into the VATSIM system as possible" commented General Hall. Also, December is looking to be a bumper month for USEC flight missions, with over 100 missions posted so far, and still ten days left in the month. Currently the record month is August 2008, with 133 missions flown. The next closest is November 2008 with 130 missions. "We're hoping to crack 150 missions this month" noted Hall, "which would mean an average of five missions per day, really great stuff". |
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Masters returns, appointed as DOps Thursday, December 18, 2008 | 11:31:00 AM | General |
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| BGEN Kyle Masters has returned to full active duty after a period away from USEC. While he has been away on commitments associated with service, he has still checked in regularly but today the Chief of Staff confirmed his return to duty. Masters has previously served as the Chief of Staff at USEC when GEN Hall had taken a break from the organization. He is being appointed the Director of Operations, to help grow USECs operation system and assist with the development of standards in that area. |
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Operation Rudolph kicks off Monday, December 15, 2008 | 3:14:00 PM | General |
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| OPERATION RUDOLPH Home for the Holidays Every mission flown by a USEC pilot is made possible by the work, effort, and dedication of countless support personnel. Ground crews, maintenance workers, fuel specialists, firefighters, security police, personnel and finance clerks, medical support personnel, cooks, and civilian contractors toil around the clock to keep our aircraft in the air. While the pilot is the most visible part of the operation, the behind-the-scenes support crews are just as valuable. Their service is not without great personal sacrifice. USEC reward their service by helping them to get back home for a well-deserved holiday leave, to visit friends and families and to renew for the coming months of steady work. USEC will take on a humanitarian mission as well, using transport capacity to deploy aid workers and using cargo capacity of its airlift assets to deliver donated items to needy children and families around the globe. |
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Record month for UFA Wednesday, December 03, 2008 | 7:40:00 PM | General |
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| November has seen 6 pilots receive their Flight Academy Wings which is a record for USEC. This replaces the previous record of 5 graduates which was achieved in August and September of this year. The Flight Academy has now seen 33 pilots graduate in 2008 which is by far and away the most successful year in USEC history. |
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UX152 unveils newest additions to the arsenal Wednesday, December 03, 2008 | 10:19:00 AM | General |
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| It is with great pride that I announce that UX-152 just accepted delivery of an entire flight of AH-1W Super Cobra attack helicopters. The AH-1W is a two-place, tandem-seat, twin-engine helicopter capable of land- or sea-based operations. The AH-1W provides fire support and fire support coordination to the landing force during amphibious assaults and to the air assault task force during air assault operations. The AH-1W distinguished itself with its more powerful T700-GE-401 fully marinized engines and advanced electronic weapons capability. The AH-1W can fire TOW, Hellfire, and Sidewinder missiles and can be outfitted with Zuni rocket launchers. While venerable, the AH-1W is anything but a has-been. It still serves today as the primary attack helicopter for the US Marine Corps. A host of avionics and electronics upgrades has taken this forty-year old workhorse into an important place in the arsenal of the modern air manuever commander. If you get a chance, come visit the UX-152 hangar and take a gander at the newest warhorse to charge out of the stable, the Bell AH-1W Super Cobra. |
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Hull archives 100th Ground mission Monday, December 01, 2008 | 5:24:00 PM | General |
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| Major James "MachineMadness" Hull has completed his 100th filed ground force mission. Commander of UX501 took a bit over a year and a half to achieve this epic result. Well done Major Hull. |
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3rd place and climbing Friday, November 21, 2008 | 8:32:00 AM | General |
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| Our very own SSG "Borderhawk" Easley has done the impossible! He has vaulted over the Commanding General of USEC's Air Forces, Brigadier General Mason, and taken command of the third slot in the Air Force Top Five! Congratulations on this superb accomplishment, SSG Easley. Watch out though... MSG Storms is hot on your heels, Sergeant! |
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Two UX152 NCOs in the Air Forces Top 5 Saturday, November 15, 2008 | 3:01:00 AM | General |
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| http://www.usecforce.com/force/?id=air I am very proud to announce that the NCO corps here at UX-152 now occupies two slots on the Air Forces Top 5 page! SSG Easley has long held the #4 slot and with the completion of his FTX sorties, MSG Storms has, well, stormed into the #5 slot. The Force Group Top 5 list is based on combat points and flight hours logged, and to have two rotary-wing pilots in that prestigious position is an amazing accomplishment. We dont have autopilot, we can't trim out and then use time compression (a no-no anyway, but I know it happens). SSG Easley and MSG Storms have earned their places on the USEC Air Force honor rolls through hard work and lots and lots of stick-and-rudder time. Congrats on this feat, Sergeants. Next stop, an all-UX152 top 5 list! 2LT Joe "Impaler" Highman Commanding, UX-152 Little Angels Squadron |
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Maritime Force Fleet Upgrades Thursday, November 06, 2008 | 6:19:00 PM | General |
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| The Maritime Force Group is to receive a revamped fleet, following a review of the Force Group elements. The review found that USEC needed to head towards an amphibious role, capable of deploying forces in an expeditionary capacity. Currently USEC requires massive qualities of Logistics to be moved by UX302 prior to any operation, creating a massive dependency on the unit, and requiring secure locations for the delivery of logistics. Two new classes of ships have been announced, one being Amphibious Assault Ships (LHA), and the other being Guided Missile Destroyers (DDG). As part of the upgrade, the UXS Masters (B902) and the UXS Unity (D901) will be retired, and some of the new ships will be renamed in their honor. Sea trials are to be conducted this weekend, personnel wishing to participate should check in on teamspeak throughout the weekend. |
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USEC now a VATSIM VA Partner Tuesday, October 28, 2008 | 8:38:00 AM | General |
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| The Virtual Air Traffic Simulation Network, is a non-profit organization operating a dedicated, worldwide, Internet-based flight-simulation network. Communications between pilots and controllers are carried out using integrated voice-over-IP or in-game text messages. USEC has applied and has been accepted for Virtual Airline Partner status, meaning that our flight simulator pilots may fly under CIVILIAN flight rules while on the network. It is possible that in the future, should our training system be able to assist it, we may be able to apply for the ability to conduct special operations on the network (such as those involving military airspace). All USEC pilots are now asked to utilize the VATSIM network to complete their online flying. Discussion can be found on the forums for more information. |
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Brown completes 500 flight hours Monday, October 20, 2008 | 11:21:00 AM | General |
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| Major Raymond "Rayskji" Brown has been awarded his 500 hours ribbon, having completed 507.6 hours in his 18 months service with the Force. MAJ Brown is one of only two USEC members to have received the 500 hours ribbon, representing and substantial achievement for a USEC member. MAJ Brown is a veteran of USEC operations, and a prolific virtual pilot. His flight service expands across seven operations, and nine aircraft types. The bulk of his flying has occurred on the 172SP Skyhawk and C-17 Globemaster III. Currently MAJ Brown is serving as the Deputy Director of the UFA. |
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Hall promoted to General Friday, October 03, 2008 | 7:57:00 PM | General |
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Dean "Rocket" Hall has been promoted to General with the following citation: “LT GEN Dean Hall's performance over the last year has been outstanding. With his efforts, USEC has managed to grow and grow, to the point where we are now, making an unprecedented promotion to 4-star General. This promotion is awarded with pride by myself, Paul "tutmeister" Tutty, on this 3rd day of October, 2008 and with thanks from all members of USEC for continuing the path to perfection on all our systems, procedures and features. Congratulations, General Hall.” |
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Blake promoted to Brigadier General Thursday, October 02, 2008 | 10:47:00 PM | General |
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 Trent "TheKaing" Blake has been promoted to Brigadier General with the following citation: "COL Blake has served USEC for the past one and half years with distinction, commitment, and true dedication. His outstanding skills as a pilot, soldier, and leader have grown UX501 from an inactive, and problematic unit into a bustling active and successful unit. Since his appointment as Acting Commander Land Forces, as a Colonel, he has taken on the task of bring the Land Force Group forward, providing a true model for the establishment of other Force Groups. His leadership both in missions and administrative tasks secures the future of USEC as a leading virtual military in the gaming world. His appointment to the General ranks is fitting, and comes with great responsibility. We look forward to his continued distinguished service as one of the Generals here at USEC, well done Brigadier General Blake, a soldier, a pilot, a leader." |
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Rank system restructured Thursday, October 02, 2008 | 6:34:00 PM | General |
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UCOM has announnced the revitalized rank structure for USEC. For more than four years the rank structure has remained largely untouched, but with the continued growth of USEC and the implementation of the Force Group structure, additional ranks were required. Four new enlisted ranks and one new general rank have been created, and all ranks have been drawn in 3D and then rendered out to create unique images for display. Promotion requirements for the new ranks will be released in the next update to Standing Orders.General RanksGeneral of the Force  General Lieutenant General Major General  Brigadier General Officer RanksColonel:  Lieutenant Colonel:  Major:  Captain:  First Lieutenant:  Second Lieutenant:  Enlisted RanksSergeant Major of the Force  Sergeant Major of the Force Group  Sergeant Major  First Sergeant  Master Sergeant  Staff Sergeant  Sergeant  Corporal  Private First Class  Private  |
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Tammarpok Pilots receive Citation Friday, September 26, 2008 | 7:52:00 PM | General |
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| USEC Pilots who participated in Operation Tammarpok have today received the following Force Commander's Citation: "This Citation is awarded to all USEC pilots who flew official taskings during Operation Tammarpok. These pilots displayed commitment and dedication which ultimately led to the Air Force Division amassing the most hours for an Operation in USEC history. Congratulations to you all. Your efforts have upheld the values and tradition of USEC and for that you are commended." |
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Hicks promoted to Colonel Friday, September 26, 2008 | 3:03:00 PM | General |
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 Brendan "crusader" Hicks has been promoted to Colonel and appointed CO302 with the following citation: "LTCOL Hicks is an outstanding officer at USEC. His lengthy service with USEC since its beginnings has continued, unwaveringly, despite him proceeding in the real world on officer training. Hicks has been reappointed to CO302 as he is now returning to active duty. While he is likely to be busy, Hicks has proven his amazing commitment and dedication to duty at USEC. Well done Colonel Hicks." |
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Operation Tammarpok a huge success Wednesday, September 24, 2008 | 1:59:00 PM | General |
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| Operation Tammarkpok is now complete and has been deemed a huge success. From an Air Force perspective, Operation Tammarpok saw 19 USEC pilots fly 612.7 hours across 130 tasks. This equates to the most participated Operation in USEC history. The Ground Forces also contributed with 10,350 points accumulated by USEC soldiers. The General Staff of USEC are extremely pleased with the high participation rates witnessed throughout this Operation particularly from the newer members. Congratulations to all members who participated in Operation Tammarpok, we look forward to your continued support. |
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Tutty awarded Gold Star Saturday, September 20, 2008 | 1:05:00 PM | General |
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Paul "tutmeister" Tutty has been awarded the Gold Star with the following citation: "For his outstanding contributions to USEC as Deputy Chief of Staff, MAJGEN Paul Tutty is awarded the Gold Star. His contributions preparing the downloadable suite of USEC aircraft for Flight Simulator X have greatly enhanced the ability for USEC to present a professional front for new pilots, easing their induction into the Force and their units. His efforts throughout USEC, both in its operations at a low level as well as behind the scenes with logistics and administration, have seen the Force grow and develop as a result. This dedication and commitment seen by MAJGEN Tutty is a key reason for USECs success, today we recognize this. Well done MAJGEN Tutty." |
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Logistics System Upgraded Friday, September 19, 2008 | 8:00:00 PM | General |
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| Major updates have been implemented in the revolutionary "persistent world" system that the Force uses to model its operations. Aircraft, in addition to transporting fuel and supplies, can now transport hundreds of different kinds of munitions, supplies, equipment, and soon assets. "This brings a new level of realism that we have never seen before" commented Dean "Rocket" Hall today when the system was released. The first purchases were Munitions for Project Shaker, the development of a bomber capacity for UX503 of which the details have largely been kept a tight secret within the unit. "Testing is continuing and we are now ready to begin live weapon operations" commented Hall further. Pilots are being requested to standby for a heavy weekend of flying, with mission tickets likely to flow thick and fast as munitions are required urgently at various locations around USECs bases. "I think it is safe to assume that every pilot who can be involved, will be involved" said Hall when outlining the quantity of stores needed to be moved over the coming weeks. |
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Operation Tammarpok sets record Friday, September 12, 2008 | 11:03:00 AM | General |
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With Operation Tammarpok hitting 547.3 flight hours, the most recent flight by  Charles "Borderhawk" Easley on 30010, the operation has now become the Force's most active Operation in flight hours ever. The previous record, held by Operation Firefly saw 544.5 flight hours."This new record is equally impressive", commented Dean "Rocket" Hall, "when considering the changes to flight hour logging policy since the original record was set". Earlier this year, flight logging was altered such that pilot hours are counted only for time spent in control, not for airframe hours. This means that when time is "sped up", it doesn't count for the simulation time, only the real time that has past. "This effectively means that Operation Tammarpok has not only just beaten the previous record, but it has smashed it many times over".Hall attributed the increase in activity to the success of the UFA Wings programme, run by  Lyndon "maceotago" Mason. "Our training directorate has been producing quality, active, pilots in greater numbers than we have ever seen. This is combined with strong planning and leadership is seeing activity that we have never seen in the Air Force Group". Lyndon "maceotago" Mason was recently appointed Commander Air Forces, and celebrated Five Years service at USEC. |
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Mason promoted to Brigadier General Monday, September 01, 2008 | 10:43:00 AM | General |
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Lyndon "maceotago" Mason, the Director of the UFA and Director of Recruiting, has been promoted to Brigadier General and appointed to Commander Air Forces, with the following citation: "COL Mason needs no introduction to any USEC member. His efforts as the Director of the UFA, as well as DIrector of Recruiting, have seen his involvement with nearly every new member. Under his leadership and actions we have seen a massive increase in the successful delivery of applicants to squadrons and units as trained pilots and soldiers. His efforts at an operational level have seen him providing over 100 missions to our pilots. He has been involved with Unity and USEC since shortly after Unity was founded in 2001, making his efforts covering an extremely long period of time. His dedication and commitment to USEC are a key factor in the success of the modern USEC. COL Mason is promoted to the rank of Brigadier General, with effect immediately, and appointed to Commander Air Forces. He will continue to hold his role as Director UFA and Director of Recruiting. Well done General, outstanding work, and we all look forward to your continued service." |
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August produces record UFA Graduates Friday, August 29, 2008 | 8:39:00 PM | General |
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| USEC's Flight Academy (UFA) has surpassed thet record number of graduates with five recruits earning their wings in August. This tops the previous record of four in one month and has been attributed to a combination of a more proactive approach to the training program and streamlining the Wings syllabus. Director of the Flight Academy Col Lyndon Mason is very pleased with the progress of the UFA in 2008: "It's fantastic to see the number of eager recruits passing the necessary requirements to earn their Wings. The overall support and encouragement from a lot of the senior members in USEC has really helped the process and provides a great environment for the recruits to enter" Mason went on to say: "The other pleasing aspect is the high partipication of the newly inducted members in official operations such as Operation Tammarpok. Its essential we encourage new recruits through the process as they are the future of our active units" USEC is a very reputable brand in the Virtual Military community and it is expected to see the growth experienced thus far to continue. |
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operational hours are sky-high! Monday, August 18, 2008 | 7:05:00 AM | General |
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| USEC Pilots have flown an excellent 175 hours in the last 10 days, making the build up for this Operation possibly a record high for Unity Security Force. Senior Staff are said to be extremely pleased with the slick operational tempo that is being sustained, with an air bridge between Edwards AFB and Anchorage International Airport now in effect for this 24/7 operation on our FSHOST multiplayer server, hosted by  Raymond "Rayskji" Brown. The Director Air Forces is quoted as having said, "I am extremely proud of my Pilots here at USEC, some fresh out of training but still keeping up and others old hands, but still willing and able, a testament to the teamwork and dedication felt by all here at USEC!" With this much effort being put in to the build-up of the Operation, we can't wait to report back the stats for the actual Operation. |
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Blake promoted to Colonel Thursday, May 22, 2008 | 11:14:00 PM | General |
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Trent "TheKaing" Blake has been promoted to Colonel with the following citation: "LTCOL Blake is as close to a Virtual "War Hero" as someone can come at USEC. His impressive operational tempo, spanning across four deployments, is matched only by the dedication and commitment that he applied while being CO501. During his reign, we have seen UX501 grow into one of the key units at USEC. His efforts operationally have seen him awarded the Flying Cross, and the Force Cross, while his efforts generally over the last twelve months have also earned him the Distinguished Service Medal. He has one of the highest participation rates in Ground Force operations, with 82 missions under his belt, and is no stranger to flying having built up over 20 hours of pilot in command. Much of his combat flying has not received flight credit, so this figure is no doubt much bigger. Promotion to Colonel is an extreme honor at USEC, and it is indeed one that is well earned in this case. Well done Colonel Blake." |
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Force gets a theme song Wednesday, May 14, 2008 | 11:35:00 PM | General |
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| The creator of the USEC Theme Song, "Coming to get ya" that is being used by the Force has earned the creator a Gold Star. It was awarded with the following citation: "LT Söderqvist created USEC its very own theme song, "Coming to get ya", that enbodies what USEC is about and what it means to be a member of the group. The quality and scope of the song is outstanding, and I still get a shiver of excitement every time I hear the song. This is an outstanding contribution to the community, from an outstanding member. The creation of this song puts USEC into a diffirent league compared to other gaming groups, as it now has its own high quality theme song. Well done LT Söderqvist, you have earned this Gold Star - and I am sure anyone else who has logged in to USEC Revolutions recently will agree with me." |
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Brown awarded Combat Cross Tuesday, May 13, 2008 | 9:34:00 PM | General |
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| CAPT Brown, Combat Cross. During the first 24 hours of OP GREEN FIELD, CAPT Brown provided exceptional support to the operation as a sniper. In particular, his efforts both protecting the city prior to Base Alpha being lost, and his efforts moving into an observer position above the city behind the enemy after it had been lost, demonstrated significant skill on his part in his role as a sniper and recon. DUring the recapture of the city with LTCOL Blake in armoured vehicles, CAPT Brown showed outstanding courage, commitment, and skill, in recapturing the city. After the city fell again the next day, CAPT Brown commanded an AI squad in a Stryker on an assault of Bagango, around midnight, with LTGEN Hall, with an attempt to recapture the base again. During this raid Halls entire team was whiped out, and he became pinned in a small depression to the south of Bagango as the enemy pressed forward to his position in great numbers. Despite the gravity and difficulty of the situation, CAPT Brown remained calm and took out a series of enemy before rescuing Hall, and proceeding out of the hot-zone. For the rest of the operation CAPT Brown has shown leadership, skill, and unheard of levels of committment to the operation, including fencing the entire city of Bagango. This is the first ever award of the Combat Cross, and I cannot think of a finer example of what this medal was struck to recognize. CAPT Brown is hereby awarded the first Combat Cross for his efforts in recapturing Bagango, protecting LTGEN Hall during a city assault, and his further efforts securing the base during the following week. | ||||||||
Revolution Facility in full swing Thursday, May 01, 2008 | 11:52:00 PM | General |
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The Revolutions Training Facility has been given the green light by UCOM for active operations, with tonights test of the facility passing with flying colours, or more specifically, the USEC C130 Hercules. LTCOL Trent Blake piloted the brand new C130s, providing supply drops for local USEC Forces that practiced the establishment of Bases in the field. Also practiced was engaging enemy targets and completing SAR missions. The exercise was classed as a huge success, and preparations are under way for the first USEC operation in Armed Assault that uses the Revolution Training Facility, including the new C130s.  |
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Blake awarded Distinguished Service Medal Tuesday, April 15, 2008 | 3:39:00 PM | General |
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| Lieutenant Colonel Trent Blake has been awarded the DSM with the following citation: "There is no disputing the fact that LTCOL Blake is an outstanding leader, officer, and soldier here at USEC. His efforts have ensured that UX501 is one of the finest units here at USEC consistently throughout his time both as a Platoon Commander, as the XO, and finally as the CO. He is a veteran of 76 combat missions both as a pilot and soldier, with tours of duty spanning across three Operations including Op Firefly, Op Sunbeam, and Op Orange Dawn. His skills as a Pilot earned him the Force Cross. LTCOL Blake is a true asset to USEC and his 12 month career so far brings together a model officer for anyone following in his footsteps." |
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2000th Flight Mission filed Monday, April 14, 2008 | 9:24:00 AM | General |
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| USEC today celebrated the 2000th flight mission being scheduled, with the official 2000th PIREP being Pilot Report 2001 by COL Lassahn flying supplies from KEDW to KMIB. Well done to all USEC personnel on this achievement! | ||||||||
Hull awarded Leadership Cross Monday, April 07, 2008 | 2:19:00 PM | General |
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A new medal, the Leadership Cross, has been struck and awarded to MAJOR James Hull for his efforts recently in Combat Mission 188. The Leadership Cross was instituted on 7 April 2008 to recognise outstanding leadership by members of the Force in an Operational context. Award of this medal is made to members who demonstrate outstanding leadership in an operational or non-operational mission for the Force. In order to qualify for this award, the mission must be conducted online as part of a sanctioned Force operation or non-operational mission with a filed Combat Report. The Leadership Cross The medal was awarded with the following citation: "During Combat Mission 188, MAJ James Hull commanded a small squad of soldiers through a non-operational mission on the USEC server. After being given tactical command on on-ground operations by LTGEN Hall, who was in the air and unable to assess the situation on the ground, MAJ Hull proceeded to calmly and successfully lead his team into the town of Eponia despite significant resistence and at least two ambushes. MAJ Hulls leadership is a credit to himself, and was a key factor in the success and enjoyment of the mission by all." |
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USEC celebrates sixth birthday Wednesday, April 02, 2008 | 2:13:00 AM | General |
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| USEC was opened on 1 April 2002, making this their 7th operating year and their 6th birthday. USEC Chief of Staff, LTGEN Dean Hall, said in a statement, "I am thrilled to see this community thriving with activity and look forward to the future of USEC as a main contender in the realism gaming community". With many new features set to roll out over the coming year, this could possibly be the most exciting and successful year yet and Unity Command thanks all of our members wholeheartedly for their effort in the community - without which, we wouldn't exist in the first place! |
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UFA tops activity for March 08 Monday, March 31, 2008 | 8:56:00 AM | General |
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| The Unity Flight Academy topped activity for March 2008, with their aircraft flying just under one hundred hours. UX302 came in a close second this month, with just over eighty hours being flown. At a glance:
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Mason awarded the Gold Star Tuesday, March 25, 2008 | 9:36:00 PM | General |
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Colonel Lyndon Mason has been awarded the Gold Star with the following citation: "COL Mason has been the Director of Recruiting for some time now, as well as the Director of the Unity Flight Academy. In his duties he has done an outstanding job of processing a massive number of recruits. He is the face of USEC and is always presenting a professional and skilled view to the public. His efforts have had a major impact on the future and operation of USEC, directly ensuring that we have the talent and skilled members to take us into the future like never before." |
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Force Achievement Star Announced Thursday, March 20, 2008 | 4:10:00 PM | General |
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A new medal, the Force Achievement Star, has been announced by UCOM. The medal was struck to recognise significant achievement by members of the Force. Award of this medal is made to members who, in the eyes of command, have made a significant achievement whilest in service of the Force. In order to qualify the act must be considered as representing an exceptional achievement for the individual concerned, at that time and place. The Force Achievement Star |
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Slaven awarded the DSM Thursday, March 20, 2008 | 9:08:00 AM | General |
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| Major Bruce "Enforcer" Slaven has been awarded the Distinguished Service Medal with the following citation: "MAJ Slaven has served the Force with a level of distinction and professionalism seldom seen in officers here. He has consistently volunteered for assignments, including the difficult assignment of Inspector General. His operation experience extends over three USEC operations, and he has completed over 350 hours flying time in his year of service. He completed over 100 hours in Operation Firefly alone for which he was awarded a citation. Well done on an outstanding year of service Major Slaven." |
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Guardian Medal Announced Tuesday, March 18, 2008 | 7:45:00 PM | General |
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| A new medal has been struck, the Guardian Medal, and awarded to two key staff members who ensured the recent and unplanned server transfer went without a great deal of service interruption. The Guardian Medal is the highest medal that can be awarded to a Force member for an act in support or service of the Force, and is to be awarded for acts demonstrating heroic service, dedication, and commitment, to the Force in times of crisis or disruption.  The Guardian Medal The medal has been awarded to LTGEN Dean Hall and MAJGEN Paul Tutty for their valiant efforts with restoring the USEC webserver and forums at a time when USEC was without a website. The USEC Website was cancelled after a complaint was laid with the hosting company, giving only 48 hours for USEC to find a new website. Both general spent their nights and days working to ensure that the website was back to being operational, and have shown truely heroic service at a time when USEC needed support most. |
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Website Server Move Monday, March 17, 2008 | 1:19:00 PM | General |
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| USEC recently moved to a new server, after the raising of a Better Business Buearu Complaint against the previous hosters, DynamicHosting.biz (Norex Limited). In response to our complaint, DynamicHosting decided to immediately terminate our account and gave us 48 hours notice to move our server. We have now moved to a Virtual Private Server environment locally in New Zealand, and are pursuing our BBB complaint against the previous hosting company. | ||||||||
Quick awarded Distinguished Service Medal Saturday, February 23, 2008 | 10:14:37 AM | General |
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| Dustin "red175" Quick has been awarded the Distinguished Service Medal with the following citation: "MAJ Quick has been keenly involved in USEC throughout the previous twelve months. His service as seen him perform as both a senior enlisted member, and a Unit Commander. He has taken the reigns of a new unit at USEC, and been involved in three Operations at USEC. His performance has been beyond reproach through the last twelve months, and as such, he is awarded the Distinguished Service Medal." |
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Lassahn promoted to Colonel Tuesday, February 19, 2008 | 6:03:09 AM | General |
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| Lloyd "Ranger95" Lassahn has been promoted to Full Colonel with the following citation: "LTCOL Lassahn is a USEC Veteran with operational experience over four USEC operations. His continued and unwavering service over the previous twelve months earned him his Distinguished Service medal, Meritous Unit Citation, and the Chief of Staff citation among many other honours. As XO302 he has performed superbly and his efforts have secured the unit as one of the most consistently operating units at USEC. Lassahn has been appointed CO302. Well done Colonel Lassahn, a well deserved promotion." |
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New Mission Booking System Tuesday, February 19, 2008 | 2:27:37 AM | General |
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| USEC has released its brand new mission booking system, now allowing commanders to create unassigned missions that any member can then accept and take on. This has been bundled with the new Logistics system that can track the movement of fuel and logistic supplies around the globe. To see missions that are available, visit the Operations Directorate while you are logged in to the USEC site. |
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PTG Welcomes UXS Masters and Mason Friday, February 15, 2008 | 8:52:55 AM | General |
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Today the Pacific Task Group welcomed two new vessels to service, one is a retired Battlship, the UXS Masters, which was named after the former Deputy Chief of Staff BGEN Kyle Masters who stepped down earlier this year due to work commitments with the Armed Forces in real-life. Masters has made a significant contribution to USEC and therefore it seemed fitting to name the USEC Battleship after him. The UXS Masters has the designation B902, and is currently docked at San Diego NAS (SDNS). The second ship is the UXS Mason, which was struck in commemoration of COL Lyndon Mason who is a longtime USEC (and Unity) member and the current Director of Training and Recruiting. The UXS Mason has the designation A907 and is located at San Diego NAS (SDNS).  |
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Rübenach receives upgraded award Monday, January 28, 2008 | 1:05:17 AM | General |
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| In an unprecendented move, the award of a medal has been withdrawn and replaced with a more prestegious medal - only the second award of a Gallantry medal in the history of Unity, and the first time it has been awarded for actions during a combat engagement in the face of an enemy. CAPT Rubenach was awarded the Force Cross for his efforts in a mission on 22 May 2007 during Operation Firefly. The question was raised at the time of nomination if he should be awarded the Flying or Combat Cross due to the courage displayed in his actions. Over the next six months, three reviews were conducted by the Director of Personnel, the Deputy Chief of Staff, and most recently by the Inspector General. The final outcome was announced this morning by the Chief of Staff, LTGEN Hall. "Upon recommendation of the Inspector General, Major Bruce Slaven, I am removing the award of the Force Cross for the actions of Captain Rubenach and replacing it with the Flying Cross with effect 28 January 2008", said Hall this morning. "This brings closure to six months worth of reviews into what is undoubtably the most unusual award nomination circumstances that have ever been received by the USEC executive - being the award of a Flying Gallantry medal to a soldier."  Hall noted that the award has now been replaced, but that a full report would be released by the Inspector General within the next few days. "I was there" recalled Hall, "It was the most gutsy action I have ever seen on the Battlefield here at USEC." The report, which has not yet been made public, recalls the inspection of the aircraft after it landed indicating it was "shot too shreds" and had only "one bar of fuel left, due to a major fuel leak". It is not believed that the report criticizes any of the staff involved in the award of the original Force Cross, "This was always going to be a tough case to decide the decoration that was appropriate, thats why we have a review process, and thats why its taken so long". |
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Lassahn awarded the Distinguished Service Medal Friday, January 25, 2008 | 12:14:53 PM | General |
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| Lloyd "Ranger95" Lassahn has been awarded the Distinguished Service Medal with the following citation: "LTCOL Lassahn is without a doubt one of the finest officers USEC has. His career has now spanned just short of twelve months, and in this time he has amassed over one hundred pilot-in-command flight hours, and six ground combat missions one of which was in an operation. Lassahns operation history includes tours across three operations including Sunbeam, Firefly, and most recently Orange Dawn. He has continually gone beyond the call of duty to be involved, and handled his responsibilities as both an officer and a serviceman with a level head and plenty of eagerness. He has set a fine example for everyone with his participation in operations, training, and on the forums as well. Outstanding work and a well deserved award of the Distinguished Service Medal." |
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Tutty New Deputy Chief of Staff Thursday, January 24, 2008 | 5:11:37 AM | General |
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| With the departure of Brigadier General Masters on a real world deployment, General Paul Tutty has been acting in the capacity for the last few weeks and today the Chief of Staff formally appointed Tutty as the Deputy Chief of Staff and promoted him to Major General. Tutty will retain his current appointment as Commander Air Forces, but a replacement is required for his CO108 position. He was promoted with the following citation: "General Tutty has been doing an outstanding job as the first Commander Air Forces, and most recently as the Acting Deputy Chief of Staff. Not having much time to prepare for the role of DCoS, due to the rapid departure of the DCoS on a real-world deployment, Paul has made considerable gains in a number of areas of USEC activity. In particular, his real world experience combined with experience running previous USEC operations have been instrumental in getting the latest USEC operation (ORANGE DAWN) off the ground. It is my great pleasure to formalize the appointment of General Tutty to the Deputy Chief of Staff Role. Well done Major General Tutty." |
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Rübenach returns to service Saturday, January 19, 2008 | 7:09:12 AM | General |
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| Dan Rübenach, recently a retired officer of USEC, has returned to active service. When asked about his speedy return, he said 'Well, I wasn't planning to return for another few months. I had originally returned just to fill in for our administrators whilst they were on leave during the festive break, but I feel such a strong sense of belonging to this place that I just had to return!' Rübenach has been recommissioned at the rank of Captain and reinserted as Chief Instructor UCA, which is now officially called Director Combat Academy. When queried about the UCA Course Curriculum, he said 'I cannot reveal much at this time, but I can say we are looking at about a ten-page document which works directly with the USEC Manual of Ground Training'. When asked about who he has been working with, he replied 'I have been working very closely with BGEN Tutty. I have been absorbing all the information I can get from this man, I would also thank to thank him greatly for his assistance'. Welcome back Captain Rübenach! |
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Mason promoted to Full Colonel Tuesday, December 04, 2007 | 5:18:19 AM | General |
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| LTCOL Lyndon Mason has been promoted to Colonel with the following citation: "LTCOL Mason has done an outstanding job in his role as the Director of the UFA, as well as continuing to support UCOM recruiting initiatives and general work making USEC a better place. His efforts have the direct result, alongside the hard work of many others, in bringing a whole new generation of Pilots and Soldiers into USEC. Well done LTCOL Mason, we are very proud to give you this promotion. Excellent work Colonel Mason." |
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Farewell mentors, Welcome Texans. Thursday, November 29, 2007 | 10:17:26 AM | General |
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| MIRAMAR MCAS — In a ceremony today that reminded guests of why it was retired, the UFA holstered the T-34C Mentor. Maintenance costs, lack of avionics and its replacement, the T-6 Texan II, is more versatile and cheaper to maintain. The 6 Aircraft T-34C with the following IDs # *90006 *90007 *90008 *90009 Will be all remembered in our hearts. Farewell mentors. And in the same ceremony the new T-6 Texan II, USEC ID# 90017 was present and introduced in the United Flight Academy and was flown by: UX-108 "Weagles" CO, Paul "tutmeister" Tutty. showing a new era in the USEC.Welcome Texans. |
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Tutty promoted to Brigadier General Tuesday, November 20, 2007 | 7:59:13 AM | General |
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| Earlier today, *IceMotoboy* announced the promotion of Colonel Paul Tutty to the General ranks and appointment as the Commander Air Forces. Brigadier General Tutty will retain his position as CO108 until a suitable replacement can be found. Hall provided the following citation for the promotion: Colonel Tutty is a true USEC Veteran and decorated hero. His serviced with the original USEC, back in 2002, earned him significant status prior to his real world military commitments. His recent tour with USEC has seen him active across three USEC operations including most recently as the OPCOM of Operation Sunbeam. He has received many decorations for what is an extremely impressive service history, with the common theme of an unrelenting commitment to making USEC a better place, and providing an environment for people of all levels to learn. While the majority of his service career has been spent in UX108, he has been involved in many operations and projects that span across unit areas. His time as CO108 has seen the unit as one of the most active and well regarded units within USEC. UX108 has become a legend in its near five years of history, with COL Tutty being involved in at least 2 of those years. It will be for many, then, that it is no surprise that COL Tutty has been recommended for promotion to the General ranks. And it will also surprise few that it was not a difficult decision for me to approve this. Today we honour a USEC legend with admission to the General ranks, only the second such person I have personally given my approval to ascend to the rank. Congratulations, Brigadier General Tutty, the new Commander Air Forces. |
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Flight Academy acquires updated basic trainer Thursday, November 15, 2007 | 2:25:54 AM | General |
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| Unity Flight Academy today acquired 6 brand new Cessna 172SP training aircraft at a total cost of US$1.16m. They will augment its current fleet of trainers. The 172SPs will be based at Miramar (KNKX) along with the other trainers - T-34B Mentors and T-45 Goshawk. UFA Director, Lyndon "maceotago" Mason was said to be "very happy at the latest addition to our stable, this will provide a good, solid platform for our student pilots and will allow us to graciously decommission our T-34B's, as they are nearing the end of their lifespan".The 172SP's will be used by UFA candidates as they undertake Basic Flight training. The addition of the Cessna 172, which is native to all Microsoft Flight Simulator versions will allow users to get a taste of the USEC Virtual Military without having to download and install additional content. |
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USEC Wiki opens it's doors Wednesday, October 31, 2007 | 8:22:09 AM | General |
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| USEC, you are all hereby invited to register at our Wiki. For those that don't know, a wiki is a web page that can be modified by anyone and this suits a knowledgebase just great, as we can all join in and modify the wiki's content to be of use to us all. The primary use of the wiki is to hold all documentation with information that we are required to know as members of USEC, such as the standing orders, the SOP's, the flight manual, etc. and of course, learning material. A few members have spent a lot of spare time getting the articles up there, but now it is ready for the masses to join in. A few ground rules are required to ensure we don't overwrite each others hard work. a./ New articles may be added without permission, if they are of interest to USEC as a whole. b./ Existing articles may be changed without permission to ensure grammatical correctness and punctuality. c./Existing content may not be changed straight away. Each page has a link at the bottom to discussion. Each article has it's own discussion page and if you voice your opinion in the discussion area, as to what needs to be changed, we can make a collective decision and so avoid unnecessary work. Any questions can be directed to Paul "tutmeister" Tutty initially, and I will soon have some of the more active members of the wiki registered as admins to help out too. Paul "tutmeister" Tutty |
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PTG set sail for San Francisco Friday, October 19, 2007 | 8:46:25 AM | General |
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| After a six month break at Hua Lien (LDSQ), the Pacific Task Group are setting sail for their home port of San Francisco. Both the UXS Shook and Robarts (cargo ships) will depart six hours before the UXS Unity (destroyer) as the UXS is still refitting for the journery. This will mark the first time the fleet has been in their home port. The progress of the ships can be tracked realtime by visiting the Ships section under Assets in the main menu. The UXS Unity travels slightly faster (30 knots) and will arrive in San Francisco on the 28 October, with both Shook and Robarts arriving two days later on the 30th. |
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Holmberg awarded Meritous Service Medal Friday, October 19, 2007 | 8:25:37 AM | General |
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| Trenton "Colonelnj10" Holmberg has been awarded the Distinguished Service Medal with the following citation: "CPL Holmberg is a longtime member of USEC, while he has not been able to participate to a major degree in flying operations he has remained active within the organization and made a contribution to the community through good times and bad within USEC. This dedication and commitment is worthy of mention as when many would get bored, CPL Holmberg stayed committed and stuck with USEC through these times. It is unusual for this medal to be awarded to long serving members without significant operational background, however CPL Holmbergs service is in itself unusual, and therefore it should be no surprise that this award has been made. Well done CPL Holmberg." |
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Major Personnel Changes Monday, October 15, 2007 | 7:04:06 AM | General |
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| Rubenach Honorable Discharge approved *Celtica* has received an honorable discharge, at his own request, as he is unable to continue at USEC due to school commitments. Dan has been a huge help at both an executive and membership level, and his efforts and humour will not be forgotten. Dan has mentioned that he intends to return to USEC, be it in a few months or years and we look forward to that. When time permits, he will call in to see how we are doing. Mason appointed Director Flight Academy *Mason* has taken over the appointment of running the Flight Academy. Due to organizational and process problems, we have found it very difficult to run our flight training programme effectively. Hopefully we will be able to turn this around. Blake promoted Major, appointed CO501 Trent "TheKaing" Blake has been promoted to Captain with the following citation:CAPT Blake has served as the Executive Officer for some months now under LTCOL Mason. During this time he has performed not only his executive and administrative duties, but also participating in both Flight Simulator X and ArmA missions. He is promoted to Major and takes up the appointment of CO501, the unit he has served in for the last eight months. We wish him all the best! Quick promoted to Captain, appointed CO503 Dustin "red175" Quick has been promoted to Captain with the following citation:Dustin took on the difficult role at the UFA, performing well, and has taken the opportunity to command the reopening of UX503 as a strategic bomber unit. Well done CAPT Quick, we look forward to your progress as CO of this new unit. Poulsen steps down as COPTG Kurt "Yoda" Kalbfleisch has been decommissioned at his own request, to return to standard membership after a TOD as COPTG. We thank Paul for his hard work, and wish him well with his return to the membership.Silver returns to Duty Nick "Burly" Silver has returned to Duty, and we are very glad to have him back! Please give him the warmest welcome. |
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Mason celebrates 2 years service Friday, September 07, 2007 | 10:51:44 AM | General |
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| LTCOL Lyndon Mason was recently awarded his 2 year service ribbon. His service actually extends well back from 2 years, as currently service is only calculated from the reopening of USEC. Lyndon has previously served with both the old USEC and Unity, dating back to its creation in 2001. Lyndon was also heavily involved in SouthEast Airlines which was the precusor to Unity back in the late ninties. | ||||||||
Tutty promoted to Colonel Sunday, September 02, 2007 | 8:42:30 AM | General |
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| A long term member, Paul Tutty, has been promoted to Full Colonel with the following citation: "LTCOL Tutty was one of the original crew at USEC prior to real world commitments preventing him for continuing. Since returning to USEC he has not only provided a huge amount of real-world advice, mentorship, leadership, and general motivation for members - but he has also participated as a gamer and in the community on the forums. LTCOL Tutty has been an excellent staff officer as well, taking it into his own hands to develop a new UFA training programme. I am sure that everyone at USEC will agree that LTCOL Tutty is exceptionally deserving of his promotion to Full Colonel. Well done COL Tutty." |
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SGTMAJ Ozzy awarded the Force Cross Friday, August 24, 2007 | 10:52:09 AM | General |
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*Rexter* has been awarded the Force Cross with the following citation: For his role in leading the group onto the Rooftop during Operation Sunbeam Mission 148, *Rexter* was awarded the Force Cross. The SGTMAJ lead the team bravely onto the rooftop, and demonstrated exceptional teamwork and a cool head. While all members of his team were critically injuried due to an explosives accident, the mission was completed. |
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FSX Dedicated Server Operational Thursday, August 23, 2007 | 4:21:45 AM | General |
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| The USEC Flight Simulator X Server is now fully operational. For users to login to it, all the need to do is to login to the Flight Simulator X multiplayer area and search for the USEC Dedicated Server. The server will only be operational on average 20 hours each day. | ||||||||
Operation Sunbeam Commences Thursday, August 09, 2007 | 3:08:56 AM | General |
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| The next USEC deployment, Operation Sunbeam, has commenced with UX302 deploying aircraft into Taiwan for the pending ground mission by UX501 and UX511 personnel. USEC has been requested to provide a Service Protected Evacuation of local civillians due to invading enemy forces. | ||||||||
Operation Sunbeam pre deployment order (48 hrs) Saturday, July 21, 2007 | 6:05:49 AM | General |
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| *S* Good Morning, Refrence the above, PTG have been tasked with the transport of equipment and supplies in support of the deployment. The Unity will be jioning us in country a few days after arrival. Please ensure that both you ships and yourselves are ready and in top condition. The expected length of the operation is 30 days plus, I will be setting tasks for ship movements etc during the operation. Further information on loction of the operations and taskings will be given in country. Good luck Lt P Poulsen |
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UX-108 reaches 1000 hours. Thursday, July 19, 2007 | 4:06:47 AM | General |
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| A historical mark was reached today by UX-108 Wet Eagles. On a dreary summers day, a lone F/A-18 took of from San Diego en route to the USS Ronald Reagan for a routine training sortie. Two thirds of the way in, as the aircraft finished the Carrier Operations and was cruising ashore, the pilot, Paul "tutmeister" Tutty, looked down and noted the time. So at 1354 hrs Zulu on the 19th of July 2007, UX-108 reached the hallmark of 1000 hours of flight time. On returning to their home base of Edwards AFB, Paul "tutmeister" Tutty was said to be "thrilled" at his Squadrons achievement and vowed to "continue to strive for a work hard, play hard environment in which people are proud to serve". UX-108 is currently recruiting pilots for upcoming Operations. |
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Hall Promoted To Lieutenant General Thursday, July 19, 2007 | 3:10:18 AM | General |
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| In a ceremony today, USEC Chief of Staff Dean MH Hall was awarded the rank of Lieutenant General. This is the first time that a member of USEC has been awarded the rank, and it is the highest rank ever held by a USEC member. LTGEN Hall was given the promotion with the following citation:
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Operation Sunbeam to commence in August Monday, July 16, 2007 | 3:36:29 AM | General |
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| The next operation has been confirmed today, slated to begin in mid August *IceMotoboy* confirmed today. "I can confirm that USEC has received a request for assistance in an operation and that I have signed an agreement confirming our involvement" said Hall. Planning is commencing to organize the Operation with the exact movement date classified to ensure the security of USEC forces. The deployment will involve the full compliment of USEC forces including Maritime, Land, and Air. An operation order will be released on the forums. |
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abscence Sunday, July 08, 2007 | 10:19:27 AM | General |
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| Hey Guys, I want to apologize for my recent and over extended abscence. I almost forgot about things, however I did manage to pull my head out of my rear and get things back together. Hopefully we'll be seeing more of each other in the coming months. |
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LT Rubenach awarded the Gold Star Wednesday, June 20, 2007 | 7:59:33 AM | General |
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| *Celtica* has been awarded the Gold Star with the following citation: "LT Rubenach has been doing an absolutely huge amount of work for me behind the scenes, that most members will not be aware of. Single-handedly, he has been processing every recruit application with a diligence that not even I have been able to maintain. He has also taken a lead role in the forums. These efforts have freed myself (and others) up in order to be able to push USEC forward further. Without his assistance, I would not be able to further the variety of projects we have underway." |
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UX302 given green light to relocate Wednesday, June 20, 2007 | 2:17:21 AM | General |
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| June 20 2007, 0500Z: Today the CoS approved the relocation of UX302 to the new home base of Travis in California. Although training was underway at Edwards, that has since been put on hold until the squadron is completely set up at its new location. All UX302 aircraft will be ferried to Travis AFB before training recommences, check the training post in the UX302 section of the forums for the updated training programme. |
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100th Ground Combat Mission completed Sunday, June 10, 2007 | 5:58:03 AM | General |
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| In little over three months since the ground combat recording system was completed, USEC has now had its 100th combat report filed. This represents fantastic work by the Land Force Group, and particulary UX501 that has produced the bulk of the reports. It seems that now the majority of points are placed by Armed Assault gamers, on the USEC dedicated server. Well done those who hard participated in combat missions. | ||||||||
Land Force opens Armor Unit Monday, June 04, 2007 | 2:08:29 AM | General |
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 The Land Force Group today officially opened the first dedicated Armor unit, UX511 Steel Riders. LT James Hull has been appointed as the CO, and the unit is to use dedicated vehicles in Armed Assault missions. The unit has several tanks and vehicles on order, expected to be delivered by 20 June 2007. |
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Rubenach awarded Force Cross during OP Firefly Monday, May 21, 2007 | 9:38:26 AM | General |
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LT Dan "Celtica" Rubenach XO873 has been awarded the Force Cross for bravery during a mission or deployment with the following citation. It should be noted this is only the second time this award has been made, and the first time the Medal has been awarded for an act during an operational mission (being Operation Firefly). The act, described below, came very close to earning LT Rubenach the Combat Cross. It truely was the stuff of legends, under really trying conditions. "On 22 May 2007, LT Rubenach was a member of the first ground forces mission of OP FIREFLY that commenced at 2200hrs. As a member of the main fire team, he was landed with his six team mates on top of the target - being an enemy HQ. The building was surrounded by enemy and the alarm had been raised. Minutes after landing on the roof of the building the team came under exceptionally heavy fire fire from soldiers, including special forces, on the ground below. The fire team was able to hold off the enemy until demolitions could be placed, and an EVAC was called. As the helicopter was landing, heavy casualties were sustained among the team. When the helicopter had landed, his Squad Leader (SGTMAJ Hull) and him were the only squad members still alive. Shortly after touchdown the Pilot (MAJGEN Hall) was killed by a single shot from a nearby sniper. SGTMAJ Hull assumed control of the helicopter and was killed by the same sniper. Unphased by the previous deaths of the pilot and his squad leader, LT Rubenach assumed control of the Blackhawk Helicopter. Despite having never been able to successfully master a helicopter before, he flew in darkness back to the friendly base and was able to be talked down into a difficult landing area. It should be noted that the helicopter was leaking fuel fast and upon landing had essentially run out of gas. The quick thinking, cool headedness, and bravery of LT Rubenach saved the Blackhawk helicopter (and himself) which enabled the successful completion of the mission. Shortly after departing the building, the charges detonated and the mission was a success." |
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James Hull appointed UX873's first Sergeant Major Monday, May 21, 2007 | 6:03:45 AM | General |
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| James 'MachineMadness' Hull has been promoted to Sergeant Major and appointed Strike Leader Alpha with the following citation: "James has been the most active member of UX873 since it was first formed. He has provided excellent skill and more importantly leadership towards everyone here at USEC. As his Executive Officer, I proudly present James Hull with the rank of Sergeant Major, the first for UX873. He also has been given the appointment of Strike Leader Alpha. Thank you for all you have done for UX873, well done soldier." |
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Operation Firefly commences in Marshall Is. Friday, May 18, 2007 | 10:35:23 AM | General |
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| Message below DECLASSIFIED on Chief of Staff authority: --- FEMA HAZCOM INCOMING ---- EYES ONLY 1430Z 18072007 TO: UCOM FROM: FEMA, WASHINGTON D.C. OFFICES Gentlemen, The Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) Cabinet declared a Severe Drought State of Emergency for the Northern atolls of Utrik, Ailuk, Likiep, Wotho, Lae and Namu and authorized the National Disaster Committee to send relief and seek U.S. and international donor assistance. On March 13, 2007, the National Disaster Committee (NDC) submitted a request to the RMI Government for Emergency status due to a fresh water shortage. The MI Cabinet met on Friday and approved the Emergency measure to release the disaster funding. The NDC was authorized to relief assistance from the United States Federal Emergency Management Agency and other international donors. The Cabinet also mandated the National Disaster Committee to include other atolls and islands that may be "assessed and found to be similarly affected by the drought in the near future." Two RMI vessels will be delivering water, catchments and assistance: The Lomor Sea Patrol Vessel to the atolls of Wotho, Lae and Namu and the YFU landing craft of the Ministry of Public/Ministry of Resources and Development to the atolls of Utrik, Ailuk, and Likiep. FEMA, the Red Cross and UNICEF have all pledged to provide assistance where necessary to aid the RMI in whatever way possible. The staff and crew at Bucholz AAF are readying themselves for incoming flights and equipment from various sources. Plant equipment, food and other emergency supplies are currently being transported from U.S. based firms to Edwards AFB in Nevada for transportation to the RMI. Whilst the VIA have no cause for immediate concern over the civilian population of the RMI, the drought has caused a significant amount of job losses within the capital and tensions amongst the public are rising, although local law enforcement report no violence as yet. ALL personnel are to remain aware of the tensions in the area when dealing with the public. ---- END TRANSMISSION ----- |
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IRIS releases fantastic T-45C for use Tuesday, May 08, 2007 | 1:24:57 AM | General |
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| David Brice from IRIS simulations has kindly continued his fantastic support for USEC and the wider Virtual Aviation community, the following post is taken from the USEC forums: IRIS Flight Simulation Software brings you this excellent update to the superb T-45C released under the DSB Design brand back in 2004. Now compatible with Microsoft Flight Simulator 2004 and Flight Simulator X, the T-45C Goshawk package offers users a chance to accurately fly one of BAE Systems most popular export training aircraft. The Hawk has been designed with assistance from the aircraft manufacturer, BAE Systems, allowing for a visual model which is unsurpassed and a flight model which is modeled closely on real world specifications. Furthermore, version 2.0 includes a superbly accurate HUD by renouned designer Scott Printz, sounds by Chris Petersen and a completely reworked texture package featuring US Navy, US Marines and our sponsored Virtual Air Force, Unity Security Force (USEC). http://www.usecforce.com We at IRIS Flight Simulation Software hope you enjoy this aircraft and have many enjoyable hours flying it….I know we did! If you have any requests or questions regarding the IRIS Flight Simulation Software Hawk, or other products available from IRIS Flight Simulation Software, please drop us an e-mail at support@irissimulations.com Grab this wonderful aircraft and new USEC item from irissimulations.com freeware section! |
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Tutty awarded the Distinguished Service Medal Thursday, April 19, 2007 | 9:30:25 AM | General |
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tutmeister was awarded the Distinguished Service Medal with the following citation: "I think it would be very difficult to find a better officer for USEC. CAPT Tutty not only has great experience in the real world that he brings to our community, but he has a level head and a fantastic ability to relate to all people in a variety of situations. Paul realises that being a good officer is not about being the best, or the hardest, or rigidly applying all the rules. Being a good officer is about leading, its about using your judgement, and showing people the way. I really think Paul has a positive impact on all the people here, and for his outstanding service over nearly 12 months I award him the DSM. Well done CAPT Tutty." |
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USEC celebrates five years with new awards Sunday, April 15, 2007 | 10:21:44 AM | General |
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Three new USEC awards have been announced as part of the Five Year birthday celebrations. The primary new award is The Unity Medal that is awarded for outstanding service. In addition to this new award, the Combat Cross has been revised and released as a new award. The previous medal had never been awarded. The Maritime Cross has also been released, available for similar circumstances to the Combat cross.    The new awards (From Top left: The Unity Medal, Maritime Cross, Combat Cross, Flying Cross Further new awards are likely, and candidates for the award of The Unity Medal are going to be requested through the forums. |
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Soliders involved in five hour grueling battle Friday, April 13, 2007 | 1:38:50 AM | General |
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| Three soliders from UX501 participated in a test of Armed Assaults capabilities in a map designed by IceMotoboy. The results of this amaizng and grueling battle have been posted on the forums in the UX501 section. | ||||||||
Hall Promoted to MAJGEN Sunday, April 08, 2007 | 3:42:28 AM | General |
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| Under the successfull accomplishment of the new growth structure, am I proud to present Dean with his well earnt promotion to Major General. Ever since USEC’s recovery, BGEN Hall has been striving to accommodate pride and eminence within what has become the most realistic virtual military force ever seen. He has invested a great deal of time, effort and money to establish a new growth structure in this distinctive force. The sleepless nights and hours of work are not always recognised amongst such a profound faction. Dean has undoubtedly set a new level of sophistication in virtual warfare and this is a perfect time to celebrate and recognise what he has achieved and done for all of us. Congratulations and thank you. |
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End of an era, the Prowlers prowl no more Saturday, April 07, 2007 | 11:17:21 AM | General |
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| With the fleet modernisation has come the final retirement of the EA-6B Prowler and the UH-1H helicopter. Today, these aircraft were officially decomissioned and will be disposed of either by sale or scraped. "These aircraft hold a significant place in the history and past of USEC" commented IceMotoboy during the disbandment ceremony held this morning at Edwards AFB. "The EA-6B aircraft were the most active aircraft in the USEC fleet, in both operations and training. While we are sad to see them go, we must move USEC forward into a new era of operations". USEC bought in 6 new F/A 18 Super Hornets a few weeks ago, and today officially received 5 new helicopters, 2 SH60 and 3 UH60 Blackhawks - all ready for transport from KBDR. |
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New domain and server for website Friday, April 06, 2007 | 9:32:03 AM | General |
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| The Unity Security Force has finally moved to its own domain, after using www.legionimperium.org for the past two years, USEC now has its own site at www.usecforce.com. Not only do we have a new domain, but we are now hosted on a webserver out of Canada. IceMotoboy stated that while the new hosting is more expensive than the last, the performance should be much better. "I had been using the previous host for seven years, but they were getting steadily worse" commented Hall, "the website was dropping often and it was causing havoc with our exam process". All systems except the VIA Database are up and running. "The VIA database contains over 50 megabytes of text, so its going to take a long time to get that all transferred". PIREPs will not properly be able to be filed till this is complete, but bookings may be placed as normal. |
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Fleet Modernization Plan Completed Tuesday, March 27, 2007 | 9:42:13 AM | General |
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| Our existing fleet was organized over five years ago, in 2002, with the only additional supplimentations being the replacement of training aircraft and 2 new C-17 Globemaster II aircraft in 2005. Over the last few months a number of personnel, including LT's Nick Silver, Justin Haverland, and SGTMAJ Lloyd Lassahn, have conducted extensive reviews of the options which have been presented too me. I gave them a tough assignment, my aim is not only to modernise our current fleet, but to substantially cut down the different types of airframes that we currently operate. Relying instead on aircraft variations and configurations to provide different roles. The result is a new plan that involves the disposal of 12 existing aircraft, and the purchase of 23 new aircraft. A number of aircraft to be scraped are some of the most famous and operational aircraft at USEC - including EA-6B 50012 which currently holds over 120 flight hours, the most for any USEC aircraft. Also to be scrapped include famous aircraft from UX491, the F-14 Tomcats, that have been involved in several flight incidents. Combined the aircraft to be disposed of have completed 652 flight hours. The following aircraft are scheduled for immediate delivery: * EA-18 Growler * SH-60 Seahawk (or similar) * UH-60 Blackhawk (or similar) * T-38 Talon The remaining aircraft will be purchased over the next three months. More information is available on the forums at http://www.legionimperium.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=371 |
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MAJ Neil Wilson retires after long career Wednesday, March 21, 2007 | 3:32:27 AM | General |
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| From the Chief of Staff: It is with sadness and understanding that I have accepted Major Neil "dodger" Wilson's resignation which he submitted to me earlier today. The pressures of University life and lack of access to the internet have lead to difficult decisions for Neil, and he has decided that it would be best if he step down. Neil has been an exceptionally dedicated member of the USEC community. His service stretches well back into the early days of USEC and he has led change at both the Unit and Force level. During his time at "new" USEC he has been awarded the Distinguished Service Medal (DSM) and the Bronze Star (B.S.). I know Neil has struggled to get involved with UX108 over the past few weeks, but not through lack of trying. His departure is likely to come as a shock to members of what is quite a close unit, and he will no doubt leave a large hole for some time. In his resignation Neil made a clear nomination for his successor, which will likely come as no surprise to those who are familiar with the unit. I will not steal this members thunder (nor Neil's) by posting in this thread, suffice to say an announcement will be made shortly regarding Neil's successor. On behalf of the entire community Neil, we thank you for your efforts. You have received an honourable discharge and are welcome back to the community if and when you get the chance to participate again. I present you your medals, and your certificate of service. |
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ATTENTION UX108, NEW MISSION IN FORUMS Tuesday, March 13, 2007 | 4:31:26 AM | General |
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USEC announces the UX-1 Hellbat for FSX Friday, March 09, 2007 | 2:41:39 AM | General |
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 The Unity Security Force (USEC) has announced its previously Top-Secret development programme to manufacture a sub-orbital hypersonic aircraft for use in Microsoft Flight Simulator X. The aircraft is fictitious, although loosely based on the concept of the rumored “Aurora” project of the US Military. The aircraft model has been completed in GMAX, and is nearly ready to begin flight testing. Brigadier General Dean Hall, the Chief of Staff, announced that test pilots will be selected over the next month and trained on the SR-71 Blackbird, prior to commencing testing of the new aircraft. “The Hellbat is a very difficult aircraft to fly, but also very capable” commented Hall, “we don’t know the limits of this aircraft but we believe it should be able to reach sub-orbit altitudes in Flight Simulator X. It’s a real challenge for a pilot and so our training and selection process will occur on the SR-71” Hall confirmed that the flight model will only be available to the USEC test pilots selected to help refine the aircraft, and push the limits of it within the Flight Simulator X environment. “We will be keeping this aircraft file under tight wraps until it has been operationally utilized, and we have moved onto our next project”. Hall hinted that once testing is complete, an unclassified version of the aircraft, that includes a watered-down flight model and no virtual cockpit, will be released in future. The development of the “Hellbat” is part of a bold initiative at USEC to internally develop add-ons for Flight Simulator X that push the limits of the simulator. The true intent of this project is still a closely guarded secret at USEC, but Hall commented “we decided we needed to get the word out there to maximize our recruitment pool and draw the best candidates in our quest to get higher and higher into the skies”. Visit the forums for more information, and check the forums for more details that will be released regarding becoming a test pilot for UX102. |
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Personnel awarded OP SNOWBALL ribbons Thursday, March 08, 2007 | 3:49:17 AM | General |
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Seven personnel have so far qualified for the award of the OP SNOWBALL (ALASKA) RIBBON for participation in the subject Operation. Well done to these personnel, as they have done a fantastic job. In total 115 hours have been flown by these pilots since the operation commenced in February. This has included two milestone for our aircraft, as below: 50011 reaching 103.8 flight hours, in service since September 2002 50012 reaching 121.0 flight hours, in service since September 2002 Also, Burly received the first ever award of the Commanders Citation for his role in the operation, in an usual circumstance being awarded directly by the Chief of Staff. At the time, CPL Silver had participated in every single OP SNOWBALL mission up to that point. The seven personnel receiving their ribbons are listed below: IceMotoboy UCOM Woody UCOM havy101 UX108 SicSRT-4 UX108 Burly UX501 Ranger95 UX108 flying440 UX108 Well done to all those involved, and those at UCOM and elsewhere who have supported the mission, which continues still, so far. |
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C-17 Touched down at Denver Wednesday, March 07, 2007 | 12:53:28 PM | General |
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| ATTENTION: USEC. The C-17 with 1st Platoon (Cpl. Silver, Pfc. Kenny H, Pvt Hunter, Lt. Utley, Maj. Mason), Food, Water and supplies has touched down at Denver Int. at 0130 hrs MST. Getting closer UX501. Get out and stretch, a bite to eat and we will continue this journey shortly. Stay motivated, not much longer now. Lt. Haverland DETCOM |
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Operation Midnight Run Update Tuesday, March 06, 2007 | 12:10:04 PM | General |
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| Tonight, around 1930 MST, the C-17 will be departing Cherry Point to start its journey to Unalaska. More Updates soon. Lt. Haverland DETCOM |
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ATTENTION Tuesday, March 06, 2007 | 8:23:01 AM | General |
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| ATTENTION: Lucre, Rajah, Burke, Ehlers, Rubenach, Green, Salomaa, Broughton, Wilson, Hull If you wish to be attached to 1st platoon for this mission, My Mail me ASAP, the bird is about to take off. Lt. Haverland DETCOM |
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C-17 Takeoff time, postponed to 2045MST Tuesday, March 06, 2007 | 5:53:00 AM | General |
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| The take off time of the C-17 has been postponed to 2045MST, Due to mechanical difficulties in the aircraft. Should be fixed by 1945MST. Lt. Haverland DETCOM |
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Flight From Cherry Point Tuesday, March 06, 2007 | 2:50:55 AM | General |
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| Hello Everyone, Tonight the C-17 will be leaving Cherry Point at 1930MST. If anyone wants to ride shotgun or check it out on Flight Simulator X, here is the information you will need. Cpl. Silver might get bored. It would be pretty cool to go up and keep him company. UX501 is allowed to ride shotgun and check stuff out. Cpl Silver can answer any questions about the aircraft and what all goes on with flying the heavy bugger. Session name will be: Midnight Run Password is: deanrocks Thanks, Lt. Haverland DETCOM |
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Operation Midnight Run Update Sunday, March 04, 2007 | 8:26:04 AM | General |
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| At approx. 2015 MST 4MAR2007 the C-17 with Pilot Lloyd "Ranger95" Lassahn touched down at Cherry Point. Midnight Run is well underway and going smoothly. Stay motivated USEC. *SALUTE* Lt. Haverland DETCOM |
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Nugawela awarded the Meritous Service Medal Sunday, March 04, 2007 | 7:44:41 AM | General |
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The award was made personally by the Chief of Staff with the following citation: MAJ Nugawela has been an exceptional aid to me (IceMotoboy) in my efforts returning USEC to full status. Indeed, without his direct and unwavering assistance it would not have been possible. The thing I most respect and like about Daniel is his ability to always give me frank and honest advice. This is invaluable to me in testing my ideas, and I am loath to make a decision without testing it with him first. He has had differences with people in the past at USEC, but has most definately risen above these as a better person. I think Daniel will do exceptionally well in life, he clearly is very intelligent and loves problem solving. Well done MAJ Nugawela, and thank you." |
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UX-501 Recieves New Sergeant Major Saturday, March 03, 2007 | 8:26:53 AM | General |
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Piers "Sierra" Pearson has hereby been promoted to the rank of Sergeant Major of UX-501 with the following citation. Sierra is hereby promoted to the rank of Sergeant Major. Sierra has shown great leadership and dedication to USEC throughout his stay here. As Sergeant Major, Sierra will have the ability to take the lead in combat operations and lead USEC to many well-deserved victories. Congratulations Sierra, you earned it! Congratulations SGTMAJ Pearson! |
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Col Dean Hall Promoted Friday, March 02, 2007 | 11:08:48 AM | General |
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Col Dean Hall has been the lifeblood of USEC. He has been the driving force in seeing USEC grow to the next level and it is a natural step to see him promoted to Brigadier General. Einstien once said E=MC2. The reality says USEC without Dean Hall = 0. I'm not forward in saying Dean Hall is a legend. THIS IS A SIGNIFICANT PROMOTION - CONGRATULATIONS BRIGIADIER GENERAL HALL |
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Mayes returns to Duty Thursday, February 22, 2007 | 2:19:27 AM | General |
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| SkyRat returned to duty today after an absence since the last time USEC was operational SkyRat will probably not like me doing this, but its not really for him - its sort of also for the newbies and for us oldies who hang onto the past. JBM is a legend at Unity and USEC. I can't even remember when I first met John, all I know is, he has ALWAYS been there even when Unity and USEC wasn't there for him. More than anything, I knew that no matter what happened John would be an ear to talk to about problems and issues that I was happening. Even if JBM didn't agree with my decisions, or what we were proposing to do, he would be there supporting it. He is also unassuming. He just likes being part of the team and having fun. When people ask me, "what was Unity", I can never really think of a way of how to explain it. Now I do. John B Mayes IS Unity. He symbolises everything it was an is. Welcome back John. |
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Wilson awarded Distinguished Service Medal Wednesday, February 14, 2007 | 4:24:33 AM | General |
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dodger has been awarded the Distinguished Service Medal by the current Chief of Staff, icemotoboy, earlier today with the following citation: "MAJ Wilson is a longtime Unity/USEC veteran. His career with USEC began in 2003, when he joined the original website back as part of the Unity Virtual Aviation Community. His service as a pilot was exceptional, and he has continued serving with USEC since those days. Today, we are able to recognise his dedication, commitment, and unfailing loyalty to USEC, with the award of this medal. It really is my honour to award this too him, and I look forward to his continuing career at USEC. Well done MAJ Wilson." |
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McCarthy returns to USEC as Director Sunday, February 11, 2007 | 2:54:54 AM | General |
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| Rhino served a distinguished career with USEC as its Director of Training. He has a glowing history with Virtual Airlines and Virtual Militaries, including rising to vAdmiral at the vUSN. His return as Director of Training will see an excellent boost to the development of the Wings Programme, schedule to commence shortly. His efforts previously at USEC earned him a Silver Star, which was awarded for his efforts developing a training programme. His return to USEC is most welcome and we look forward to his continuing efforts to improve the USEC training system. |
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Nugawela promoted to Major Friday, February 09, 2007 | 4:13:03 AM | General |
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Our long serving Director of Personnel has been promoted to Major by the Chief of Staff today with the following citation: CAPT Nugawela has approached his second career at USEC with even more vigor than he approached it with last time. He has been a fantastic DPers, getting involved in all matters from recruiting through to participating in matches. His dedication and commitment to the Force are unrivaled, and we look forward to his continuing career with great anticipation. |
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Mission Reporting System in Beta Tuesday, February 06, 2007 | 3:36:04 AM | General |
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| The mission reporting system review has now been completed. Personnel can submit mission reports for either flight operations (Flight Simulator 2004, Flight Simulator X), or ground operations (Battlefield 2, Battlefield 2142) using our online systems. Current aircraft have not been reviewed, but this will be completed during the week and a revised fleet listing will be included. This new system allows us to track member performance based on their participation in USEC sanctioned operations and missions. As a result of this new ability to track, we will be releasing a series of ribbons such as 100 hours flown, 5,000 Combat points, etc... These will be automatically awarded when a member submits this number of reports. A note on PIREP/COMREP approval In many virtual organisations submissions are not public until they are approved. As all our members go through a recruitment process, we believe that its not necessary to review PIREPs and COMREPs before they are published. Instead Operations Directorate staff will review submissions and make amendments as required. |
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Website updates continue Sunday, February 04, 2007 | 5:16:55 AM | General |
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| The website has had continued updates over the weekend. The combat mission reporting system, for Battlefield 2 and Battlefield 2142, has now been completed. This allows the submission of mission data from USEC sanctioned operations. You can view this under the operations tab, or in the "Missions" section of peoples profiles. So far around 10 USEC members from UX501 have participated in USEC sanctioned missions. As a result of these missions Sierra was awarded one of the first accelerated promotions to Sergeant today, more details are in the UX501 section of the forums. |
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New Forums up; Awards Made Saturday, February 03, 2007 | 6:51:20 AM | General |
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| The new forum has been loaded up by Pseudo. His efforts have earned him the award of the Bronze Star, also mentioned are his exceptional efforts in recruiting new members for UX501. Activity has been high at USEC this week, with excellent use being made of the TS server. For there efforts in battles so far, Vlaxi and Sierra has been awarded the Force Dedication Ribbon. In particular Sierra has shown exceptional skill at leading the team. Well done and we look forward to another great week. |
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TeamSpeak server operational Thursday, February 01, 2007 | 1:20:22 AM | General |
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| A dedicated TeamSpeak server has been purchased for use by USEC personnel, located in Brisbane Australia. Users can access the TeamSpeak login details under the "TeamSpeak" option in the members menu. If anyone can help with TeamSpeak servers in other locations, such as EU and USA, please contact a member of UCOM. |
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Record interest in USEC Wednesday, January 31, 2007 | 4:24:33 AM | General |
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| Over the last two days we have had as many visitors in each day as we normally would have in an entire month. The result is ten new applications to USEC, which has been a fantastic result from our first week of focused recruiting. We have also had some ex members come back. Of this ten applications five have now been processed with those members listed on the roster and ready to go. Please welcome our new members in the forums. Currently we are setting up our TS server for Australia, details will be posted later today. |
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Deployment schedule to start Tuesday, January 30, 2007 | 1:35:53 AM | General |
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| In order to kick off the new USEC, we are programming in a deployment. For those not familiar with deployments they run much like the "week of war" that other clans run. During the week (sometimes longer), you can have games you play with other USEC players credited to a weekly score by loading them in the system. Prizes are on offer for those who get the top score. More will be posted about this shortly. |
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Recruiting Drive begins Monday, January 29, 2007 | 9:38:47 AM | General |
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| A recruiting drive has commenced to bring in new members for Battlefield 2 and Battlefield 2142. We will be reviewing all applications ASAP. The aim is get enough suitable new members to open a specific Battlefield 2142 unit. If you have any questions regarding enlistment, such as exams, please contact IceMotoboy on MSN: icemotoboy@hotmail.com |
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Project Reunite commences Friday, January 26, 2007 | 7:29:29 AM | General |
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| Together with the relaunch of the Unity Virtual Aviation Community (www.flyunity.org), USEC is being reconfigured and relaunched. Instead of splitting the focus on Military flying and Military combat, USEC will instead focus on Battlefield 2 activities and all flying operations will be transferred to UVAC. USEC may conduct flying operations in the future, and members are encouraged to continue flying. All flying units will be closed over the coming month, and personnel transferred elsewhere. Highlights of actions so far:
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Revamp of USEC announced Sunday, September 24, 2006 | 5:20:18 AM | General |
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| It has been some time since there has been activity within USEC, during which discussion has occured about whether to reopen Unity (the Virtual Airline which sparked USEC) either merged with USEC or without it entirely. These discussions are still under way, and currently it looks likely that Unity will be reopened using the software that USEC is run on. Regardless of the future of Unity, USEC will be revamped in the coming weeks to make way for the final updates to the system and the setup of a server that users can play on and that will allow for the growth of the community. All currently signed up members will be emailed in the coming weeks with a link to either reactivate their membership, or to cancel it, and from there the rosters will be updated. The structure of the units will be examined and likely to be merged down into simply two units. |
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LTCOL Nugawela made Director of Operations Friday, March 17, 2006 | 11:17:47 AM | General |
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| In a short ceremony last week, Acting Chief of Staff Woody appointed LTCOL Xervish as the Director of Operations. "This is a position we've wanted to fill for a long time, and we couldn't have picked a better member for the job," Woody said. The Director of Operations (DOPS) is responsible for the general oversight of all operations USEC embarks on, and reports directly to the Office of the Chief of Staff (OCoS) on matters relating to the deployment, operational management, and redeployment of all USEC members. DOPS is also responsible with presenting with numerous deployment scenerios for use in picking a suitable operation for our members to embark on. "As DOPS, one final responsibility of is holding either Full Command (FULCOM) or Operational Command (OPCOM) over our deployments, being responsible for tasking the missions to individual members, albeit ground ops or air ops," Woody said. All questions regarding operations as well as recommendations should be forwarded to the Director of Operations through either the myMail system or the forums. |
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USEC Implements Standardize Rank System Friday, March 17, 2006 | 8:58:03 AM | General |
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| The Office of the Chief of Staff, Directorate of Operations, and Directorate of Personnel decided today to implement a standardized rank system. "The rank system is only temporary as of now, we just want to see how it works" Woody, Deputy Chief of Staff stated. "We want a standardized rank system primarily because it eases confusion about the chain of command," Director of Personnel bobbyaa. The test of the new rank system will last about a month. If the system fails, current ranks, plus any promotions that would have been recieved, will be reinstated. The rank policy can be found in the Documents system titled "Standardized Rank System". |
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COL Herchko appointed Director of Training Thursday, March 02, 2006 | 5:55:20 AM | General |
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| At a press conference today, Deputy Chief of Staff Woody announced the appointment of Musicman as Director of Training. "This is something we've wanted to do for a long time, get a body into the DTRNG position, so that pilots and soldiers can begin a training program to advance their skills," Woody was quoted. Musicman was the former Commanding Officer of UX302, but because of his appointment as DTRNG, he resigned that post to PreachingEagle, who is taking over the reigns. |
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Request Taskings from BGEN Masters Tuesday, February 28, 2006 | 8:09:17 AM | General |
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| MyMail Woody now to recieve taskings for OP COTTON! Please include date/times/timezones, aircraft requested! | ||||||||
UX491 Merged With UX108 Tuesday, February 28, 2006 | 1:48:58 AM | General |
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| In a small ceremony today, Woody issued the decommissioning orders for the UX-491 "Hot Wired" Squadron of F-14 TARPS Tomcats. Said BGEN Masters, "At this time, the demand is just not there for two seperate squadrons." BGEN Masters stated that, due to the number of active members, it was decided that UX-491 would become a part of the UX-180 "Wet Eagles" Squadron. Also coming with this change of squadrons is a change of leadership. The new CO for UX-108 is Flashback. The XO is former CO SiberianBaptism, who stepped down from the CO position due to time constraints and the inability to use Flight Simulator at this time. |
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Herchko Promoted to Full-Bird Colonel Monday, February 27, 2006 | 11:15:35 AM | General |
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| In a small ceremony today, Acting Chief of Staff Woody awarded Musicman with the rank of Colonel. Asked to comment, Woody said, "Musicman has been an excellent officer and has fulfilled his duties with the utmost dignity for USEC. Today, I'm proud to promote him to be the highest ranking non-UCOM officer in USEC." Musicman was not immediately available for comment. |
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Battlefield 2 Patch 1.2 Released Tuesday, February 14, 2006 | 12:00:44 PM | General |
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| EA Games released patch 1.2, the latest update to Battlefield 2. Numerous fixed and enhancements have been added with this version including viewable UAV, better AA performance, fuse on the grenade launcher based on the number of rotations, and many others. All players of Battlefield 2 are strongly encouraged to download the update as many servers are transitioning to it and you will not be able to play under the old version 1.12. As of press release, the EA FTP is not working. You may download the file at : http://www.hexcorps.net/Battlefield 2_Incremental_patch_1.12_-_1.2.exe Good luck and happy hunting. |
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Op COTTON Flight Taskings Avail -- Check myMail! Tuesday, February 14, 2006 | 11:00:53 AM | General |
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| Op COTTON Flight Taskings Avail -- Check myMail! | ||||||||
Distinguish Service Medals Awarded Monday, February 13, 2006 | 9:30:11 AM | General |
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| In a ceremony this evening at the Personnel Office, Maj. Gen. Hall and Brig. Gen. Masters were awarded the Distinguish Service Medal for their continued support of USEC, their outstanding accomplishments, incredible character, and relentless strife to make USEC a great environment to build a career. Congratulations to you, Sirs. You both make us proud to wear the USEC patch on our uniforms. The Personnel Division will be speaking with CO's within the next few days and receiving nominations for the MSM medals. Everyone maintain the excellent work and enjoy the fun! | ||||||||
Herchko promoted to Lieutenant Colonel Monday, February 13, 2006 | 1:32:20 AM | General |
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| As part of a number of reorganisations, the CO of UX302 has been promoted to the coveted rank of LTCOL. He was awarded the promotion on order from the Chief of Staff, IceMotoboy, with the following citation: "MAJ Herchko is a distinguished member of USEC. His service has extended well back into the early years of USEC which saw him rejoin last year as the CO of UX302. This promotion may come as a surprise to Derek, as he had to take an extended hiatus recently. However he is back, and his efforts previously are rewarded with this promotion. It is well deserved, although there are some challenges ahead for UX302 that I am sure Derek is ready for. Well done LTCOL Herchko." In addition to this promotion, Xervish has been promoted to Major and appointed CO of UX501. |
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USEC Releases Aircraft Sunday, February 12, 2006 | 9:18:39 AM | General |
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| Unity Security Force Command (UCOM) staff is pleased to announce that several of the aircraft used by USEC have been released. DCoS Woody said, "Today, we released the C-130J Hercules, E-2C Hawkeye, and UH-1H Iroquois to the public." Woody said that the aircraft can be downloaded by navigating to "Aircraft" under the systems menu, selecting one of the aircraft, and clicking on the aircraft name. Woody also said, "I believe the rest of the USEC aircraft are slated to be released sometime tomorrow." |
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Operation Cotton Mission 421 Saturday, February 11, 2006 | 3:12:47 AM | General |
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| The first operational ground mission was conducted today my members of USEC, conducted by UX501. The squad deployed to the coast of Iraq and conducted recon patrols before deploying forces onto the beach. They faced strong insurgent opposition and were unsuccessful in holding the beach or gaining direct insight into the extent of insurgent forces. IceMotoboy held Operational Command (OPCOM) for the mission, and commented "while the mission itself was not a success, the UX501 team drew some valuable lessons from our first foray into operations." Hall went on further to say that the Intelligence that had suggested opposition would be "disorganised and light" had turned out to be anything but, and better termed "highly effective, competant, and heavy." "There are gaps in our training that need addressing, as well as our intelligence capability" commented Hall. Also noted was the skills of the members including newcomers tarydium, and frailty. Promotions were issued as a result of the outstanding ability showed in the mission, and flying440 received a promotion and ribbon for dedication due to his skills in setting up communications for the mission. The Platoon Leader for UX501 2nd Platoon, Xervish, was promoted to Captain as a result of his performance and overall leadership over the last twelve months. OP COTTON missions continue tomorrow, with high-alttitude RECON flights planned for the area to gather further intelligence on insurgents. |
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Flight Operations Center Online Friday, February 10, 2006 | 3:42:59 AM | General |
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| The USEC Operations area has had a makeover, with the PIREP filing system now having been refined. To complete a mission (whether for an operation or personal training), complete the "Mission Booking" form to book an aircraft. Then once the flight is completed, go to the MyMail area and at the bottom of the screen, open mission taskings are displayed. Simply click "File" and the complete the rest. Also online, is the Flight Log section of profiles where flight information is displayed. And this is again displayed in the Operations area of the website. Most recent Pilot Reports and Combat reports are displayed here. The next step is to have combat reports enabled, which are mainly for the use of Ground operations. An announcement will be made once this is operational. |
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USEC Events this weekend Thursday, February 09, 2006 | 6:24:36 AM | General |
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| It is a busy weekend for USEC, with Operation COTTON commencing its first operational missions. Make sure you are registered on the forums, and that you check back often to see what missions are happening over the weekend. Currently we need pilots for Flight Simulator 2004 to fly from EGLL to Israel, using the Unity Server, see the forum for server details. Also, we need Battlefield 2 members for operations, visit the forums for server information Please ensure you support these events! Both utilise USEC's dedicated servers, and if we don't use them - we will loose them! TeamSpeak will be used for the events, make sure you download it from www.goteamspeak.com |
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Documents System upgrade Thursday, February 09, 2006 | 1:00:29 AM | General |
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| Deputy Chief of Staff Woody announced today that the documents system will be down for maintainance/upgrades. "We've decided that the time has come to do a major overhaul of the documents system," Masters was quoted. "We're doing this to both bring the system in line with the rest of the site as well as make it fully functional so it can be used." Gen. Masters says that the documents system will be down until Saturday at absolute longest. |
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BREAKING NEWS: Operation Cotton Friday, February 03, 2006 | 5:10:04 AM | General |
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| In a brief statement from IceMotoboy, USEC commences its first operational deployment tomorrow. "I have directed USEC Commanders to begin preparations to virtually deploy a small security and humanitarian force to simulate support for a nation rebuilding in the Middle East region" said Hall. Hall also announced that personnel can follow the progress of the initial C17 flight and escort, by being online at 1300hrs 4 FEB 2006 (EST) and joining the Flight Sim server at: FSHost: 195.242.98.172 FS Port: 23473 passwd: uvac1 For the first time USEC forces wil work in conjunction with Unity Logistics staff to begin deploying equipment and personnel. Viewers who do not have FlightSim can monitor progress on the server by visiting http://195.242.98.172:94 |
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Chief of Staff returns to duty Wednesday, February 01, 2006 | 12:22:42 PM | General |
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| The short term absence of the USEC Chief of Staff IceMotoboy has ended, with Hall returning from his absence related to his employment. "It was unfortunate that I started my new job returning to public service and was immediately thrown back in the hot seat!" Hall commented that on a positive note the job would allow him to devote more time to his hobbies such as playing Battlefield2 and Flight Simulator 2004, as well as running USEC, restoring Unity, and motorbiking. Hall hinted on the forums that news of USECs first deployment would be announced today. |
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Chief of Staff Dean Hall - Absence Friday, January 27, 2006 | 9:14:26 AM | General |
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| Friday January 27, 2006 Fellow members of USEC, This news is intended to update all personnel with respect to the inactivity of Chief of Staff Dean Hall. The COS has been on manouvers in Australia since before Christmas and should be returning to base within the fortnight. He extends his best wishes and support and will be back on duty as soon as possible. |
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New Year begins at USEC Sunday, January 08, 2006 | 11:35:59 AM | General |
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| Staff and members at USEC and all those around the world ushered in 2006 with a bang this year. It is looking to be a great year for USEC, with a deployment to Korea to occur in the 1st quarter and regular Battlefield 2 and Flight Simulator 2004 gaming sessions being planned out weekly during January. For more information on events, please see the forums. | ||||||||
Merry Christmas from USEC Saturday, December 24, 2005 | 8:51:39 AM | General |
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| Many USEC members around the world celebrate Christmas as an occasion and the staff at USEC would like to swish all of them, and their families, a very merry and safe Christmas. It has been noted in the forums that 2006 is shaping up to be an excellent year for USEC. | ||||||||
Wightman awarded Silver Star Wednesday, December 21, 2005 | 2:45:04 AM | General |
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| canuck21 has been awarded the Silver Star for his efforts in establishing a Flight Sim 2004 server for use by both Unity Virtual and USEC. He was awarded the Silver Star by IceMotoboy earlier today, and the citation is included below: "CPL Wightman has shown exceptional dedication and commitment to USEC through his efforts to resurect Unity Virtual, while at the same time ensuring that USEC was included in the process. CPL Wightman has sourced an online server for use by both USEC and Unity, and through this, has most definately earned the award of a Silver Star. Well done CPL Wightman." |
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Splash Page receives a Face-lift Tuesday, December 20, 2005 | 2:33:49 AM | General |
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| The USEC front page recently received a facelift ultizing screenshots and artwork from both Battlefield 2 and Flight Simulator 2004. The new splashpage is streamlined to make it more attractive and efficient at displaying information. Also included is a "top members" section which lists the top six members. Currently this is set manually each week based on activity, attitude, and other factors. Once the combat reporting and PIREP systems are up, this will be based on points gained for activity and will update real-time. This has been part of a general rolling update to all systems, and more updates are too follow leading up to Christmas. | ||||||||
UX152 - Little Angels Disbanded Sunday, December 18, 2005 | 3:53:54 AM | General |
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| As a result of Structural review conducted this month, the first of the recommendations has been enacted with the merging of UX152 with UX302 - Globemasters. UX152 previously operated as a helicopter squadron providing troop support in UH-1H aircraft. The squadron itself was supportive of the move, and the move in with UX302 is seen as a natural fit. In addition to structural changes, the report proposed the aquisition of Blackhawk aircraft, with the purchase anticipated to be approved in the New Year. All current UX152 pilots have been transfered to a new squad in UX302. | ||||||||
Member Profile Screen updated Saturday, December 17, 2005 | 3:47:26 AM | General |
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| The member profile screen has been updated. This enables much more information to be displayed for all members of USEC. This function will be expanded further, with the addition of combat and flight logs. All this information is gleamed from the Virtual Intelligence Agency (VIA) database which hold not only over 100,000 navigation records, but records on all active and past personnel. Suggestions for further extension of this system is welcome on the forums | ||||||||
FlightSim section undergoes major restructure Friday, December 16, 2005 | 12:49:00 PM | General |
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| IceMotoboy issued instructions to restructure the Flight Simulator units to bring them into line with the Battlefield 2 and general Unity units. Officer ranks provide progression for management roles, whereas the Enlisted ranks provide progression for general soldiers and pilots. "I discussed this with many in the past, and while this does not reflect real world realities of militaries - it has reached the point where in the interests of providing the best gaming experience to a diverse community, we need to combine the elements" commented General Hall. | ||||||||
Sergeant Major of UX501 appointed Friday, December 16, 2005 | 4:48:33 AM | General |
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| The lead Battlefield 2 unit, UX501, now has its first ever Sergeant Major with Marados receiving the first promotion to this rank on recommendation directly from IceMotoboy. General Hall commented: "Staff Sergeant Burke has been as asset to UX501 since he joined it in July 2005. Indeed, for much of the time together with his Platoon Leader he WAS UX501 in terms of activity. With this in mind, I am proud to appoint him as the very first Sergeant Major of UX501. Well done Sergeant Major Burke." | ||||||||
Captain Wilson awarded Bronze Star Monday, December 12, 2005 | 3:39:33 AM | General |
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| Dodger has been awarded the Bronze Star for his efforts over the past month conducting a rationalisation assessment of all the squadrons. The results of his assessment are being posted on the forums for comment, and are likely to be actioned in the coming weeks. "This work represents a positive step forward for USEC, we can push passed our inactivity problems and go forward with and (albiet smaller) team with increased focus and activity" commented IceMotoboy. | ||||||||
UVAC DECISION TIME Sunday, November 27, 2005 | 3:18:53 AM | General |
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| All those pilots who have continued interest in Unity (UVAC) are asked to visit the flyunit.net forum and participate in an important Poll that could affect the continued evolution of UVAC. | ||||||||
Forums have been fixed Sunday, October 30, 2005 | 3:37:05 AM | General |
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| The forums have been reinstalled, unfortunately along with the loss of all data previously contained with in it. Many thanks to Cmkslivt for fixing this up. Please visit the new forums and note the new url. You will need to reregister, and staff will work at re-creating the sticky posts regarding useful tips for both Battlefield 2 and Flight Simulator 2004. | ||||||||
General Masters involved in Car Accident Wednesday, October 12, 2005 | 1:43:38 AM | General |
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| The current USEC Deputy Chief of Staff, Woody, was involved in a car accident last month that had forced him to stay away from USEC duties while he underwent rehabilitation. In a brief statement released this morning, General Masters announced his return to active duty "I'm back now, and ready to get back down to business." IceMotoboy was quick to confirm that General Masters return is most welcome "Masters is a key member of the staff here at USEC, and we are glad to see him back and fighting fit. I am sure the Battlefield 2 boys have been missing him in the weekly games" commented General Hall. | ||||||||
October USEC General Meeting Wednesday, September 28, 2005 | 7:27:19 AM | General |
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| A USEC General Meeting for all personnel will be held at the following time. Friday 5pm (PST), Friday 8pm (EST), Saturday 10am (Ausi), Saturday Noon (NZ) . The meeting will be held on an IRC network (to be advised), login to your mymail or check this forum just before the time as we will post the location of the meeting then. You will need an IRC client to attend the meeting, visit www.mirc.com for more information. | ||||||||
myMail error has been fixed Sunday, September 25, 2005 | 2:08:21 AM | General |
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| The recurrent error with myMail has FINALLY been fixed. The error centered around service ribbons being automatically awarded to applicants. This meant personnel who had no ranks were receiving awards, and news items were being posted to hubs. As the members had no ranks - when the page tried to display the news of the members award, it returned an error. Thank you to everyone for their patience while we found this problem. | ||||||||
USEC Monthly Meeting Proposed Thursday, September 22, 2005 | 4:52:19 AM | General |
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| A meeting for all USEC personnel has been proposed to allow everyone to meet one a month to cover off on relevant issues, arrange events for the coming month, and recognise achievements of personnel over the past month. All personnel are asked to select the meeting time that suits them best on the poll in the forums. UCOM is hoping to make a decision in time to run the first meeting for next weekend, being the start of October. | ||||||||
USEC TeamSpeak 2 Server Up Wednesday, September 14, 2005 | 7:44:42 AM | General |
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| Dear all USEC members, I have setup a TeamSpeak 2 server for everyone in the USEC force and public to use. For those who don't know what TeamSpeak 2 is, it's a VOIP that allows people to communicate through microphones, like on Battlefield 2 for example, but the sound quality is a lot better and easier to use. If you don't have the client, please go to http://www.teamspeak.org and download it today for free! Our server is usec.game-host.org If you'd like a channel for your squad, MyMail Xervish or post in the UX501 forums. Yours Sincerely, Xervish |
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Ongoing problems with myMail Monday, September 12, 2005 | 4:37:46 AM | General |
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| The myMail system is currently not working for a number of users due to several coding problems. To help assist with the resolution of this issue, users are requested to post their error messages in the forums. We apologise for the inconvience that the myMail downtime has caused, an announcement will be made in the forums when it is working properly. | ||||||||
UX501 Platoon Leader Commissioned Friday, September 02, 2005 | 4:49:05 AM | General |
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| Xervish has been promoted to Second Lieutenant, becoming the first Commissioned (officer) platoon leader in a Battlefield 2 squad. IceMotoboy presented the officer commission personally, commenting that Xervish is one of the finest soldiers to grace the unit in its short history. "His organisational skills and commitment are truely a benchmark for the rest of his unit, and indeed the rest of the force" commented Hall. Xervish was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant with the following citation: "Commissioned based on exceptional performance as a Platoon leader for UX501 Second Platoon. LT Nugawela has single handedly shaped his platoon into the most operational squad currently at USEC. LT Nugawela is a truely gifted leader, and we look forward to watching his career progress. Well done Daniel, this is a most well deserved promotion." | ||||||||
Event on Tuesday August 23 Sunday, August 21, 2005 | 7:33:32 AM | General |
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| If anyone wanna join up Tuesday 23 at 19h30 Pm GMT-05 Eastern time on the Comcast #33 server i will be on. It would be great if the First platoon and the Second platoon would join me. If anyone can or would prefer another day please tell me. Corporal Marco"Cmkslivt"Lamberti UX-501 1st Platoon |
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Masters awarded the Gold Star Tuesday, August 16, 2005 | 3:38:48 AM | General |
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| Woody has been awarded the first USEC Gold Star in a simple ceremony this morning. Unable to be reached for comment, IceMotoboy read the citation for LTCOL Masters to online force members. LTCOL Masters has had a distinguished career with USEC prior to its disbandment, and was a key figure in the establishment of the new Force. LTCOL Masters was awarded the Gold Star with the following citation: "Awarded to LTCOL Masters for his outstanding efforts during the setup of USEC. His previous background with USEC is exemplorary, and his efforts over the past three months have been essential to the development of the Force. He has been a significant assistance to myself as Chief of Staff during this time, taking the lead with the development of policy documentation. LTCOL Masters has also taken a keen interest in assisting with the development of the website. The ANO is well deserving of the first award of the USEC Gold Star." | ||||||||
Get home base ideas in to Capt. Herchko! Tuesday, August 09, 2005 | 12:53:50 PM | General |
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| *S* Please myMail me with any and all ideas for home base ideas for the Globemasters Squadron. Please also include reasons why the base would be good for us to utilize. All ideas will be considered, possibly screened, and then voted on by you. If you have any questions, feel free to contact me. Take care! [signed] DEREK A. HERCHKO, Capt, USEC Commanding Officer Globemaster Squadron (UX-302) Unity Security Force |
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PIREP System Released Monday, August 08, 2005 | 9:05:42 AM | General |
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| The PIREP system has been officially released. The mission booking system was released several weeks ago, but after a serious bug was discovered, the PIREP closing mechanism was turned off. Pilots could still book and fly aircraft, but they could not submit PIREPs. The new system is more advanced than any seen previously at USEC or Unity, allowing smart processing of Navigation data. Members can submit Pilot Reports for mission taskings through the mymail screen. | ||||||||
An old legend returns! Friday, August 05, 2005 | 2:06:53 AM | General |
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| USEC has welcomed back many old faces in the last week. Flashback, a decorated USEC Officer and former CO of UX491 has again returned to the squadron as the CO. Raven a hero of SimNASA and indeed the only Unity pilot to ever hold his Astronaught wings, has returned to UX302 as a pilot. USEC now has a bold collection of former greats, like SkyRat and those listed above, who bring a sense of nostalgia that is hard to recreate anywhere else. Now USEC has even more to celebrate, with the return of one of our former Generals - Eagle4. Major Friedman, like the others above, is a legend of USEC. Major Friedman has been appointed Director of Personnel. | ||||||||
Recruiting Drive Begins Tuesday, August 02, 2005 | 4:38:49 AM | General |
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| A major recruiting drive commenced last night, aimed at former USEC and Unity members. Already fifteen former members, all with distinguished careers, have expressed interest in returning and many have come back. Flashback has been appointed CO of UX491, Musicman CO of UX302, and Rhino as Director of Training. More members are expected over the coming days, and all are requested to post their suggestions and comments for the site on the forums. | ||||||||
Flight Mission Booking system released Saturday, July 30, 2005 | 1:31:09 AM | General |
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| The flight mission booking system has been released. This system allows pilots to book aircraft for individual mission purposes. The pilot books the aircraft, then flys the mission, and afterwards closes the booking by filing a PIREP. The mission booking system does not currently have any restrictions, however, a rating system will be implemented in the next few weeks. A similar system is planned for assigning ground missions to Battlefield 2 units. For more information, post questions/bugs on the Forums. | ||||||||
UX501 Royal Lancers commissioned Saturday, July 23, 2005 | 11:05:33 AM | General |
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| In a USEC Distribution last night, IceMotoboy announced "It is with the greatest pleasure I announce the formation of USECs first Land Combat Unit - the Unity Royal Lancers". The Royal lancers are the first Battlefield 2 unit to be operated at USEC, its first two members are grantrobarts and Cmkslivt. A dedicated USEC Battlefield 2 server is being considered, for more information check the forums. Requests for transfers should be sent to the Deputy Chief of Staff, through your CO. | ||||||||
Qualification Badges released Saturday, July 16, 2005 | 5:48:30 AM | General |
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| In preparation for the opening of USEC's first ground unit, the Badges section of the website has now been added. Three qualification badges have so far been added, the Flight Academy wings (from UFA), the Combat Wings (for graduation of expert soldier training), and the Combat Commander Wings (for graduation from ground officer commander training). The unit badge for the first ground force has been developed, but is a closely guarded secret until a name has been firmly decided upon. | ||||||||
VIA Airport Database Released Tuesday, July 12, 2005 | 1:10:22 AM | General |
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| The first of a series of information databases have been released by the Virtual Intelligence Agency (VIA). Located under Systems > Airports, the VIADB Airport page allows users to search all airports to receive basic, location, runway, ILS, and frequency information about any of over 30,000 airports. Future database systems planned for release include a database containing over 150,000 NAVAID information, that will be utilized in the development of a flight planner system. | ||||||||
MyMail system fully operational Saturday, July 09, 2005 | 11:09:59 AM | General |
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| The internal messaging system, nicknamed "MyMail" at USEC's former parent organisation Unity, has been released fully operational. IceMotoboy commented that the system packs the same functions as the original version - with a few added extras. Colonel Hall was quick to point out the primary aim of staff at present, was to ensure that only the bare basic systems required to become operational were established. | ||||||||
Forums now Live Monday, July 04, 2005 | 1:34:36 AM | General |
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| The USEC Forums have been bought online, you can now access them at forums.legionimperium.org. Also, the Recruiting system is now working, and applications are being called for from existing Unity members. The Recruit Exam system is not yet fully operational, and those who are not already Unity members will have to wait until this is fully operational before they can submit an application. We thank everyone for their patience over the last few weeks! | ||||||||
Official Opening Announced Friday, June 24, 2005 | 11:01:00 AM | General |
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| With the website systems nearly all live, the official opening date of July 4th has been announced by IceMotoboy. "The original Unity: Next Generation, initially developed for USEC and later used UVAC wide was last used by USEC in late 2003. This system has been revamped and uploaded as the initial USEC system" explained Colonel Hall. The major updates include better usability, development and refining of graphics, and better staff management systems. | ||||||||
Deputy Chief of Staff appointed Thursday, June 23, 2005 | 6:00:44 PM | General |
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| Woody has been appointed as the Deputy Chief of Staff. Lt Col Masters was a decorated and longtime USEC pilot and staff member, including being the Chief of Staff right up until its disbandment. "Lt Col Masters brings significant leadership experience, both from within previous USEC and UVAC, that will allow USEC to push through what could be a trying few weeks during setup" commented IceMotoboy. | ||||||||
USEC website opens Tuesday, June 21, 2005 | 1:12:03 AM | General |
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| After nearly two years, the USEC website has officially reopened. IceMotoboy, the Chief of Staff, has yet to announce a formal opening date but it is believed to be sometime in July. "Our focus at the moment is trying to get our basic systems online so we can begin bring people on board and start training" said Colonel Hall. Applications have not yet opened, but this will be announced in the next seven days. A forum will soon open that will be restricted to members only. | ||||||||
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