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December Theta Fleet Awards!
The results of the December 2017 Theta Fleet Awards are in! Starbase Vanguard did very well this month.
Starbase Vanguard was awarded the Unit of Distinction - Silver for the second month in a row! We also won the December TGCO Award of Merit for Task Group 23-C.
Player of…
Author: Commander Paul Graves PsyD
Posted on: Thu 11th Jan, 2018 @ 10:18pm
Category: General News
Merry Christmas!
Hi Everyone,
Wishing you all the merriest of Christmases and the happiest of holidays - may it be a season of joy and peace.
(Also, just to say, we'll be wrapping up the Christmas Party post in the next few hours, so if you haven't participated yet, and still want…
Author: Commander Mikaela Locke
Posted on: Mon 25th Dec, 2017 @ 9:42pm
Category: Out of Character
Award Nominations
Guys,
So the award nominations have been piling up and there truly are some great ones, all of which are well deserved. I wanted to authorise and publish them here, along with the reasons for nomination!
Leah Jamison - Doyle Mystery Award - Nominated by Susan
Allison has developed a…
Author: Colonel Horatio Drake
Posted on: Mon 4th Dec, 2017 @ 9:08pm
Category: Sim Announcement
September/October Awards
So, slowly but surely we are returning Vanguard to her former glory. Even in our weakened state we are still managing to scoop some fleet awards.
In September we received the BRONZE UNIT OF DISTINCTION from Theta Fleet. These award images will be going up onto the site soon, hopefully.…
Author: Colonel Horatio Drake
Posted on: Sun 19th Nov, 2017 @ 3:00pm
Category: Sim Announcement
New Player
All,
Please give a warm welcome to Christina who joins us with Lieutenant Jadera Baro, Chief Operations Officer. Christina comes with a host of experience in Star Trek simming and has got some brilliant Treknobable in her arsenal!
We'll be hopefully getting her boarding post out at some point this…
Author: Colonel Horatio Drake
Posted on: Mon 4th Sep, 2017 @ 2:52pm
Category: Sim Announcement
July Awards
Guys,
Another amazing month for us has seen yet more awards come our way.
From Theta Fleet:
Silver Unit of Distinction (joint award with USS Erebus & USS Winchester)
James filed our monthly report this time around and nominated Jenny for Writer of the Month - naturally she won!
Jenny…
Author: Colonel Horatio Drake
Posted on: Sat 19th Aug, 2017 @ 11:24am
Category: Sim Announcement
LOA
Helo, all--I will be away from home until Saturday evening. I am unable to access this site by cellphone; I keep being told that my password is not correct, even though it works just fine on my desktop computer. So if a miracle happens, and I am able to access…
Author: Commander Paul Graves PsyD
Posted on: Thu 17th Aug, 2017 @ 6:44pm
Category: General News
June Awards
So, a relatively quiet month this time around but still with some remarkable posts being put out there!
FLEET AWARDS
Silver Unit of Distinction - this month saw us achieve the silver UoD for TF23. Considering it's been such a quiet month I think we should be really happy with…
Author: Colonel Horatio Drake
Posted on: Sun 16th Jul, 2017 @ 10:19am
Category: Sim Announcement
Saluting - Verdict
Vanguardites,
So, thanks for the recent debate on saluting - I found it interesting and a bit of an eye opener getting other viewpoints on it. Going forward, I think we'll drop Google Group and it clearly just doesn't work properly! We'll find a new forum for any further discussions.…
Author: Colonel Horatio Drake
Posted on: Fri 7th Jul, 2017 @ 2:10pm
Category: Out of Character
New Player
Welcome to Captain Gunnar (played by David) who joins us as our new Brigade Commanding Officer, leading up the Marine Detachment on board. David comes with a wealth of experience and has a rather interesting character!
Jamie
Author: Colonel Horatio Drake
Posted on: Wed 21st Jun, 2017 @ 5:19pm
Category: Sim Announcement
News and Absent this Weekend
Hello, all--Just letting you know that, my second short story publication appeared in a YA fantasy anthology called Dragons and Witches: Fairy-Tale Villains Reimagined. It's available on Amazon. No real dragons were harmed during the writing of this book, but I did mess with my fictional dragon some...
I was…
Author: Commander Paul Graves PsyD
Posted on: Mon 19th Jun, 2017 @ 4:22am
Category: General News
May Awards
Apologies the awards are a bit late this month!
Once again, Vanguard is bursting at the seams with awards! Some of you will remember the days of SB Protector and the fun we had on it. When I came back to simming, those funs times were what I was determined…
Author: Colonel Horatio Drake
Posted on: Sun 18th Jun, 2017 @ 10:13am
Category: Sim Announcement
Mission Split
Guys,
Just a quick one - to avoid confusion we've split the missions into two.
'For the Uniform' is the mission set on the Bretagne.
'Unity Week' is for everything happening on Vanguard.
Just select from the drop down box the relevant mission, when writing a post.
Cheers,
Jamie
Author: Colonel Horatio Drake
Posted on: Thu 8th Jun, 2017 @ 2:21pm
Category: Out of Character
End of Mission
So folks,
With my log post, so I bring this chapter of Vanguard to a close! It's been an interesting mission, which played out a bit differently from last time! We've lost some friends along the way but new ones have joined us!
So, 'Wrongs Darker Than Death or Night'…
Author: Colonel Horatio Drake
Posted on: Tue 16th May, 2017 @ 9:42pm
Category: General News
Casino Royale
Hello everyone,
I know I'm new on Vanguard, but I've been talking to Susan (Jade Lantz) about being able to do something in Tivoli or the Promenade. The thing that really took my notice was a casino as there is so much you can do with it.
It's soon going…
Author: Lieutenant Thomas Maynard
Posted on: Mon 15th May, 2017 @ 3:03pm
Category: General News
April Awards
Guys,
So another amazing month for May and, with it, comes a load of awards!
Firstly, Starbase Vanguard is the proud recipient (for the second month running) of the 'Gold Unit of Distinction for Task Force 23'. What can I say? You've produced some spectacular posts this month and they…
Author: Colonel Horatio Drake
Posted on: Sun 14th May, 2017 @ 3:49pm
Category: Sim Announcement
Next Mission
Guys,
The final posts for this mission are coming together... Chantal and I are writing one that corners Dobbs for his crimes! She has very patiently put up with my slow responses, so we should be getting this one out either later today or tomorrow. Once this has been published,…
Author: Colonel Horatio Drake
Posted on: Tue 9th May, 2017 @ 7:23pm
Category: Out of Character
Another New Player
All,
Please welcome the newest addition to the Vanguard family, Will. He brings with him Lieutenant Brock Johnson, our new Security Investigations Officer. Let the JP bombardment, commence!
James
Author: Commander Zachary Hunt
Posted on: Fri 5th May, 2017 @ 1:50pm
Category: Sim Announcement
New Player
All,
Please welcome the newest addition to the Vanguard family, Tom. He brings with him Lieutenant Thomas Maynard, our new Chief Intelligence Officer. Let the JP bombardment, commence!
Jamie
Author: Colonel Horatio Drake
Posted on: Sun 30th Apr, 2017 @ 7:23pm
Category: Sim Announcement
Mission Ending
Hello Everyone,
Just to give you the heads up that we are planning the mission end next Sunday 7th May. So if you can wrap up any joint posts to do with the mission and then we can start getting into the conclusion! The new mission will be very soon…
Author: Commander Zachary Hunt
Posted on: Sun 30th Apr, 2017 @ 9:08am
Category: General News
Fleet Awards - March
All,
WE"VE GOT GOLD!!!!! For the first time since we reactivated this sim, we have finally received a much deserved gold award! Starbase Vanguard has been awarded the Gold Unit of Distinction for Task Force 23 for the month of March! We've only been able to achieve this because of…
Author: Colonel Horatio Drake
Posted on: Wed 12th Apr, 2017 @ 4:43pm
Category: General News
March Summary & Awards
Guys,
This is something that I am going to try and do every month, henceforth!
A slower month in March saw us only publish 47 posts across 10 of us - certainly not anything to be sniffed at and still head and shoulders above some sims in the fleet, but…
Author: Colonel Horatio Drake
Posted on: Sun 2nd Apr, 2017 @ 10:58am
Category: Sim Announcement
February Fleet Awards
Everyone,
Just a brief note to let everyone know that Vanguard has received yet more awards - truly a reflection on the skill, dedication and commitment that you all put in!
We have received the Bronze Unit of Distinction for Task Force 23 for February.
James filled in the monthly…
Author: Colonel Horatio Drake
Posted on: Tue 14th Mar, 2017 @ 9:56am
Category: Sim Announcement
February Awards
Guys,
As ever it gives me great pleasure to hand out some awards!
Commander Zachary Hunt - Longevity Ribbon - For serving on Starbase Vanguard for six consecutive months
Lieutenant Jasmine Collins - Longevity Ribbon - For serving on Starbase Vanguard for six consecutive months
Lieutenant Commander Chlamydia Addams -…
Author: Colonel Horatio Drake
Posted on: Thu 2nd Mar, 2017 @ 12:49pm
Category: Sim Announcement
Timeline & History
Hi Everyone,
Chantal recently pointed out some discrepancies regarding both the timeline that Vanguard is set in and the history of the base, as well as confusion over SB Protector Vs. SB Vanguard. So, I will clear things up!
When we brought Vanguard to life we used the old Protector…
Author: Colonel Horatio Drake
Posted on: Mon 27th Feb, 2017 @ 1:45pm
Category: Out of Character