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October Fleet Awards
Below is the link to the Fleet October Awards. Congrats to our winners.
https://www.idfleet.com/2024/11/19/monthly-awards-october-2024/
Author: Captain Shran dh'Klar
Posted on: Tue Nov 19th, 2024 @ 6:04pm
Category: General News
October Awards
Greets all. It is time again for awards, and while we didn't have as many posts for October to base things on, what we had were deep and well written. I offer congratulations to everyone, but notably to our winners. I hope everyone works to create more material in November.…
Author: Captain Shran dh'Klar
Posted on: Thu Nov 7th, 2024 @ 11:56am
Category: General News
September Fleet Awards
Below is the link to the September Fleet Awards. Congrats to our winners.
https://www.idfleet.com/2024/10/24/monthly-awards-september-2024/
Author: Captain Shran dh'Klar
Posted on: Thu Oct 24th, 2024 @ 9:08am
Category: General News
September Awards
Hardly seems possible, but here we are with another month passed. September was a good month for us, with everyone having at least 1 post, and most having quite a few more. We finished one mission and jumped into a new one that is building into something exciting. So here…
Author: Captain Shran dh'Klar
Posted on: Wed Oct 2nd, 2024 @ 9:27pm
Category: General News
August Fleet Awards
The link to the August Fleet Awards is below. Congrats to our winners.
https://www.idfleet.com/2024/09/25/monthly-awards-august-2024/
Author: Captain Shran dh'Klar
Posted on: Wed Sep 25th, 2024 @ 10:22am
Category: General News
August Awards
Greetings all. Hard to believe that we are already in September. Below you will find the August awards. I congratulate everyone who won, and look forward to seeing what people come up with this month for the next set of awards.
Best Post (solo): Lt Imik S'Niohun "By My Command"…
Author: Captain Shran dh'Klar
Posted on: Fri Sep 6th, 2024 @ 4:53pm
Category: General News
July Fleet Awards
Below is the link to the July Fleet Awards. Congrats to our winners!
https://www.idfleet.com/2024/08/30/monthly-awards-july-2024/
Author: Captain Shran dh'Klar
Posted on: Fri Aug 30th, 2024 @ 3:49pm
Category: General News
July Awards
July has come and gone, and it was a good month for the ship. Everyone participated, most had at least 3 posts for the month. It made for some good reading and increased the difficulty for determining the awards. I hope everyone participates as much in August. Below you will…
Author: Captain Shran dh'Klar
Posted on: Mon Aug 5th, 2024 @ 9:46pm
Category: General News
June Fleet Awards
While they are just coming in under the wire, below you will find the link to the June Fleet Awards. I want to congratulate our winners for representing our ship well, and look forward to next month with anticipation.
https://www.idfleet.com/2024/07/31/monthly-awards-june-2024/
Author: Captain Shran dh'Klar
Posted on: Wed Jul 31st, 2024 @ 1:11pm
Category: General News
2024 Fleet Anniversary Message
Happy Anniversary IDF! Yes, on this day 23 years ago, we started simming here at IDF. I am proud to say that I was here that day, and that our ship, the USS Washington was one of the founding sims of the fleet. I was just a wild and crazy…
Author: Captain Shran dh'Klar
Posted on: Thu Jul 4th, 2024 @ 9:27am
Category: General News
2024 HOF
It is that time of the year again, where retired fleet members are inducted into the IDF Hall of Fame. Below you will find the link to the article and I hope you check it out.
https://www.idfleet.com/2024/07/04/2024-hall-of-fame-inductees/
Author: Captain Shran dh'Klar
Posted on: Thu Jul 4th, 2024 @ 9:17am
Category: General News
June Awards
It seems like the months just fly by, especially as we reach the summer months. So it is as we find ourselves in the month of July already. The month of June was a great month for us, and several people were extremely active. The senior members of the crew…
Author: Captain Shran dh'Klar
Posted on: Mon Jul 1st, 2024 @ 8:44am
Category: General News
May Fleet Awards
Here are the May Fleet Awards. Congrats to our winners.
https://www.idfleet.com/2024/06/26/monthly-awards-may-2024/
Author: Captain Shran dh'Klar
Posted on: Wed Jun 26th, 2024 @ 11:43pm
Category: General News
May Awards
Summer is just around the corner, and what can be our most hectic month in the front half of the calendar certainly kept us all busy. The story has shown a great deal of detail as everyone has contributed a great deal. We had a lot of great Trek and…
Author: Captain Shran dh'Klar
Posted on: Mon Jun 3rd, 2024 @ 5:31pm
Category: General News
April Fleet Awards
Below is the link to the April Fleet Awards. Congrats to our winners.
https://www.idfleet.com/2024/05/31/monthly-awards-april-2024/
Author: Captain Shran dh'Klar
Posted on: Fri May 31st, 2024 @ 1:27pm
Category: General News
April Awards
Another month in the books. Spring is in full gear here in the US and flowers are blooming as the rain keeps coming, but that just means plenty of time to write. Every member of the crew posted at least once in April, a great feat. I want to thank…
Author: Captain Shran dh'Klar
Posted on: Mon May 6th, 2024 @ 9:52pm
Category: General News
Sad, Terrible News
Crew of the Washington.
I have some sad news concerning one of the Washington's crew members.
Ayesha, who plays Imik, mother has passed away earlier this day. Please remember Ayesha in your thoughts and prayers at this dreadfully sad time.
Jeff
Author: Commander Jonathan Grayson
Posted on: Fri May 3rd, 2024 @ 9:19am
Category: General News
March Fleet Awards
Below is the link to the March Fleet Awards. I want to give a big congratulations to our winners!
https://www.idfleet.com/2024/04/24/monthly-awards-march-2024/
Author: Captain Shran dh'Klar
Posted on: Wed Apr 24th, 2024 @ 3:49pm
Category: General News
Possible return to Duty
Hello everyone, I of late have been missing for sometime. This is due to family problems, which are still on going. I may suddenly stop writing in the very near future, and I hope and wish for your understanding. Once the Family situation is finally resolved, it may take me…
Author: Lieutenant Imik S'Niohun
Posted on: Sat Apr 20th, 2024 @ 3:49pm
Category: General News
March Awards
March is finished, and as some of us here in the US prepare for what should be a brilliant view of the total solar eclipse, I want to give my praise to the crew for pushing the limits in our posts and excelling with stories that would make Gene Roddenberry…
Author: Captain Shran dh'Klar
Posted on: Sat Apr 6th, 2024 @ 12:44pm
Category: General News
Simulation Cup
So, the Simulation Cup finally got around to announcing awards. We were up for an award, as were many of the other sims in the fleet. I have put the link to the awards announcement below for you all to read. I am happy to say that this crew and…
Author: Captain Shran dh'Klar
Posted on: Sun Mar 17th, 2024 @ 1:21pm
Category: General News
February Fleet Awards
The link to the February Fleet Awards is below. Congrats to our winners.
https://www.idfleet.com/2024/03/15/monthly-awards-february-2024/
Author: Captain Shran dh'Klar
Posted on: Fri Mar 15th, 2024 @ 12:08pm
Category: General News
February 2024 Awards
It is a leap year, but despite the extra day, February has come to an end. It was a fun month as we worked this mysterious mission. Below you will find our monthly awards. I offer congratulations to our winners and wish them luck as they represent us at the…
Author: Captain Shran dh'Klar
Posted on: Tue Mar 5th, 2024 @ 9:34pm
Category: General News
January Fleet Awards
Below is the link to the January Fleet Awards.
https://www.idfleet.com/2024/02/14/monthly-awards-january-2024/
Author: Captain Shran dh'Klar
Posted on: Thu Feb 15th, 2024 @ 12:31am
Category: General News
January Awards
It always seems to creep up on us sooner than we would think, but here we are, one month already complete in this new year. January was a good month for us all from a writing perspective, and everyone contributed making it a particularly great month in my book. So…
Author: Captain Shran dh'Klar
Posted on: Tue Feb 6th, 2024 @ 12:31pm
Category: General News
December Fleet Awards
The link below is to the December Fleet Awards. Congrats to our winners.
https://www.idfleet.com/2024/01/15/monthly-awards-december-2023/
Author: Captain Shran dh'Klar
Posted on: Mon Jan 15th, 2024 @ 3:25pm
Category: General News
December Awards
Another year in the books. It amazes me at times how quickly a year can go by. All of you help to make it enjoyable. We had a significant amount of posts despite the fact that half the month is the busiest of holiday seasons. Good work by one and…
Author: Captain Shran dh'Klar
Posted on: Tue Jan 2nd, 2024 @ 3:50pm
Category: General News
November Fleet Awards
Here are the November Fleet Awards. Congrats to our winners.
https://www.idfleet.com/2023/12/24/monthly-awards-november-2023/
Author: Captain Shran dh'Klar
Posted on: Sun Dec 24th, 2023 @ 9:28am
Category: General News
November Awards
November has come and gone, and it was a very active month for us as a crew. I haven't had to do this much work for awards in a while, and I hope to be just as busy next month. We had two players break into double digit posts, with…
Author: Captain Shran dh'Klar
Posted on: Wed Dec 6th, 2023 @ 4:34pm
Category: General News
October Fleet Awards
Below is the link to the October Fleet Awards. Congrats to our winners.
https://www.idfleet.com/2023/11/29/monthly-awards-october-2023/
Author: Captain Shran dh'Klar
Posted on: Wed Nov 29th, 2023 @ 2:36pm
Category: General News
Happy Thanksgiving!
Happy Thanksgiving to all members of the crew that celebrate the holiday. To everyone else enjoy and celebrate the day and your respective families.
Author: Commander Jonathan Grayson
Posted on: Thu Nov 23rd, 2023 @ 11:25am
Category: General News
Happy Thanksgiving
Today in the United States we celebrate the holiday of Thanksgiving. We all have something to be thankful for here on the Washington. I am thankful for each and every one of you. Whether you have been here for years or just arrived, I hope you know you are all…
Author: Captain Shran dh'Klar
Posted on: Thu Nov 23rd, 2023 @ 9:29am
Category: General News
October Awards
October was an interesting month. I enjoyed everything we did and look forward to what the next month brings us. Below you will find the October Awards. I congratulate our winners and wish them luck representing us at the Fleet level.
Best Post (solo): Lt Inara Senn "Rennassance Woman en…
Author: Captain Shran dh'Klar
Posted on: Sat Nov 4th, 2023 @ 8:17pm
Category: General News
September Fleet Awards
Below is the link to the September Fleet Awards. Congrats to our winners.
https://www.idfleet.com/2023/10/18/monthly-awards-september-2023/
Author: Captain Shran dh'Klar
Posted on: Wed Oct 18th, 2023 @ 11:58pm
Category: General News
September Awards
And just like that another month has passed. September wasn't our best month as far as posting totals, but we did have some very involved posts that had some deep meaning, and dark themes. We seem to be on the back half of the mission I think, and I fully…
Author: Captain Shran dh'Klar
Posted on: Wed Oct 4th, 2023 @ 2:23pm
Category: General News
August Fleet Award
The link below is to the August Fleet Awards. I want to congratulate our winners, particularly Ens. Kono who won in two categories. Awesome job everyone. With luck, and the skill we have on our sim, we'll have plenty of opportunities to win more next month.
https://www.idfleet.com/2023/09/23/monthly-awards-august-2023/
Author: Captain Shran dh'Klar
Posted on: Sat Sep 23rd, 2023 @ 7:40pm
Category: General News
August Awards
As the end of summer closes out here in the US during the month of August, it was blazing hot, which seemed to be reason enough for everyone to stay home and write. It as an excellent month as we had a slew of posts for this mission that has…
Author: Captain Shran dh'Klar
Posted on: Tue Sep 5th, 2023 @ 1:50pm
Category: General News
July Fleet Awards
Below is the link to the July Fleet Awards. I want to congratulate our winners. The Washington was the belle of the ball for July.
https://www.idfleet.com/2023/08/25/monthly-awards-july-2023/
Author: Captain Shran dh'Klar
Posted on: Fri Aug 25th, 2023 @ 10:49pm
Category: General News
July Awards
So, another month has come and gone. July was an exciting month, as we finished a fun Q mission and jumped into a new mission started by our XO. Below you will find our monthly awards. I want to congratulate our winners and wish you all luck representing the ship…
Author: Captain Shran dh'Klar
Posted on: Wed Aug 2nd, 2023 @ 12:13am
Category: General News
June Fleet Awards
Below is the link to the June Fleet Awards. Congrats to our winners.
https://www.idfleet.com/2023/07/15/monthly-awards-june-2023/
Author: Captain Shran dh'Klar
Posted on: Mon Jul 17th, 2023 @ 7:40pm
Category: General News
Fleet Anniversary
It is July 4th, which here in the USA is Independence Day, and it is also the Fleet Anniversary. So, if you are like me, and you have been around for a while here in Independence Fleet (Julia and I are the two longest tenured members of the Fleet) or…
Author: Captain Shran dh'Klar
Posted on: Tue Jul 4th, 2023 @ 9:21am
Category: General News
June Awards
As summer kicked into high gear and heat (especially here in the US) we worked our way through June with some interesting material. I feel we'll finish the current mission strong and jump into a new mission with equal strength and zeal. Below are the June awards. I wish to…
Author: Captain Shran dh'Klar
Posted on: Sat Jul 1st, 2023 @ 2:57pm
Category: General News
May Fleet Awards
Below you will find the link to the May Fleet Awards. I want to congratulate our winners. Well done all.
https://www.idfleet.com/2023/06/23/monthly-awards-may-2023/
Author: Captain Shran dh'Klar
Posted on: Fri Jun 23rd, 2023 @ 10:17am
Category: General News
Honoring One of Our Own
The simming community has many awards, as does Independence Fleet. I have been with this fleet since the beginning and have simmed with many players of varying skill, and few have earned the right to individual honors. Today the Fleet has bestowed one of our own such an honor.
Today…
Author: Captain Shran dh'Klar
Posted on: Wed Jun 21st, 2023 @ 1:41pm
Category: General News
A Fleet Video
Below you will find a link to a YouTube video. The video is for all of IDF, but it is a special one in my eyes. Take a look and hope you enjoy.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fKKG3lfuywM
Author: Captain Shran dh'Klar
Posted on: Tue Jun 20th, 2023 @ 11:45am
Category: General News
May Awards
The month of May has come and gone and we had another solid month of storytelling. We finished one story while starting another, and the finished story will most definitely be revisited. Below you will find the monthly awards. I want to congratulate our winners and wish them luck representing…
Author: Captain Shran dh'Klar
Posted on: Fri Jun 2nd, 2023 @ 12:54pm
Category: General News
April Fleet Awards
Below is the link to the April Fleet Awards. Congrats to our winners!
https://www.idfleet.com/2023/05/15/monthly-awards-april-2023/
Author: Captain Shran dh'Klar
Posted on: Tue May 16th, 2023 @ 8:47am
Category: General News
April Awards
Well it is that time again. April was a wild month that saw a lot of excellent work done by everyone. It certainly appears that people are enjoying this mission as we continue to work through the story.
Below you will find our April awards. I want to convey my…
Author: Captain Shran dh'Klar
Posted on: Mon May 1st, 2023 @ 1:58pm
Category: General News
March Fleet Awards
Below is the link to the March Fleet Awards. Congrats to our winners!
https://www.idfleet.com/2023/04/28/monthly-awards-march-2023/
Author: Captain Shran dh'Klar
Posted on: Fri Apr 28th, 2023 @ 2:44pm
Category: General News
March Awards
Hard to believe that March is already past. Yup, we are now a few days beyond a quarter of the year already gone. Things really picked up in March for us as we had a strong finish to our mission and began the new one. Everyone participated in March a…
Author: Captain Shran dh'Klar
Posted on: Mon Apr 3rd, 2023 @ 1:18pm
Category: General News
February Fleet Awards
Below is the link to the February Fleet Awards. Congrats to our winners!
https://www.idfleet.com/2023/03/31/monthly-awards-february-2023/
Author: Captain Shran dh'Klar
Posted on: Sun Apr 2nd, 2023 @ 6:13pm
Category: General News
February Awards
In what shouldn't be the most surprising thing, February has ended as quickly as it began. It was a slow month for us as everyone was dealing with real life matters, but we did manage to get some fun stuff done and we look to be on the path to…
Author: Captain Shran dh'Klar
Posted on: Fri Mar 3rd, 2023 @ 1:53pm
Category: General News
January Fleet Awards
Below is the link to the January Fleet Awards. Congrats to our winners!
https://www.idfleet.com/2023/02/13/monthly-awards-january-2023/
Author: Captain Shran dh'Klar
Posted on: Tue Feb 14th, 2023 @ 10:58pm
Category: General News
January Awards
January has come and gone and we find ourselves looking forward to what February might bring. We were slowed by much of the crew dealing with personal matters (which happens), but I am hopeful that we will be able to really jump into some things in the new month. Below…
Author: Captain Shran dh'Klar
Posted on: Sat Feb 4th, 2023 @ 3:14pm
Category: General News
December Fleet Awards
Below is the link to the December Fleet Awards. I want to congratulate our winners. We had some good noms for every award, and I hope we will have a great showing in January.
https://www.idfleet.com/2023/01/10/monthly-awards-december-2022/
Author: Captain Shran dh'Klar
Posted on: Tue Jan 10th, 2023 @ 2:08pm
Category: General News
December Awards
Once more we find ourselves here. The last awards of 2022. December has come and gone and we now move into a new year on the Washington with the hope of many more excellent adventures. I want to congratulate our winners for December and hope they all represent us well…
Author: Captain Shran dh'Klar
Posted on: Mon Jan 2nd, 2023 @ 9:51am
Category: General News
November Fleet Awards
Below is the link to the November Fleet Awards. Congrats to our winners.
https://www.idfleet.com/2022/12/27/monthly-awards-november-2022/
Author: Captain Shran dh'Klar
Posted on: Tue Dec 27th, 2022 @ 4:58pm
Category: General News
Merry Christmas!!!!
To the wonderful crew of the USS Washington,
Merry Christmas to each and every one of you and your respected families. Thank you for making this sim feel like a family, friendly, welcoming and warm. Thank you for allowing to be a small part of the magnificent storytelling that this…
Author: Commander Jonathan Grayson
Posted on: Sat Dec 24th, 2022 @ 9:21pm
Category: General News
Merry Christmas
I would like to wish each and every one of you a Merry Christmas! I hope this holiday finds you all well and that you are able to enjoy it with those you care for. Once again, Merry Christmas!
Author: Captain Shran dh'Klar
Posted on: Sat Dec 24th, 2022 @ 9:13pm
Category: General News
November Awards
It seems almost impossible, but November has come and gone and we have stepped into the final month of the year. November tends to be a month when things run a bit slow as everyone has so much going on, the weather begins to really turn, and the holiday season…
Author: Captain Shran dh'Klar
Posted on: Fri Dec 2nd, 2022 @ 2:44pm
Category: General News
Happy Thanksgiving!
Happy Thanksgiving to the those of the Washington family that celebrate the holiday. Enjoy the day, the food, your families and love ones. Even in these times there is much to be thankful for.
For those that don't celebrate, have a fantastic Thursday!
Jeff
Author: Commander Jonathan Grayson
Posted on: Thu Nov 24th, 2022 @ 11:28am
Category: General News
October Fleet Awards
Below is the link to the October Fleet Awards. I thought we had some good noms but the judges didn't seem to agree. Hopefully we do better next month.
https://www.idfleet.com/2022/11/20/monthly-awards-october-2022/
Author: Captain Shran dh'Klar
Posted on: Sun Nov 20th, 2022 @ 4:30pm
Category: General News
October Awards
October has passed on (pun intended) and we now make our way into November with a new mission. Everyone had at least 3 posts in October which shows great participation by everyone, but my one critique would be that we once again had no solo post (I can't nominate myself).…
Author: Captain Shran dh'Klar
Posted on: Wed Nov 2nd, 2022 @ 2:45pm
Category: General News
September Fleet Awards
Below is the link to the September Fleet Awards. Congrats to our winners!
https://www.idfleet.com/2022/10/18/monthly-awards-september-2022/
Author: Captain Shran dh'Klar
Posted on: Tue Oct 18th, 2022 @ 6:56pm
Category: General News
September Awards
And just like that, another month in the books. Our mission has been interesting, though it looks to be coming to the climax. We have all dealt with various different events in our day to day lives that caused us to need time away, and despite that, we still had…
Author: Captain Shran dh'Klar
Posted on: Fri Oct 7th, 2022 @ 1:25pm
Category: General News
Fun Fleet Anniversary
Below you will find a link to a short article regarding an anniversary of sorts for the Fleet. It has a fun video link inside the article for all of us here in the Fleet to enjoy, so I hope you take a few minutes to take a look and…
Author: Captain Shran dh'Klar
Posted on: Wed Sep 28th, 2022 @ 2:16pm
Category: General News
August Fleet Awards
Below you will find the link to the August Fleet Awards. Congrats to our winners!
https://www.idfleet.com/2022/09/23/monthly-awards-august-2022/
Author: Captain Shran dh'Klar
Posted on: Sat Sep 24th, 2022 @ 1:19pm
Category: General News
August Awards
Summer comes to a close as August ends, and we are just zooming along. August was a great month for posts, as every active player had at least 5 posts in the month, a great feat. It made deciding on these awards difficult, which I can only hope means good…
Author: Captain Shran dh'Klar
Posted on: Fri Sep 2nd, 2022 @ 2:16pm
Category: General News
July Fleet Awards
Below is the link to the July Fleet Awards. Congrats to our winners.
https://www.idfleet.com/2022/08/27/monthly-awards-july-2022/
Author: Captain Shran dh'Klar
Posted on: Sat Aug 27th, 2022 @ 1:16pm
Category: General News
July Awards
Yes my friends, it is that time again. July has passed and we have awards to give out. It was an interesting month as we delved into our mission. Few awards empty this month, but three gave me a devil of time deciding. Congrats to our winners, best of luck…
Author: Captain Shran dh'Klar
Posted on: Mon Aug 1st, 2022 @ 11:19am
Category: General News
June Fleet Awards
Below is the link to the June Fleet Awards. Congrats to our winners!
https://www.idfleet.com/2022/07/17/monthly-awards-june-2022/
Author: Captain Shran dh'Klar
Posted on: Mon Jul 18th, 2022 @ 8:35am
Category: General News
Fleet Anniversary
July 4th is the Fleet Anniversary as well as the anniversary for the USS Washington. The Washington has been here since the beginning. We remain because of great players who share their love of Star Trek and creative writing. I look forward to what the next year brings to both…
Author: Captain Shran dh'Klar
Posted on: Mon Jul 4th, 2022 @ 1:23pm
Category: General News
June Awards
And just like that, another month is in the books. June was a good month, as well all worked together to tell a fun tale that wrapped up just as the month was coming to a close, and allowed us time to start a new mission. It is my hope…
Author: Captain Shran dh'Klar
Posted on: Fri Jul 1st, 2022 @ 1:32pm
Category: General News
May Fleet Awards
Below is the link to the May Fleet Awards. Congrats to our winners! I look forward to seeing who might represent us in June.
https://www.idfleet.com/2022/06/11/monthly-awards-may-2022/
Author: Captain Shran dh'Klar
Posted on: Mon Jun 13th, 2022 @ 8:45am
Category: General News
May Awards
It always amazes me how fast some months seem to pass. May is one of those months that is long and short at the same time. We didn't set the world on fire as far as numbers go, but we made up for it in quality, and I am all…
Author: Captain Shran dh'Klar
Posted on: Wed Jun 1st, 2022 @ 4:30pm
Category: General News
April Fleet Awards
Below is the link to the April Fleet Awards. Congrats to our winners.
https://www.idfleet.com/2022/05/17/monthly-awards-april-2022/
Author: Captain Shran dh'Klar
Posted on: Tue May 17th, 2022 @ 1:21pm
Category: General News
Award
As some of you may have noticed, we have a new addition to the main page of our sim website showing an award. We won the award this year for our work on the original Breen mission. The judges found our sim to be an excellent Star Trek sim that…
Author: Captain Shran dh'Klar
Posted on: Wed May 11th, 2022 @ 3:46pm
Category: General News
April Awards
It is amazing how time flies. April was a fun month, and though we didn't have a huge volume of posts, we did have solid quality posts that focused on character development as well as delving into the mission. With the rainy season over for most we move into May…
Author: Captain Shran dh'Klar
Posted on: Mon May 2nd, 2022 @ 10:24am
Category: General News
March Fleet Awards
Below is the link to the March Fleet Awards. Congrats to our winners!
https://www.idfleet.com/2022/04/16/monthly-awards-march-2022/
Author: Captain Shran dh'Klar
Posted on: Fri Apr 22nd, 2022 @ 1:35pm
Category: General News
Celebration
Celebrate and rejoice one and all! Today is a day of significance. For all of us, be you a believer or not, I wish each of you a very Happy Easter!
For a secondary, we wish our XO, Cmdr Grayson a very Happy Birthday! May this day bring you happiness…
Author: Captain Shran dh'Klar
Posted on: Sun Apr 17th, 2022 @ 7:38am
Category: General News
March Awards
The month of March has come and gone and we had another good month. Below are the monthly awards. Congrats to our winners. Best of luck to everyone at the fleet level. I hope April is another good month for us as we really begin to dig into this new…
Author: Captain Shran dh'Klar
Posted on: Mon Apr 4th, 2022 @ 2:16pm
Category: General News
February Fleet Awards
Below is the link to the February Fleet Awards. Congrats to all of our winners!
https://www.idfleet.com/2022/03/14/monthly-awards-february-2022/
Author: Captain Shran dh'Klar
Posted on: Wed Mar 16th, 2022 @ 2:05pm
Category: General News
Special Award
Attention to Orders!
Below is a link to a special Fleet level award announcement. You will find that the fleet is giving out a few special awards to deserving candidates. As captain, I put forward a nominee for one of these awards and am proud to announce that our XO,…
Author: Captain Shran dh'Klar
Posted on: Sat Mar 5th, 2022 @ 1:41pm
Category: General News
February Awards
And just like that the shortest month of the year is over. February always seems to pass quickly, but we really did have some solid writing this month, especially with the personal/character development stuff. With a new month will come new challenges, but I look forward to seeing what creative…
Author: Captain Shran dh'Klar
Posted on: Thu Mar 3rd, 2022 @ 1:58pm
Category: General News
January Fleet Awards
Below is the link to the January Fleet Awards. Congrats to the winners!
https://www.idfleet.com/2022/02/27/monthly-awards-january-2022/
Author: Captain Shran dh'Klar
Posted on: Sun Feb 27th, 2022 @ 8:52pm
Category: General News
January Awards
It seems amazing that a month has already passed for this new year, yet here we are again. January was a good month, and I was amazed to see we actually outperformed December as far as raw numbers go. Everyone did great, I want you all to be aware of…
Author: Captain Shran dh'Klar
Posted on: Tue Feb 1st, 2022 @ 12:42pm
Category: General News
December Fleet Awards
Below is the link to the December Fleet Awards. All hail the conquering heroes. We had a great month. Great job everyone.
https://www.idfleet.com/2022/01/17/monthly-awards-december-2021/
Author: Captain Shran dh'Klar
Posted on: Mon Jan 17th, 2022 @ 1:13pm
Category: General News
December Awards
Well December was quite a month for us on the ship despite the holidays. It was like something I haven't seen in well over a decade, with such passion as everyone seemed to want to push to story forward no matter what. It certainly made picking what was worthy of…
Author: Captain Shran dh'Klar
Posted on: Mon Jan 3rd, 2022 @ 9:54am
Category: General News
Happy New Year!
Know this is a little early but wanted to get it out before other events got in the way and I forgot. :)
Happy New Year to the crew of the USS Washington! May your 2022 be nothing short of phenomenal! May all your goals be obtained and your dreams…
Author: Commander Jonathan Grayson
Posted on: Fri Dec 31st, 2021 @ 7:15am
Category: General News
November Fleet Awards
Below is the link to the November Fleet Awards. Congrats to our winners. Hope you all enjoy this and have a happy and safe holiday.
https://www.idfleet.com/2021/12/24/monthly-awards-november-2021/
Author: Captain Shran dh'Klar
Posted on: Fri Dec 24th, 2021 @ 4:04pm
Category: General News
November Awards
Well, November has come and gone and it was another excellent month for us. We wrapped one mission and moved into a new one, and I got to see lots of masterful writing from virtually everyone. It made determining the monthly awards quite a challenge for me, but that just…
Author: Captain Shran dh'Klar
Posted on: Fri Dec 3rd, 2021 @ 11:35am
Category: General News
October Fleet Awards
Below is the link to the October Fleet Awards. Congrats to our winners! You represented the Washington well.
https://www.idfleet.com/2021/11/14/monthly-awards-october-2021/
Author: Captain Shran dh'Klar
Posted on: Sun Nov 14th, 2021 @ 8:56pm
Category: General News
October Awards
Another month has come and gone, and man was it a solid month for us here on the Washington. i appreciate the effort from everyone, and I look forward to seeing what comes next in November. Below you will find out monthly awards, and of course our winners here will…
Author: Captain Shran dh'Klar
Posted on: Mon Nov 1st, 2021 @ 9:06pm
Category: General News
September Fleet Awards
Below is the link to the September Fleet Awards. Congrats to our winners!
https://www.idfleet.com/2021/10/12/monthly-awards-september-2021/
Author: Captain Shran dh'Klar
Posted on: Tue Oct 12th, 2021 @ 9:15pm
Category: General News
September Awards
September was another good month for us here. I have enjoyed working with everyone on this mission. I know things have slowed a bit due to personal matters for many, but everyone continued to put forward solid effort and the current mission plot has done well because of everyone. Well…
Author: Captain Shran dh'Klar
Posted on: Sat Oct 2nd, 2021 @ 2:29pm
Category: General News
August Fleet Awards
Below is the link to the August Fleet Awards. Congrats to our winners!
https://www.idfleet.com/2021/09/16/monthly-awards-august-2021/
Author: Captain Shran dh'Klar
Posted on: Fri Sep 17th, 2021 @ 10:09am
Category: General News
August Awards
August was a crazy month/ Things started slow but then exploded with activity. As we push into this new mission I look forward to seeing the energy to keep things moving. Below are the monthly awards. As always, our winners here will go on to compete at the fleet level.…
Author: Captain Shran dh'Klar
Posted on: Thu Sep 2nd, 2021 @ 6:34pm
Category: General News
July Fleet Awards
Below you will find the link to the Fleet July awards. Congrats to the winners.
https://www.idfleet.com/2021/08/28/monthly-awards-july-2021/
Author: Captain Shran dh'Klar
Posted on: Tue Aug 31st, 2021 @ 1:57pm
Category: General News
IDF's 20th Anniversary
Independence Fleet:
Thank you to everyone for the incredible journey we've been on these last 20 years. It simply can't be put into words. However, we've still tried, and we hope you enjoy this content:
20th Anniversary Message & Almanac
2021 Hall of Fame Inductees
Awards… For…
Author: Admiral Charles Star
Posted on: Sun Jul 4th, 2021 @ 3:18am
Category: General News
June Fleet Awards
Well, that came quickly...below is the link.
https://www.idfleet.com/2021/07/01/monthly-awards-june-2021/
Author: Captain Shran dh'Klar
Posted on: Thu Jul 1st, 2021 @ 2:47pm
Category: General News
June Awards
I know it is a little early, but as I have previously informed everyone, due to the fleet 20th anniversary, monthly awards are coming out a little early. Below you'll find the monthly ship awards, and of course these will be our representatives for the monthly fleet awards. Congrats to…
Author: Captain Shran dh'Klar
Posted on: Wed Jun 30th, 2021 @ 1:15pm
Category: General News
May Fleet Awards
Below is the link to the fleet awards for May. Congratulations to our winners this month!
https://www.idfleet.com/2021/06/13/monthly-awards-may-2021/
Author: Captain Shran dh'Klar
Posted on: Sun Jun 13th, 2021 @ 9:58pm
Category: General News
May Awards
Another month in the books. Our current mission has certainly brought out the creativity of each of you, and I look forward to seeing what comes as we continue with this in June. Below are the monthly awards for May, and as always our winners will go on to challenge…
Author: Captain Shran dh'Klar
Posted on: Tue Jun 1st, 2021 @ 3:06pm
Category: General News
April Awards
April has come and gone. It was a slow month but still productive. I'm hopeful that with the new mission up and running that everyone will really let the creative juices fly. Below are the April Awards for the ship, which will of course compete at the fleet level. Congrats…
Author: Captain Shran dh'Klar
Posted on: Sat May 1st, 2021 @ 1:31pm
Category: General News
March Awards
March has come and gone, and it was a solid month, despite the low posting totals. We worked on some great Joint Posts that really pushed the mission to its conclusion in a strong way. Below are the monthly awards for the work done. Great job everyone.
Best Post: Cmdr…
Author: Captain Shran dh'Klar
Posted on: Mon Apr 5th, 2021 @ 11:06am
Category: General News
February Awards
February has come and gone, and it was a slow but productive month for us. Below are the awards. My heartfelt congratulations to our winners, and best wishes as they represent the ship at the fleet level awards. Hopefully March will be a busier month.
Best Post: Cmdr Jonathan Grayson,…
Author: Captain Shran dh'Klar
Posted on: Mon Mar 1st, 2021 @ 3:24pm
Category: General News
January Fleet Awards
Below is the link to the January Fleet level Awards. Congrats to the winners.
https://www.idfleet.com/2021/02/15/monthly-awards-january-2021/
Author: Captain Shran dh'Klar
Posted on: Thu Feb 25th, 2021 @ 10:27am
Category: General News
January Awards
A new year brought us a traditional slow but productive month. Looking forward to what February brings.
Best Post: Lt. Michael Stonebridge & Capt. Shran dh'Klar "Deceptions" https://washington.idfleet.com/index.php/sim/viewpost/126
Funniest Post: Cmdr. Samantha Howard, "But We're Not Done Yet" https://washington.idfleet.com/index.php/sim/viewpost/121
Most Posts: 4; Lt. Michael Stonebridge
Recruitment: N/A
Rookie: N/A
Most…
Author: Captain Shran dh'Klar
Posted on: Fri Feb 5th, 2021 @ 1:12pm
Category: General News
November Fleet Awards
Below is the link to the November Fleet Awards. Congrats to our winners.
https://www.idfleet.com/2020/12/09/monthly-awards-november-2020/
Author: Captain Shran dh'Klar
Posted on: Sun Dec 13th, 2020 @ 3:58pm
Category: General News
November Awards
The month of November was a bit slow, but that is to be expected. As winter nears and the Christmas Season approaches, I know we will all be busy with family. That said, November did provide us with some solid work (as will December), so below you will find the…
Author: Captain Shran dh'Klar
Posted on: Fri Dec 4th, 2020 @ 1:06pm
Category: General News
October Fleet Awards
Below is the link to the fleet awards. Congrats to our winners.
https://www.idfleet.com/2020/11/21/monthly-awards-october-2020/
Author: Captain Shran dh'Klar
Posted on: Sat Nov 21st, 2020 @ 7:08pm
Category: General News
October Awards
It was a slow month but productive nonetheless. Here are the awards for the month.
Best Post: Lt Cmdr Estella Stratton & Capt Shran dh'Klar "Legacy of War" https://washington.idfleet.com/index.php/sim/viewpost/102
Funniest Post: Cmdr Samantha Howard "The War" https://washington.idfleet.com/index.php/sim/viewpost/105
Genesis: Capt Shran dh'Klar "Appearances are Deceiving" https://washington.idfleet.com/index.php/sim/viewpost/101
Most Posts: 4; Cmdr Samantha…
Author: Captain Shran dh'Klar
Posted on: Thu Nov 5th, 2020 @ 12:17pm
Category: General News
September Fleet Awards
Below you will find the link to the Fleet Awards for September.
https://www.idfleet.com/2020/10/20/monthly-awards-september-2020/
Author: Captain Shran dh'Klar
Posted on: Sat Oct 24th, 2020 @ 6:58pm
Category: General News
September Awards
September was a nice month for us all. We wrapped a mission and then ran another short mission that most seemed to get involved with. Here are our monthly awards, which will now compete at the fleet level. Great job everyone.
Best: Cmdr Jonathan Grayson, Cmdr Samantha Howard, & Cmdr…
Author: Captain Shran dh'Klar
Posted on: Sun Oct 4th, 2020 @ 4:13pm
Category: General News
August Fleet Awards
Below is the link to the Fleet awards for August. Once more we are well represented. Good work all, and congrats to the winners.
https://www.idfleet.com/2020/09/14/monthly-awards-august-2020/
Author: Captain Shran dh'Klar
Posted on: Mon Sep 14th, 2020 @ 6:50pm
Category: General News
August Awards
Another month in the books. It was a good month with several people really finding a groove and letting the creative juices flow. Below are the monthly awards. Good job to everyone.
Best Post: Cmdr Jonathan Grayson, Cmdr Samantha Howard, & Lt Lisa Olsson "Bound but not Broken PT 2"…
Author: Captain Shran dh'Klar
Posted on: Fri Sep 4th, 2020 @ 12:21pm
Category: General News
July Fleet Awards
Greetings everyone. Once more, the monthly fleet awards are here. Check out the link below, and as always, congrats to everyone who won. We are once more well represented.
https://www.idfleet.com/2020/08/24/monthly-awards-july-2020/
Author: Captain Shran dh'Klar
Posted on: Mon Aug 24th, 2020 @ 10:26am
Category: General News
July Awards
Greetings all! Pushing it I know, but for the first time in a long time I had a lot of posts to go through to find which were award winning. Below you will find the monthly awards, and of course the winners will be our nominations for the fleet awards…
Author: Captain Shran dh'Klar
Posted on: Wed Aug 5th, 2020 @ 5:58pm
Category: General News
June Fleet Awards
Greetings all. Below is a link to the June Fleet level awards. We represented well. Congrats to the winners.
https://www.idfleet.com/2020/07/19/monthly-awards-june-2020/
Well done all.
Capt Shran
Author: Captain Shran dh'Klar
Posted on: Sat Jul 25th, 2020 @ 12:28am
Category: General News
June Awards
June was a crazy month. Below you all will find the monthly awards. Congrats to the winners.
Best Post: Cmdr Jon Grayson, Cmdr Samantha Howard, Lt Cmdr N'Sachzny P'Glosho, Lt Cmdr Estella Stratton, Capt Shran dh'Klar "Resistance" https://washington.idfleet.com/index.php/sim/viewpost/40
Funniest Post: Cmdr Jon Grayson, Cmdr Samantha Howard, Lt Cmdr N'Sachzny P'Glosho,…
Author: Captain Shran dh'Klar
Posted on: Sat Jul 4th, 2020 @ 6:04pm
Category: General News
Happy Independence Day!
Happy Independence Day everyone!
Here in the US, today, July 4th, is our Independence Day. On top of that, today is the 19th anniversary of the fleet and the 19th anniversary of the launch of the Washington, which was one of the original sims of our fleet, Independence Fleet.
So…
Author: Captain Shran dh'Klar
Posted on: Sat Jul 4th, 2020 @ 5:47pm
Category: General News
2020 Fleet HoF
Below you will find a link to this years Fleet Hall of Fame inductees. The Hall of Fame is the big honor the fleet has for simmers. How many of you might be there one day? I'd say a few of us are already well on the way, and the…
Author: Captain Shran dh'Klar
Posted on: Sat Jul 4th, 2020 @ 5:27pm
Category: General News
May Fleet Awards
Better late than never...here are the Fleet level awards for May.
https://www.idfleet.com/2020/06/27/monthly-awards-may-2020/
Also, if you are interested here is another fleet level awards link that we were represented for...
https://www.idfleet.com/2020/06/26/major-awards-have-returned/
Congrats to the winners.
Capt Shran
Author: Captain Shran dh'Klar
Posted on: Sat Jun 27th, 2020 @ 9:57pm
Category: General News
Congratulations!
Congratulations to the Washington's own Captain Shran dh'Klar and his 90 months as a commanding officer. It is a record to be proud of and as his XO, I am extremely proud of him and I know the whole crew is as well. This marvelous milestone. It is quite an…
Author: Commander Jonathan Grayson
Posted on: Fri Jun 19th, 2020 @ 4:47pm
Category: General News
With Help From Friends
Hey everyone, read the following if you like.
https://www.idfleet.com/2020/06/19/a-milestone-of-milestones/
I have been in the fleet since the beginning, but Shran is the longest running active character I have. I have reached this milestone in the article because of so many great people, people like all of you. Simming is something…
Author: Captain Shran dh'Klar
Posted on: Fri Jun 19th, 2020 @ 3:15pm
Category: General News
May Awards
Another month comes and goes. May was interesting, and I enjoyed seeing everyone work hard as we made the push to complete the mission. I am certain June will hold good things for us as well, but for now, here are the monthly awards for our ship. Congrats to everyone.…
Author: Captain Shran dh'Klar
Posted on: Fri Jun 5th, 2020 @ 5:50pm
Category: General News
Fleet Awards April
As promised here is the link to the fleet level awards for April. We won 3 which I am proud of everyone who competed and managed to win. It is bittersweet in my eyes because one award went to a player no longer with us, but perhaps one day she…
Author: Captain Shran dh'Klar
Posted on: Sat May 23rd, 2020 @ 2:09am
Category: General News
April Awards
Greetings everyone. Hope everyone is doing well despite the current state of affairs around the world. With an international crew, always interesting when something seems to be impacting all of us. Below you will find the April award winners. I congratulate the entire crew for an excellent month and look…
Author: Captain Shran dh'Klar
Posted on: Sun May 3rd, 2020 @ 9:47pm
Category: General News
March Awards
The long hiatus ended and we relaunched the ship. Things are moving in the right direction, though we are easing into things a bit. Looking forward to seeing how things play out as we all deal with quarantine. Despite it all, the awards are back and the fleet will announce…
Author: Captain Shran dh'Klar
Posted on: Sun Apr 5th, 2020 @ 4:36am
Category: General News