Second Fleet Order 1901-D

by Geoff Strayer | Jan 24, 2019 | Fleet Order

Effective 23 January 2019, SCPO Kevin WALSH, NS, RMN is hereby appointed Fleet Senior Master Chief Petty Officer (FSMCPO), Second (Gryphon) Fleet, and promoted to the grade of E-10 SENIOR MASTER CHIEF PETTY OFFICER.

SMCPO Walsh, you are hereby directed and required to repair aboard the flag to take up the staff duties of Fleet SMCPO, Second Fleet.

I offer my thanks for the service of the previous FSMCPO, Christopher Baye, and my congratulations on SMCPO Baye’s appointment as Senior Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy.

THE TRADITION LIVES!

WESTMARCH

Second Fleet Order 1901-C

by Geoff Strayer | Jan 9, 2019 | Fleet Order

2019 Gryphon Fleet challenges will be:

• Challenge period 1 (February 15th–May 15th): RANGE CHALLENGE (Gaming). Chapter that has the highest number of hours spent playing games during the challenge period wins.
• Challenge period 2 (May 30th–August 30th): ASTRO CONTROL CHALLENGE (Wings Qualifications). Chapter that has the highest number of their total official crew roster earn a set of Wings by the end of the challenge period wins.
• Challenge period 3 (September 15th–December 15th): GUNNERY CHALLENGE (Reading). Chapter that submits the most pages read during the challenge period at the end of the challenge period wins.

All ships’ commanding officers, you or your delegated crew member will be responsible to report your ship’s performance to the Fleet Intelligence Officer: intell@2ndfleet.trmn.org.

All challenges will be conducted according to Black Sphinx Cup rules. After all three challenges have been completed, the overall winning ship will be determined according to Black Sphinx Cup rules.

The winning ship will be presented with the travelling GRYPHON TROPHY to display during 2020, and the ship’s crew members will be awarded the FLEET EXCELLENCE AWARD with gold “E” and be considered against the winners from other fleets for the navy’s overall Black Sphinx Cup.

Good luck to all ships! I hope to see wide participation that demonstrates the excellence of Gryphon Fleet!

The Tradition Lives!

WESTMARCH

Second Fleet Order 1901-B

by Geoff Strayer | Jan 4, 2019 | Fleet Order

By order of CO 2nd Fleet, the following marksmanship awards are issued effective 4 January, 2019:

PISTOL MARKSMAN CERTIFICATE

• SMCPO Christopher BAYE, HMS Hellhound
• S3C Lance FLIGOR, HMS Hotspur
• S1C Dean FLOREANI, HMS Valkyrie
• LCDR Kate HESSER, HMS Hellhound
• S1C Jeanne KATING, HMS Hellhound
• LTSG Chuck KELLY, HMS Hellhound
• S1C Martin LEVITA, HMS Hellhound
• PO2 Peter MCDONALD, Mardet Valkyrie

RIFLE MARKSMAN CERTIFICATE

• S3C Lance FLIGOR HMS Hotspur
• S1C Jared HAHN HMS Hotspur
• S1C Matt MIDWINTER HMS Valkyrie

RIFLE SHARPSHOOTER AWARD

• S1C Jennifer JONES HMS Valkyrie
• S1C Karol KURTZ HMS Invincible
• LTJG Ross PROSSER HMS Valkyrie
• CAPTJG Daniel STIGLICH HMS Valkyrie

GRAYSON MARKSMAN AWARD:

• CDRE Justin GRAYS HMS Valkyrie

The Tradition Lives!

WESTMARCH

For CO 2nd Fleet:

Second Fleet Order 1901-A

by Geoff Strayer | Jan 1, 2019 | Fleet Order

Local chapters have proposed operations plans for the following conventions, which are hereby designated as Fleet Level Events for 2019:

• January 17-20: ConFusion (Detroit, MI)
• February 14-17: CapriCon (Wheeling, IL)
• March 1-3: MarsCon (Bloomington, MN)
• March 29-31: Anime Detour (Minneapolis, MN)
• March 31-April 2: WhosYerCon (Indianapolis, IN)
• April 19-21: MiniCon (St. Louis Park, MN)
• July 4-7: CONvergence (Minneapolis, MN)
• July 5-7: InConJunction (Indianapolis, IN)
• September 20-21: LionCon (St. Cloud, MN)
• November 8-10: WindyCon (Lombard, IL)

Operational leaders are to submit After Action Reports to fleet command, listing all TRMN personnel who performed qualifying volunteer work at the event. These personnel will be eligible for the HAVENITE OPERATIONAL SERVICE MEDAL.

Local leaders recognizing additional tactical opportunities are to apply to fleet command for additions to the above event list.

The Tradition Lives!

WESTMARCH