September Academy Graduation Recap!

This month, another Flying Tigers' Pilot Academy Graduation was held, where graduates of FT201 received their 2nd Lt. bars and FT401 graduates received their pilot wings! At this month's graduation, the Flying Tigers' CO and Aviator of the Month awards were handed out. A special award was also given to Brigadier General Vickster Kuhn! You can see a list of honorees and graduates below:

FT201 GRADUATES:
Kgdjace Draconia
Dsniper Hotshot
Bono Niekerk
Diacentra Edenbaum

FT401 GRADUATES:
Jimi Xi

FLYING TIGERS CO OF THE MONTH:
Col. Gagi Binder

FLYING TIGERS AVIATOR OF THE MONTH:
Major Toscha Vayanadar

AIR FORCE DISTINGUISHED SERVICE MEDAL RIBBON AWARD RECIPENT:
Brig. General Vickster Kuhn

Below are photos from the event:

Flying Tigers' Awards Ceremony/Muster Recap

Today the Flying Tigers' Awards Ceremony/Muster was held at the WW2 Memorial. Flying Tigers' CO's, active duty, reservists, and civilian members were honored with a variety of military decorations! The event started with the Golden Tigers flyover, where the demo team showed off their new Nexgen Aviation Hawks. Here is a complete list of honorees:

ARMED FORCES RESERVE MEDAL RIBBON
Lt. Col. Thorn Blackflag

BASIC MILITARY TRAINING HONOR GRADUATE RIBBON
2nd Lt. Leo Ravenheart
2nd Lt. Jimi Xi

CIVILIAN ACHIEVEMENT AWARD MEDAL RIBBON
Mr. Rob Fenwitch
Ms. Ava Jhamin

COMMENDATION MEDALS:

(23RD WING RECIPIENTS):
Colonel Skye Tracer, 75th Fighter Squadron
Colonel Gagi Binder, 38th Rescue Squadron
Captain Gokyu Ugajin

(11TH SQUADRON):
Captain Yan Aboubakar

(38TH SQUADRON):
Captain Gokyu Ugajin
Captain Chastityno Weston
Captain Paul Partridge, Golden Tigers
Major Toscha Vayandar, 23rd Fighter Wing Headquarters

(SPARTANS):
Colonel Gagi Binder
Lt. Col. Zara Xorbun
2nd Lt. Frederiko Laval (promoted to Captain)

(74TH SQUADRON):
Captain Chastityno Weston

(75TH SQUADRON):
Brigadier General Vickster Kuhn

LONGEVITY SERVICE AWARD
General Marcus Warbunsee (ROC)
Brigadier General Vickster Kuhn
Colonel Gagi Binder
Lt. Col. Zara Xorbun
Lt. Col. Thorn Blackflag
Lt. Col. 1Tsecret Spy
Lt. Col. Guapo Alex
Lt. Col. Skye Tracer
Brig. General Matrix Amiot

MERITORIOUS UNIT AWARD RIBBON
General Marcus Warbunsee (ROC)
Brigadier General Vickster Kuhn
Colonel Gagi Binder
Lt. Col. 1TSecret Spy
Lt. Col. Zara Xorbun
Major Nil1965 Resident

OUTSTANDING VOLUNTEER SERVICE MEDAL RIBBON
2nd Lt. Elrik Merlin for his service at the 2012 Relay for Life Event Weekend


Below is a video of some of the winners:

View more photos of this event:

Flying Tigers' Awards Ceremony/Muster!

Join us at the WW2 Memorial, as we honor our commanding officers and active duty members of the Flying Tigers in Second Life! The awards ceremony will be held on Saturday, August 25, 2012 at 12pm slt! Below is a list of award recipients:

LIST OF AWARD CITATIONS & RECIPIENTS

MERITORIOUS UNIT AWARD RIBBON:
General Marcus Warbunsee (ROC)
Brigadier General Vickster Kuhn
Colonel Gagi Binder
Lt. Col. 1TSecret Spy
Lt. Col. Zara Xorbun
Major Nil1965 Resident

LONGEVITY SERVICE AWARD:
General Marcus Warbunsee (ROC)
Brigadier General Vickster Kuhn
Colonel Gagi Binder
Lt. Col. Zara Xorbun
Lt. Col. Thorn Blackflag

COMMENDATION MEDAL

(23RD WING RECIPIENTS):
Colonel Skye Tracer, 75th Fighter Squadron
Colonel Gagi Binder, 38th Rescue Squadron (Former 23rd Wing Unit, during the award period)
Captain Paul Partridge, Golden Tigers
Major Toscha Vayandar, 23rd Fighter Wing Headquarters

(SPARTANS):
Colonel Gagi Binder
Captain Gokyu Ugajin

(11TH SQUADRON):
Captain Yan Aboubakar

(38TH SQUADRON):
Captain Gokyu Ugajin
Captain Chastityno Weston
Lt. Col. Zara Xorbun
2nd Lt. Frederiko Laval

(74TH SQUADRON):
Captain Chastityno Weston

OUTSTANDING VOLUNTEER SERVICE MEDAL RIBBON:
2nd Lt. Elrik Merlin for his service at the 2012 Relay for Life Event Weekend

BASIC MILITARY TRAINING HONOR GRADUATE RIBBON:
2nd Lt. Leo Ravenheart
2nd Lt. Jimi Xi

ARMED FROCES RESERVE MEDAL RIBBON:
Lt. Col. Thorn Blackflag

CIVILIAN ACHIEVEMENT AWARD MEDAL RIBBON:
Mr. Rob Fenwitch
Ms. Ava Jhamin

Sports Festival Final Weekend!

This weekend marks the end of our 16 day Sports Festival which was in honor of the real life Olympic Games! We have 3 days of great music, events, contests, a special sports fashion show, and of course shopping and exhibits by our great list of exhibitors! Below is this weekend's schedule of events:

Friday, August 10, 2012:
-12pm slt  - DJ Anakin

Saturday, August 11, 2012:
-11am slt - DJ Cath
-1pm slt - DJ Heath

Sunday, August 12, 2012:
-11am slt - L'Amour Management Sports Fashion Show
-2pm slt - DJ Anakin
-4pm slt  - System of a Down Tribute Band Concert

Sports Festival Day #10 Recap!

Yesterday, guests at our 16 day Sports Festival were treated to a special event--a Lady Gaga Tribute Concert! The tribute band, played over 90 minutes of everyone's favorite Lady Gaga's hits and invited everyone to be a part of the Monster Ball:



After the Lady Gaga Tribute concert, DJ Anakin with Host Rinka, had a 2 hour event:

DJ Anakin was joined by the Second Life Cheerleading Squad, who put on a very sporty 1 hour performance:

Sports Festival Days #6, #7, and #8 Recaps!

Our Sports Festival continued throughout last week, with 3 days of events on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday. On Wednesday, guests played sports and were treated to the tunes of DJ Sweetdizzy and DJ Anakin:



Thursday the party continued with DJ Cath and DJ Anakin:

DJ Anakin also rounded off a solid week of events:

The Sports Festival continues on until Sunday, August 12, 2012 where we will have 8 hours of events for you!

Sports Festival Day #5 Recap!

Yesterday was day #5 of our 16 day Sports Festival! Events started with DJ Mia and host Tamara for 2 hours! DJ Mia played a 1980s set and guests danced and of course shopped:



After DJ Mia, DJ Anakin started a 2 hour rock set and everyone danced to a variety of rock songs, from present day to 1980s:



In the evening, everyone was treated to a special 90 minute wrestling show by Virtual Attitude Wrestling or V.A.W., which is owned and operated by Vince Aftermath.  You can view the live stream recording of this event for a limited time:

Watch live streaming video from forcetvnet at livestream.com

You can view photos from the wrestling show below:

Virtual Pioneers Tour & Aviation Demonstrations Recap

Yesterday the Virtual Pioneers, held their weekly tour in the Flying Tigers' Sims! The Virtual Pioneers is made up of history and social studies educators who tour historical themed places in Second Life. The educators first toured the WW2 Tribute sim, including the Flying Tigers' Squadron Hangar, the Pilot Academy, Headquarters, and the security headquarters. The educators were given aviator packages and two WW2 themed aircraft. Major General Giano, Flying Tigers' sim and group owner, lead the tour and talked to the educators about the history of the real life Flying Tigers:



After the tour, the educators were given a treat! Two special aviation demonstrations were held for everyone. First WW2 pilots, lead by Lt. Col. Thorn Blackflag, demonstrated WW2 aviation:



After the WW2 aviation demonstration, modern aircraft an maneuvers were demonstrated by members of the 23rd Wing, who were lead by Brig. Gen. Vickster Kuhn:

Special thanks to all of our pilots for excellent flying yesterday and to Rob Fenwitch for providing photos of the aviation demonstrations! You can learn more about the Virtual Pioneers by visiting their official site.

Sports Festival Day #4 Recap!

Today was day #4 of our 16 day Sports Festival, which is in honor of the Olympic Games!  Guests were treated to two great dj events! DJ Prettybones rocked our greek stage in the first set and played a mix of dub step an top 40's tunes. Host Rinka was on hand to keep the crowd motivated:



After a 2 hour interlude, DJ Cath with Host Amber headed up the afternoon event! DJ Cath played a variety of top 40s and rock tunes! VIP's dance and had fun throughout the set:


Tomorrow party at the Sports festival for 4 hours, starting at 10 am slt and join us at 5pm slt for a special live Wrestling Show from V.A.W. Check out our schedule for events over the next 12 days!

Sports Festival Weekend #1 Recap!

Yesterday and today was the first weekend of the real life Olympic games and was also the first weekend of the Flying Tigers' 16 day Sports Festival, which honors the real life games! On Saturday our guests were treated to a 2 hour event with DJ Cath and yours truly as host. DJ Cath played a variety of top 40s and pop tunes, while guests danced and played many of the free games on sim. Below are photos of this event:

Today, was Sunday and guests were treated to a four hour event! DJ Anakin started the day with a 2 hour rock event, guests rocked it out as they were waiting for the special event:

The special event was a 90 minute Korn Tribute Band, presented by SL Tribute Band provider, Bad Amp! The tribute band concert kept everyone dancing to their favorite Korn tunes:

Our 16 day Sports Festival continues with 13 more days of events, fun, great music, and of course sports! Check out our handy online schedule and look for group notices in world, so that you do not miss out on all of the fun!

Sports Festival Kick Off Party Recap!

Today the start of our 16 Day Sports Festival, kicked off with a 2 hour event! DJ Anakin started off today's events with a rock set! Guests danced and partied, soon the sim was packed and had 92 avis! DJ Anakin crashed the sim soon afterwards, but everyone remained in good spirits! The Second Life Cheerleading squad also joined us to usher in the games and did a great performance! Below are photos of today's events:

Join us tomorrow for another 2 hour event with DJ Cath and Host Mercy as we keep the spirit of the games alive!

Sports Festival Spotlight: New London Village

Throughout our 16 day Sports Festival, we will highlight one of our many merchants and exhibitors! Today's spotlight is on New London Village, which has graciously provided replicas of iconic London Landmarks! You can find Big Ben, the London Eye, Nelson's Column, and the Wimbledon Tennis Court at our Sports Festival:

New London Village is owned and operated in Second Life by Kat Kassner and Laredo Lowtide. The sim blends London landmarks with Dr. Who. I recently profiled New London Village on the Torch SL Guide's Blog. You can view the article here and check out the New London Village Zone at the Sports Festival, where you can ride on the London Eye and even take a ride in a Tardis!

16 Day Sports Festival Schedule of Events!

Join us on Friday, July 27, 2012 as we kick off our 16 day Sports Festival, in honor of the Olympic Games in real life. Our Sports Festival features 16 days of music, events, shopping, and sports! Check out our complete schedule and be sure to shop at our merchant's and exhibitors' fair, which features some of the best merchants and exhibitors in Second Life! Tomorrow's celebration will kick off at 12pm slt with DJ Anakin spinning your favorite rock tunes on our Greek stage, as we also pay homage to the origins of the games! Take a sneak peak at our festival areas:

Flying Tigers' Sports Festival is a FEATURED Destinations Event!

Special thanks to Second Life for making our upcoming Sports Festival a FEATURED Destinations Event!

Flying Tigers' Sports Festival

Join the Flying Tigers for a 16-day sports festival to celebrate the real life Olympics! Events held July 27-Aug. 12 include exhibitions, sporting events, a merchants fair, live djs tribute band concerts and a sports-themed fashion show! For more information, visit http://www.slflyingtigers.info.

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16 Day Sports Festival!

Join us for a 16 day Sports Festival, in honor of the 16 Day Olympics!  Events will include live djs, tribute band concerts, a sports themed fashion show, and sporting events!  We will also offer merchants and exhibitors a free shop or exhibitors space with 50 prims. 

SIGNUP INFO:
Please paste the link below into an Internet browser to signup for this event. If you will have a sporting event on your sim, please drop us info and we will promote it on our sites and at the sporting exhibitors area:

http://bit.ly/MYxZ6m

Cure Tribute Band Rocks WW2 Tribute Sim!

Today, vips at Amelias' Pilot Lounge were treated to a special treat--a Cure Tribute Band Concert! Guests partied at the pre-concert event, which featured DJ Anakin playing 2 hours of rock tunes and host Amy keeping everyone happy with jokes and of course vip tags! Below are photos from today's event:

Join us again in two weeks for another tribute band concert!

Looking for a Squadron Event?

Brigadier Vickster Kuhn in front of the Squadron Events Board

If you are looking to join a squadron event or want to know when your favorite squadron is holding an event then check out the Squadron Event calendar, which is located in the Squadron Hangar on the WW2 Tribute Sim. You can also find out about squadron events by joining the Flying Tigers' group in world.

Fourth of July Festival-Day #1 Recap!

Yesterday our Fourth of July Festival kicked off! Events started with DJ Mia playing 2 hours of 1980s songs. Guests danced and started waving their American Flags and noisemakers:

The party picked up again in the evening, with DJ Anakin playing 2 hours of rock songs. Later the Second Life Cheerleading Squad (SLCS), joined him for a special 1 hour patriotic inspired performance:

The Fourth of  July Festival continues today! Check out todays schedule by clicking here.

Fourth of July Festival is a FEATURED Second Life Destinations Event!

We are pleased to announce that our upcoming Fourth of July Festival is a FEATURED Second Life Destinations event! Join the Flying Tigers for a  four day event to celebrate the Fourth of July! Events will include a patriotic fashion show, live djs, contests, contests, and of course fireworks! Check out our special web page for this event:

Fourth of July Festival Website

Fourth of July Festival

Join the Flying Tigers for a three-day event for Fourth of July! Events held July 3-5 included live djs, contests, a merchants fair and a patriotic fashion show! For more information, visit http://www.slflyingtigers.info.

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Flying Tigers Raise Over 6,000L's at the RFL 1950's Weekend Fundraiser!

Today the Flying Tigers held a 2 hour fundraiser at Relay for Life's 1950's Weekend Fundraiser, which is the last fundraiser sponsored by Teams R Us! Amelia's Pilot Lounge's DJ Cath and yours truly, were on hand today in our bobby socks and poodle skirts, as we danced near the 1950's carnival! Guests had fun twisting and playing carnival games, with all proceeds going to RFL! The Flying Tigers' RFL team raised over 6,000L's throughout the two hours pushing our team's grand total to over 342,000 L's! Check out photos from the fundraiser today:

You can still donate to our team by paying one of the many donation kiosks on our sim and check out the SL RFL website for upcoming events and to find out how you can get involved:

SL RFL Official Website