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Knowing I have missed the glory days of FISD memes... I can only crumble to the floor in despair

My wife took the suited up pics and to my surprise she like to be credited in the CRL Dannielle Blomqvist yep…we’re Daniel & Dannielle

NEW In Memoriam Detachment Leader Merchandise Officer Hall of Fame FISD Meme's Around the Detachment Trooping Opportunities CRL Updates INFORMATION & AWARD PROGRAMS FISD Tri-Fold Brochure Common FISD Acronyms and TK Glossary Pre Approval Forum 3D Section Field Exercise Award Imperial Attaché Program Master Armorer Award Fire Teams EIB & Centurion: What do these terms mean? Need Help Ask the Deployment Officers Advance to 1500 Advanced Tactics Awards Newsletter Editor Staff List 2025 Follow FISD Derek and Melissa James joined the 501st in 2012. It was their love for Star Wars that brought them together, and their wedding in August of 2012 was a Star Wars wedding at a rock club in Dallas. Derek passed away April 2, 2024. Melissa passed away August 28, 2025. Derek was the bass player for RIVETHEAD, a Dallas based metal band that has recorded 11 albums and toured the US. Melissa was a loving and loyal wife who brought happiness and light into all she touched. They were both TKs in North Texas Squad of Star Garrison. Condolences to their garrison, family and friends "Buckets Off" The Dune Sea Garrison mourns the loss of one of its own with heavy hearts. On Sunday, June 15th, 2025, Heather Anda-Cabrera (TI-11189) passed. Heather was a beloved garrison member but had been a supportive wrangler for years before joining. Heather was the wife of one DSG Member, Ivan Cabrera Sr., TK-11187, and the mother of two sons, Cameron Anda and Ivan Cabrera Jr. (TK-21948). She was also a dear friend to several members of the Dune Sea Garrison. Her love and dedication to her family, friends, and Garrison will be terribly missed. Condolences to her garrison, family and friends "Buckets Of f" It is with deep sorrow and profound respect that we remember Linda Ward, a cherished member of the 501st Legion, who passed away on November 25, 2025. Linda was a beacon of kindness, generosity, and passion—a true embodiment of the spirit of our community. Linda’s involvement in the Star Wars costuming community was nothing short of extraordinary. Known for her warm and welcoming nature, she was one of the sweetest and most dedicated members of the 501st, always eager to unite fellow fans, regardless of their faction. Whether you were an Imperial, Rebel, or Mandalorian, Linda had a way of bringing everyone together. She firmly believed in the power of shared passion and worked tirelessly to build bonds within the Star Wars costuming world. She was not only a devoted 501st member but also an active participant in charity events, always eager to don her armor and contribute to something greater than herself. Whether she was part of a Jolly Roger flyby or stepping into the role of a Jedi with the Saber Guild, Linda brought a unique energy and joy to every event she attended. One of Linda’s most enduring legacies is her role in creating and expanding the Star Wars community across the DC, Maryland, and Virginia area. Her vision and determination laid the foundation for what we know today as the Maryland Saber Guild. It’s no exaggeration to say that without Linda, none of this would have been possible. Her commitment to fostering a welcoming, inclusive community gave so many of us the opportunity to connect, grow, and create lifelong memories together. For Randy Ward, her husband and fellow community leader, Linda was more than a partner—she was the spark that ignited his own journey in the world of Star Wars costuming. As a member of both the Jolly Roger Squadron (JRS) and Imperial Officer Corps (IOC), Randy has shared countless moments with Linda, and it’s clear that her influence on him, and on all of us, was profound. Without her urging, Randy might never have stepped into the world of Saber Guild. Her quiet encouragement and constant support were the catalysts for so many of us to follow our passions and dreams. Linda’s spirit will live on in every costume she wore, in every event she helped organize, and in the many lives she touched with her warmth and generosity. She was not just a member of our community—she embodied the heart of it. As we mourn her loss, we also celebrate her life and the legacy she leaves behind. Thank you, Linda, for your love, your friendship, and your tireless dedication to uniting us all Condolences to her garrison, family and friends "Buckets Off" Greetings Troopers, Welcome to the last newsletter of 2025, and almost the end of the term as well. This month I am proud to announce that we've had 2 new to the Legion CRLs published. This has been a long time coming and a lot of people have put in a lot of work to get here, especially the builders of these costumes. First up: Captain Enoch from the excellent Ahsoka. With Season 2 already in production this is a character I look forward seeing more of. Congratulations to @azoroes for being our CRL model. https://crls.501st.com/fisd/captain-enoch Second: Captain Cardinal. A rare burst of colour in our mostly mono-tone world Captain Cardinal is a red TFA style First Order Stormtrooper from the Phasma books. Congratulations to @astrosally who's put a lot into this build. https://crls.501st.com/fisd/captain-cardinal As the festive season draws in I have seen a number of troopers out on troops featuring non-regulation decoration, which of course none of you would ever consider. Make sure to update your troop logs and let us know when you hit your miles stones so that we can make sure you get your updated forum badges and letters of commendation. See you all next year for another year of order and suppressing insurrection in the galaxy. Don't forget to leave a blue milk out for Darth Santa. With Unquestioned Loyalty Chris Pearson TK-10991 "themaninthesuitcase" Detachment Leader Greetings and Salutations Troopers! The holidays are around the corner, and this trooper is gearing up for several Holiday parades. With that said, we have new merch getting ready to go on sale! More on that in a minute. But First... Old Business "FISD EIB Coins" I still have 2 EI coins in our Stepping Out Trooper style. The next EI coin will more than likely be whatever design we do for our 20th Anniversary, so if you are eligible to order an EI coin, and you don't want to wait until 2026, or you prefer not to have an Anniversary coin, please look into it. In order to buy one, you have to have an approved EI costume and you can not have ever bought an EIB coin from any pervious runs. EIB coins are a once and done coin. If you have this one and would prefer one of the older versions, I may have an option for you so please dm me. EIB v11 coin run is still open Pin Run Interest Thread is now CLOSED next phase quotes from vendors, stay tuned You can find more information here. Flag Run The Flag has been put on the backburner. Helmet Bag Interest Thread Unfortunately LFL has Denied our request to make these bags. Staff is looking at a way to create them without the LFL IP on them so keep an eye on the forum for more information. NEW Business War Banner I have submitted the war Banner to Legion/LFL for approval. Staff conferred and voted. Congratulations to Trooper @iceknyght With a few changes, we will be submitting the winning design to Legion/LFL for approval, so more to come! Details of the contest can be found here. As always, questions, comments, thoughts, suggestions, please feel free to reach out! With Unquestioned Loyalty James Silvius TK-12953 "jsilvius" Merchandise & Branding Officer No Rebel activity here, that's for sure. Please welcome TK-87665 to the Stormtrooper Hall of Fame, November 2025! @Stardust665 Troop log can be found here. Congrats on this amazing troop! And #66 at that, couldn't be a better combo! With Unquestioned Loyalty Jonatan Östling TK-23592 "Nairy" Attaché Ambassador You can find the full meme thread here Forum Can't Find an E-11 - Just Light the Bat Signal More here Blast-A-Trooper Finally after many years of asking the Blast A Trooper files have been shared on the legion forum, sharing here for anyone who may have been looking for them https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1_W3-wBM3Gsp5EN_juDwPSCVYhLcpv_MD Updated image added 05/09/25 https://drive.google.com/file/d/1gUQPWZGdcPmlHIGTgGu0dsV5KyJw28bn/view https://drive.google.com/file/d/1mJdqi4fBeAp5LHPXutWkQrC9vfBmx3MM/view *NOTE* unfortunately for those of you Down Under due to our PLI (public liability insurance) restrictions we are not able to run Blast A Trooper events as the insurer do not allow the firing of projectiles at our members (I know right, foam darts, ouch ) Thread here Droid Hunt From LPRO: "We’re pleased to announce that the Droid Hunt Badge is now officially available in the PR Toolkit for Legion-wide use. Our thanks go to Kimberly Anderson, GCO of Bast Alpha Garrison, and artist Erik Sanders for creating this new format and sharing it with the Legion." Download PDF here Download logo images here Request Edited Signature Banners/Profile pics/Fire Team Logos Troopers! I want to help out the community and the people that doesn't have the time or have the necessary tools or skills to create a cool Signature banner or have the background of your Action Photo removed, or even if you have a request for a certain Profile picture! I don't know how popular this will be, or what requirements I will need, but we will learn as we go and if it turns out to be popular and it gets too much for me - I'm sure that we can find a few more that are willing to help out! Thread here With Unquestioned Loyalty Jonatan Östling TK-23592 "Nairy" Attaché Ambassador Trading Card Archives For those with FISD detachment trading cards please consider sending two to Paul @Daetrin keeper of our detachment archives. Address and more info here With Unquestioned Loyalty Paul Hoeffer TK-8020 "Daetrin" Detachment Founder Keeper of Archives Stormtrooper Trooping Hacks and Ideas A great thread full of items/ideas which may make your trooping experience a little easier. By Justin - TK9921 @evnltr Thread can be found here The Force Awakens 10th Anniversary If you were around this forum 10 years ago you would have felt the hype, not just for the movie but also a new generation of Stormtrooper. I remember sneak peeks of the helmet popping up on social media way before we saw any official images, you can find some of those in this thread here This was the first official image of the new Stormtrooper which leaked just before Celebration. The Force Awakens, premiered in theatres December 18, 2015 LFL Retail Moratorium Lift For most of the year we are under an embargo from LFL and can not attend retail locations unless prior approval has been given by them. At certain times of the year this embargo is lifted, generally around Blu-Ray / movie releases, May 4th and Force Friday, the recent correspondence from LFL outlines the lift of the embargo: Lucasfilm has informed LEC that the retail moratorium is being lifted December 1 to 31. During this time, fan groups can appear in costume at retailers that sell Star Wars merchandise. All fans, costumed or otherwise, can participate with venues of their choice during this window of time with the restriction that costumed appearances must not be used in the advertising of the event or retail location. Although these appearances will be treated like open invitations, we leave it to the fan groups to independently organize around these events as they see fit. Lucasfilm will not need to approve or coordinate these. Please note that retail locations should not include restaurants, bars, or venues with no apparent reason to feature Star Wars characters. Costumed fans should not pose with merchandise or use the appearance to promote a specific product. In the coming weeks, we may send out a list of ‘preferred’ retailers from certain regions who would welcome fans to participate at their venues within these event windows, but you are all still welcome to make plans with appropriate retailers or venue hosts of your choice regardless of whether or not they appear on the list. *REMEMBER* Always follow your garrison/squad/outpost guidelines when in comes to organizing Disney/LFL promotional troops, only command staff should deal directly with LFL. Captain Enoch: Ahsoka A new Trooper CRL is deployed from FISD, Captain Enoch, as seen in Ahsoka https://crls.501st.com/fisd/captain-enoch Captain Cardinal Captain Cardinal is now live. This costume is ready for GML approval. https://crls.501st.com/fisd/captain-cardinal INFORMATION & AWARD PROGRAMS For a full list of FISD awards programs head here. *Now Available in Swedish* Want to spread the word about FISD?, you can with our FISD Tri-Fold Brochure. Originally these were done in a limited run by the member who created them, but nowadays, we have moved this to a print your own service making them accessible to all countries around the globe. Files are available to all full 501st members on request by contacting our DL Chris @themaninthesuitcase you can find more info here Currently Available languages: English - Spanish - German - Swedish Are you new to the FISD and wondering what the heck all those abbreviations and strange sounding terms mean? To help you @justjoseph63 has started a list of the most commonly used ones that will give you some insight. If you have ANY questions about a particular term that is not listed or suggestions for new ones please contact Joseph. You can find the list here. Pre Approval Forum allows future Troopers the opportunity to submit photos of their completed build to be reviewed by the Staff, Imperial Attaches and others in preparation for forwarding it to their GML for approval. Any and all advice/suggestions given will be specific, constructive, helpful and respectful. Please note that this program will NOT take the place of your local GML, as Detachments are not chartered for costume approval and can not override a GMLs decision, but is instead a peer review program designed to help you look your best and offer guidance and positive feedback. For more information on this program, please visit the link here. Don't forget to visit our 3D section when next surfing the FISD forums, there is plenty of useful information to potentially help you on your next TK adventure. You might be feeling may generous and share with our community a new TK related 3D file and maybe win yourself a 3D contributors award so check out the details below and be part of the in house 3D community. Here is a link to the FISD 3D Contributor program. Don't forget to create a troop log here on FISD and get awarded for your missions and deployment. The list of accomplished troopers keeps growing, so for the official 501st event where you wore your TK! Once you've hit a milestone count, go over to the "Trooper Missons and Deployment -- Post yourget on board and register your troops today Simply start (or update!) your troop log, keep the running total in the title, and post (at least!) a date and name milestones here" thread to request your profile be updated! Simple, right? Also if you would like your troop photos shared on our social media channels please add the following to the first post of your FISD troop log: I give permission for FISD to repost my photos on social media in an appropriate fashion. Award Recipients November - December TK-13456 "Malthred" Mathias - - - - - - - TK-39314 "DocDan" Daniel - - - - - - - TK-12045 "Melchiorek" Marek - - - - - - - TK-91213 "JBar"John - - - - - - - TK17032 "Wompet" Gary - - - - - - - TK23592 "Nairy" Jonatan - - - - - - - You can now also request a letter of commendation, more information available here Are you an approved TK that spends more time on the boards than the average Trooper? Do you enjoy using your knowledge to help out future and existing Troopers? If so, we would like to invite you to join the Imperial Attaché program! Members of the I.A. team are chosen to help out not only those here on the boards, but on a local level as well. Our aim is to have at least one in each and every Garrison, Squad and Outpost in the entire legion to be the eyes and ears of the FISD on a local level. If you are a 501st approved Trooper who wishes to join the ranks of the Attachés, please get in touch with me and/or visit: http://www.whitearmor.net/forum/topic/15252-fisd-attaché-program/ For a complete list of Imperial Attaches, go here. Some of the benefits include: Access to exclusive Attaché merch, including patches. You may also be in the running for an Imperial Attaché Award. An award for those attaché's who have gone above and beyond [minimum 1 year of service]. You can find a list of prior recipients here. Imperial Attaché Outstanding Achievement Award Is the Attaché position vacant for your Squad/Garrison/Outpost? Interested in becoming an Attaché? Contact me by PM or apply in the thread below: With Unquestioned Loyalty Jonatan Östling TK-23592 "Nairy" Attaché Ambassador Master Armorer Program FISD has many wonderful programs to help members build and submit costumes for our detachment, whether it be a classic Stormtrooper, a First Order Stormtrooper, or even one of the new Imperial Armored Commandos. While our Expect Infantry and Centurion programs get most of the attention, FISD staff wants to relaunch the Armorer Program (Currently called the Master Armorer Program). What is the Armorer Program you ask? Well, it is a program designed to recognize those troopers that go above and beyond to assist themselves and others in getting costumes built, submitted, and approved. One of the goals of all the detachments in the 501st Legion is to help members build and submit costumes that meet and hopefully exceed the minimum requirements of the Legion’s CRLs. Currently the Master Armorer program has the requirement of helping a minimum of 5 members achieve Expert Infantry status. The member must have spent at least 30min physically helping another member with cutting, gluing, sizing, etc, just because they want to help (no money exchanged). There are 3 levels of the award, FISD Armorer, FISD Senior Armorer and FISD Master Armorer. The new program will add a 4th level at the beginning called the Apprentice Armorer. The point scale will be as follows. 5 points - Apprentice Armorer 10 points - Armorer 20 points - Senior Armorer 30 points - Master Armorer If you love building armorer and love helping fellow members get their costumes built, then this is the program you’ve been searching for. We look forward to awarding more members with this award as we know how much we all love Troopers helping Troopers. More information can be found here Armorer Rocker Patches Rocker patches are now available for the Armorer Program, there is currently just the one patch, and members are eligible to receive two of them once they reach Level 2, "Armorer". More information can be found here Want to setup a "Fire Team? the Fire Team program is completely optional, and is intended to help form a common identity and spirit of camaraderie among 501st Legion Stormtroopers in the same geographic area/garrison that troop together. Fire Teams are not officially recognized by the 501st Legion nor the FISD, although they will be able to access a Fire Team sub-forum on the detachment website. You can find more information here. For those interested here is the original discussion on the creation of Fire teams here With Unquestioned Loyalty Mark Ryner TK-4584 "captsafe66" Fire Team Relations So what exactly are and levels? These programs were designed for those who choose to take their armor above and beyond the minimum requirements for basic 501st Legion approval. It gives you the chance to show a level of dedication and pride that takes your armor closer to being as "screen accurate" as possible, without as much extra work as you may realize! You can find more information on the programs here. For those unaware it is possible to achieve extra awards at Expert Infantry for each additional version costume you have approved, additional awards are not issued with another Expert Infantry number (you are only issued 1 Expert Infantry number) but you will see a star above the award on your profile and the thread title will show [APPROVED] 2nd, [APPROVED] 3rd, [APPROVED] 4th and so on. Multiple EIB award recipients and info here NOTE If you are approved with a "2nd Version" of a particular costume that you are already approved with you do not receive an additional award, there is only 1 award issued for each costume version ie: only 1 x Hero, 1 x Stunt, 1 x HWT, 1 x ESB, 1 x TFA and so on. If you have a second/additional version costume approved you will see "2nd Version" and [APPROVED] added to the thread title, no additional profile stars (more info on profile awards here) For those of you who have a particular issue (or issues) before or after submitting for Expert Infantry / Centurion level approval, in order to get you an answer faster you can now privately contact the entire Deployment Officer team at one time! Questions about fitting, repairs, CRL standards/requirements or anything pertaining to reaching Levels 2 and 3 are not only welcomed, but encouraged. Keep in mind that no question is too small, and that your queries will only be seen by the D.O. Staff. We are here to help in any way we can, so please feel free to send us a message by clicking on this link: @Deployment Officer Team and we will get back to you A.S.A.P.! More info here This area lists all those who have gone above and beyond basic approval toward screen accuracy and obtained EIB or Centurion or both. FOR November - December the 1st Imperial Stormtrooper Detachment would like to congratulate the following. Expert Infantry Badge Award: NONE THIS MONTH Request your free EIB certificate here. You can find a list of multiple award recipients here. Multiple EIB award info here Expert Infantry Honor Gallery here --------------------------------------------------------------- Centurion Badge Award: NONE THIS MONTH Request your free Centurion certificate here. You can find a list of multiple award recipients here. If you see any of these Troopers around your Garrison or Squad, be sure to congratulate them! Wishing everyone a very safe and enjoyable festive season, Merry Christmas to all. As always if you have any interesting stories or photos please send me a PM. With Unquestioned Loyalty Glen "Q" Rhodes TK-85421 "gmrhodes13" PRO, Newsletter Detachment Leader (DL) Chris Pearson (themaninthesuitcase) TK-10911 Detachment Executive Officer (DXO) Andrew Franke (Sly11) TK-11469 Chief Deployment Officer (DCA) Mario Reyes (TKSpartan) TK-48117 Deployment Officer (DCA) José Mª Sánchez (Chemi) TK-30173 Deployment Officer (DCA) Gerald J Gyorffy (Doggydoc) TK-96004 Provost Marshall (DCoG) Steven Sheades (starsaber25) TK-10466 Provost Marshall (DCoG) Caleb Mask (MaskedVengeance) TK-73692 Provost Marshall (DCoG) Arthur Wong (giskard8) TK-39093 FISD Diplomat (DPRO) Tony Jobe (ukswrath) TK-10116 FISD Diplomat (DPRO) Tim Waychoff (Dark PMF) TK-51878 FISD Diplomat (DPRO) Christoph (Danny) Lauber (Ripper_L) TK-55550 Fire Team Relations (DCoG ) Mark Ryner (captsafe66) TK-4584 Merchandise and Brand Officer (DMBO) James Silvius (jsilvius) TK-12953 Trading Card Specialist (DPRO) Eric Ho (Hoda) TK-77520 Newsletter Publisher (DPRO) Glen Rhodes (gmrhodes13) TK-85421 Social Media Relations (DPRO) Luca Hahn (Morgi) TK-66744 Content Editor Support (DPRO) Adam Wolf (Revlimiter) TK-89400 Content Editor Support (DPRO) Vicky Mandlmaier (Vicky_Velocipanda) TK-50893 Content Editor Support (DPRO) Jeff Salt (Wingnut65) TK-50297 Attaché Ambassador (DPRO) Jonatan Östling (Nairy) TK-23592 Personnel Officer (DPER) AC (NoVATie) TK-5597 Systems Administrator (DWM) Mathias Rodstedt (Locitus) TK-2959 Systems Administrator (DWM) Eric Brager (Darth Aloha) TK-9674 Systems Administrator/Detachment Founder (DF) Paul Hoeffer (Daetrin) TK-8020 Imperial Propaganda Machine (IPM) Brian Long (Tilheyra) TK-47933 Imperial Propaganda Machine (IPM) Torben Sobierey (Tall_Trooper) TK-19525 Facebook: www.facebook.com/whitearmor - - - Facebook Group: 1st Imperial Stormtrooper Detachment (FISD) Official Twitter: www.twitter.com/FISD501st or @FISD501st - - - Instagram: www.instagram.com/fisd501st Discord: https://discord.gg/FmQZ2qW8gx - - - Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/fisd501st.bsky.social On behalf of the 1st Imperial Stormtrooper Detachment Command Staff and the Imperial Propaganda Department