gmrhodes13[Staff] Posted 4 hours ago Report Posted 4 hours ago NEW In Memoriam Detachment Leader Merchandise Officer Hall of Fame FISD Meme's Around the Detachment Fundraising 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 2026 Follow FISD Marcia Lucas, the film editor who won an Oscar for editing “Star Wars,” directed by her former husband George Lucas, and shaped several influential films of the 1970s, died Wednesday in Rancho Mirage, California, she was 80. The family’s attorney confirmed she died of cancer. “Marcia will be remembered as a brilliant storyteller, a trailblazer for women in film, a loving mother and grandmother, a generous host, and a loyal friend whose humor and sparkle filled every room she entered. Her influence on film is indelible, but those who knew her best will remember the way she made life feel more vivid, more beautiful, more fun, and more full of love,” the family statement said. “Her work was known for its emotional intelligence, rhythm, and humanity — a rare ability to find the truth of a scene and bring heart, momentum, and clarity to the screen.” Condolences to her family and friends "Buckets Off" It is with a heavy heart and sadness that Star Garrison announces the loss of one of their own. Robert Nuelle Jr TI - 62126 There's so much that could be said about Bob. He was an entomologist and studied bugs since he was a kid. He knew a lot about wildlife and took his family out fishing and to collect bugs often. He and his son Robert had been on numerous trips in Arizona, New Mexico, Texas and parts of Mexico to collect moths. His children, Liz and Robert, and Bob’s grandchild loved fishing with him. Bob’s loves of his life were his family. He was married to his wife Rosemary for almost 41 years, and he dedicated himself to being a wonderful dad and grandfather. He was so very proud of the family he and Rosemary built. Bob was also an outspoken advocate for other families of crime victims. His advocacy for others was spurred by his desire to save other people from the pain his family experienced. He spent so much of his time not only being vocal about his hope for justice for his daughter Liz, but in trying to help others find justice, too. Bob joined the Legion in June of 2021. He was the father of Eternal Legionnaire Liz Barraza. After Liz’s tragedy Bob stated to me that it was the Legion that gave him hope and helped him get through that very difficult time. He enjoyed the charity aspect of the 501st. Bob has positively improved victim advocacy in Texas. He worked with Crime Stoppers and Parents of Murdered Children, as well as other groups. Most recently, he brought forward a project that dedicates benches to victims and their families. The project is sponsored by county commissioner Tom Ramsey. Bob pitched the idea and helped get the program running. It includes planting a tree and placing a bench nearby with the victims name on it to give families a place to remember their loved ones. Bob worked with the Mayhew Foundation establishing a charity in Liz’s memory. Bob was in a constant state of seeking justice for his daughter Liz. He is now united with her. We will miss you Bob and we can only hope to emulate your positive light. Condolences to his garrison, family and friends "Buckets Off" It is with heavy hearts that we remember and honor Rob Mires TR-12928 — a fellow trooper, friend, and member of the Star Wars community whose presence made our garrison and squads stronger. Rob was part of the North Texas Squad of Star Garrison. Rob embodied the spirit of the 501st through his dedication, camaraderie, and willingness to bring joy to others through every troop, event, and interaction. Behind the armor was someone who made people smile, welcomed others, and helped create memories that will never be forgotten. Rob’s dedication to his family was unmatched and he often brought his sons with him to events to share in his joy of trooping. The impact he had on those around him reached far beyond the costume. Our thoughts and deepest condolences go out to Rob’s family, friends, and fellow troopers during this difficult time. Rest easy, trooper. Your watch has ended, but your legacy will remain with us always. Condolences to his garrison, family and friends "Buckets Off" On 24 May 2026, we said goodbye to a dear friend, Lewyn TKID-4663 of the Singapore Garrison. Through a shared love of Star Wars, Lewyn became much more than a fellow trooper. He was a friend who brought warmth, laughter, and kindness wherever he went. Whether helping others, bringing happiness to children and families, sharing stories about his beloved collection, or simply enjoying time with friends, Lewyn left a lasting impression on everyone fortunate enough to know him. He will be deeply missed, but his stories, friendship, and spirit will continue to live on in our hearts. May the Force be with him, always. Condolences to his garrison, family and friends "Buckets Off" On 25 May 2026, our dear friend and trooper, Willis TKID-9746 of the Singapore Garrison, passed away. Willis brought joy, kindness, and friendship to everyone around him through his love for Star Wars and the countless smiles he helped create. His generosity, positive spirit, and willingness to lend a hand touched many lives, and he will be deeply missed by all who had the privilege of knowing him. Though he is no longer with us, his memory and the impact he made on those around him will remain with us always. Condolences to his garrison, family and friends "Buckets Off" Some people leave an irreplaceable mark on our hearts, and Rheila Montes-Uy TI31086, was truly one of them. Deeply cherished, someone we looked up to, and a beautiful soul who was always so incredibly generous of spirit, she passed . Her time with us, the 501st Legion Philippine Garrison, she shared her wonderful presence— organized meaningful outreach and charity. Through her gentle kindness and boundless generosity, we were able to reach out to many lives, bringing comfort and hope where it was needed. She was, and always will be, an inspiration to all of us. Though she has taken her final rest and has become one with the Force, the legacy the dream of hope, care and love that she weaved, will always be a part of the wonderful world we live and echo across the stars. Our armors feel heavier, and our broken hearts are hard to mend, the light and the beauty of her inspiring spirit lives on through us. Condolences to her garrison, family and friends "Buckets Off" Greetings troopers, Whilst we're over half way to our goal we still need your help in funding the forum for this year. If you have found the forum helpful to you we would really appreciate even a small donation to help us cover all our costs. If you are able to make a donation then details are available here: This month we were also able to award our 2nd Senior Amourer award to @TheRascalKing. Congratulations Justin on your award. If you regularly help new troopers with their builds pleas check out the Master Amrourer program, and maybe we could be awarding you too soon: https://www.whitearmor.net/forum/forum/182-fisd-master-armorer-program/ As the days get longer, for most of us, we're entering peak trooping season. It also means it's warming up. With this in mind make sure you look after your self, no need to be the hero. @kmwilson343 has written a great post on heat in armour and how it can affect you. Read it here: With Unquestioned Loyalty Chris Pearson TK-10991 "themaninthesuitcase" Detachment Leader Greeting Troopers! Thank you all for checking out the Merch section of the newsletter. If you haven't already, please consider donating to the FISD Forum fund. We are still roughly $400 short of our goal to fund the forum for the 2026-2027 term. You can find information about that here Old Business "FISD EIB Coins" I still have a few of the Stepping out Trooper EI coins for new EI members or members the have never bough ten an EI coin. The next EI coin will be a gold version of our 20th Anniversary coin, so if you are eligible to order an EI coin, and you'd prefer not to have an Anniversary edition, grab one of these before they aren't available any longer! In order to buy one, you must 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 The pin run for Expert Infantry, Centurion and Attaché will begin soon, we are still researching vendors, but we hope to have one selected and get the run open. If you have any questions you can ask @MaskedVengeance, or find more information here. 20th Anniversary Coin Run This run is complete. There are still a few members that haven't paid. Please check the post for updates. Updates can be found here. CURRENT BUSINESS FISD 20th Anniversary Standard Logo Patch run is still open. The patch run opened on May 4th, and was extended until 15 June. We are short on the minimum for the Oversized Patch (11") You can learn more about the patch run here. The LFL hold on merch is over, but we are still waiting for approval of our latest submissions. There is a 2nd 20th Anniversary Coin and Patch that will both be going up for sale after they are approved, so keep an eye on the forum for these items. The FISD War Banner from last year is the next run, I am working with the vendor to finalize pricing and ordering information, please keep a watch on the forum for that announcement. The 20th Anniversary Racing Shirt is still in design, but it will be opening once it is completed and approved. And as always, questions, comments, thoughts, suggestions, are welcome, and please feel free to reach out to either Adam or myself! With Unquestioned Loyalty James Silvius TK-12953 "jsilvius" Merchandise & Branding Officer With Unquestioned Loyalty Adam Wolf TK-89400 "Revlimiter" Merchandise & Branding Officer At his post, at the movie premiere! Please welcome TK-15021 to the Stormtrooper Hall of Fame, May 2026! @Thiboterham Troop log can be found here. Congrats Thibaut! This month was really difficult to choose, so many awesome pictures, but this one pretty much sums up what every trooper will remember from May 2026! With Unquestioned Loyalty Jonatan Östling TK-23592 "Nairy" Attaché Ambassador You can find the full meme thread here Tutorials, Tips and How To's A few new additions to the How To area 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 Blast-A-Porg You can find the full story here With Unquestioned Loyalty Glen "Q" Rhodes TK-85421 "gmrhodes13" PRO, Newsletter Forum Fundraising It's that time of year where we need to pay our bills. As last year we moved away from the temporary legion hosting and on to our own systems we have an increase in costs to cover. As a stretch goal we have also included a proper backup solution into the costs. Currently this is managed manually and a proper solution would be a great addition. We would like cover the next 14 months of costs if possible. This means next years admin team are not thrown in with suddenly having to run a fundraiser. All members who donate will also have the 2026 supporter banner added to their profile, as with the earlier email costs fundraiser. If you would like to make a donation you can find the fundraiser thread here 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 May - June TK-15310 "ronhoffman2" Ron - - - - - TK-16428 "zediyeti" Micah - - - - - - TK-47933 "Tilheyra" Brian - - - - - - TK-77751 "bpieroni" Bob - - - - - - TK-18188 "FUZZMA" Calvin - - - - - - 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. 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 May - June Expert Infantry Badge Award: No recipients 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: No recipients this month - - - - Request your free Centurion certificate here. You can find a list of multiple award recipients here. As always if you have interesting story or troop please share via DM and it may get added to the next months newsletter. 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 Merchandise and Brand Officer (DMBO) Adam Wolf (Revlimiter) TK-89400 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 Social Media Relations (DPRO) Torben Sobierey (Tall_Trooper) TK-19525 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) Sally Smith (astrosally) TK-76924 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 2 Quote
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