This medal is typically awarded to sims in a Task Force. However, due to extraordinary circumstances, I am electing to bestow this award on seven individuals, Aio, Wizardbeard, Stephen, Temple, Teix, BlackWolf, and Beeman, for their involvement in the “Negotiations” miniseries hosted between Palais de la Concorde and Starbase 72. This grand experiment was a rousing success, ensuring that the Federation would not lose access to a cornerstone area of 72’s Area of Operations, the Inconnu Expanse.

Commander Teixeira of the USS Black Hawk is one of the finest writers I’ve ever had the pleasure of working with. He’s been with me ever since I got into simming back in 2003, and I’d sim another 14 years with him and more.

I wish to honor the crew of the USS Black Hawk. Were it not for them, this sim would not be what it is today. Though we all come from different walks of life, the sim itself is the perfect emulation of IDIC – Infinite Diversity in Infinite Combinations. We have all pushed each other to become better writers, to approach missions from multiple angles, and tell the best stories out there.