Project news

• The new contest department has now run through its first month of competition; Carom and Kevin Myers were tied for first place, with ten points each. All project members are encouraged to submit the articles they're working on as entries.
• A new level of the project award, the WikiChevrons with Oak Leaves, has been introduced to recognize contributions of truly incredible quality or importance in the area of military history; it is awarded by the project coordinators in the name of the project as a whole.
• A suggested article structure for articles on firearms has been introduced.
• Four new task forces, covering Middle Eastern military history, Ottoman military history, South American military history, and Southeast Asian military history, have been created.
• The project collaboration of the fortnight has been discontinued in favor of the new contest department.

Current proposals and discussions

• A fresh discussion about the by-nation category system for military personnel has begun; suggestions are very welcome!
• The use of flag icons in templates is currently being discussed.

Articles of note

New featured articles:

1. Battle of Shiloh
2. Battleship
3. British anti-invasion preparations of World War II
4. Domenico Selvo
5. Knights Templar
6. Lochry's Defeat
7. Puerto Ricans in World War II
8. Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell
9. Thomas Crisp

New A-Class articles:

1. Benjamin Franklin Tilley
2. Cambodian Campaign
3. List of United States Marine Corps aircraft squadrons
4. Operation Igloo White
5. Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry
6. Russian-Circassian War
7. Tupolev TB-3

Awards and honors

• Cla68 has been awarded the WikiChevrons with Oak Leaves in recognition of his many valuable contributions to military history articles, and, in particular, his leading role in the creation of numerous featured articles on the topic of the Pacific Theater of World War II.
• RM Gillespie has been awarded the WikiChevrons with Oak Leaves in recognition of his massive efforts to improve Wikipedia's coverage of the Vietnam War, and, in particular, his development of a substantial portion of the project's A-Class articles.
• Wilsbadkarma has been awarded the WikiChevrons with Oak Leaves in recognition of his work on lists (included two featured lists) and portals (including one featured portal). Lists especially are an undermanned area of work, and his excellent efforts deserve commendation.

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