The History of KAG
The Klingon Assault Group began in the Summer 1989 when John Halvorson and some friends, sitting around a kitchen table somewhere in Michigan decided to start a new Klingon club that focused on playing Klingon by dressing up in costumes and going out into the world, instead of the mail-based role playing groups that were common at the time.
That fall, John and his fiends attended a small Midwest convention called Starbase Indy. The stormed the stage in the middle of a Federation event and KAG was thrust into the limelight! In less than a year from its founding the membership grew to 220, with members in the US, Canada, Brazil, Italy, France, USSR and West Germany. By 1991 KAG had over 500 members. By 1992 membership was 1600. By 1993 the membership had grown to 2000, and by 1998 that number had doubled.
As of the year 2020 The Klingon Assault Group has 1000s of members in 36 countries around the globe.
Supreme Commander
The leader of KAG is known as the Supreme Commander. Before this, they were simply called “The” Thought-Admiral, which started to become confusing once there were multiple Thought-Admirals. When a warrior becomes the leader of KAG they are given the rank of Thought-Admiral and the honorific of epetai and will forever retain this rank after the position is passed on. That is why the separation between rank and position was made in 2019.
Leaders of KAG
- 1990 – T/Adm. Kris epetai-Kurkura (John Halvorson)
- 1999 – T/Adm. Kuuriis epetai-Qaluuhr (Jack Borkowski)
- 2003 – T/Adm Khatal epetai-H’aaWK (Chico Santiago)
- 2004 – T/Adm Kerla epetai-MaHcha’ (Carol Nye)
- 2009 – T/Adm Krikor epetai-jechwI’ (Krikor Ajemian)
- 2015 – T/Adm Qob epetai- hurric (Bill Hedrick)
- 2019 – T/Adm qurgh epetai-lungqIj (Chris Lipscombe)
Cold Terror Fleet
1990 – Launched as Central Fleet
1994 – Renamed Cold Terror Fleet
Fleet Commanders
- 1990 – Kastor of House Janak (Anthony Boea)
- 7/1991 – Kris of House Drexa (Kris Veitch)
- 4/1/1992 – Kahra of House Nashtung (Char Haguewood)
- 8/1993 – Klag of House Kurkura (Mike Orock)
- 8/9/1995 – Krahl of House Reshtarc (Jerry Harper)
- 9/6/1998 – K’Darra of House T’aw (Tonya Walters)
- 4/1/1999 – Qob of House Hurric (Bill Hedrick)
- 4/1/2001 – Khatal of House H’aaWK (Chico Santiago)
- 9/26/2003 – Kerla of House MaHcha’ (Carol Nye)
- 10/8/2004 – Qob of House Hurric (Bill Hedrick)
- 2015 – Marok of House toQqul (Marc Malnekoff)
Crimson Knight Fleet
7/2001: Launched as Crimson Knight Fleet
Fleet Commanders
- 7/2001 – K’Ehleyer (Angela Mavroudis)
- 9/2002 – Krikor of House jechwI’ (Krikor Ajemian)
Dark Moon Fleet
1990 – Launched as Eastern Fleet
1995 – Renamed Dark Moon Fleet
Fleet Commanders
- 1990 – Klavek of House K’mpec (Thomy Russell)
- 8/5/1991 – Kris of House Kurkura (John Halvorson)
- 4/1/1992 – Kroesh of House Septaric (Larry Septrick)
- 8/9/1995 – Kavak of House Kurkura (D.C. Holmes)
- 1998 – Kruge of House DevnoH (Darryl Watson)
- 2/2000 – Kolex of House QIHqem (Darren Carter)
- 10/2003 – Kruge of House DevnoH (Darryl Watson)
- 8/2007 – Kolex of House QIHqem (Darren Carter)
- 2/3/2015 – qurgh of House lungqIj (Chris Lipscombe)
- 3/2/2020 – chISwI’ of House lungqIj (Christine Hoopengardner)
Klin-Fire Fleet
1990 – Launched as Western Fleet
12/4/1991 – Fleet split into northern and southern Fleets and northern part was named Khomerex Fleet
5/1/1992 – Northern and southern parts were reunited under name Khomerex Fleet
9/4/1995 – Named changed to Ring of Fire Fleet
4/16/2002 – Name changed to Stormrider Fleet
9/2011 – Name changed to KlinFire
Fleet Commanders
- 1990 – Keyleth of Hosue Vorsrek (Valorie Hamm)
- 2/4/1991 – QelDaS of House Qlavaq (Paula Crist)
- 5/1/1992 – North and south portions of Western Fleet re-united under QelDaS of House Qlavaq (Paula Crist)
- 2/1995 – Kris of House Kurkura (John Halvorson)
- 8/9/1995 – Kutaj of House KorDaS (Mary Cordero)
- 8/1999 – K’Han Den (Dennis Hanon)
- 3/9/2002 – Qaolin of House Kiln (Jim Colvill)
- 6/2005 – ChonBey of House Qul-Kiln (Steve Greenfield)
- 9/2011 – Kris of House Kurkura (John Halvorson)
- 4/2020 – Vam’Pyr of House VamPyr (John Miller)
Northern Storm Fleet
Fleet Commanders
- spring 2015 – K’Tan of House Dyzala
- 7/13/2017 – K’Rau of House (Jaymz Smith )
Rising Sun Fleet
Fleet Commanders
- Spring 2015 – Botaq of House bir JablU
- D’Gor son of Mar’Ej House of Remjar (Alain De Mol)
Cultural Division
Launched as just Hol ‘ampaS, and later expanded to all Culture and Language.
Commanding Officers
- Founded qurgh of House lungqIj (Chris Lipscombe)
- Khartan of House Molnoth (Troy Pacelli)
Quartermaster Division
Commanding Officers
- 11/1990 Klag of House Kurkura
- Dragen of House Graconus
- 2012 – Marok of House toQqul ( Marc Malnekoff)
The KAG Civil War
As with any war, a civil war is not easy to tell. There are no tales of victories only tales of survival and lessons learned. Sometimes, there is not a clear good or bad “guy” only a difference of opinions. The information below was gathered from several sources. It is important to know what happened and hopefully learn how it happened so we do not repeat this division of warriors again.
The Dark Justice War
The Dark Justice war was a series of challenges the Klingon Assault Group and Star Fleet International completed with each other during the early 1990's. Named after the IKV Dark Justice that patrolled Pittsburg Pennsylvania. These challenges were between ships that were primarily with in the Central Eastern states. In this great war the Klingon Assault Group came out victorious! Click the picture below for the PDF that recounts the riviting tale.
Mindscanner Highlights
Beginning Costuming – ‘Scanner 55 – 1999
Back in 1999, long before thoughts of becoming Thought-Admiral had crossed his mind, Qob! of House Hurric was leading the Cold Death Quadrant and had these thoughts to share on getting starting with costuming in KAG:
One of the more daunting aspects of becoming Klingon is looking the part. When people start they think that they need to look like Westmore did their makeup and Blackman did their costume. While this would really be cool and I think as you get into costuming you naturally try to look better and better, the attitude that if I don't look perfect I can't be Klingon is sadly mistaken. I'm reminded of watching high schools who try to start a drama department and concentrate on making the kids look right for the part rather than teaching them how to act. That's the key, to dress from the inside out.
Mindscanner Highlights is a new series of posts on KAG.org that looks back over the 100+ issues of Mindscanner, covering over 30 years, to find the articles that are still as important and useful today as they were when they were first written.