Klingon Assault Group

Klingon Assault Group is a Star Trek fan club that has members around the world, with ships (chapters) in the USA, Canada, the UK, Ireland, Japan, Australia and a number of other countries. It has been active from 1989 until the present day. KAG is currently broken up into several "Fleets" (collections of chapters) that cover different parts of the world. 
It was originally founded in the summer of 1989 by John Halvorson, the founder of the Klingon Strike Force. After starting the KSF, John's personal life changed and he decided to move on from the KSF. A number of years later he was asked to come back to the club and become it's leader again. By that time the KSF had changed from John's original vision and had become a role-playing (mostly play-by-mail) group instead of a costuming group. Because of this John decided to found a new club, the Klingon Assault Group, that focused once again on public Klingon cosplay. 
After creating KAG in his kitchen, Halvorson, along with some fellow Klingons, "invaded" the main stage of the Starbase Indy convention in the fall of 1989 and announced the creation of KAG. Klingons from around the world quickly flocked to his banner, and KAG rapidly grew into the world's largest Klingon fan club. KAG continued to grow and expand.
Over the years a number of other Klingon clubs have been created by former members of KAG, such as the Imperial Klingon Forces. 
 
==The "Thought-Admirals"==
KAG has been run by a number of "Thought-Admirals" over the years:
1989 – 1999: T/Adm. Kris epetai-Kurkura (John Halvorson)
1999 – 2003: T/Adm. Kuuriis epetai-Qaluuhr (Jack Borkowski)
2003 – 2004: T/Adm Khatal epetai-H’aaWK (Chico Santiago)
2004 – 2009: T/Adm Kerla epetai-MaHcha’ (Carol Nye)
2009 – 2015: T/Adm Krikor epetai-jechwI’ (Krikor Ajemian)
2015 – 2019: T/Adm Qob epetai-hurric (Bill Hedrick)
2019 – Current: T/Adm qurgh epetai-lungqIj (Chris Lipscombe)
A UK branch was headed in 1990 by Anne Mitchell.
==Flyers==
From a 1991 flyer: 
File:Klingonassaultflyer.jpg|1991 flyer
File:Kagflyer.jpg|undated flyer
File:Kagflyer1.jpg|undated flyer
File:Klingonassaultapp.jpg|a 1994 flyer
File:Kagflyeryellow-1.jpg|1995 Flyer
File:Kagflyeryellow-2.jpg|1995 flyer
==The Zine "Mindscanner"==
For most of its life, KAG has published a newsletter/fanzine called Mindscanner. Originally produced by T/Adm. Kris as a paper magazine to share information about the goings on within the club, it eventually became an electronic newsletter. Its publication has slowed due to the rise of social media and the ease at which information can be shared over the internet with news now being published as it happens on the main KAG website. There is an archive of nearly all issues of this zine at Mindscanner.
==Some Thoughts on Public Image and Behavior==
From the second issue of Mindscanner (1990): 
===The Rules of KAG===
From the KAG Handbook:
===Code Of Conduct===
From the KAG Handbook:
==Recruitment and Membership==
From Mindscanner #2 (1990): 
==Similar Clubs==
* Klingon Strike Force
* Imperial Klingon Forces
== Conventions ==
* Hope Con (1999?)
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