2001

	Date		Event
	~ Jan		"The Art of Warfare" name is first used by a group of players who play Delta Force together. Wedge and Omega, the founding members of The Art of Warfare (TAW), are two players from that group.

	6 Mar		Applications begin to get screened for 1st Squad (a Delta Force Squad). Development of a website begins and TAW formally launches.

	13 Mar		TAW purchase the domain www.theartofwarfare.net and the website is moved from its holding page at www.exade.com/artofwarfare to its new domain name.

	15 Mar		The first official version of the TAW website is launched.

	28 Mar		The website is featured in the news and they refer to Captain Wedge as a Co-Founder of TAW. When TAW is launched, Captain is the highest rank that a member can hold.

	Jun - Oct		TAW creates Task Force Operations (TFO) as a group to oversee all TAW related business.

	27 Dec		TFO restructures Divisions by time zones and approves expansion to include European players.

	Date		Event
	6 Jan		The first TAW wide Annual Meeting is held.

	14 Jan		An internal tournament between Europe and the US is played, featuring the Delta Force and Ghost Recon Divisions.

	6 Feb		Dossiers are launched which display general information on each Member of TAW.

	Date		Event
	4 Jan		The TAW wide Annual Meeting is held.

	27 May		Sub-domains, including news.theartofwarfare.net, are created for the TAW website.

	13 Jul		TAW launches a new Tournament and Maps website at www.theartofwarfare.org (no longer active).

	5 Aug		The TAW Shop (initially called "TAW PX") is re-designed and more items are added.

	7 Aug		TFO approves a new structure for TAW in which Zones will be used to organise Divisions around the world.

	12 Sep		A new Flash introduction is created for the TAW website.

	Date		Event
	3 Mar		TAW branded merchandise is made available through the TAW Shop.

	13 May		The World of Warfare (www.wowarfare.com) launches as TAW's new Tournament website (no longer active).

	24 Jun		TFO approves the creation of a Commander's Award and an Outstanding Volunteer Medal to recognise Members' exemplary leadership and community contributions.

	2 Jul		TAW recruitment video goes live.

	5 Jul		The main TAW website has its Flash introduction redesigned.

	15 Aug		TFO approves a restructure change to the divisions (3rd restructure). Divisions will now have Battalions instead of Zones. Battalions can be filled with Members from anywhere in the world. TFO introduces Corps Commanders to help Divisional staff.

	Date		Event
	16 Jan		Omega is re-elected as Secretary General of TAW to serve for another year. The role is later renamed to "Commander in Chief".

	31 Jan		TFO approves a pilot project for Ghost Recon 2 on the XBox. GR2 becomes the first non-PC game to join TAW as a Squad within the Ghost Recon Division.

	5 Feb		First TAW wide Annual TeamSpeak Meeting held.

	10 Jul		TFO approves a new structure for Divisions with more than 100 Members, creating the positions of Division Commander, Staff Officer and Platoon Leader. TFO promotes Omega to the rank of 5 Star General (then the highest rank in TAW). Omega is the first and only 5 Star General at the time.

	30 Oct		TFO approves the 5 Years of Service Medal.