Holiday Greetings Recording session

Team Osan,




An Army and Air Force Hometown News Service holiday greetings team will

setup here Oct 14-15 from 0800 to 1700 behind Turumi Lodge at the Lodge

pavilion.



The team will record individual 10 to 20-second greetings for the

holiday season aimed at family and friends back home. Anyone with a

family tie within the U.S. and its territories are eligible.



There are a few guidelines to make sure greetings are seen by family and

friends during the holidays:



1. Service members need to wear their duty uniform



2. Family members need to be with their sponsor, unless their sponsor is

deployed. If that is the case, the family member should mention that

fact in her or his greeting.



3. Family information is vital. Names of family members, their

relationship to you, their street address, city, state and ZIP Code, as

well as phone number needs to be included. Stations often let family

members know when the video will be aired, and in some cases, will

interview the family for

extended coverage. If you have family in a different area, you can fill

out a second card and send a greeting to that area as well.



4. Try to break away during off-peak times during the day to conduct

your interview. The team will normally be in an area throughout the day,

so try to avoid the "rush" times of lunch and after work.



5. When in front of the camera, reading a script is not necessary, but

it may be helpful to take a moment to plan out what you'd like to say.

The main points to get across include your name, your family members'

names, where you are stationed and who you'd like to send the greeting

to:



"I'm Staff Sergeant John Williams with my wife Kathy and sons Kevin and

David stationed at Osan AB, Republic of Korea. We'd like to say seasons'

greetings to our family and friends in St. Louis. Hi Mom, Hi Dad. We

love you, miss you and hope to see you soon."



The video and audio greetings are packaged according to geographic

areas, normally by state. In large states like California, Texas,

Florida and New York, stations will get greetings based upon region.

Stations normally air the greetings throughout the holiday season, from

Thanksgiving through New Year's.



Each greeting will normally play more than once throughout the holidays,

and usually on more than one station.



All servicemembers, their families and DOD civilians who will be outside

of the U.S. during the holiday season are encouraged to participate.



Reminders will be sent out as the event draws closer, but mark your

calendars now. For more information, please contact TSgt Stacy Foster or

Capt Matthew Stines at 784-4044.



V/R



Capt Stines



//SIGNED//

MATTHEW STINES, Capt, USAF

Chief, Public Affairs

51st Fighter Wing

DSN: 315-784-4044 COMM: 031-661-4044

COMM (From U.S.): 011-82-31-661-4044

Matthew.Stines@osan.af.mil

http://www.osan.af.mil/