Lights, camera, action … Joint Hometown News records holiday greetings Published Aug. 17, 2009 By Master Sgt. Kelley J. Stewart 52nd Fighter Wing Public Affairs SPANGDAHLEM AIR BASE, Germany -- The Joint Holiday Hometown News Team will be here Sept. 15-16 to record holiday messages to be aired on commercial television and radio stations in the United States and its territories. The holiday greetings will be recorded at the Air Park located on Memorial Drive regardless of the weather. According the Joint Holiday Hometown News Team, all military personnel, Department of Defense civilians and their family members stationed overseas during the holiday period are eligible to participate. Spouses and family members may record a greeting if the military member is deployed from home station. Military members must appear in uniform of the day should they choose to record a greeting. Sabers can schedule an appointment by calling the 52nd Fighter Wing Public Affairs Office at 452-6012 or 0656561 6012. Fifteen-minute time slots will be available from 7:30 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. Participants must have family members' addresses and phone numbers at the ready, or they will not be able to record a greeting. The information is used to pinpoint the closest television and radio station to specific family members, and to inform them what station to tune into to view the greetings. Those who don't have an appointment can still stop by, but they may have a longer wait. Memorial Road will be blocked at Barksdale Avenue and after the parking lot entrance to building 218 on both days. Traffic on Memorial Road will be diverted to Riley Avenue so it doesn't interfere with recordings. The team averages about 13,000 greetings at more than 80 installations worldwide. It has helped deliver more than 14,000 greetings to 1,100 commercial television and 2,200 radio stations across the United States and its territories.