These are recent examples of how Fleet Home Town News Center gains recognition for Sailors and Marines in their home towns. It's tough to be apart for the holidays, but the Holiday Greetings Program military family members have been able to see their loved ones stationed overseas through participating stations nationwide. They visited military members from all services, on ships and ashore, in Turkey, Italy, Greenland, Kuwait, Bahrain, Korea, Guam, Japan and other locations around the world where Sailors and Marines will spend the holidays this year. About 9,000 greetings were sent to 900 civilian TV stations in the states, Guam, American Samoa and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Stations frequently call relatives in the viewing area using data from the registration card the member completed when the greeting was recorded.
Drones are retired aircraft modified for remote control flight.
They provide fighter-sized targets for weapon system test and evaluation programs. Conversion of the F4-S aircraft consists of the minimum standard depot maintenance necessary for safe flight and incorporation of a conversion kit allowing pilotless, remote control for target operations. Each conversion requires more than 7,000 manhours. The depot has one more verification aircraft in-house now, and three more scheduled for FY97, eight more for FY98 and 10 more for FY2000. S.C. Work will be performed in Charleston, S.C., and is expected to be completed by December 1997.