Post-Deployment Public Affairs Guidance

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Post-Deployment Public Affairs Guidance
Post-Deployment Public Affairs Guidance
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Post-Deployment Public Affairs Guidance
Thank you for your service!
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Post-Deployment Public Affairs Guidance
The public is interested in your story. Dont be
afraid to tell it.
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Post-Deployment Public Affairs Guidance
The American people trust you. You can help
maintain their confidence in the military by
telling your story.
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Post-Deployment Public Affairs Guidance

• You can tell your story in three ways
• In the Media
• Speaking to civic, community, or church
  organizations (Speakers Bureau)
• Sharing deployment photos with PAO

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Post-Deployment Public Affairs Guidance

• In the Media
• Refer reporters to PAO
• Advise you on how best to tell your story
• Protect you from misquotes, out of context
• Media is not a forum for gripes use your chain
  of command
• OPSEC rules still apply at home

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Post-Deployment Public Affairs Guidance

• Speakers Bureau
• Community
• Boy Scouts, Kiwanis, Scrapbooking Club, etc.
• Civic Groups
• Memorial Day, Veterans Day, City Celebrations
• Church Groups
• Worship Services, Firesides

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Post-Deployment Public Affairs Guidance

• Public Affairs Roster
• Media Interviews
• Speakers Bureau
• Historian
• Fill it out even if you dont do media.

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Post-Deployment Public Affairs Guidance

• Photos for Archive
• Historical documentation
• For display
• Military Publications
• Web site
• Senior Leader and Unit Briefings

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Post-Deployment Public Affairs Guidance
You are not obligated to speak to the media, but
we encourage you to do so within these guidelines.
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Post-Deployment Public Affairs Guidance
Utah National Guard Public Affairs Officer MAJ
Hank McIntire [phone] hank.mcintire_at_us.army
.mil
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Post-Deployment Public Affairs Guidance
Questions?