Lajes lauches Commander's Access Channel

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  • By Capt. Shilo Weir
  • 65th Air Base Wing Public Affairs
LAJES FIELD, Azores, Portugal --  The Lajes Field Community Access Channel officially launched here Dec. 31, 2006, when the 65th Air Base Wing commander cut the ribbon at the Community Center during the Family New Year's Party.

The new channel makes news and information about Lajes' events and facilities available for all customers on the base cable system.

"This will be a great way to not only provide information to our people," said Lt. Col. John Oliver, 65th Services Squadron commander, "but it will entertain them as well."

As part of the access channel programming, the staff at 65th SVS Marketing has added video of events that take place around the base.

"We have been able to put events on the air that happened throughout the past year," said Tommy Brooks, 65th SVS Marketing director. "This new channel is an opportunity to get a variety of messages out to the audience in a new way."

"We invite all base agencies to take part in providing content," added Colonel Oliver. "That is the only way we can truly make this a tool for the community."

Team Lajes' new Commander's Access Channel is a reliable new medium customers can depend on for useful command information. In addition to providing news and entertainment programming, the CAC has real-world and exercise Force Protection Conditions information, weather updates, facility ours and event schedules.

"This is a new channel and it is a new opportunity for us to get the word out to our people," said Col. Robert Winston, 65th ABW commander. "Working together, we can truly make this Lajes' own."