LMGI COMPASS
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1954 by Walter A. Netsch,
AIA, and features a modern
campus reflecting the Air
Force's forward-thinking
aeronautical mission, as
does most of the Air Force's
facilities in Colorado Springs.
Peterson AFB is unique in that
it is more like a modern office
park than a drab government
facility.
Cheyenne Mountain is the
most challenging to work
with due to its limited space
and need for security. Most
productions film the famous
tunnel entry with a second
unit and replicate the interior
elsewhere.
"With an increasingly wide
civil-military gap in our
country, the Air Force's
relationship with storytellers
is vitally important in fostering
public understanding of our
service and what we do," said
1st Lt. Travis Schirner, Air
Force Entertainment Liaison
Office project officer. "Trips
like these open the eyes of
culture-defining individuals
and assist in their efforts to
provide authentic depictions
of our airmen."
All five military services,
including the U.S. Coast
Guard, can offer generous
support to a production. The
primary criteria for approval
is the positive promotion
and reinforcement of the
military's public image at zero
cost to the U.S. taxpayer. If
you're able to work within
the parameters of ongoing
training, the cost to the
production is minimal,
usually only a per diem and
expenses for a liaison officer
to supervise the shoot. If you
require assets to be brought
from one base to another, or
to perform specific actions,
then the production will
be billed for the air time.
Additionally, they're willing to
consult on the initial stages
to determine if military
cooperation is possible, or
simply to answer questions
regarding authenticity.
Not all consultations result in
approval. Scripts that depict
the Armed Services experience
negatively or depict uniformed
service members participating
in illegal or subversive
activities, will be rejected
unless the character will be
caught and brought to justice
as routinely depicted on shows
such as NCIS.
If you're interested in finding
out more about how you
might be able to access
military assets or intel for
your project, contact the
Department of Defense.
U.S. Department of Defense
Washington, D.C.
Office: +1.703.545.6700
U.S. Army Office of the Chief
of Public Affairs, West Region
Branch (OCPA-West)
Los Angeles, CA
Office: +1.310.235.7621
https://www.army.mil/info/
institution/publicAffairs
/ocpa-west/faq.html
U.S. Navy Office of
Information — West
(NAVINFO West)
Los Angeles, CA
Office: +1.310.235.7481
http://www.navy.mil/local
/navinfowest/
U.S. Air Force Office of Public
Affairs, Entertainment Liaison
Los Angeles, CA
Office: +1.310.235.7511
http://www
.airforcehollywood.af.mil/
U.S. Coast Guard Motion
Picture and Television Office
(MOPIC)
Los Angeles, CA
Office: +1.310.235.7817
http://www.uscg.mil/
publicaffairs/MOPIC/
All photos courtesy of Kent Matsuoka/LMGI
L to R: Kent Matsuoka, Ilt Jones, Bill Doyle, Becky Brake & Doug Dresser.
