Our reunion dates, hotel information and schedule of events are now available for your planning purposes for the 2020 USAF Storytelling Workshop and Combat Camera Reunion. You’ll find links for everything under REUNION NEWS on the top menu bar!

 

2021 Reunion Schedule of Events

USAF Combat Camera Association 17th Annual Reunion

USAF STORYTELLING WORKSHOP

DATES: 25 April 2021 through 2 May 2021                           

POC: Mr. Jamie Chapman

Participants: Active Duty, limit 45

Arrive: Sunday, 25 April – Depart: Sunday, 2 May

Classroom Training: 26 – 27 April

Team Projects: 28 – 30 April

Initial Official Judging: Saturday 0900 – 1030 hrs. 1 May

Theatrical Showing: (Peery’s Egyptian Theater) Saturday 1300 – 1500 hrs. 31 Oct

• Showcase Written Stories
• Showcase Photo Imagery
• Showcase Video Production
• Reunion Guest Voting for all three categories

Official and Reunion ballots tallied 1530 – 1430 hrs. 1 May

Banquet: 1800 – 2100 hrs. 1 May

• Show Winners and Award prizes

USAF Visual Story Tellers Reunion (Combat Camera Reunion)

DATES: 29 April, 2021 through 1 May, 2021                           

POC’s: Mr. Tom Cowan, Ms. Joan Young or Mr. Bob Brown

Participants: Any active or retired USAF Storyteller

(Combat Camera, video, photography, or Journalism)

Thursday 29 April – all day

• Reunion Guest Registration: (downstairs near front desk)
• Golfing available on Hill AFB – self reservations
• ICEBREAKER in Eccles Conference Ctr: 1800 to 2000 hrs.

Friday 30 April

• Depart hotel 0930
• Tour of F-35 Demo Team: Depart Hotel 1000 – 1100 hrs.
• Visit 2 AVS: Tour and BBQ: 1115 – 1330 hrs.
• Tour
• BBQ
• Group Photo
• Visit Hill AFB Museum or other event TBD
• Return to Hotel 1630 hrs.
• No Host Dinner TBD nearby restaurant 1800 hrs.

Saturday May 1

• Group Event (TBD) 0930 – 11:30 hrs.
• Return to Hotel – Lunch on own 11:30 – 1245 hrs.
• Theatrical Viewing and Reunion Guest voting 1300 – 1500 hrs.
• Reunion Guest on their own: 1500 – 1730 hrs.
• Banquet (Eccles Conference CTR): 1800 – 2100 hrs.
• Reconvene in Reunion Reception room: 2100 till whenever

  Sunday 2 May

• Check out of hotel: 0800 – 1100 hrs.
• Bonus event: Visit Temple Square for Music & the Spoken Word live television and radio broadcast
• The Music & the Spoken Word features the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, the longest continuous live broadcast in the world (1929).  (The Grand Ole Opry is the oldest but stopped broadcasting during WWII)
• The 30-minute live broadcast starts at 0930 each Sunday morning. Guest need to be in their seats at 0900.
• Rally on the temple grounds and attend live broadcast as a group
• After the performance guest can tour the temple grounds, downtown SLC or head to the airport. (The Salt Lake International Airport is 15 minutes from the Tabernacle)

Tentative Planned Activities (many within walking distance of hotel):

Visit F-35 Demo Team – Hill AFB

Visit 2 AVS with hosted barbeque – Hill AFB

Visit Hill AFB Museum (option)

Visit Ogden’s Own Distillery – Home to Five Wives Vodka

Guest Speaker – To-Be-Decided

Ghost Tour of Ogden

Axe Throwing

Golfing Thursday on Hill AFB

Visit to Tabernacle Choir – Sunday

Ogden Railroad Museum and Browning Gun Display

Driving Tour through Ogden Canyon (possibly stop at New World Distillery, Eden UT)