XXXXXX GROUP
XXXX SQUADRON
*THIS IS AN EXAMPLE OF A RIBBON CUTTING EVENT – TAILOR AS NECESSARY*
EVENT: XXXXXX Ceremony RECEPTION:
DATE/TIME: DD MMM YYYY/TTTT WEATHER CALL: 0800
LOCATION: ALT LOC:
BRIEFINGS:
Mission Brief: DD MMM/TTTT CCP Talk-thru: DD MMM/TTTT
DRESS:
Official Party: Formation: Guests:
GUEST SPEAKER (& arrival place/time):
HOST (& arrival place/time):
GREETER (& arrival place/time):
OPR/POC:
FAMILY INVOLVEMENT:
EST ATTENDANCE:
HONOR GUARD SUPPORT: Yes/No BAND SUPPORT: Tentative
MARQUEE: Yes/No Effective Dates/Times:
TRANS: Yes/No
PUBLIC AFFAIRS: Yes/No COMM SUPPORT: Yes/No
SPECIAL REQs/REMARKS:
ATTACHMENTS:
Script
Diagrams
Guest List
Biographies
Prepared DD MMM YYYY
Rank/Name POC
DSN:
XXXX GROUP
XXXXX SQUADRON
EVENT:
DATE:
TIME:
PLACE:
SEQUENCE OF EVENTS
PRE-CEREMONY
Briefing
Protocol Statement
OPENING REMARKS
Arrival Fanfare
Musical Honors
NATIONAL ANTHEM
REMARKS
DEDICATIONS
REMARKS
RIBBON CUTTING
CLOSING REMARKS
Facility Open House
Reception
PRE-CEREMONY
0900 Personnel arrive/prepare site.
1015 All rehearsals are complete.
1030 Guests begin to arrive.
1030 DV’s arrive, are greeted and escorted to XXXX.
Briefing
1050 Official party is briefed
Protocol Statement
Narrator "LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, WELCOME TO THIS MORNING’S CEREMONY. THROUGHOUT THE CEREMONY, YOU WILL BE GIVEN CUES TO RISE AND BE SEATED AT THE APPROPRIATE TIMES. AS A REMINDER, MILITARY MEMBERS SHOULD SALUTE DURING MUSICAL HONORS AND THE NATIONAL ANTHEM. OUR CIVILIAN GUESTS SHOULD PLACE THEIR RIGHT HANDS OVER THEIR HEARTS DURING THE NATIONAL ANTHEM. WE REQUEST CELLULAR PHONES AND PAGERS BE TURNED OFF FOR THE DURATION OF THE CEREMONY. THANK YOU."
1058 DV spouses are escorted to seats.
1059 Official party escorted to to the entrance of the unit.
OPENING REMARKS
"GOOD MORNING, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN. TODAY, THE MEN AND WOMEN OF CHARLESTON AIR FORCE BASE GATHER TO CELEBRATE THE GRAND OPENING OF XXXXXXXXX. THE HOST FOR TODAY'S CEREMONY IS XXXXXXXXXX. OUR SPECIAL GUESTS TODAY ARE XXXXXXX (List DVs). LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, PLEASE RISE FOR THE ARRIVAL OF THE OFFICIAL PARTY."
Arrival Fanfare
Comm Plays “Arrival Fanfare.”
Official party enter and remain standing in front of chairs.
Narrator “LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, PLEASE REMAIN STANDING FOR MUSICAL HONORS AND THE PLAYING OF OUR NATIONAL ANTHEM.”
Comm plays four “Ruffles and Flourishes”
NATIONAL ANTHEM
Comm plays the “Star-Spangled Banner.”
Narrator “PLEASE BE SEATED.”
REMARKS
Narrator “LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, XXXXX."
XXXXX proceeds to podium, makes remarks and returns to his chair. (XXXXX introduces
XXXXX at the conclusion of his remarks.)
Narrator (if required) “LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, XXXXX.”
XXXXX proceeds to podium, makes remarks and moves to stand in front of XXXXX.
DEDICATION
Narrator “XXXXX WILL NOW PRESENT PLAQUES HONORING THE MEMBERS AFTER WHICH XXXXX WILL BE NAMED.”
Narrator “RECEIVING A PLAQUE ON BEHALF OF THE XXXXX FAMILY IS XXXXX.”
“RECEIVING A PLAQUE ON BEHALF OF XXXXX, ACCOMPANIED BY…………..”
REMARKS
Narrator “LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, XXXXX.”
XXXXX introduces XXXXX.
Narrator (if required) “LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, XXXXX.”
XXXXX proceeds to podium, makes remarks, and moves to unit B for ribbon cutting.
RIBBON CUTTING
Narrator “LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, XXXXX, WILL NOW CUT THE RIBBON.”
XXXXX proceed to a predetermined position behind the ribbon (place markers show position.)
XXXXX hands XXXXX the scissors.
XXXXX cuts the ribbon pausing for photographs.
At the conclusion of the ribbon cutting XXXXX, and other distinguished guests are escorted on a tour of the unit by XXXXX.
CLOSING REMARKS
Narrator “LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, WE THANK YOU FOR JOINING US TODAY AND WE ASK THAT EVERYONE PLEASE RISE FOR THE DEPARTURE OF THE OFFICIAL PARTY AND OUR DISTINGUISHED GUESTS. (Pause, as DVs and Official Party depart) AT THIS TIME WE INVITE EVERYONE TO JOIN US FOR AN OPEN HOUSE OF THE FACILITIES AND A RECEPTION. THIS CONCLUDES TODAY'S CEREMONY. THANK YOU FOR ATTENDING AND WE WISH YOU A PLEASANT DAY."