Air Force video earns top awards Published July 9, 2008 WASHINGTON (AFPN) -- A Secretary of the Air Force video describing the role of air power in the war on terrorism earned two top television awards recently. The Telly Awards honored the service's "Setting the Conditions for Victory" video with two Silver Awards, which is the highest honor bestowed to the best of local, regional and cable television commercials and programs, as well as video and film productions, and work created for the Web. The 29th Annual Telly Awards received more than 14,000 entries from all 50 states and five continents. Only about 10 percent of entries win awards. "The fact that we were recognized by an outside organization shows that within the military we have very professional and capable people who can produce products that rival what's being done in the civilian sector," said Staff Sgt. Juan Femath from Air University Television at Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala. He was one of the key players behind the creation of the video, and was also the one who submitted it for the award. "A lot of work went into telling the entire Air Force story in that video, and it included a lot of things that I knew made it competitive with other entries, such as quick-cuts, music, the use of broadcast, graphics and combat camera," he said. "While using all those techniques, we also made sure we had Airmen of all ranks in there to include everyone's perspective." The 8-minute video, which was created by Air Force broadcasting and public affairs Airmen, outlines the Air Force role in the war on terrorism and how the service succeeds in its domains of air, space and cyberspace. The video features Airmen discussing their role in the Air Force and how it contributes to the Air Force's mission statement to "fly, fight and win." "Setting the Conditions for Victory" also further defines how the Air Force provides the president and combatant commanders sovereign options in executing tasks, everything from delivering humanitarian aid to working alongside our sister services on the front lines of conflict, from "destroying a target anywhere in the world" to employing satellites around the planet. The video, which is available on www.af.mil, earlier won first place in the Internal/Public Affairs Category of the Department of Defense Visual Information Contest. Comment on this story (comments may be published on Air Force Link) View the comments/letters page