Sponsorship Opportunities and Marketing

The 316th Force Support Squadron has long been a leader in developing programs for Air Force personnel and their families, and is dedicated to providing quality programs and activities to members of the military population.

View the Commercial Sponsorship and Advertising Brochure (above) for more information on sponsorship levels as well as pricing and sizing specifications for both print and digital advertising services offered by the Marketing office at the 316th Force Support Squadron at Joint Base Andrews.

Due to increases in print material costs, pricing for print services are subject to change without notice.

Please call the Marketing office at (301) 981-9440 to get the latest pricing for these services.

The 316th Force Support Squadron has long been a leader in developing programs for Air Force personnel and their families, and is dedicated to providing quality programs and activities to members of the military population.

These programs can provide a variety of opportunities to showcase your merchandise while developing product awareness and brand loyalty.

The 316th Force Support Squadron Marketing Office can facilitate your direct access to the military market and offer a solid return on investment.

SPONSORSHIP:

Either solicited or unsolicited; Solicited sponsorships are initiated through public advertising by Services for offers of sponsorship with more detailed, formal contracting or procurement procedures. Unsolicited sponsorships are initiated by a vendor with a general interest or specific offer for a particular event or program.

COMMERCIAL SPONSORSHIP:

The outside corporate underwriting of FSS Services & Activities events via money, goods, and/or services (or a combination of the three) in exchange for stipulated marketing, public relations, and merchandising campaigns. It is a means for corporations to communicate with target markets through the use of special events that involve audiences, spectators, or participants in recreational or cultural pursuits.

DISCLAIMER:  With both types of commercial sponsorship, disclaimers must be announced or posted on all written/printed material stating that the Air Force does not officially endorse the sponsor’s name, products or services.

SPONSOR BENEFITS:

With commercial sponsorship in today’s military, companies have another vehicle to reach their target markets. This marketing strategy complements a company’s sales promotion, advertising, and public relations efforts.

As a part of this strategy, commercial sponsorship costs are shown under a company’s advertising and promotion accounts, not under corporate contributions, which are gifts and donations. Corporations which provide gifts, donations and contributions may not receive public recognition or endorsement from the Air Force.

Other benefits of the commercial sponsorship program include:

• Direct access to the hard-to-reach military market through programs or events.

• Maximum exposure and visibility for your products or services through name and logo recognition, product sampling, and passive promotional displays.

• Event title recognition in official base publications and other publicity materials.

• Direct mail and couponing benefits.

• Possible off-base promotions and corporate advertising benefits.

• Air Force-wide sponsorship opportunities.

• Recognition in news releases and other publicity materials.

• Opportunity to sponsor Services events on an annual basis.

Click here to view information on how to place a Sponsorship Request.

Marketing Ticket System

The Marketing Ticket System (found at www.andrewsfss.marketing) is used for submitting work requests to the 316 FSS Marketing department. Any and all requests (including printing, designs, promotional materials, andrewsfss.com website updates, sponsorship, etc.) MUST be sent through this system.

Click here to find learn more about Studio 316 Requests (for non-FSS and Appropriated Fund [APF] FSS customers).

Click here to find out more about Sponsorship Requests.

Please review the following prior to submitting a ticket:

• Internal FSS Marketing requests (from Non-Appropriated Fund [NAF] facilities) MUST be submitted 45-60 days prior to the event or publicity date. Please allow up to 2 weeks for your request to be processed. To submit a request for a NAF 316 FSS flight/facility, select “Submit Marketing Request Ticket” on the Marketing Ticket System Main Page, and choose your facility (or most applicable category) from the drop-down menu. If your request is NOT for internal FSS (NAF) marketing purposes, then you must submit a Studio 316 request (see Studio 316 Requests below).

• Any project requires a MINIMUM of 10 business days to process. Any request that has a turnaround date of less than 10 business days will be reviewed by the Marketing Director, and will need to be submitted as a “rush order”. To submit a rush order in our Ticket System, select “Rush Order” in the drop-down menu on the “Please Choose Your Facility or Most Applicable” page (found here).​

• Please ensure that your flight chiefs and/or appropriate leadership are aware of your request prior to placing your ticket. This includes both marketing and sponsorship requests.

• If you are part of the 316 FSS and are requesting a change to your flight/facility’s webpage here on our andrewsfss.com website, please select “Submit Webmaster Request Ticket” on the Ticket System main page (or click here), and specify which page on the FSS site you would like to have updated in the “URL on the Website” field. *Regular requests will be processed within 48 business hours. Emergency web requests (< 2 business days) will only be processed after approval by the Marketing Director.

• Please note any reoccurring dates in the “Event/Program Details” section; specify if the event occurs daily, weekly or monthly. Please be as specific as possible when describing your event.

• Under “POC Direct Phone”, you may enter a DSN, commercial number, or a cell phone number.​​

• Our standard poster size is 22”x28”. This is the size of the poster frames located in our FSS facilities.

• If you already have a document that you are requesting prints of, please attach the document in your request and ensure that ALL information in the document is correct before submitting it.