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The following example has been taken out of a IMT so the formatting might be off.  I did not changed mission information, only names to protect myself and the people I have received the information from.

I will attempt to give a little insight to the entire process if I know it.

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OVERALL EFFECTIVENESS AND JOB ACCOMPLISHMENT: 
- {NAME} is a community relations master; her PA knowledge, work ethic and personal energy are unmatched 
- Reinvigorated the Community Liaison Program which provides the commander with a core group of key civic
  leaders from across the command, who serve as his conduits to AFMC's communities; added 17 new members! 
  -- Coordinated and executed two visits between the community liaisons and the commander resulting in a 
      productive exchange of information which led to better informed communities. Both visits were winners! 
  -- Visits lauded by CC and civic leaders; both received glowing feedback 
- Planned and executed civic leader tour for 30+ key community leaders from North Carolina and Georgia 
  that exposed a large group of opinion leaders from three communities to vital AF and AFMC missions 
  -- Handled all aspects of tour, including arranging airlift, identifying and inviting civic leaders,  and building
      itinerary that included visits to Charleston and Warner-Robins; tour set the standard for AF community outreach 
  -- Tour heralded as huge success by leadership in winning advocates. Civic leaders now champions of AF 
- Identified 15 nominees for the Secretary of the Air Force's National Security Forum program that educates
  civic leaders on the Air Force and on national security strategy, creating informed and empowered advocates! 
- Secured Air Force Thunderbirds participation in two AFMC airshows, the highlight of both shows 

LEADERSHIP / ORGANIZATIONAL & PLANNING SKILLS: 
- A true leader! When given a project, Judi tenaciously tackles every detail with no oversight required 
- Arranged visit by AFMC commander to Asheville, North Carolina, which included several speaking venues, 
  enabling him to educate the "non-choir" community about not only AFMC but also the AF 
- Arranged focused visit by AFMC/CC to Chicago on Memorial Day to participate in parade and host of other
  community events resulting in increased awareness of both AF and AFMC in one of our nation's largest cities 
- Deftly organized AFMC's command participation in the Joint Civilian Orientation Conference, the SECDEF 
  sponsored civilian orientation program, ensuring wide range of nominees from across the command who can help
  AFMC meet its priorities in the future, creating liaisons for success and friends for life! 
- Selected to orchestrate "Rally in the Valley," a community celebration of military's accomplishments in Iraq 
- Organized and led command-wide community relations conference in TN that provided invaluable dialogue and 
  command-wide strategy improving AF relations in key cities such as San Antonio, Boston, Atlanta, and L.A. 
- Set up CC's successful participation at the Kentucky Speedway's Meijer 300 NASCAR race in June 
- Facilitated AFMC leadership, congressional delegation and civic leader participation in Dayton Int'l Airshow 

JUDGMENT AND DECISIONS: 
- Judi's judgment is unquestioned. She knows the key civic leaders and community events and how to target them 
- Credibly assesses value of commander's involvement in any community function and makes appropriate 
  recommendations; identifies when civic events are appropriate for AFMC leadership involvement 
  -- Provided 75+ recommendations and pertinent information on events attended by CC, CV and CD 
- Lead project officer for civic leader visit involving key opinion leaders from Cincinnati designed to involve
  that community in the war efforts at {BASE}; a huge success in bridging the communities 
  -- Her decision to target Cincinnati as untapped resource for advocates and community support still paying off 

COMMUNICATION SKILLS: 
- A communications expert who delivers the command's message to civic leaders and communities across U.S. 
- Maintains all contact information on 500+ civic leaders from the Miami Valley area, ensuring AFMC leadership
  stays in constant contact with key leaders from one of the military's most important communities 
  -- Serves as the community leaders' conduit to AFMC; if they need something, they call Judi 
- Publicized and arranged four AF Band of Flight Masonic Holiday Concerts, a premier community event 
  -- To 35 civic leaders in CC's Community Liaison Program, Judi is face of AFMC and a trusted friend 
- A PA legend. Judi has succeeded in delivering to the CC the best community relations program in the AF