"Richard Kaplan" wrote in message
s.com...

JST is a shared military-civilian field and I thought this affects
procedures/staffing. For example, JST tower always reminds pilots "check
gear down" which is not something done at a "standard" FAA tower. But you
might be correct that this is different from being an FAA Contract tower.


Yes, there is a difference between an FAA tower and an FAA contract tower,
but the difference is transparent to the flying public.