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American Forces Network

The American Forces Network (AFN) is a government television and radio broadcast service the United States Armed Forces provides to soldiers stationed or assigned overseas, and is headquartered at Fort Meade in Maryland. AFN comprises two subordinate overseas commands and one directorate in the continental United States. Overseas, AFN Europe is…

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Founded
26 May 1942; 84 years ago (1942-05-26)
Owner
Defense Media Activity
Headquarters
Fort Meade, Maryland (Main headquarters) · Sembach Kaserne, Germany (AFN Europe) · Yokota Air Base, Japan (AFN Pacific) · March ARB, California (AFN Broadcast Center)
Formerly
Armed Forces Radio Service (1942–1954) Armed Forces Radio & Television Service (1954–2009)
Founder
United States Department of Defense
Key people
Chris Vadnais (Director) · Lt Col Matt Chism, USAF (Commander, AFN Europe) · Lt Col Cody Chiles, USAF (Commander, AFN Pacific) · Kim Antos (Acting Director, AFN Broadcast Center)

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American Forces Network

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Avg. degree2
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related to history · 30
American Forces Network → AFN, AFN Europe, AFRS, AFRTS, All, American Forces Information Service, American Forces Radio, Armed Forces, Armed Forces Radio, Armed Forces Radio Service, Army Colonel Tom Lewis, Army Lieutenant Colonel Charles, California, England, Gurney, In, January, July, Limestone Air Force Base, London
related to Organization · 18
American Forces Network → AFN, AFN Broadcast Center, AFRTS, American Forces Radio, Assistant Secretary, California, Day-to-day AFN, Defense, Defense Department, Defense Media Activity, DMA, Fort Meade, OASD-PA, Office, Public Affairs, Riverside, Television Service, The American Forces Network
related to Further reading · 16
American Forces Network → AFRTS, Air Waves, Brass Button Broadcasters, Fifty Years, Government Printing Office, History, Lighthearted Look, Military Broadcasting, Patrick Morley, Praeger Publishing, The, The Anglo-American Battle, This Is, Trent Christman, Turner Publishing, World War II
related to External links · 12
American Forces Network → AFN EuropeArmed Forces Network, AFN PacificAFN Bavaria, Archived, Europe, EuropeAFN Go, Forces Network, July, Media, PacificAFN Go, Wayback Machine, Wikimedia Commons Official, Wiktionary-logo-en-v2
Headquarters · 4
American Forces Network → Fort Meade, Maryland (Main headquarters), March ARB, California (AFN Broadcast Center), Sembach Kaserne, Germany (AFN Europe), Yokota Air Base, Japan (AFN Pacific)
Key people · 4
American Forces Network → Chris Vadnais (Director), Kim Antos (Acting Director, AFN Broadcast Center), Lt Col Cody Chiles, USAF (Commander, AFN Pacific), Lt Col Matt Chism, USAF (Commander, AFN Europe)
related to Internet radio · 2
American Forces Network → In November, Internet
Formerly · 1
American Forces Network → Armed Forces Radio Service (1942–1954) Armed Forces Radio & Television Service (1954–2009)
Founded · 1
American Forces Network → 26 May 1942; 84 years ago (1942-05-26)
Founder · 1
American Forces Network → United States Department of Defense

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afn radio air american network station forces service television stations broadcast programming base europe tv military channel fm armed first

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American Forces NetworkFormerlyArmed Forces Radio Service (1942–1954) Armed Forces Radio & Television Service (1954–2009)1.00infobox
American Forces NetworkFounded26 May 1942; 84 years ago (1942-05-26)1.00infobox
American Forces NetworkFounderUnited States Department of Defense1.00infobox
American Forces NetworkHeadquartersFort Meade, Maryland (Main headquarters)1.00infobox
American Forces NetworkHeadquartersSembach Kaserne, Germany (AFN Europe)1.00infobox
American Forces NetworkHeadquartersYokota Air Base, Japan (AFN Pacific)1.00infobox
American Forces NetworkHeadquartersMarch ARB, California (AFN Broadcast Center)1.00infobox
American Forces NetworkKey peopleChris Vadnais (Director)1.00infobox
American Forces NetworkKey peopleLt Col Matt Chism, USAF (Commander, AFN Europe)1.00infobox
American Forces NetworkKey peopleLt Col Cody Chiles, USAF (Commander, AFN Pacific)1.00infobox
American Forces NetworkKey peopleKim Antos (Acting Director, AFN Broadcast Center)1.00infobox
American Forces NetworkNumber of locations28 manned locations worldwide1.00infobox
American Forces NetworkOwnerDefense Media Activity1.00infobox
American Forces NetworkParentOffice of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs1.00infobox
American Forces NetworkProductsRadio, Television1.00infobox
American Forces NetworkWebsiteafn.mil1.00infobox

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