From the Archives
Nearly 70 years after USS Indianapolis tragedy, survivor tells his tale
Just past midnight July 30, 1945, two torpedoes from a Japanese submarine struck the USS Indianapolis with almost 1,200 people aboard.
AFN discovers Johnny Carson footage thought to be lost forever
On Monday, American Forces Network and Defense Imagery Management Operations Center officials presented Jeff Sotzing, Carson’s nephew and CEO of the Carson Entertainment Group.
Free school meals program extended to students at schools on US military bases overseas
Students at most overseas Department of Defense Education Activity schools will receive free meals for the rest of the school year, the Army and Air Force Exchange Service said Monday.
Japan exempts US military from ban on foreign travelers as new coronavirus variant spreads
A new ban on foreign travelers to Japan does not affect the US military population covered by the status of forces agreement, a spokeswoman for US Forces Japan said.
AFN passes on sexual assault documentary; will be used in training
The Pentagon says the American Forces Network won’t be showing an Oscar-nominated documentary about sexual assault in the military because the film fails to tell the whole story about efforts to fight a problem that is rapidly becoming a crisis for Defense Department.
Making friends at a new school is tougher during the pandemic, but a DODEA program aims to help
A pilot program at six overseas military schools in the Pacific aims to help kids arriving at new schools make friends amid the pandemic.
AFN and DODEA team up for TV broadcast to stop bullying
It may be “March Madness” time, but college basketball won’t be the only thing dominating American Forces Network television airwaves this weekend.