Editing American Forces Network (section)

{{Short description|Broadcast service operated by the United States Armed Forces}}
{{redirect|Armed Forces Radio|the Nigerian radio station|Armed Forces Radio (Nigeria)}}
{{Original research|date=June 2019}}
{{Use American English|date=September 2020}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2020}}
{{Infobox company
| name = American Forces Network
| logo = American Forces Network logo.png
| logo_size = 175px
| logo_caption = 
| logo_alt = Logo of the AFN
| former_name = Armed Forces Radio Service (1942-1954)<br />
Armed Forces Radio & Television Service<br /> (1954-2009)
| foundation = {{Start date and age|df=yes|1942|5|26}}
| founder = [[United States Department of War]]
| location = {{Unbulleted list
   | [[Fort Meade]], [[Maryland]] (Main headquarters)
   | [[Sembach Kaserne]], Germany (AFN Europe)
   | [[Yokota Air Base]], Japan (AFN Pacific)
   | [[March Air Reserve Base|March ARB]], [[California]] (AFN Broadcast Center)
   }}
| num_locations = 28 manned locations worldwide
| owner = [[Defense Media Activity]]
| parent = Office of the [[Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs|Assistant Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs]]
| homepage = {{URL|myafn.dodmedia.osd.mil}}
| key_people = {{Unbulleted list|[[Captain (United States O-6)|CAPT]] Brook DeWalt, [[USN]] (Commander, AFN)<br />[[Lieutenant colonel (United States)|LTC]] Adam Hallmark, [[United States Army|USA]] (Commander, AFN Europe)<br />[[Lieutenant colonel (United States)|Lt Col]] Michael Hertzog, [[USAF]] (Commander, AFN Pacific)<br />Mr. James Alexander (Director, AFN Broadcast Center)}}
| products = [[Radio]], [[Television]]
}}

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 headquartered at [[Sembach Kaserne]] in [[Germany]] and consists of 15 subordinate stations in the countries of [[Bahrain]], Belgium, [[Guantanamo Bay Naval Base|Cuba]], Germany, [[Greece]], [[Italy]], [[Spain]], and [[Turkey]]. AFN Pacific is headquartered at [[Yokota Air Base]] in [[Japan]] and consists of nine stations in [[Diego Garcia]], Japan, and [[South Korea]]. Stations under AFN Europe and AFN Pacific broadcast live local radio shows 12 hours a day Monday through Friday, with the exception of U.S. federal holidays. Stateside, AFN's broadcast operations, which include global radio and television satellite feeds, emanate from the AFN Broadcast Center/Defense Media Center at [[March Air Reserve Base]] in [[Riverside, California]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://militarybenefits.info/american-forces-network/ |title=The American Forces Network |author=<!--Not stated--> |website=MilitaryBenefits.info |date=13 June 2019 |access-date=30 September 2020}}</ref>