AFE celebrates National Humor Month by highlighting our very own comedians who go on tour to bring the laughs, and a piece of home with every joke. Few have traveled as far and wide as Slade Ham. You would think he was a Travel Channel show host with as many places as he’s gone. The… Read more »
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On Stage with Don Barnhart
AFE celebrates National Humor Month by highlighting our very own comedians who go on tour to bring the laughs, and a piece of home with every joke. No stranger to Armed Forces Entertainment, Don Barnhart has been touring with the U.S. military for over 25 years. Since 1992, Don has toured for AFE, MWR, and… Read more »
Hope and Heart in Vietnam
Armed Forces Entertainment wasn’t always Armed Forces Entertainment. Before that, we were called the Armed Forces Professional Entertainment Office (AEPEO) and before 1951, we hardly existed as an organization at all. Until the DoD was established that year, AFPEO was simply a collection of contacts representing each service and scheduling overseas tours on behalf of… Read more »
Songs of war and healing: D.C. veterans traveled to Nashville to create music
By John Kelly, Washington Post This article was originally published in the Washington Post on March 2, 2020 For Calvin Tildon, Dec. 23, 1968, was a day full of smoke and fire and blood. Dec. 23, 1968, was the day the young Army lieutenant stepped from a helicopter into a pitched battle in a Vietnamese… Read more »
Visiting military bases in Japan and Korea leaves lasting impression on Eagles Cheerleader Savannah
By Olivia Schaller, Philadelphia Eagles Eagles Cheerleader Savannah fully embraced the team’s mission of service while participating in the Pro Blitz 2020 Tour through ProTour Productions and Armed Forces Entertainment, spending a week and a half traveling to military bases in Japan and Korea, for a once-in-a-lifetime experience. Savannah joined seven other cheerleaders and two… Read more »
Pro Blitz Comes to Diego Garcia
By Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Carlos W. Hopper, U.S. Navy Support Facility Diego Garcia Public Affairs Former Sailor turned BBQ Pitmaster, Moe Cason, former NFL player, Terrence Holt and several NFL cheerleaders visited service members onboard U.S. Navy Support Facility (NSF) Diego Garcia Jan. 31 – Feb. 3. Hosted by Morale, Welfare and Recreation, Armed… Read more »
AFE Alumni Receives NFL’s Salute to Service Award by USAA
By the Associated Press, via NFL.com The NFL and USAA, an Official NFL Salute to Service Partner, named Los Angeles Chargers legend Donnie Edwards as the recipient of the 2019 Salute to Service Award presented by USAA. The award was created to acknowledge the exceptional efforts by members of the NFL community to honor and… Read more »
Pro Blitz 2020 Kicks Off For Deployed Fans Worldwide
Armed Forces Entertainment Invites overseas troops and their families to experience the spirit of competition at events celebrating this weekend’s Big Game. Attendees will be able to meet with their favorite teams on tour and join a special tailgate to celebrate Football’s biggest event NFL Alumni and their teams’ cheerleaders have been traveling across the globe… Read more »
NFL Legend Marshall Faulk Honors Local Athletes
By Joe Scalzo, Canton Rep Former Colts and Rams running back Marshall Faulk spoke with Joe Scalzo about his upcoming address to student-athletes in Canton, Ohio. Faulk was able to speak via phone call while touring with AFE in Curacao, Guantánamo, and Honduras. He joined fellow Hall of Famer Warren Sapp during the Home for… Read more »
Miami Dolphins spread holiday cheer to troops in Jordan
by Sgt. 1st Class Shaiyla Hakeem, Area Support Group – Jordan, DVIDS Joint Training Center-Jordan (JTC-J) received cheerful holiday greetings from eight Miami Dolphins cheerleaders, accompanied by retired National Football League (NFL) players Vernon Carey Sr. and Troy Drayton, who put on a morale-boosting entertainment show for service members Dec. 11, 2019. The presentation consisted… Read more »