You either ARE this person, or you KNOW this person. Someone who can’t help serving up a pun or playing with words in every conversation. Someone who hears a joke and HAS to repeat it. The person who laughs at their own lame jokes and who’s compelled to be funny all the time – or… Read more »
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Hang Ten with New Spotify Playlists from AFE
Wherever you are, it’s sunnier when you ride the wave of summer music brought to you by AFE. Our new curated Spotify playlists celebrate AFE Heat Wave Summer Music Festivals, past and present, with hot songs from the sizzling artists who perform for you and America’s troops everywhere in the world. Follow Armed Forces Entertainment… Read more »
Behind the Heat Wave: Grand Ole Opry Salutes America’s Heroes
Streaming 29 June A full range of country music, with influences from bluegrass to pop and gospel to hip-hop, will fill the Grand Ole Opry stage 29 June when a lineup of six top acts honor America’s active duty military serving overseas in two episodes. The Grand Ole Opry never shies from big-name shows and… Read more »
A Global Digital Summer Music Festival is heading your way with a tidal wave of music
Did you hear the cheers around the world when AFE announced the lineup for their summer concert series, Heat Wave? The annual summertime music festival returns this year with free virtual streaming events starting 15 June. And the wave of tunes keeps hitting high notes all summer long. AFE alum Rodney Atkins is kicking off… Read more »
Magic Comes to U.S. Military with World-Renowned Illusionist Rob Lake
Top Illusionist to Perform Virtually for Armed Forces Entertainment, Joined by Special Celebrity Guests. Broadway’s Michael Arden to Serve as Theatrical Consultant Armed Forces Entertainment (AFE) is proud to announce world-renowned illusionist, Rob Lake, will be premiering a grand scale illusion and magic show for active-duty U.S. military and their families deployed all over the… Read more »
Your Giving Tuesday Guide to Veteran Causes
December 1, 2020 is #GivingTuesday and marks a global day of recognition where we look to get involved and do good for our local communities. How can you give back to your vet family? Military service men, women, and their families serve the world over. They live here in the United States across bases in… Read more »
Your AFE Game Day Guide to Thanksgiving 2020
Thanksgiving isn’t just for food and family–it’s for football. We guide you through the game day trifecta, featuring AFE alumni. It’s that time of year for three major American staples: turkey, family, and of course, football. Football and Thanksgiving are deep-rooted traditions in American culture, and that’s no mistake–football is almost as old as the… Read more »
More Celebrities You Didn’t Know Were in the Military
In celebration of the people who serve and protect our country, here is a list of celebrities you may not know served in the military. Not every Hollywood star was born with a Hollywood star. Many of them started out as soldiers, just like you. Many celebrities can attribute their hard work ethic and winning… Read more »
Abraham Lincoln is Our Hero! From Gettysburg to Legend
On the 157th anniversary of his unforgettable Gettysburg Address speech, we’re paying homage to Abraham Lincoln with some crazy facts you may not have known about our 16th President. “Four-score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth, on this continent, a new nation, conceived in liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men… Read more »
A Veterans Day Salute to Service
Have you thanked a veteran today? Although 2020 is a different kind of year, here’s our guide to celebrating and giving back to our nation’s proud veterans. November 11th is Veterans Day. This day is set aside to celebrate and thank our nation’s veterans for their dedication to our country. Members of a Joint Color… Read more »