The American Forces Network (AFN) is the brand name used by the United States Armed ForcesRadio and Television Service[1] (AFRTS, commonly pronounced "A-farts")[2][3][4][5] for its entertainment and command internal information networks worldwide. The AFN worldwide radio and television broadcast network serves American servicemen and women, Department of Defense and other US government civilians and their families stationed at bases overseas, as well as U.S. Navy ships at sea. AFN broadcasts popular American radio and television programs from the major U.S. networks. It is sometimes referred to as the Armed Forces Network. AFRTS, American Forces Network and AFN are registered trademarks of the U.S. Department of Defense. It is based at Fort George G. Meade in Maryland.
20140904 1809UTC 4319kHz AFN Los Angeles(Diego Garcia) Date : 04/Sep/2014 1809UTC Freq : 4319kHz USB Rig : KENWOOD TS-870S ANT : LOOP(for 20m..Not enough Gain) PC recording
This 1982 photo shows an unpaved road made of crushed coral common throughout the island and the officers dining area at the Diego Garcia Naval Support Facility.
The United States Navy operates Naval Support Facility (NSF) Diego Garcia, a large naval ship and submarine support base, military air base, communications and space-tracking facility, and an anchorage for pre-positioned military supplies for regional operations aboard Military Sealift Command ships in the lagoon.[4]
The sovereignty of the Chagos Archipelago, including Diego Garcia, is beingdisputed between the United Kingdom and Mauritius. The United Kingdom excised the archipelago from Mauritian territory prior to Mauritius' independence in 1968.
Between 1968 and 1973, the Chagossians, then numbering about 2,000 people, were resettled by the British government to Mauritius andSeychelles to allow the United States to establish a military base on the island. Today, the exiled Chagossians are still trying to return, claiming that the forced expulsion was illegal (see Depopulation of Diego Garcia).[5][6]