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WASHINGTON, Feb. 27, 2009 – The Pentagon Channel is giving troops a chance to get to know their favorite entertainers a little better with a new video podcast called “Command Performance.” The podcast consists of an interactive session with popular entertainers, using questions submitted online by military members and their families. “‘Command Performance’ is designed to reach more of our audience members and is one of the many products the Pentagon Channel produces to keep servicemembers and their families informed and entertained,” Brian Natwick, the channel’s general manager, said. The broad range of questions submitted and the entertainers’ answers...

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10, 2007 – The Pentagon Channel today served hungry television audiences its newest recipe for entertainment, a half-hour cooking show called “The Grill Sergeants.” Army Sgt. 1st Class Brad Turner, host of The Pentagon Channel's "The Grill Sergeants," serves a gumbo medley with Linda Doditch, the show's producer, to hungry staffers at the Pentagon, ahead of the program's Dec. 10, 2007, debut. Photo by John J. Kruzel  (Click photo for screen-resolution image);high-resolution image available. With a military flavor, each episode will teach audience members how to prepare a single food theme -- cakes, pies or turkey entrées, for...

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24, 2007 – Cooking talents of some of the U.S. military’s top chefs will be on the front burner of a new Pentagon Channel lifestyle program, “The Grill Sergeants.” “I want ‘The Grill Sergeants’ to be a forum on how to share the most common element in life -- food,” explained Sgt. 1st Class Brad Turner, an Army platoon sergeant chosen to be the show’s first host. A nationwide search is under way for other military members with a flair for food and a dynamic personality interested in showcasing their skills on the show. “Watch out, Emeril!”...

WASHINGTON, Aug. 3, 2007 – Some race around the track with the intensity of an Olympic sprinter. Others crash and smash in a full contact contest rivaling rugby. Still others push themselves through a grueling obstacle course laced with unexpected hazards. Each shares one common reality: life in a wheelchair. More than 500 disabled veterans took part in a remarkable competition earlier this summer, and a Pentagon Channel crew was there to document their achievements. These athletes’ stories will be shared in a brand-new edition of the station’s monthly documentary, “Recon.” “Wheels of Courage” takes viewers to the 27th...

WASHINGTON, July 5, 2007 – They take on military assignments impossible for humans, and even robots, to perform. They are rewarded with fresh food, protection from predators and loving human contact. These unheralded, unknown, and often misunderstood marine mammals are saving countless lives during their underwater missions. Now, a new edition of the Pentagon Channel’s monthly documentary, “Recon,” offers a rare glimpse at the work of dolphins and sea lions who are acting as true “Sentinels of the Sea.” “When people mention the marine mammal program, a lot of people think of Flipper,” said Mike Rothe, biosciences division manager...

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16, 2007 – The Pentagon Channel launches a redesign of its Web site Feb. 19, improving its line of products that distribute the channel's military news and information to men and women in uniform. “The Pentagon Channel’s focus for 2007 is to leverage the interactivity of Web 2.0 to more efficiently and effectively provide the highest quality military news and information to the men and women in uniform, wherever they are, whenever they want,” said Brian Natwick, general manager of the Pentagon Channel. In addition to its current features of video on demand, live video streaming and...

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ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 22, 2006 – The U.S. Coast Guard will be featured in two major productions debuting this month: an original documentary episode of Recon airing on the Pentagon Channel entitled, “Always Ready,” and a Hollywood feature film entitled, “The Guardian,” starring Kevin Costner and Ashton Kutchner. Despite participation in nearly every conflict U.S. Forces have been involved in, most Americans know very little about the Coast Guard’s wartime contributions and way of life. As the smallest military service, the Coast Guard’s many unique missions aren’t always recognized by sister service members and civilians, however, this is about to...

 Want to know what is really happening in Iraq & Afganistan etc?.  Go directly to the source the Pentagon Channel offers assessments by commanders on the ground as well as update of briefings by Sec Rumsfeld and others live and archived!  Click on Pentagon Channel -  Go to View Programming Then Be sure to then look at briefings / addresses.  Then ask yourself,  "Why is none of this "ever" is reported by the MSM"? http://www.busateripens.com/ 

Click here to view a video describing plans to renovate Sadr City (suburban Baghdad), which has been the scene of turmoil and violence during the first part of Operation Iraqi Freedom.

WASHINGTON, June 29, 2005 – Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld and Joint Chiefs Chairman Air Force Gen. Richard B. Myers held the first worldwide town hall meeting today at the Pentagon. The session was beamed worldwide on the Pentagon Channel. In addition, some questions received via DoD's official Web site were asked. The meeting was a chance for servicemembers and DoD civilian employees to ask Rumsfeld and Myers questions in an open forum. The leaders addressed issues such as the budget, retirement and recruiting. This was an appropriate time to hold a meeting like this, because the upcoming July Fourth...

About the Pentagon Channel The Pentagon Channel broadcasts military news and information for the 2.6 million members of the U.S. Armed Forces through programming including: *Department of Defense news briefings *Military news *Interviews with top Defense officials *Short stories about the work of our military In addition to enhancing Department of Defense communications with the 1.4 million active duty service, the Pentagon Channel will provide the 1.2 million members of the National Guard and Reserve and the 650,000 civilian employees of the Department of Defense more timely access to military information and news. The Pentagon Channel television service is distributed...

The anchors and reporters wear uniforms instead of neckties and suits, and the commercials promote the military, not laundry soap and cutlery sets. But otherwise, the Pentagon Channel - which is on the cusp of its first anniversary - looks and sounds a lot like CNN and C-SPAN. To the people who run the Department of Defense television network, that's exactly the point. To critics, that's exactly the problem. When the government creates a cable channel that reminds viewers of a news network, down to the live Pentagon briefings and interviews with Washington big shots, is it a form of...

Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld will hold a Pentagon Town Hall meeting at 9:00 a.m. EST, Friday, March 18, 2005. He will be joined by Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Peter Pace, U.S. Marine Corps.The meeting can also be viewed on the Pentagon Channel website at http://www.pentagonchannel.mil.

How's this for a niche network - a TV audience of 2.6-million, all dressed in fatigues. The Pentagon Channel has been a favorite with the troops for years. But these days you don't need a crew cut to watch it. All you need to do is tune in to Pinellas County's Channel 18 at 5:30 p.m. six days a week. The Pentagon Channel's 24-hour news programming was originally aimed at American troops. But the U.S. Department of Defense recently has enlisted public and government access cable channels to help spread its message, including Channel 18. The county-run cable channel began...

Group Against The Troops To watch the British-government owned BBC, turn to Dish satellite channel 135. For Communist Chinese propaganda? Go to channel 265. In fact, Dish offers more than 100 foreign channels, many government-owned. Four percent of the Dish satellite bandwidth carries programming at the request of Uncle Sam including government channels from the Universities of Washington and Northern Arizona; something called PBS University and even a channel called Free Speech TV with a show that features in-depth coverage of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender issues. Yet one group from the lunatic fringe has drawn the line. It wants...

I read here quite a bit but post very little so I doubt if many (or anyone) will recognize me, but I'm concerned about something that the Dummies are up to and don't know exactly where to post this (or if I even should)-- Don't know if anyone's aware, but the Pentagon has put together a TV channel that's intended to keep the people in the military and their families informed--From what I've been able to determine, they're making it available free of charge to any sattelite company willing to carry it--Sounds like a right fine idea to me in...

The Pentagon has created its own 24-hour television channel to cut out the middle man — the national media — in covering news events at the headquarters of the world's most powerful military.     Created with $6 million in congressional funds, the Pentagon Channel earlier this year began airing full coverage of defense press conferences and other programming targeted at U.S. troops. [snip]That's something historic, according to military officials, who explain that the Pentagon Channel marks the first time that the U.S. military has been able to provide its own programming to troops stationed inside the country.[snip] With all programs anchored...

    DoD to Launch Pentagon Channel on Armed Forces Day By Paul StoneSpecial to American Forces Press ServiceWASHINGTON – May 13, 2004 – The Pentagon Channel, the Defense Department's news and information television service, officially launches May 14 with a live broadcast from the Armed Forces Day opening ceremony at Andrews Air Force Base, Md. From left, Pentagon Channel anchor Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Jennifer Gray; Allison Barber, deputy assistant secretary of defense for internal communication; Gene Brink, the channel's general manager; and anchor Air Force Tech. Sgt. Sean Lehman discuss an upcoming story. The channel, which...