Now showing: Nov. 24 edition AFTV news

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The terrorist threat of urban warfare and how the Air Force is preparing for it, is highlighted in the latest edition of Air Force Television News. Tech. Sgt. Pachari Lutke goes to Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., to report on training airmen are getting before deploying to places like Iraq and Afghanistan.

Staff Sgt. Marty Rush goes to Edwards AFB, Calif., to report on tests being conducted on a new chase aircraft that was originally designed as a trainer for the Czech air force. Meanwhile, Staff Sgt. Tara O’Brien is in northern Germany to chronicle yet another record set by the Global Hawk unmanned aerial vehicle and its potential expanded use by the German air force.

Tech. Sgt. Bill Scherer has a story on how several units at Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio, are testing the feasibility of personal digital assistants to store and retrieve information necessary for daily base operations. Meanwhile, Tech. Sgt. Joy Josephson-Spann is at Scott AFB, Ill., with a story on the use of alternative fuels and the expanded fuel-quality testing.

Staff Sgt. Kevin Dennison reports on resumption of the two glider programs at the U.S. Air Force Academy that were suspended for several months. From Fairchild AFB, Wash., Staff Sgt. April Lawrence examines an anti-bird-strike program that uses plastic balls to discourage birds from alighting.

Navy Journalist Zack Baddorf travels to Nepal to show how an Air Force doctor is helping his peers in that country keep up with 21st century medical technology. And Scherer spends a weekend with an Air National Guardsman from New York State whose military job and the one she has in her private life are worlds apart.

Air Force Television News is a biweekly production of Air Force News Service. It is distributed on videotape to more than 3,000 military and civilian outlets worldwide and is seen on more than 700 cable TV outlets nationwide. It is also available on the Internet at www.af.mil, and can be seen regularly on The Pentagon Channel. The program is closed captioned. Viewers can comment on the program by sending an e-mail to: aftvnews@afnews.af.mil.