Now showing: July 21 edition of AFTV News

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The Air Force supply line for troops fighting the war in Iraq is spotlighted in the latest edition of Air Force Television News. Staff Sgt. Marty Rush accompanies a C-5 Galaxy crew from California to Baghdad to illustrate the continuing role the Air Force is playing in keeping the ground troops supplied.

Master Sgt. Ron Przysucha, meanwhile, profiles one group of airmen rebuilding an Iraqi school. There is also a report on the multinational bomb-assessment teams’ work to determine the accuracy of the bombing campaign.

Staff Sgt. Melissa Allan reports on the honor guard at Dover Air Force Base, Del., where remains from the war are brought.

Staff Sgt. Kevin Dennison’s “Eye on the Air Force” examines the allegations of sexual assault and rape at the Air Force Academy and what senior leaders are doing to try to solve the problem. Dennison talks to the new commandant at the academy, as well as first-year cadets and upperclassmen to get their reactions to the nationally publicized situation.

There are two medical stories in this edition of the program: Staff Sgt. John Anderson gives an update the Defense Department’s inoculation program against smallpox and Staff Sgt. April Lawrence visits Brooks City-Base, Texas, to report on how the research laboratory there has helped the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention with international efforts to curb the spread of severe acute respiratory syndrome.

Finally, Staff Sgt. Leigh Bellinger visits the flatlands of Texas to show how Dyess Air Force Base is using the power of the wind to provide the base with all its electrical power.

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 then 700 cable TV outlets nationwide. It is also available on the Internet at www.af.mil and can also be seen regularly on The Pentagon Channel. The program is closed captioned. Viewers can comment on the program by sending e-mail to: aftvnews@afnews.af.mil.