Latest 'Today's Air Force' now available

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This week's edition of "Today's Air Force" highlights a device called the targeting pod, whicht ensures pilot accuracy and minimizes collateral damage on the battlefield. 

Also in this edition, experience how Airmen co-exist alongside Soldiers, Sailors and Marines performing their duties as joint terminal attack controllers.

Air commandos, one of the Air Force's elite groups of highly trained Airmen responsible for rescuing downed pilots and operating behind enemy lines, are featured in a rare look inside a commando unit.

And while most of us work an 8-to-5 work schedules, some Air Force institutions operate 24/7, 365 days per year. Weather squadrons, security forces, firefighters and air traffic controllers ensure mission readiness and safety. See how members of these squadrons provide vital information any time of the day or night.

The long-format, weekly news show tells Air Force stories in more depth. The program is made up of three segments and each runs approximately eight minutes. Although each can stand alone, they are related to form a seamless program.

"Today's Air Force" can be seen every day on The Pentagon Channel and via American Forces Radio and Television Service stations all around the world, or subscribe to receive the Air Force feed via podcast at: http://www.af.mil/library/podcast.asp.

Also, approximately 80 cable-access stations air the program, which can be obtained either from a satellite feed or through a file-transfer protocol server. If you would like your local public access station to carry this program, send us your request to: afnews.marketing@afnews.af.mil.

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This week's line-up includes: 

Segment A -- Joint terminal attack controllers
Targeting pod
JTAC Airman
JTACs return from deployment

Segment B -- Air commandos
Air commandos

Segment C -- Air Force at night
Weather 
Night cops
Fighting fire
Radar control

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