Pentagon Channel celebrates one-year anniversary Published May 20, 2005 WASHINGTON (AFPN) -- The Pentagon Channel marked its one-year anniversary by broadcasting live from the Joint Service Open House at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., on May 20.The Pentagon Channel broadcasts military news and information for, and about, 2.6 million U.S. servicemembers. Broadcast 24/7, the Pentagon Channel helps ensure that U.S. Forces remain the best informed in the world.Today, more than 1 million servicemembers on 201 military bases in the U.S. can watch the Pentagon Channel -- and this number is increasing every day, officials said. The Pentagon Channel is also available to servicemembers and their families overseas via the American Forces Radio and Television Service. In addition, the Pentagon Channel also offers streamed programming live at www.pentagonchannel.mil -- as well as individual newscasts and original programs such as “Video On Demand.”"Our focus at the Pentagon Channel is to communicate to the (people) in the military," said Allison Barber, deputy assistant secretary of defense for public affairs. "We provide what our servicemembers want and need to do their jobs better: relevant, timely and credible military news and information."Servicemembers who work and live on military bases can watch the Pentagon Channel on their installation's cable systems. But many live off base -- particularly guardsmen and reservists who comprise nearly half the potential military audience. The Pentagon Channel works to ensure their access to military news and information by encouraging carriage of the service by commercial cable and satellite systems.The Pentagon Channel now reaches more than 12 million households through this commercial distribution. It is carried by major cable companies and a number of smaller cable companies nationwide.