Today's Air Force follows relief efforts, SERE specialists

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Air Force Television News released a new edition of Today's Air Force Dec. 6.

This week's show reviews the first televised town hall with the Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James Cody. Then, the episode gives a behind the scenes look at Airmen supporting disaster relief efforts in the Philippines, and shows what it takes to become one of the Air Force’s fighting elite.



This week's line-up includes:

Block 1
- Single reenlistment bonuses cut due to sequestration.
- Thirty-five Air Force specialties cut from retraining list.
- Straight From the Top with Acting Secretary of the Air Force Eric Fanning.
- CHIEFchat with CMSAF James Cody.

Block 2
- C-17 Globemaster IIIs from Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii, provide relief for the Philippines.
- Airmen at Yokota Air Base, Japan, train to prepare for natural disasters.
- Air Force colonel celebrates his 100th combat sortie.

Block 3
- Airman 1st Class Myles Kenneson takes his first jump with the tactical air control party, 2nd Air Support Operations Squadron, 173rd Airborne.
- Survival, Evasion, Resistance, and Escape specialists show you what it takes to become one of the Air Force’s fighting elite.
- A mixed bag of Airmen come together to stay on top of their game while deployed in Afghanistan.

This 30-minute, bi-weekly news show can be seen every day on The Pentagon Channel and American Forces Television Service stations around the world. The show also airs on more than 140 public cable-access stations within the United States.

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