Armed Forces Entertainment

[1] Armed Forces Entertainment hosts over 1,200 shows around the world each year, reaching over 500,000 personnel at 355 military installations.

It is the lead agency in providing transportation and logistical support for the USO in bringing celebrity entertainers to troops.

[citation needed] Armed Forces Entertainment typically showcases emerging artists but also features celebrity acts such as Kid Rock and Drew Carey.

[2] Their mission is: to provide a program of live, professional entertainment to enhance the quality of life for Armed Forces personnel.

[2] In 1941, the United Service Organizations (USO) Camp Shows program, initiated by President Franklin D. Roosevelt during World War II, recruited and fielded live professional entertainment for military personnel.

[2] Operational responsibility rested with the Adjutant General, then transferred to the Commander, U.S. Army Community and Family Support Center.

In addition to the non-celebrity program, the AFPEO continued to uphold DoD's portion of the celebrity show responsibilities with the USO.

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Niki Barr and her band in Japan in 2003. Barr is typical of the non-celebrity musical acts selected by Armed Forces Entertainment, through its own audition screening process.
Armed Forces Entertainment arranged for the Washington Redskins Cheerleaders to perform for U.S. servicemen onboard Naval Support Activity (NSA) Bahrain
Country singer Chely Wright signs an autograph for a wounded Marine in Iraq in a visit arranged by the Stars for Stripes, a non-government group, working with Armed Forces Entertainment