AFRTS is the American Forces Radio and Television Service.ᅠ It is part of the Department of Defense, and is headquartered in Alexandria, Virginia.ᅠ The AFRTS mission is to communicate Department of Defense policies, priorities, programs, goals and initiatives.ᅠ AFRTS provides stateside radio and television programming, "a touch of home,"ᅠ to U.S. service men and women, DoD civilians, and their families serving outside the continental United States.