News Brief: When it comes to the U.S. military, football trumps the government shutdown, even without Boeing’s help. The American Forces Network essentially went off the air once this weekend’s shutdown took effect, which suggested that it wouldn’t be airing NFL football playoffs for overseas military families. That sparked an outcry, and an offer from Boeing to “do whatever needed” to get the games on the air. In the end, the Department of Defense gave the go-ahead to revive two channels, AFN News and AFN Sports, and broadcast today’s conference championships. Boeing, meanwhile, got a nice tweet-out from White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders.
https://twitter.com/Boeing/status/954916110142464000
https://twitter.com/PressSec/status/955068523348361216
https://twitter.com/Boeing/status/955089575503978496
This is an updated version of an item that was first published at 9:17 p.m. PT Jan. 20.
