Afghanistan location for FOX NFL Sunday

November 7, 12:35 PMSports Media ExaminerJim Williams

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FOX crew will be on location in Afghanistan to bring joy to the troops. (AP_PHOTO)

FOX NFL Sunday

Special time: 11am-1pm

Live from an unknown location in Afghanistan.

It has been a very tough week for the military both here in the United States as well as in Afghanistan and Iraq.

FOX had already planned to be there to do a very special edition of their Sunday pregame show that this week will start at a special time of 11am EST.

The broadcast team of Curt Menefee, Terry Bradshaw, Howie Long, Michael Strahan, Jimmy Johnson and Jay Glazer will do the show from an undisclosed location and they will spend much of the time not just talking football but also paying respects to the man men and women serving in the region as we get ready for Veterans Day later this week. 

"Our men and women in the military put themselves in harm's way to protect everything we hold dear, and none more so than those who are stationed in the Middle East," FOX Sports Chairman David Hill said. "It is our privilege and honor to take FOX NFL Sunday to them in November, right before Veterans Day. Amidst the fun and football, it's our hope to showcase the dedication of these men and women who have to defend against a lot more than the wildcat."

This has a very special Washington angle to it as FOX Sports is doing the special in conjunction with Armed Forces Entertainment, the lead Department of Defense agency for providing entertainment to U.S. military personnel serving overseas.

"Armed Forces Entertainment brings our men and women in uniform serving overseas a piece of home — to give them support during deployment," said Armed Forces Entertainment Chief and Air Force Col. Edward Shock. "And during football season, there's no better slice of Americana to bring to our troops overseas than the guys on FOX NFL Sunday. It's going to be one heck of an event and we salute FOX for their dedication and support of the U.S. military."

This is not the first time FOX NFL Sunday will have originated from a military setting. In December 2000, FOX NFL Sunday broadcast two shows from the flight deck of the USS Harry S. Truman, then on patrol in the Mediterranean Sea.