Welcome to the Department of Defense Armed Forces Sports' Official page on Facebook. Here, you will find the most recent news stories, photos, videos that are distributed by public affairs offices throughout each of the Services. The Armed Forces Sports Program serves under the direction of the Armed Forces Sports Council (AFSC), an executive agent of the DoD. The council is responsible for the ov
erall management and operation of Armed Forces, National and International sports activities. The AFSC consists of one representative from each of the Service branches. The Armed Forces Sports Programs includes 18 Armed Forces Championships, 7 National Championships and 20 International Championships within Conseil International du Sports Militaire (CISM). The program is open to all Active Duty personnel, to include Reservists and National Guard on active duty status. The objectives of the Armed Forces Sports Program are to:
CISM, which is headquartered in Belgium, is the second largest sporting organization in the world with 140 military member nations to include the U.S. Its motto of "Friendship Through Sport" establishes a common unity amongst its members. Our military athletes compete against their counterparts from other nations at venues around the world. CISM and National championships are key preliminary competitions for our military athletes who qualify to compete at the Pan American or Olympic games. If you are interested in competing in a particular sport your first step is to contact your base or installation sports representative. You can contact the Sports Representative for your branch of service by clicking on the "contact AFS" link on the Armed Forces Sports homepage at www.armedforcessports.com
