Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "American Forces Information Service" in English language version.
In 1952, the first of the current Defense Agencies, the National Security Agency (NSA), was established by Presidential directive and placed under the Secretary's direction. In 1952 also, an Office of Armed Forces Information and Education (precursor of what eventually would become the American Forces Information Service field activity) was established in OSD.
CURRENT DEFENSE AGENCIES AND DOD FIELD ACTIVITIES IN ORDER OF ESTABLISHMENT... FIELD ACTIVITIES... American Forces Information Services (AFIS) 1977
AFIS is responsible for the DOD Armed Forces Information Program and Armed Forces Radio and Television Service, including the dissemination of internal information;
