VILSECK, GERMANY — Armed Forces Network (AFN) Europe, the Europe branch of the well-known and extremely popular military television network, broke into this year's Emmys with a nomination for best zulu time series and best aggregator of other Emmy-winning series. The network joined the likes of Breaking Bad, Game of Thrones, and Homeland, all of which earned their own nominations for best drama series, and all of which directly contributed to AFN's nomination.

This marks the first time an entire network has been nominated for an Emmy, and the first time a nomination has been given for the rebroadcasting of other networks' series.

"We are absolutely elated," says Army Staff Sgt. and AFN Europe reporter Juan Ibarra, who reports for In the Trench and considers the nomination a "reminder of the countless service men and women who work hard at keeping you connected," a phrase that is also the network's motto and gets repeated roughly 2700 times throughout the day.