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Branches:

Air Force ~ Army ~ Coast Guard ~ Marine Corps ~ National Guard ~ Navy

Veteran Affairs

Information

American Forces Information Service - internal news, entertainment, and educational services.

Insignia and Rank - pictures of and what it stands for

Defense Almanac - biographies, demographics, spending, etc.

Annual Defense Reports - 1995+

Statistics of Military Manpower - military and civilian personnel

Medal of Honor Citations, (Army) - listings

Databases

SearchMil.com - over 1 million military pages; ranked in order of popularity

• Air University Library Index to Military Periodicals - subject index to significant articles, news items, and editorials from English language military and aeronautical periodicals; citations since 1988
• Army Heritage Collection Online - publications, manuscripts, archives, photos and artifacts
• Combined Arms Research Library's (CARL) Digital Library - electronic collections of digital versions of paper documents
• Defense Science Board Reports - by year back to 1986
• Firstgov: Defense and International - links by subcatagories
• Homeland Security Digital Library - a premier collection of homeland security policy and strategy related documents: U.S. policy documents, presidential directives, and national strategy documents as well as specialized resources such as theses and research reports from various universities, organizations and local and state agencies. Registration is free
• Military Education and Research Library Network - the Military Policy Awareness Links - MiPALs - which provide direct access to defense-related U.S. policy statements on selected key topics
• Military Legal Resources - extensive collections of primary source materials and publications in the field of military law
• OPEN NET - DoE Declassified Nuclear Weapons Documents - recently declassified documents, including information declassified in response to Freedom of Information Act requests
• Scientific & Technical Information Network Defense Technical Information Center - pertinent scientific and technical information
• Stinet Index of Specifications and Standards Defense Technical Information Center - access to Defense Standardization Program documents obtained from the official DoD repositor

History

U.S. Army Special Operations Command (USASOC) - overview and history of units, such as the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (SOAR), Psychological Operations (PSYOP), Rangers (special light infantry operations), and others "operations conducted by specially trained, equipped and organized Department of Defense forces."