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About.com: U.S. Military
All about the United States Military including job descriptions, the enlistment and training process, ranks, bases, assignments, military law and legislation and more. Features a very frank and fair section called “What the Recruiter Never Told You” by Rod Powers, a 23-year Air Force veteran.
usmilitary.about.com/
Government Databases – Military
Acronyms & terms, DADT, POW/MIA, periodicals
www.ulib.iupui.edu/subjectareas/gov/dbsubject/mil
Rank and Insignia
www.defenselink.mil/specials/insignias/officers.html
Defense Link – U.S. Department of Defense (includes news and briefings by the Secretary of Defense)
www.defenselink.mil/
Military Personnel Statistics
www.dior.whs.mil/mmid/military/miltop.htm
Military Times Network
Independent (not owned or operated by the military) journalism with newspapers and websites for the larger branches.
armytimes.com
navytimes.com
airforcetimes.com
marinecorpstimes.com
Soldier of Fortune Magazine — (Note: not for the weak of heart)
www.sofmag.com/
Special Forces Search Engine
www.sfahq.com/
Revolution in Military Affairs
THE PROJECT ON DEFENSE ALTERNATIVES
www.comw.org/rma/index.html
www.airpower.maxwell.af.mil/airchronicles/battle/chp3.html
Quadrennial Defense Review — The Project on Defense Alternatives
A compendium of online analysis, background studies, official documents, and commentary essential to understanding U.S. defense reviews and the formulation of national security strategy.
www.comw.org/wordpress/dsr/
Terrorism -The Project on Defense Alternatives
www.comw.org/pda/widerwarwatch/index.html
CRS Report to Congress
www.fas.org/man/crs/95-1170.htm
www.mtholyoke.edu/acad/intrel/bush/mil.htm (dead link)
CENTER FOR DEFENSE INFORMATION (CDI)
1779 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W.
Washington D.C. 20036-2109
Tel 202-332-0600
Fax 202-462-4559
Info@cdi.org www.cdi.org/
Military Reform Project:
www.cdi.org/mrp/transformation-trends.cfm
DCMILITARY.COM
www.dcmilitary.com
