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Awards, Insignia, Medals, Seals, Coins

Awards, Decorations and Devices(also called Order of Precedence)

Air Force
Air Force Magazine [Almanac Issue]
Air Force Service Ribbons
Air Force Airman [Almanac Issue]

Army
Army Ribbons Order of Precedence
Army Seals
Awards and Decoration Statistics by Conflict
Soldiers [Almanac Issue]
U.S. Army Service, Campaign Medals & Foreign Awards 
Service Ribbons Accoutrements
Military Awards Branch
US Army Decorations

Coast Guard
Coast Guard Service Ribbons 

Marine Corps
All Hands [Owners & Operators Almanac Issue]
Marine Corps Service Ribbons 

Navy
All Hands [Owners & Operators Almanac Issue]
Navy  Awards Precedence Charts 
Sea Power [Almanac Issue]
U.S. Navy Service and Campaign Medals

DoD
Rackbuilder [Medal Organizer]
Medals, Decorations, and Awards [About.com]
U.S. Army Decorations and Department of Defense Decorations

General
United Nations Medals


Badges/Insignia/Patches/Ratings/Wings

Air Force
Air Force Magazine [Almanac Issue]
Airman [Almanac Issue]

Army
Soldiers[Almanac Issue]
Army Heraldry
United States Army Badges
Branches of Service Insignia and Plaques
Combat Service Identification Badges
Flags and Guidons
Qualification Badges
Tabs
Streamers
United States Army Beret Flashes and Background Trimmings
Unit Insignia
Shoulder Sleeve Insignia of the United States Army Second World War
Shoulder Sleeve Insignia of Army Air Forces Second World War

Coast Guard
Special Insignia, Devices and Badges
Enlisted Rating Badges and Rating Insignia
Officer Rank Insignia

Marine Corps
Marine Corps All Hands [Owners & Operators Almanac Issue]
Medals and Ribbons
Service and Campaign Medals
Shoulder Sleeve Insignia of the United States Marine Corps Second World War

Navy
Navy All Hands [Owners & Operators Almanac Issue]
Aircraft Carrier Color-coded Jerseys
Medals and Ribbons
Service and Campaign Medals
Shoulder Sleeve Insignia of the United States Navy Second World War

DoD
American Military Patches, Other Insignia and Decorations of World War Two
Other Insignia Not Shoulder Sleeve Insignia War World Two


Grade/Rank/Rate Insignia

Air Force
Air Force Magazine [Almanac Issue]
Emblems
Rank
Shields
Seals
Occupational Badges
Officer Insignia

 Enlisted Insignia
Airman [Almanac Issue]
The History of the Chevron


Army
History of Army Rank Insignia Enlisted
Insignia of Rank
Origin of Army Officers Insignia of Rank
U.S. Army Branch Insignia
United States Army Organizational Insignia
Unit Insignia

Coast Guard
Officer Rank Insignia
Enlisted Rating Badges and Rank Insignia

Marine Corps
Officer and Enlisted Rank Structure

Navy
All Hands [January – Owners & Operators Almanac Issue]
Enlisted Ratings: Insignia and Duties
Rank Insignia of Navy Commissioned and Warrant Officers
Rate Insignia of Navy Enlisted Personnel
Specialty Insignia - LDO and Warrant
Specialty Insignia - Staff Corps
U.S. Navy Officer Ranks and Enlisted Rates

DoD
Officer and Enlisted Rank Insignia for all branches
Rank: The Story Behind Names of Different Rank
Military and Civilian Schedule of Equivalent Grades (DOD 4165.63-M)
Table C2.T1. Page 30 of document
Military and Civilian Schedule of Equivalent Grades (DODI 1000.1)
Attachment 1 of Enclosure 3. Page 12 of document

Non-U.S.
Country Studies
formerly known as Army Area Handbooks will do this for some countries.
Rank Insignia of the World
Rank Insignia of the World (World Insignia Collector Association)


Military Aircraft Fin Flashes & Tail Markings

Air Force
Air Force Magazine [Almanac Issue]
Tail Codes (Globemaster)

Marine Corps
Marine Corps Tail Codes (Globemaster)

Navy
U.S. Naval Aircraft Marking (Naval History & Heritage Command)
Tail Codes (Globemaster)


Records, Trophies and Competitions

Air Force
Air Force Magazine [Almanac Issue]

Seals/Logos/Shields/Coins

Air Force
Air Force Seal
Shields
Seals
Air Force Coins (MilitaryCoins.com)
Active Air Force Wings (Air Force Historical Research Agency)
Higher Headquarters Emblems (Air Force Historical Research Agency)
USAF Active Flying, Space, and Missile Squadrons (Air Force Historical Research Agency)
Military Coins [SNCOA Library Bibliography] (Air University)

Army
Army Seal
Department of the Army Emblem
Army Coins

Coast Guard
Coast Guard Seal
Selected Logos
Seal
Emblem
Navy & Coast Guard Coins

Marine Corps
Marine Corps Seal
Marine Corps Emblem
Marine Corps Coins

Navy
Navy Seal
Navy & Coast Guard Coins

DoD
Military Coins (Air University Library)
Military Seals
Department of Defense Seal
Military Coins
Coin Rules and History


Budget and Expenditures

Budget Breakdowns - Various Defense Budgets

Air Force
Air Force Magazine [Almanac Issue]
Airman [Almanac Issue]
Air Force Financial Management & Comptroller

Army
Soldiers [Almanac Issue]
Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army (Financial Management & Comptroller)

Marine Corps
Dept. of the Navy, Office of the Budget

Navy
Sea Power [Almanac Issue]
Dept. of the Navy, Office of the Budget

DoD
Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller)


Defense Contractors and Procurement Information
Sea Power [Almanac Issue]
Procurement Statistics (DoD )
USASpending.gov (includes top 100 contractors as well as information by state, congressional district and more)

Foreign Military Sales and Training

DoD
DSCA (Facts Book)
Foreign Military Sales; Foreign Military Construction Sales; and; Military Assistance Facts


Pay Schedules -- Civilian [GS & SES]

DoD
Air Force Magazine [Almanac Issue]
Airman [Almanac Issue]
Soldiers
Defense Finance and Accounting Service [DFAS]
Federal Register
Usually issued at the end of the year or early in the new year as a Presidential Executive Order
Code of Federal Regulations
Title 3
Office of Personnel Management
Includes locality rates


Pay Schedules -- Military

DoD
Military Compensation (Office of the Secretary of Defense)
Air Force Magazine [Almanac Issue]
Airman [Almanac Issue]
All Hands [Owners & Operators Almanac Issue]
Soldiers
Federal Register
Usually issued at the end of the year or early in the new year as a Presidential Executive Order
Code of Federal Regulations [Title 3]
Comptroller – DoD Reimbursable Rates
Defense Finance and Accounting Service [DFAS]


Pay Schedules -- Retired and Annuitant Pay

DoD
Military Compensation
Defense Finance & Accounting Service [DFAS]
Comptroller – DoD Reimbursable Rates
DOD Office of the Actuary


Weapons Procurement Statistics

Navy
Sea Power [Almanac Issue]

DoD

see Program Acquisition Costs by Weapons System in the DOD Budget Request


Where Military Dollars Are Spent

Navy
Sea Power [Almanac Issue]



Education, Research and Medicine

Joint Professional Military Education

Air Force
Air War College Gateway to Military Education Online

DoD
Officer Professional Military Education Policy (OPMEP)


Military Medicine

Air Force
Air Force Medical Service

Army
Army Medical Dept (AMEDD)

Navy
Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery (BUMED)

DoD
Anthrax Vaccine Immunization Program
Armed Forces Institute of Pathology
GulfLink (Gulf War Illnesses)
Selected Medical Statistics - Military Facilities discontinued after 1996
TRICARE Military Health System


Military Training & Schools

Air Force
Air Force Schools
Air University Schools

Army
Army Schools
Army Training Requirements and Resources System [ATTRS]

Marine Corps
Marine Corps Combat Service Support Schools

Navy
Navy Schools

DoD
Civilian Education and Professional Development
National Schools
Military Education Online


Professional Reading

Military Professional Reading List Holdings in the Dudley Knox Library
All Services Combined
Air Force
Army
Coast Guard
Marine Corps
Navy

Air Force
Air Force Air War College Continuing Military Professionalism
Air Force Chief of Staff (CSAF) Reading List

Army
Army Chief of Staff of the Army. Professional Reading List
Army Military Classics (Command & General Staff College)
U.S. Army War College Library Military Reading List
2004
2003

Coast Guard
Coast Guard Reading List


Marine Corps
U.S. Marine Reading List

Navy
Chief of Naval Operations. Reading List

DoD
Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff. Professional Military Reading List

Research, Development, Test & Evaluation

DoD
USNI Proceedings [Almanac Issue]


Equipment

Aircraft Inventory and Locations

Air Force
Air Force Magazine [Almanac Issue]

Army
Army Magazine [Green Book]

Coast Guard
Sea Power [Almanac Issue]

Marine Corps
Marines [Almanac Issue]
Sea Power [Almanac Issue]

Navy
Sea Power [Almanac Issue]
All Hands [Owners & Operators Almanac Issue]


ICBMs and Spacecraft in Service

Air Force
Air Force Magazine [Almanac Issue]
Space Command Fact Sheets
Images from Air Force Space Command
Space Command Almanac 2004-2005

DoD
Space Policy Project, Special Weapons Monitor (FAS)
Nuclear Forces Guide (FAS)


Ship Information (Class, Numbers, Homeports, etc.)

Coast Guard
Sea Power [Almanac Issue]

Navy
Sea Power [Almanac Issue]
Navy All Hands [Owners & Operators Almanac Issue]
U.S. Navy Active Ship Force Levels, 1917-Present
List of U.S. Navy Ships: Mailing Addresses
List of U.S. Navy Ships: Alphabetically with their Homeports
Aircraft carriers
Historic Naval Ships Visitors' Guide (Historic Naval Ships Association)
Submarines
Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships

Ship Information (Construction, Newly Commissioned, Decommissioned, etc.)

Sea Power [Almanac Issue]
Navy Decommissioned Ships


Space Information

Air Force
Air Force Magazine [Space Almanac Issue]
Air Force Space Command Fact Sheets
Images from Air Force Space Command
Air Force Space Command Almanac


Weapons Systems Information

Air Force

Air Force Magazine [Almanac Issue]
Airman [Almanac Issue]

Army
Army [Green Book]
Soldiers [Almanac Issue]
Field Artillery [Red Book Almanac Issue]

Marine Corps
Sea Power [Almanac Issue]

Navy
Sea Power [Almanac Issue]
All Hands [Owners & Operators Almanac Issue]


History

Chronology of Leaders see Leadership


Chronology of Significant Events/Operations

See also Named Operations & Exercises

Air Force
Air Force Timelines

Army
US. Army Heritage Collections Online

Marine Corps
Marines [Almanac Issue]
Sea Power [Almanac Issue]

Navy
All Hands [Owners & Operators Almanac Issue]
Dates in American Naval History (Naval History & Heritage Command)
Wars and Conflicts of the United States Navy (Naval History & Heritage Command)
United States Naval Aviation 1910-1995

DoD
Statistical Review, World War II
Instances of Use of United States Armed Forces Abroad, 1798-2010 [CRS]
Periods of War [CRS]

Conflicts and Casualties

Air Force
Casualty Services

Army
Casualty and Memorial Affairs Operations Center
Casualty and Memorial Affairs Operations Center Casualty Classifications
Campaigns and Casualties
Statistical Data on Strength and Casualties for Korean War and Vietnam
Army Air Forces Statistical Digest: World War II

Marine Corps
Casualty Assistance
Marine Corps Casualties 1775-2010

Navy & Marine Corps
Casualty Assistance Division
Casualties: U. S. Navy and Marine Corps (Naval History & Heritage Command)
Naval Aviation Combat Statistics, World War II (Naval History & Heritage Command)
US Navy and Marine Corps Personnel Casualties in World War II

DoD
Military Casualty Information (DoD)
State-level Lists of Casualties from the Korean Conflict and Vietnam Conflict
Vietnam War Era POW/MIA Database
American War and Military Operations Casualties: Lists and Statistics [CRS]
Afghanistan Casualties: Military Forces and Civilians
[CRS]
The Cost of Iraq, Afghanistan, and Other Global War on Terror Operations Since 9/11 [CRS]
Costs of Major U.S. Wars [CRS]
Declarations of War and Authorizations for the Use of Military Force: Historical Backgrounds and Legal Implications [CRS]
U.S. Military Casualty Statistics: Operation New Dawn, Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom [CRS]
U.S. Periods of War
[CRS]


Lineage/Heraldry/Honors

Air Force
ArmyAirForces.com
Guide to Air Force Heraldry (Air Force Historical Research Agency)
Heraldry
Lineage/Honors
Organization And Lineage Of The United States Air Force
Organizational Records

Army
ArmyAirForces.com
Army Lineage Series
Institute of Heraldry
Unit Citation and Campaign Participation Credit Register
See the various tables

Coast Guard
U.S. Coast Guard Heraldry
Historic Documents & Publications

Marine Corps
Awards Manual (Navy and Marine Corps)
Marine Corps Traditions & Symbols
Marine Corps History
Selected Lineage and Honors

Navy
Aviation History
Current Navy Aviation Squadron Lineages
Frequently Asked Questions
Navy History & Heritage Command
Squadron Lineage and Active Squadron Insignia


Medal of Honor Recipients

Air Force
Air Force Magazine [Almanac Issue]
Air Force Medal of Honor Recipients

Army
Army Medal of Honor winners

Coast Guard
Medal of Honor Recipient

Marine Corps
Medal of Honor Recipients

Navy
Navy's Medal of Honor

DoD
Medal of Honor Statistics (By War and Service) (U.S. Army Center of Military History)
Full-text Listings of Medal of Honor Citations (U.S. Army Center of Military History)
Medal of Honor: History and Issues (Congressional Research Service)
Medal of Honor Recipients: 1979-2008 (Congressional Research Service)


Military Flying Aces

Air Force
Air Force Magazine [Almanac Issue]
Air Force Aerial Victories Credits

Navy & Marine Corps
U.S. Navy and Marine Corps Aces

Military Maps

Dudley Knox Library Map Collection Page
Unified Command Plan Map 2011

Military Personnel Records

Military Personnel Records (National Personnel Records Center)
Frequently Asked Questions
Records Services for the Public
Military Personnel and Medical Record Collections
Freedom of Information Act and the Privacy Act
A People at War Exhibit


Named Operations & Exercises

See also Chronology of Significant Events/Operations

Army Center of Military History
Army Campaign Streamers
Index of Operational and Code names
Named Campaigns - Indian Wars
Named Campaigns - Revolutionary War
Named Campaigns - War of 1812
Named Campaigns - Mexican War
Named Campaigns - Civil War
Named Campaigns - China Relief Expedition
Named Campaigns - War with Spain
Named Campaigns - Philippine Insurrection
Named Campaigns - World War I
Glossary of Code Names [WWII]
Named Campaigns - World War II [Asiatic-Pacific Theatre]
Named Campaigns - World War II [European-African-Middle Eastern Theater]
Named Operations 1989-1993
World War II Special Operations Forces, CODE AND COVER NAMES, European Theater of Operations
Named Campaigns - Korea
Named Campaigns - Vietnam
Named Campaigns - Panama
XVIII Airborne Corps in Operations DESERT SHIELD and DESERT STORM: An Annotated Chronology (Army Center of Military History)
Cross-Channel Attack code names
Glossary of International SOF and Counterterrorist Operations - Code Names
Korean War: Chronology of U.S. Pacific Fleet Operations, June–December 1950 (Naval History & Heritage Command)
U.S. Special Operations Deployments, Operations and Missions (Special Operations.com)


Manpower

Career Field/Occupational Specialty Breakdowns/Information

Air Force
Air Force Officer Job Descriptions & Qualifications (About.com)
Air Force Enlisted Job Descriptions & Qualifications (About.com)
United States Air Force Personnel Statistics

Army
Army Commissioned Officer Jobs (About.com)
Army Warrant Officer Jobs (About.com)
Army Enlisted Job Descriptions & Qualifications (About.com)
Soldiers [Almanac Issue]

Coast Guard
Coast Guard Enlisted Job Descriptions (About.com)

Marine Corps
Marines [Almanac Issue]
USMC Officer Job Descriptions (About.com)
USMC Enlisted Job Descriptions (About.com)

Navy
Enlisted Ratings: Insignia and Duties
Navy Careers: Enlisted (Navy Recruiting Command)
Navy Careers: Officer (Navy Recruiting Command)
Navy Enlisted Job (Rating) Descriptions & Qualifications (About.com)

DoD
Enlisted Military Job Descriptions (About.com)

Defense Presence by State

Sea Power [Almanac Issue]
United States Air Force Personnel Statistics

DoD Civilian Work Force

Air Force
Air Force Magazine [Almanac Issue]
Airman [Almanac Issue]
Air Force Demographics
Personnel Statistics Website - Civilian Demographics (U.S. Air Force Personnel Center)
United States Air Force Personnel Statistics


Army
Army Profiles
Soldiers [Almanac Issue]
U.S. Army Human Resources Directorate Demographic Unit

DoD
Civilian Personnel Statistics
various breakdowns and historic to 1950
DMDC Data Request Archive
Military and Civilian Schedule of Equivalent Grades (DOD 4165.63-M)
Table C2.T1. Page 30 of document
Military and Civilian Schedule of Equivalent Grades (DODI 1000.1)
Attachment 1 of Enclosure 3. Page 12 of document


Enlisted Totals & Breakdowns (Ages, Gender, Race)

Air Force
Personnel Statistics Website - Enlisted Demographics (U.S. Air Force Personnel Center)

Army
Army Profiles 
Soldiers [Almanac Issue]

Marine Corps
Marines [Almanac Issue]

Navy
Current Status of the Navy
Sea Power [Almanac Issue]
Personnel Strength of the U.S. Navy: 1775 to present (Naval History & Heritage Command)
Statistics on Women in the Navy (Office of Women's Policy)

DoD
Sea Power [Almanac Issue]
Military Personnel Statistics
DMDC Data Request Archive
Military Compensation reports
Population Representation in the Military Services
  
Force Structure and Manpower Strengths

Air Force
Air Force Magazine [Almanac Issue]
Airman [Almanac Issue]
Air Force Personnel Statistics Website

Army
Army Profile
U.S. Army Human Resources Directorate Demographic Unit

Marine Corps
Marines [Almanac Issue]
Marine Corps Manpower & Reserve Affairs

Navy
Sea Power [Almanac Issue]
Navy Demographics (BUPERS)
Personnel Strength of the U.S. Navy: 1775 to present (Naval History & Heritage Command)
Office of Women's Policy (N13W) (Naval Personnel Command)

DoD
Civilian Personnel Statistics (various breakdowns and historic to 1950)
Military Personnel Statistics
Military Compensation reports
DMDC Data Request Archive
Statistical Summary America's Major Wars (United States Civil War Center)
Profile of the Military Community: Demographics Report

Guards & Reserves

Air Force
Air National Guard
Air National Guard Reports and Retrieval Demographics
Air Force Reserve Command
United States Air Force Personnel Statistics

Army
Army National Guard
Army Profile
Army Reserves
Soldiers 
U.S. Army Human Resources Directorate Demographic Unit

Coast Guard
U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary


Marine Corps
U.S. Marine Forces Reserve

Navy
Naval Reserve Forces

DoD
National Guard Bureau

DoD Population Representation in the Military Services 
Reserve Affairs (Office of the Secretary of Defense)
Profile of the Military Community: Demographics Report
Military Compensation reports 

Military Families

Army
Army Profile 
U.S. Army Human Resources Directorate Demographic Unit

DoD
Profile of the Military Community: Demographics Report

Military Retirees

Air Force
United States Air Force Personnel Statistics

Army
Army Profile


Occupational Field/Specialties Populations

Air Force
Air Force Magazine [Almanac Issue]
United States Air Force Personnel Statistics

Marine Corps
Marines [Almanac Issue]

DoD
DMDC Data Request Archive


Officer Totals & Breakdowns (Age, Gender, Race)

Air Force
Personnel Statistics Website - Officer Demographics (U.S. Air Force Personnel Center)

Army
Army Profile 
U.S. Army Human Resources Directorate Demographic Unit

Marine Corps
Marines [Almanac Issue]

Navy
Sea Power [Almanac Issue]
Personnel Strength of the U.S. Navy: 1775 to present (Naval History & Heritage Command)
Statistics on Women in the Navy (Office of Women's Policy)

DoD
Sea Power [Almanac Issue]
DoD Population Representation in the Military Services 
DMDC Data Request Archives
Military Personnel Statistics
Military Compensation reports

Reenlistment Eligibility Codes

Military Reenlistment Eligibility Codes and Reason for Separation Codes (About.com)

Retention/Reenlistment Rates
Navy
Sea Power [Almanac Issue]

Congressional Budget Office (CBO)
Recruiting, Retention, and Future Levels of Military Personnel [2006 report]

Rand
Military Personnel Retention reports
Where They Serve
Air Force
United States Air Force Personnel Statistics
Air Force Active Duty, Guard and Reserve Facilities

Navy
Sea Power [Almanac Issue]

DoD
Atlas/Data Abstract for the United States and Selected Areas


Organization

Commands, Agencies, & Units

Air Force

Air Force Magazine [Almanac Issue]
Air Force Personnel Center
Airman [Almanac Issue]
Organizational Listings

Army
Army [Green Book
Soldiers [Almanac Issue]
Army Installations and Facilities

Coast Guard
Coast Guard Units and Locations

Marine Corps
Units

Navy
Navy Organization


DoD
DoD Organizational and Functions Guidebook
Office of the Secretary of Defense - Major Elements

Leadership (including Chronologies)

Air Force
Senior Leaders
Search AF Biographies
Secretaries of the Air Force
Air Force Chiefs of Staff
Chief Master Sergeants of the Air Force
Air Force Magazine [Almanac Issue]
Air Force Chain of Command

Army
Secretary of the Army
Chief of Staff of the Army
Commanding Generals and Chiefs of Staff 1775-1995
Sergeant Major of the Army
Former Sergeant Majors of the Army
Army [Green Book]
U.S. Civil War Generals
U.S. Army Commanding Generals
U.S. Army Chiefs of Staff
U.S. Army Five-Star Generals
The First Female General Officer in the U.S. Army
The First Black General Officer in the U.S. Army
Army Chain of Command

Coast Guard
Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard
Master Chief Petty Officer of the U.S. Coast Guard
Former Master Chief Petty Officers of the Coast Guard

Marine Corps
Commandant of the U.S. Marine Corps
Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps
General Officer Biographies
Marine Corps General Officers and Senior Executive Service
Sea Power [Almanac Issue]
USNI Proceedings [Almanac Issue]
Who's Who in Marine Corps History
Marine Corps Chain of Command

Navy
Navy Secretary of the Navy
Navy Secretaries of the Navy
Secretaries of the Navy and Key United States Naval Officers, 1950 - 1975
Chief of Naval Operations
Chief of Naval Operations (Naval History & Heritage Command)
Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy
Sea Power [JAlmanac Issue]
USNI Proceedings [Almanac Issue]
Navy United States Navy Biographies (DoN)
Navy Navy Organization (DoN)

DoD
Secretary of Defense
Deputy Secretary of Defense
Biographies of Senior Defense Officials
Senior Defense Officials' Mailing Addresses
Histories/Chronology of the Secretaries of Defense
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
United States Armed Forces (Wikipedia)


Military Installation Address and General Information

Air Force
Air Force Magazine [Almanac Issue]
Airman [Almanac Issue]
Air Force Active Duty, Guard and Reserve Facilities

Army
Soldiers [Almanac Issue]
Army Installations (Active, National Guard, Reserve

Navy
Sea Power [Almanac Issue]
Navy Bases and Air Stations within the U.S. (Navy Office of Information)
Homeports with Ships Assigned (Navy Office of Information)

DoD
Base Locator (NavyTimes)
Baseline Base Structure Report [FY2010]

Military Installation Maps

Air Force
Air Force Magazine [Almanac Issue]
Airman [Almanac Issue]

Army
Army [Green Book]

Marine Corps
Marines [Almanac Issue]

Other Countries (not US bases)
Country Studies [formerly known as Army Area Handbooks] will do this for some countries.

Order of Battle [military organizations, weapons and equipment holdings, and personnel]

Jane's   
 Use the BROWSE feature and choose the appropriate SENTINEL SECURITY series
Global Information System  

Click on Client Log-In
Military Balance  
Federation of American Scientists (FAS) Rest of the World [ROW] Opposing Forces [OPFOR] series
FAS ROW/OPFOR Military Aircraft
FAS ROW/OPFOR Ships
FAS ROW/OPFOR Land Warfare
FAS ROW/OPFOR Missiles
US versions of the above

Organizational Charts

Air Force
Air Force Magazine [Almanac Issue]


Coast Guard
Coast Guard USNI Proceedings [Almanac Issue]
USCG Headquarters Organization
Organization Chart

Marine Corps
Marines [Almanac Issue]
Sea Power [Almanac Issue]

Navy
USNI Proceedings [Almanac Issue]
Navy Organization: a look at the organization of the U.S. Navy

DoD

Department of Defense Organization Chart
Federal Staff Directory
FedSearch Suite (Carroll Publishing)
United States Government Manual


Units/Squadron Breakdowns

Air Force
Air Force Magazine [Almanac Issue]
Airman [Almanac Issue]

Army
 Field Artillery [Red Book Almanac Issue]

Marine Corps
Marines [Almanac Issue]

Navy
Squadron Lineage and Active Squadron Insignia
Current Navy Aviation Squadron Lineages

Safety

Military Aircraft Mishap Statistics

Air Force
Air Force Magazine [Almanac Issue]
Class A Aerospace Mishaps

Army
U.S. Army Safety Program

Marine Corps
U.S. Marine Corps Safety Division

Navy
Naval Aviation History
(from the Naval History & Heritage Command)
Navy Safety Center



Safety Statistics

Air Force
 Air Force Safety Center

Army
 Army Safety Program

Coast Guard
National Response Center Statistics
Search and Rescue Statistics
Boating Accident Statistics

Marine Corps
USMC Safety Statistics
Includes ground, aviation and Class A mishaps

Navy
Naval Safety Center
Statistics Page
Includes aviation, afloat, operational shore, motor vehicle, recreational, some Marine Corps stats and more.

Miscellaneous

Congressional Committees Related to Defense

House
House Committee on Appropriations
House Committee on Armed Services
House Committee on Foreign Affairs
House Committee on Homeland Security
House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
House Committee on Science & Technology
House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
House Committee on Veterans' Affairs
House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence

Senate
Senate Committee on Appropriations
Senate Committee on Armed Services
Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation
Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs
Senate Select Committee on Intelligence

Directives and Instructions

Air Force
Electronic Publications

Army
Army Electronic Library Online

Coast Guard
Directives and Publications

Marine Corps
Orders and Directives Online

Navy
Navy Electronic Directives Systems

DoD
CJCS Directives
DoD Directives, Instructions, Manuals & Regulations

 

DOD Forms

Air Force
Electronic Forms (AFPUBS)

Army
Electronic Forms (USAPA)

Coast Guard
USCG Forms

Navy
Navy Forms On-line

DoD
DoD Forms

Military Equipment

Dudley Knox Library Military Equipment Page

Military FAQs

Army
Army U.S. Army History FAQ

Coast Guard
U.S. Coast Guard FAQs
Historian's Office FAQs

Navy
U.S. Navy FAQs
U.S. Naval History & Heritage Command FAQ
U.S. Navy Band FAQs

DoD
DoD FAQ

Military Freedom of Information Act [FOIA] Sites

Dudley Knox Library Navigating the Military Internet Page

Military Images

Dudley Knox Library Military Images Page

Military Justice

Air Force
Air Force Court of Criminal Appeals
Air Force Judge Advocate General

Army
Army Judge Advocate General's Corps
Army Judge Advocate General's Legal Center and School
Center for Law and Military Operations (CLAMO)

Coast Guard
Coast Guard Court of Criminal Appeals
Judge Advocate General for the Coast Guard

Marine Corps
Staff Judge Advocate to the Commandant of the United States Marine Corps

Navy
Navy Judge Advocate General's Corps
Navy-Marine Corps Court of Criminal Appeals
Naval Justice School

DoD
Manual for Courts Martial (MCM)
2008 ed.
Military Ethics (University of San Diego)
Military Law: an overview (Cornell Law School)
Military Legal Resources (Library of Congress)
Office of the General Council (DoD)
Service Fraternization Policies (DefenseLink)
Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ)
United States Military Commissions: A Quick Guide to Available Resources (Law Library Resource Xchange)
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces

Military Commissions
Military Commissions (DefenseLink)
Manual for Military Commissions
 Executive Summary
 Preamble
 Rules for Military Commissions
 Military Commissions Rules of Evidence
 Crimes and Elements

Terrorism & Military Tribunals/Commissions
Military Commission Order #1 -- Procedures for Trials by Military Commissions of Certain Non-United States Citizens in the War
Military Commissions Against Terrorism
Fact Sheet: Department of Defense Order on Military Commissions

Military Commission Instructions
Guidance on Military Commission Instructions themselves
Crimes and Elements for Trials by Military Commission
Responsibilities of the Chief Prosecutor, Prosecutors, and Assistant Prosecutors
Responsibilities of the Chief Defense Counsel, Detailed Defense Counsel, and Civilian Defense Counsel
Qualification of Civilian Defense Counsel
Reporting Relationships for Military Commission Personnel
Sentencing
Administrative Procedures

General
"Enemy Combatants" and Military Tribunals (New York Public Library)
Frederick K. Cox International Law Center War Crimes Research Portal
International Criminal Law and War Crimes (Social Science Information Gateway)

LexisNexis Academic 
 nexis.com 
 lexis.com 
Search for federal and state case law as well as articles from a huge variety of newspapers, news wires, congressional transcripts, TV and radio transcripts, magazines, journals, business publications and more. Most documents are provided full-text (ASCII text only, no graphics). Additional information and passwords for nexis.com and lexis.com are available from the Research Assistance Librarians.

Military Law and Legal Links (Air University)
Military Legal materials (University of Arizona)
Military Legal Resources (Library of Congress)
Military Legal Resources Uniform Code of Military Justice Legislative History
Servicemembers Legal Defense Network
Conduct Unbecoming: Annual Reports on "Don't Ask, Don't Tell, Don't Pursue"

Military Music & Sounds

Air Force
Air Force Band
Air Force Band Recordings
Air Force Song [words]
Air Force Song [music]
Ceremonial Music [bugle calls, color sequence, fanfares etc.]
Air Force Sounds
"U.S. Air Force Blue" [words and music]

Army
Army Band "Pershing's Own"
Army Bands
Army Song [words and music]
Army Sounds
Bugle Calls
Official and Ceremonial Music

Coast Guard
Coast Guard Anthem [words and music]
Coast Guard Band Recordings
Coast Gaurd Sounds

Marine Corps
Marine Corps Band
Birthday Ball Music
Bugle Calls
Marine Corps Music
Marine Corps Sounds
Marine's Hymn [words and music]
Lyrics
Sheet Music
Mess Night
Morning Colors
Marine Corps Band Ceremonial CD

Navy
Anchors Aweigh [words and music]
Eternal Father, Strong to Save ("Navy Hymn") [words and music]
Eternal Father, Strong to Save ("Navy Hymn) [words and music]
Additional verses to the original Navy Hymn
Military Sound Files
Navy Band Sights and Sounds
Navy Hymn [words and music]
Navy Sounds
Sights and Sounds of the Navy
Submariner Verses of the Navy Hymn

DoD
Bugle Signals and Calls
Guns, weapons, & Explosions
Military Honors
Military Music
Military Music and Sounds Files
Military Sounds
Military Sounds and Sound Effects
National Guard Song
Sound Effects
Sounds (Military.com)
Sounds (MilitaryCity.com)
Sounds from the Defense Dept
Taps [words and music]


Military Protocol, Customs & Traditions

Air Force
Birthday of the U.S. Air Force is September 18, 1947
Airman's Creed
Air Force Core Values
Motto
Customs, Courtesies, and Traditions
Dress and Personal Appearance of Air Force Personnel
Frequently Asked Questions
'Til Wheels Are Up!

Army
Army Quartermaster Corps History and Traditions
Birthday of the U.S. Army is June 14, 1775
Army Core Values
Soldier's Creed/Warrior Ethos
Motto
Customs, Courtesies and Traditions of the Army
Frequently Asked Questions
Guide to Protocol and Etiquette for Official Entertainment
Military Funeral Customs
Arlington National Cemetery  and Ceremonies
U.S. Army Engineer History and Traditions
Wear and Appearance of Army Uniforms and Insignia

Coast Guard
Birthday of the U.S. Coast Guard is August 4, 1790
Coast Guardsman Creed
Coast Guard Core Values
Motto
Famous Quotations
Flags, Logos, Pennants, Seals & Streamers
Traditions of the United States Coast Guard

Marine Corps
Birthday of the U.S. Marine Corps is November 10, 1775
Marine Corps - Rifleman's Creed
Code of Conduct
Marine Corps Core Values
Motto
Customs and Traditions
General Orders for Sentries
Marine Corps History and Traditions
US Marine Corps History Pages
Frequently Requested Information
Marine Corps Lore, Customs & Traditions and Legends
Marine Corps Uniform Regulations
Permanent Marine Corps Uniform Board

Navy
Battle Streamers
Birthday of the U.S. Navy is October 13, 1775
Sailor's Creed
Motto
Flags, Pennants, Honors, Ceremonies and Customs
Naval Traditions, Customs, & Etiquette
Navy Traditions and Customs
Origins of Navy Terminology
Phonetic Alphabet and Signal Flags
Social Usage and Protocol Handbook OPNAVINST 1710.7
Terms, Traditions, and Customs of the Naval Service
Traditions, Customs and Terminology of our Naval Heritage
Uniform Regulations
Uniforms of the US Navy: Regulations and Other Official Documents

DoD
Arlington National Cemetery - Ceremonies
Customs & Courtesies (military-net.com)
Flag Rules and Regulations
Military Funeral Honors (DoD)

General
International Signal Flags : Maritime Signal Flags & Semaphore Flags


Military Terminology, Acronyms and Abbreviations

Abbreviations and Acronyms (Defense Finance and Accounting Service)< br /> DoD Dictionary of Military Terms
DoD/IT Acronym Listing (Data & Analysis Center for Software)
Military Acronyms and Glossaries (Indiana University-Purdue University Indiana)
Military Acronyms, Initialisms, and Abbreviations (Federation of American Scientists)
Defense and Intelligence Abbreviations and Acronyms
NAVAIR Aquisition Guide, including Acronyms and Defintions
NAVOCEANO Acronym Dictionary, RP 49
Navy Safety Center list [OPNAVINST 5101.1D]
Terms /Abbreviations / Acronyms (Federation of American Scientists)
U.S. Army Abbreviations, Brevity Codes, and Acronyms (ABCA)

U.S. Government and Military Acronyms (Logistics World)

Military Transformation


DoD
9/11 and the Meanings of Military Transformation (Project on Defense Alternatives)
Military Change/Transformation (Strategic Studies Institute)
Department of Defense Training Transformation Implementation Plan (Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness)
Military Transformation (Air University Library Bibliography)
Defense Transformation for the 21st Century Act
Military Reform Project (Center for Defense Information)
Military Transformation: Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (Congressional Research Service)
Air Force Transformation Flight Plan
Army Transformation Roadmap
Naval Transformation Roadmap
Transformation Trends
QDR 2001: Strategy-Driven Choices for America's Security
QDR 2010
Transformation [MiPAL - Military Policy Awareness Links] (National Defense University)
Transformation of War & U.S. Military (Air War College)
Transformation Planning Guidance (DoD)
Transformation Study Report: Transforming Military Operational Capabilities
Executive Summary
Transforming America's Military (National Defense University)
Transforming Defense: National Security in the 21st Century (National Defense Panel)
Transforming the U.S. Military (DoD)
United States Joint Forces Command

Military Veterans

Department of Veterans Affairs
Burial & Memorial Benefits
Center for Women Veterans
Congressional & Legislative Affairs
Health Benefits & Services
Veterans Benefits Administration
State Veterans Affairs Offices
Veteran Data & Information
  
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