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Publisher: U.S. Department of Defense American Indian Heritage Month 
 This site commemorates the historical participation of Native Americans in the U.S. armed forces. Topics include American Indian Medal of Honor Recipients, Native American women veterans, and Native Americans in World War II and the Korean War. Includes links to related sites. From the U.S. Department of Defense. http://www.defenselink.mil/specials/nativeamerican01/ Topics: Military, Native Americans, Special Months Last updated Nov 5, 2006 Annual Report to Congress: Military Power of the People's Republic of China
These reports "address the current and probable future course of military-technological development on the People's Liberation Army and the tenets and probable development of Chinese grand strategy, security strategy, and military strategy, and of the military organizations and operational concepts, through the next 20 years." Archived back to 2002. From the U.S. Office of the Secretary of Defense. http://www.defenselink.mil/pubs/china.html Topics: Military, Regions of the World Last updated Nov 2, 2006 Military Personnel Statistics
Provides statistics on active duty U.S. military personnel strengths by service for the current month and year, and back to 1993, and by region area and country for 1950 and 1953 through the most recent data. Also includes service totals by rank and grade for 1994 to the present as well as women only reports for 1994 through 2001. Features selected historical medical care reports for 1978 through 1996. From the U.S. Department of Defense. http://siadapp.dmdc.osd.mil/personnel/MILITARY/miltop.htm Topics: Statistics, U.S. Military, Women Last updated Aug 6, 2009 The United States Army
This official Web site of the U.S. Army has thousands of searchable and browsable links to all components of Army service and information, including current news, leadership, headquarters, installations, education and careers (including the National Guard and Reserve), and numerous guides and references. http://www.army.mil/ Topics: U.S. Military Last updated Mar 26, 2003 Military Casualty Information
Statistics on military casualties for the Korean War, Vietnam War, Persian Gulf War, and the current battles in Iraq. Includes other data on military casualties from 1980 to the present, including members of the armed forces killed or wounded in the Iraq conflict. From the Statistical Information Analysis Division (SIAD), U.S. Department of Defense. http://siadapp.dmdc.osd.mil/personnel/CASUALTY/castop.htm Topics: History, Military, Statistics, United States History, War and Peace: Resources on Iraq, Wars & Conflicts Last updated Aug 18, 2007 United States Strategic Command
The mission of this U.S. military command is to "provide the nation with global deterrence capabilities and synchronized DoD [Department of Defense] effects to combat adversary weapons of mass destruction worldwide. ... through the application and advocacy of integrated intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR)," including integrated missile defense. Features fact sheets, photographs, command history, news, and links to related sites. http://www.stratcom.mil Topics: Military, Weapons Last updated Oct 2, 2006 National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA)
"The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) provides timely, relevant and accurate geospatial intelligence in support of national security." Contents are declassified defense maps and data gathered using imaging technology mounted on satellites and space shuttles. Sections give insight into imaging technology projects. Freedom of Information Act instructions for gathering further information provided. Some resources require downloading software. Includes section for children. Searchable. http://www.nima.mil/ Topics: Scientific Themes Last updated Oct 11, 2005 Armed Robots to March Into Battle
December 2004 article from the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) about how "soldiers may have armed robots as battle buddies by early [2005]." The article provides images and brief information about the Special Weapons Observation Reconnaissance Detection System (or SWORDS) robots, which consist of a "weapons platform mounted on a Talon robot." http://www.defenselink.mil/transformation/articles/2004-12/ta120604c.html Topics: Technology, Weapons Last updated Jan 24, 2005 Under Secretary of Defense Personnel & Readiness
This undersecretary "is the principal staff assistant and advisor ... for Total Force Management as it relates to readiness; National Guard and Reserve component affairs; health affairs; training; and personnel requirements and management, including equal opportunity, morale, welfare, recreation, and quality of life matters." The site also features information about military recruitment, including information about access by recruiters to high schools and colleges. From the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD). http://www.defenselink.mil/prhome/ Topics: Military Last updated Jun 20, 2007 Quadrennial Defense Review (QDR)
This February 2006 report, specified by the U.S. Code, reviews the defense program, policies, and strategy of the United States. Some topics addressed include homeland security, weapons of mass destruction, and intelligence and surveillance. Site includes the full report, news briefs, audio and video briefings related to the report, and links to related sites. From the U.S. Department of Defense. http://www.defenselink.mil/qdr/ Topics: Federal (U.S.) Government, Military, National Security Last updated Feb 7, 2006 United States Department of Defense Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Office (SAPRO)
The primary mission of this joint military group "is to develop and implement a comprehensive DoD-wide sexual assault policy." The site provides policy documents, details about reporting military sexual assaults, news, and material about Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM) in April. The "Resources" section includes reports and surveys, such as annual reports of sexual assaults, a report on care for victims, and a sexual harassment survey of reserve component members. http://www.sapr.mil Topics: Crime, U.S. Military, Women Last updated Mar 28, 2006 Secretaries of Defense
Biographies of U.S. secretaries of defense from 1947 to the present, including Donald Rumsfeld, Richard Cheney, Caspar Weinberger, William Cohen, Les Aspin, George Marshall, and others. The essays cover the life events leading up to each person's time in office, and highlights of their careers in the position. From the U.S. Department of Defense. http://www.defenselink.mil/specials/secdef_histories/ Topics: Military, Notable People: Government Last updated Mar 28, 2006 Armed Forces Day
In 1949 Secretary of Defense Louis Johnson "announced the creation of an Armed Forces Day [the third Saturday in May] to replace separate Army, Navy, Marine Corps and Air Force Days." The site features a history of this "holiday for citizens to come together and thank our military members for their patriotic service in support of our country," and photos and posters for each decade. From the U.S. Department of Defense. http://www.defenselink.mil/afd/ Topics: U.S. Military Last updated Apr 3, 2006 Whitney M. Young Jr.: Little Known Civil Rights Pioneer
This article describes "Whitney M. Young, Jr.'s contributions to the civil rights movement ... [and] his role in making life better for African Americans in the armed forces." Includes biographical material about Young, who was a member of a segregated U.S. Army during World War II, president of the National Urban League, and 1968 recipient of the Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian award. From the U.S. Department of Defense. http://www.defenselink.mil/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=43988 Topics: Black Resources, Constitutional Law & Civil Liberties, Notable People Last updated Jun 8, 2007 Battlemind
This U.S. Department of Defense website, called a "training," is designed "to develop a realistic preview of the [mental] stresses and strains of deployment on Soldiers. Four training briefs have been developed and are available for Soldiers, Leaders, National Guard/Reserves, and families." Includes pre- and post-deployment information, and manuals on psychological screening and unit needs assessment. Also includes the "10 Tough Facts About Combat Brochure." From the Military Operational Medicine Research Program (MOMRP). https://www.battlemind.army.mil/ Topics: U.S. Military Last updated Jul 12, 2008 Only Woman Medal of Honor Holder Ahead of Her Time
An article about Dr. Mary Walker as the only woman to have received the Medal of Honor for her service in the Union Army during the Civil War. Describes how Walker's medal was awarded in 1865, and that "her citation cites her wartime service, but not specifically valor in combat." Also describes how her medal was rescinded in 1916 and restored in 1977. From the U.S. Department of Defense. http://www.defenselink.mil/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=42772 Topics: U.S. Military, Wars & Conflicts, Women Last updated Mar 13, 2008 U.S. Department of Defense Military Health System
Background and updates about this partnership of medical educators, medical researchers, and health care providers that provides health care services for U.S. military personnel and retirees and "is prepared to respond anytime, anywhere with comprehensive medical capability to military operations, natural disasters and humanitarian crises around the globe." Find news stories, videos, a blog, and descriptions and links to specific programs and to medical divisions of the U.S. military. From the U.S. Department of Defense. http://www.health.mil/ Topics: Military Last updated Mar 26, 2008 DoDLive: The Department of Defense Bloggers Roundtable
This service "provides source material for stories in the blogosphere concerning the Department of Defense (DoD) by bloggers and online journalists. Where available, this includes transcripts, biographies, related fact sheets and video." Browse by date (back to 2007) or topics such as wounded warriors, detainee affairs, and Iraq reconstruction. From DefenseLINK, the official website for the U.S. Department of Defense. http://www.dodlive.mil/ Topics: Blogs & Podcasts by Subject, U.S. Military Last updated Sep 14, 2009 |
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