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Air War College Military Quick-Portal
CALL's Military Domain Search Engine (
DefenseLink advanced search form
DoD and Government Internet Resources (Defense Technical Information Center)
Globemaster Government Search (for
Military News, Reference, and Portals (USA.gov)
Military Studies
Source: National Defense University (NDU)
Military Education & Research Library Network
(MERLN)
MERLN, portal for the
international military education library community, is a multi layered resource
that is home to a wealth of unique digitized materials and a gateway to other
libraries and research centers. Almost everything here is freely accessible to
anyone, with the exception of certain proprietary databases that are restricted
by license to participating institutions.
+ Search the MERLN group catalog (via OCLC), which is a database of materials
available at military libraries worldwide. If you find something of interest,
the ILL department of your local library can request it for you. You can access
the database by going to the MERLN home page and selecting the "Public Search" link under "Search MERLN Group Catalog" on right side of the page).
+ Search the MERLN
Digital Collections, which contains student papers, lectures, conference proceedings,
personal paper collections, reports and legislation digitized by MERLN group
participants. These are full-text materials, including the papers of certain
notable flag officers and papers by students at the National War College.
+ Browse the Military
Policy Awareness Links (MiPALs), essentially a current
awareness service. "The MiPALs emphasize
+ Browse full-text publications
available from:
+ Explore the websites of five Department of Defense Regional Centers that are
linked here:
MERLN has more than 30 member libraries.
Combating Terrorism Center at West Point
The Combating Terrorism Center at West Point contributes relevant scholarly perspectives through education, research and policy analysis to combat terrorist threats to the United States. We maintain expertise in four primary areas: terrorism, counterterrorism, homeland security, and weapons of mass destruction. By developing a curriculum of the highest quality, producing theoretically informed studies, and crafting relevant policy recommendations, we remain an internationally recognized center of excellence dedicated to the advancement of terrorism knowledge and expertise.
Conflict 21: Center for Terrorism
Studies (Air
Our mission is to identify and develop innovative ideas for research, leveraging of resources, and institutional changes needed to meet the challenges of homeland security, proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, and future conflict scenarios. This includes the matching up of research results (from any source) with ANG, USAF, and DoD issues and problems.
DefenseLink: Libraries (complete list of links to military libraries)
Staff College Automated Periodicals
Index (SCAMPI -- Joint
Strategic Studies
Institute (
The Strategic Studies Institute of the US Army War College publishes security and strategic reports and publications which serve to influence policy debate and bridge the gap between Military and Academia. Our products are available at no cost.
DoD Almanac
Note: last updated 9/2/03
This web site provides a variety of information and statistical material about the Department of Defense - its people, organization, equipment, and funding.
DoD Personnel & Procurement Reports and Data Files (Department of Defense, Directorate for Information Operations and
Reports):
Unfortunately, this site is often slow or inaccessible, so links may not work every time.
Military Pay Rates (Defense Finance and Accounting Service)
National Defense and Veterans Affairs (PDF; U.S. Census Bureau)
National Security and Veterans Affairs (PDF; U.S. Statistical Abstract)
Statistical Resources on the
Web: Military and Defense (University of
Who Are the Recruits? The Demographic Characteristics of U.S. Military Enlistment, 2003–2005 (Heritage Foundation)
The February 2008 issue of Airman contains comprehensive data related to: Air Force bases, budget, personnel/career field breakdown, pay structure, civilian and military awards and decorations, rank and insignia, badges, fitness standards. Illustrations are provided. Also includes extensive information about Air Force weapons systems: bombers, fighters, attack/observation/battle management, transports/special duty, tankers, trainers, helicopters, unmanned aerial vehicles, targets/decoys, strategic/tactical/defense missiles, air base defense, bombs, launch vehicles, satellites, aircraft tail markings.
Base Realignment and Closure Report 2005 (BRAC)
Base Structure Report 2007 (DoD Real Property Inventory)
Military.com Installation Guide
Military Homefront: Installation Overview (all services)
ElectionWorld (via Wikipedia)
Ethnologue (Languages of the World)
Foreign Military Studies Office:
Research Links (
St. Thomas University College of Law Diplomacy Monitor
World Leaders (CIA)
World Military Guide (Global Security)
Manual for Courts-Martial United States (2008 Edition) (PDF)
Military Law and Legal Links (Air War College)
Uniform Code of Military Justice
Institute of Heraldry, U.S. Army (badges, insignia, decorations and medals)
Dress and Appearance of Air Force Personnel (PDF)
U.S. Marine Corps – Uniform Plates
International Encyclopedia of Uniform and Rank Insignia around the World
Fact Sheet – America's Wars (VA - number of troops, injuries, casualties)
Nationwide Gravesite Locator (VA - burial locations of veterans)
National Center for Veterans Analysis and Statistics (VA)
Welcome to the Department of Veterans Affairs Veteran Data and Information Web Site. This site is managed by the Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Policy to provide you with aggregate data and findings about veterans. This site includes socioeconomic data, the demographic characteristics of veterans, the geographical distribution of the veteran population, and other statistical data and information by veteran program. The Office of Policy continually updates this site based on the most recent data from veterans' surveys and other research.
State-by-State Summary of VA Programs and Facilities
Veterans
Day 2007 (
Veterans Benefits Administration (education, compensation and pension, vocational rehabilitation, home loans, survivor's benefits, life insurance)
Defense Business
Central Contractor Registration (CCR) is the primary registrant database for the U.S. Federal Government. CCR collects, validates, stores, and disseminates data in support of agency acquisition missions, including Federal agency contract and assistance awards. Please note that the term "assistance awards" includes grants, cooperative agreements and other forms of federal assistance. Whether applying for assistance awards, contracts, or other business opportunities, all entities are considered "registrants".
Defense Technical Information Center: Public STINET (Scientific and Technical Information Network)
Public STINET is available to the general public, free of charge. It provides access to citations of unclassified unlimited documents that have been entered into DTIC's Technical Reports Collection, as well as the electronic full-text of many of these documents. Public STINET also provides access to the Air University Library Index to Military Periodicals, Staff College Automated Military Periodical Index, DoD Index to Specifications and Standards, and Research and Development Descriptive Summaries.
Federation of American Scientists: Congressional Research Service Reports (topics include Secrecy and Information Policy, Intelligence, Homeland Security, Nuclear Weapons and Arms Control, Conventional Weapons Systems, Terrorism, General National Security Topics, Middle East, Foreign Policy and Regional Affairs, Space Policy)
Globemaster U.S. Military Aviation (bases, units, tail codes, more)
Milblogging is an Internet database for organizing military blogs. Its main attraction is its index of military blogs from all over the world.... Milblogging indexes a wide variety of military blogs including weblogs written by: military spouses, military veterans, military personnel (who are in the Air Force, Army, Navy, Marines, and Coast Guard), civilian contractors, reporters, military parents, civilians, and other groups. Many of the military blogs listed on Milblogging are written by troops deployed to the front lines of Iraq and Afghanistan.
Military Acronyms and Glossaries (many, from Indiana University/Purdue University/Indianapolis University Library)
Military Personnel Locator Services (About.com)
Military Publications (huge list, from Dudley Knox Library, Naval Postgraduate School)
Medal of Honor Recipients: 1979-2007 (Congressional Research Service; 5/29/07)
Professional Military Reading Lists (National Defense University)
RAND National Security Program
RAND conducts a broad array of national security research for the U.S. Department of Defense. RAND also carries out an extensive research program in homeland security, homeland defense, and terrorism-related research for the U.S. Government, as well as selected research for key allied governments and ministries of defense. Through its long-term investment in federally funded research and development centers (FFRDCs), the U.S. government has built a network of institutions with unique analytical and technical capabilities.
Research in Military Records: Introduction and Links to Resources (National Archives and Records Administration)
U.S. Department of Defense: Publications (DefenseLink.mil; current releases, general interest, regulations & forms, reports)
U.S. Department of Defense Standards of Conduct Office
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