Finding Information: Military/Naval Internet Sites

Key Topics

• Directories And Guides For US Military Internet Resources
• Libraries and Research Organizations
• General Sources
• US Navy Sites
• Naval Personnel Information And Statistics
• Other Guides To Defense Information

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Directories And Guides For US Military Internet Resources

Many military organizations are compiling links to mission related Internet resources. Guides created by librarians or research staffers at Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine, or DoD technical libraries and think-tanks are good places to start when browsing!

To identify a specific organization, browse or search comprehensive listings of US military Internet site using the directories of sites composed by each Service:

Or go to Search Mil http://www.searchmil.com/ or Google Uncle Sam http://www.google.com/unclesam or Military.com http://www.military.com/

DefenseLink - official DOD Home Page
http://www.defenselink.mil/

Army Home Page
http://www.army.mil/

Army Reserve Units
http://www.army.mil/usar/homepage.htm
Browse by organization name, date, keyword or state. Search by keyword or organization name.

Navy Home Page
http://www.navy.mil

Navy On Line
http://www.ncts.navy.mil/nol/
Browse through Naval Web sites alphabetically by organization name or subject category or search by keyword(s) found in the title of the organization's Web site.

Marine Corps
http://www.usmc.mil

Marine Forces Reserve Web Sites by Location
http://www.marforres.usmc.mil/
Click on the link for MFR Web Sites to browse by state or search by keyword.

Air Force Home Page
http://www.af.mil

Air Force Sites page
http://www.af.mil/sites/

Coast Guard Home Page
http://www.uscg.mil/

ReserveLINK
http://www.dla.mil/reservelink/
Links to the Reserve organizations plus the National Guard and the Air National Guard.

Libraries and Research Organizations

DoD and Worldwide

Armed Forces Staff College
http://www.jfsc.ndu.edu/
Library
http://www.jfsc.ndu.edu/library/jfsc_library.htm

Defense Systems Management College
http://www.dsmc.dsm.mil/
Acker Library
http://library.dsmc.dsm.mil/

DoD Military Libraries
http://www.defenselink.mil/other_info/libraries.html
This list includes technical, medical and post or base libraries worldwide.

LabLINK
http://www.dtic.mil/lablink/
DoD laboratory community.

Military Education Research Library Network (MERLN)
http://merln.ndu.edu/

Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
http://lrcgwf.usuf2.usuhs.mil/

Worldwide Military Libraries (Canadian Forces College)
http://www.cfcsc.dnd.ca/links/millib/index.html

U.S. Army

U. S. Army Research Institute for the Behavioral and Social Sciences
http://www-ari.army.mil/library.htm
ARI Library
http://www-ari.army.mil/library.htm

Army Doctrine and Training Digital Library
http://155.217.58.58//atdls.htm

Army Logistics Management College (Ft. Lee, Petersburg, VA)
http://www.almc.army.mil/
Library
http://www.almc.army.mil/library/index.asp

Army Management Staff College (Ft. Belvoir, VA)
http://www.amsc.belvoir.army.mil/llrc.htm

Army War College (Carlisle Barracks, PA)
http://carlisle-www.army.mil/
Library
http://carlisle-www.army.mil/library/

CRREL Library (Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory)
http://www.crrel.usace.army.mil/library/crrel_library.html

Command and General Staff College (Ft. Leavenworth, KS)
http://www-cgsc.army.mil/
Combined Arms Research Library
http://www-cgsc.army.mil/carl/index.htm

Defense Language Institute (Monterey, CA)
http://pom-www.army.mil/
Aiso Library
http://160.133.228.85/aisoweb/aisolib.htm

National Defense University (Ft. McNair)
http://www.ndu.edu/
NDU Library
http://www.ndu.edu/ndu/library/library.html

Pentagon Library
http://www.hqda.army.mil/library/

United States Military Academy  
http://www.usma.edu/
Library
http://usmalibrary.usma.edu/

Waterways Experiment Station Engineer Research and Development Center
Research Library (Vicksburg)
http://libweb.wes.army.mil/index.htm

U.S. Navy

Alliance of Navy Libraries Catalog (China Lake, Point Magu, Port Hueneme)

Naval Academy
http://www.nadn.navy.mil/
Nimitz Library
http://www.usna.edu.mil/Library/

Naval Historical Center
http://www.history.navy.mil/  
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's)
http://www.history.navy.mil/nhc3.htm
Navy Department Library
http://www.history.navy.mil/library/

Naval Postgraduate School
http://www.nps.navy.mil/
Dudley Knox Library
http://web.nps.navy.mil/~library/

Naval Research Laboratory
http://www.nrl.navy.mil/
Ruth H. Hooker Library  
http://infoweb.nrl.navy.mil/
Monterey
http://www.nrlmry.navy.mil/

Naval War College
http://www.nwc.navy.mil/
Library
http://www.nwc.navy.mil/library/

Navy University Labs
http://www.dtic.mil/lablink/areas_of_interest/nav_univ.html

U.S. Marine Corps

Marine Corps University
http://www.mcu.usmc.mil/
Marine Corps University Libraries
http://www.mcu.usmc.mil/MCRCweb/library.html
Marine Corps Research Center
http://www.mcu.usmc.mil/MCRCweb/index.html
Marine Corps University Archives
http://www.mcu.usmc.mil/MCRCweb/archive.html

U.S. Air Force

Air Force Libraries
http://www-p.afsv.af.mil/aflis/directory.htm

Air Force Academy
http://www.usafa.af.mil/
Cadet Library
http://www.usafa.af.mil/dfsel/DFSEL.html

Air Force Institute of Technology
http://www.afit.edu/
Library
http://library.afit.af.mil/

Air Force Research Laboratory Library  
http://www.wrs.afrl.af.mil/library/

Air University  
http://www.au.af.mil/
Air University Library
http://www.au.af.mil/au/aul/aulv2.htm
Ongoing Research
http://www.au.af.mil/cgi-bin/searching/search-ogr.pl
Recent Research
http://www.au.af.mil/cgi-bin/searching/search-rc r.pl
Research Database
http://research.maxwell.af.mil/

U.S. Coast Guard

Coast Guard Academy
http://www.cga.edu/acd/
USCGA Library
http://www.cga.edu/acd/library/default.html

U.S. Merchant Marine Academy
http://www.usmma.edu/
USMMA Library
http://www.usmma.edu/library/

General Sources

Defense Technical Information Web Locator
http://www.dtic.mil/dtiwl/
The DTIW contains links to a wide variety of DoD (and non-DoD) resources. Arrangement is by subject category.  

Federal Web Locator
http://www.infoctr.edu/fwl/
Villanova's Center for Information Law and Policy created this one stop shopping point for military (and civilian Government) information on the World Wide Web. The DoD listings are modest, however. Use the search mechanism to look for a particular agency or simply browse the DoD listings

Yahoo
http://dir.yahoo.com/Government/Military
For Military resources, search or browse through the sites listed under Government/Military

US Navy Sites

The following are some useful Navy sites that are not mentioned elsewhere.   Be sure to check the various other sections for other Navy sites (e.g. libraries, historical centers, business, news etc)

The United States Navy: Welcome Aboard
http://www.navy.mil/
Notable links: Updated daily, this site contains a wealth of information about the US Navy. There is a FAQ about the Navy, the biography, speeches, and testimony of the Secretary of the Navy, highlights of the Navy Budget, status of the US Navy, the Navy Posture Statement, the Navy Fact File which contains complete descriptions of the roles and characteristics of Navy aircraft, ships (for example, aircraft carriers), and weaponry, as well as news and a listing of naval related links. Those fortunate to have audio capability will be greeted by the sound of bells traditionally rung aboard ships to announce the arrival of important guests.

Department of the Navy Chief Information Officer (DON CIO) Site
http://www.doncio.navy.mil/

Navy Factfile
http://www.chinfo.navy.mil/navpalib/factfile/ffiletop.html

The Navy Office of Information
http://www.chinfo.navy.mil/navpalib/chinfo/chinfo.html
The Navy Office of Information is the representative for Navy-wide public affairs matters and is the creator of the United States Navy Home Page.

Navy Websites
http://www.navy.mil/nol/cat.html
Listed Alphabetically
http://www.navy.mil/nol/alpha.html
Listed by Category
http://www.navy.mil/nol/cat.html#top

Major Commands

Bureau of Naval Personnel [BUPERS]
http://www.bupers.navy.mil/

Bureau of Naval Medicine and Surgery [BUMED]
http://navymedicine.med.navy.mil/

Naval Sea Systems Command [NAVSEA]
http://www.navsea.navy.mil/flash.html

Naval Air Systems Command [NAVAIR]
http://www.navair.navy.mil/

Naval Facilities Engineering Command [NAVFAC]
http://www.navfac.navy.mil/

Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command [SPAWAR]
http://enterprise.spawar.navy.mil/spawarpublicsite/

Naval Warfare Development Command [NWDC]
http://www.nwdc.navy.mil/

Operational Test & Evaluation Forces [OPTEVFOR]
http://www.cotf.navy.mil/

Naval Special Warfare Command [NSWC]
http://www.navsoc.navy.mil/

Military Sealift Command [MSC]
http://www.msc.navy.mil/

Naval Reserve Forces [NAVRESFOR]
http://www.navres.navy.mil/navresfor/

Naval Forces, Europe
http://www.naveur.navy.mil/

Naval Forces, Japan
http://www.cnfj.navy.mil/

Naval Forces, Korea
http://144.59.35.141/

Naval Education and Training Command [CNET]
http://www.cnet.navy.mil/

U.S. Navy Pacific Fleet
http://www.cpf.navy.mil/

U.S. Atlantic Fleet
http://www.atlanticfleet.navy.mil/

Other

Navy League
http://www.navyleague.org

Naval Institute
http://www.usni.org/

U.S. Navy Second Fleet
http://www.secondflt.navy.mil/

U.S. Navy Third Fleet
http://www.comthirdflt.navy.mil/c3f/

U.S. Navy Seventh Fleet
http://www.c7f.navy.mil/

Naval Surface Reserve Force Organizations
http://www.ncts.navy.mil/navresfor/navsurf/srfflorg.html

Naval Air Reserve Directory
http://www.ncts.navy.mil/navresfor/navair/aircont.html

U.S.Naval Forces Central Command and U.S. Navy Fifth Fleet
http://www.cusnc.navy.mil/

Naval Personnel Information And Statistics

Career Field/Occupational Specialty Breakdowns/Information

Enlisted Ratings: Insignia and Duties
http://www.chinfo.navy.mil/navpalib/ratings/navrate.html

Defense Presence by State

Defense Almanac
http://www.defenselink.mil/pubs/almanac/almanac/money

Sea Power [January – Almanac issue]  
http://www.navyleague.org/seapower.htm

Atlas/Data Abstract for the United States and Selected Areas
http://web1.whs.osd.mil/MMID/PUBS.HTM

Enlisted Totals & Breakdowns (Age, Gender, Race)

Sea Power [January – Almanac issue]  
http://www.navyleague.org/seapower.htm

Navy Active Duty Enlisted [BUPERS
http://www.bupers.navy.mil/mentor/enlistedforce.html

Force Structure and Manpower Strengths

Sea Power [January – Almanac issue]
http://www.navyleague.orgseapower.htm

Navy Active Duty Total Force [BUPERS]
http://www.bupers.navy.mil/mentor/totalforce.html

Officer Totals & Breakdowns (Age, Gender, Race)

Sea Power [January – Almanac issue]
http://www.navyleague.orgseapower.htm

Navy Active Duty Officers [BUPERS]
http://www.bupers.navy.mil/mentor/officerforce.html

Retention/Re-Enlistment Rates

Sea Power [January – Almanac issue]
http://www.navyleague.orgseapower.htm

Where They Serve

Sea Power [January – Almanac issue]
http://www.navyleague.orgseapower.htm

Leadership (including Flag and General Officers)

Secretary of the Navy
http://www.chinfo.navy.mil/navpalib/people/secnav/secnavpg.html

Chief of Naval Operations
http://www.chinfo.navy.mil/navpalib/people/flags/johnson_i/insn-pg.html

Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy
http://www.chinfo.navy.mil/navpalib/mcpon/mcponpg.html

General/Flag Officer Worldwide Roster (DoD DIOR) [1998-]
http://web1.whs.osd.mil/mmid/m13/fobtop.htm

Sea Power [January – Almanac issue]
http://www.navyleague.orgseapower.htm

USNI Proceedings [May – Almanac Issue]
http://www.usni.org/Proceedings/PRO.htm

Navy Leadership (DoN)
http://www.chinfo.navy.mil/navpalib/people/leadership/leadership.html

United States Navy Biographies (DoN)
http://www.chinfo.navy.mil/navpalib/people/flags/biographies/bios-top.html

Military Installation Address and General Information

Sea Power [January – Almanac issue]
http://www.navyleague.orgseapower.htm

Organizational Charts

USNI Proceedings [May – Almanac Issue]
http://www.usni.org/Proceedings/PRO.htm

Navy Organization: a look at the organization of the U.S. Navy
http://www.chinfo.navy.mil/navpalib/organization/org-top.html

Unit/Squadron Breakdowns

Current Navy Aviation Squadron Lineages
http://www.history.navy.mil/faqs/faq6-1.htm

Other Guides To Defense Information

The Military Network
http://www.military-network.com/

Armed Forces .COM
http://www.armedforces.com/

BUBL Military Science
http://link.bubl.ac.uk/military/
This guide, out of a UK university, covers military resources around the world.

War, Peace, and Security Web Server, in English, from Canadian Forces College
http://www.cfcsc.dnd.ca/index.html

Canadian Forces College
http://www.cfc.dnd.ca/home_e.html

War, Peace and Security Guide [Comprehensive guide to military and defence-related resources on the Internet]
http://198.231.69.12/index_e.html

Military Sites
http://www.cfc.dnd.ca/mil_e.html