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The United States Military on the Web.
Constantly researched and updated, the military lens is the most up-to-date and comprehensive listing of military related websites. Featuring a good mix of practitioner, academic and commercial listings, the military lens is the "go-to" site for information on the U.S. Military, world-wide.
Official United States Military Websites
- United States Marine Corps
- The Official site of the United States Marine Corps.
- United States Army
- The Official site of the United States Army.
- United States Navy
- The Official site of the United States Navy.
- United States Air Force
- The Official Site of the United States Air Force.
- United States Coast Guard
- The Official site of the United States Coast Guard.
Service histories
A brief history of each branch!
- Marine Corps History
- A brief history of the United States Marine Corps.
- Army History
- A brief history of the U.S. Army.
- Navy History
- A brief history of the U.S. Navy.
- Air Force History
- A brief history of the U.S. Air Force.
- Coast Guard History
- A brief history of U.S. Coast Guard History.
Armed Forces Professonal Development and Leadership
The head of each branch has designated certain books as critical to the professional development and leadership ability of service members.
- Armed Forces Reading List
- As officially recommended, by branch, the leadership and professional development readings.
- Military Writers
- Books written by members of the military. Primary concentration is US Military members; however, there are links to international military writers.
Military Gifts Sites
The widest selection of military related gifts available through secure, safe and reliable transaction.
- Marine Corps Gifts
- Gifts for your Marine!
- U.S. Army Gifts
- Gifts for your soldier!
- U.S. Navy Gifts
- Gifts for your sailor!
- U.S. Air Force Gifts
- Gifts for your Airman!
- U.S. Coast Guard Gifts
- Gifts for your guardsman!
Military News from the Web
Constantly updated news on all branches of the military, focusing on the the global war on terror.
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Recent Military News
The Department of Defense POW/Missing Personnel Office (DPMO) announced today that the remains of a U.S. serviceman, missing in action from the Vietnam War, have been identified and returned to his family for burial with full military honors.
He is Maj. Charles L. Bifolchi, U.S. Air Force, of Quincy, Mass. He will be buried on Oct. 27 at Arlington National Cemetery near Washington, D.C.
On Jan. 8, 1968, Bifolchi and a fellow crewmember were flying an armed reconnaissance mission against enemy targets in Kon Tum Province, South Vietnam, when their RF-4C aircraft disappeared. A U.S. Army helicopter crew found their aircraft wreckage soon after first light the next day. Search efforts continued for four days; however, enemy activity in the area, combined with the steep terrain and high winds at the crash site, precluded the recovery of the crewmen.
Between 1993 and 2000, U.S. and Socialist Republic of Vietnam (S.R.V.) teams, led by the Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command (JPAC), conducted two surveys of an area that was believed to be Bifolchi's crash site. One team interviewed two Vietnamese citizens who turned over human remains they claimed to have recovered at the site. Another team found wreckage consistent with Bifolchi's aircraft.
Among other forensic identification tools and circumstantial evidence, scientists from JPAC and the Armed Forces DNA Identification Laboratory also used mitochondrial DNA from a known maternal relative in the identification of the remains.
For additional information on the Defense Department's mission to account for missing Americans, visit the DPMO web site at http://www.dtic.mil/dpmo or call (703) 699-1169.
He is Maj. Charles L. Bifolchi, U.S. Air Force, of Quincy, Mass. He will be buried on Oct. 27 at Arlington National Cemetery near Washington, D.C.
On Jan. 8, 1968, Bifolchi and a fellow crewmember were flying an armed reconnaissance mission against enemy targets in Kon Tum Province, South Vietnam, when their RF-4C aircraft disappeared. A U.S. Army helicopter crew found their aircraft wreckage soon after first light the next day. Search efforts continued for four days; however, enemy activity in the area, combined with the steep terrain and high winds at the crash site, precluded the recovery of the crewmen.
Between 1993 and 2000, U.S. and Socialist Republic of Vietnam (S.R.V.) teams, led by the Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command (JPAC), conducted two surveys of an area that was believed to be Bifolchi's crash site. One team interviewed two Vietnamese citizens who turned over human remains they claimed to have recovered at the site. Another team found wreckage consistent with Bifolchi's aircraft.
Among other forensic identification tools and circumstantial evidence, scientists from JPAC and the Armed Forces DNA Identification Laboratory also used mitochondrial DNA from a known maternal relative in the identification of the remains.
For additional information on the Defense Department's mission to account for missing Americans, visit the DPMO web site at http://www.dtic.mil/dpmo or call (703) 699-1169.
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