Military and Other Web Sites of Interest to Veterans and Retirees
Last updated 12/09/08



Department of Defense
United States Air Force     United States Army    United States Marine Corps     United States Navy
The Pentagon Channel

Department of Homeland Security
United States Coast Guard

Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)
Location of VA Facilities        Grave Site Locator         VA My Health

Army Knowledge Online

Links to Support and Help for Servicemembers and Families

Search Engine for .mil domains

Government Benefits

Forms for Downloading
    Department of Defense      Air Force      Army     Coast Guard      Navy      Tricare     VA

Publications for Viewing and Downloading
Publication Links Page

Military  News:
    Air Force Retiree News    Airman Magazine    Army Echoes    Army Newspapers   Coast Guard    Defend America    DOD News    
    DOD News Releases    DOD Special Reports    DOD-Today in DOD    Marine Magazine    Military.com   
Navy All Hands Magazine    Navy Newsstand          Navy Shift Colors      Stars and Stripes     VA News Releases 

Military  Retiree News:
    Air Force Retiree News     Army     Coast Guard       Navy Shift Colors  

Non Government (Commercial) Military News
    Air Force Times     Army Times    Coast Guard Channel     Marine Corps Times     Navy Times
 

U.S. Government  Sites- Military  (Alphabetically)

Air Show Schedules:    Air Force Thunderbirds            Army Golden Knights Parachute Team            Navy Blue Angels   

Arlington National Cemetery

Armed Forcers Recreation Centers:  AFRC Web Site    KOA - Waikiki, Hawaii   Shades of Green - Orlando. FL
                                                     Chiemsee and Garmisch - Germany  Dragon Hill Lodge - Korea   Kilauea Miltary Camp, Hawaii
Armed Forces Retirement Homes

Army Morale, Welfare and Recreation

Base Realignment and Closure  (BRAC)

Commissaries (Defense Commissary Agency)

Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System (DEERS):    DEERS website        Change of Address
                                                                                       Locate the Nearest Military ID Card Facility

Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS)

DOD Dictionary and the Joint Acronyms and Abbreviations

Dudley Knox Library - Naval Postgraduate School (Military Information)    

Exchanges:     Army/Air Force Exchange Service      Navy Exchange System    
                               Navy Lodge On Line Reservations  (Phone: 1-800-NAVY-INN)

Funeral:     National Cemetery Administration (NCA)
                        DoD info on Military Funeral Honors    (To arrange a military funeral, have the Funeral Director phone: 1-877-645-4667)

ID Cards - Find a Location Nearby

Medals - Information

Military Facilities - Air Force   Army    Coast Guard    Marines    Navy
         Delaware -          Dover AFB                    
            New Jersey -     Earle Naval Weapons Station      Fort Dix    Fort Monmouth    Lakehurst NAS   McGuire AFB    Picatinny Arsenal   
            Pennsylvania - Carlisle Barracks    Fort Indiantown Gap    Tobyhanna Army Depot     Willow Grove NAS   

Morale, Welfare and Recreation     Travel, Vacation Club

Museums - Delaware    New Jersey    Pennsylvania    

Rank Insignia 

Records - Request  Military Records Online

Retiree Appreciation Days 

Senior Enlisted Persons of the Various Branches:   
                Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff
                Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force (CMSAF)
                Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guar (MCPOCG)
                Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy (MCPON)
                Sergeant Major of the Army (SMA)
                Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps (SgtMajMC)    

Service Ribbons and Awards

Space A Information:     General Space Available Information       Non Military :  Space-A Passenger Operations, Lodging and Other Information

Tricare and Other Health Related Sites:   

Tricare

        Tricare       (E-mail to Tricare: TRICARE_help@amedd.army.mil )  (Phone: 1-877-363-2273, 1-888-999-5195)
        Tricare - Beneficiary Counseling and Assistance Coordinator (BCAC) 
        Tricare Claims Information and Forms       Tricare claim form DD 2642
        TricareOnline   (Phone: 1-866-363-3932)
        Tricare On Line Handbook (This handbook is continually being updated  
        Formulary Search Tool (Check for availability, cost shares/copays, and alternatives)
        Tricare Retiree Dental Program   (Phone: 1-888-838-8737)   Delta Dental
        Tricare Pharmacy Benefits    (Phone: 1-877-363-6337)     Express Scripts
        Tricare For Life (TFL)Tricare For Life (TFL)   (Phone: 1-888-363-5433) 
        Tricare Regional Toll Free Numbers and Web Sites
        Worldwide TRICARE Information Center toll free at 866-DoD-EWEB (866-363-3932). 

Other Military Health Sites

        Air Force - Crossroads Health Information          Center of Excellence for Medical Multimedia     
       Army - Hooah 4 Health      Navy - Virtual Naval Hospital Information for Patients          Lifelines 
        Assist. Secy. of Defense for Health Affairs
        Dept. Health and Human Services 
        Federal Long Term Care Insurance Program (FLTCIP)
        Institute of Medicine (IOM)
        National Library of Medicine
        Retiree At-Cost Hearing Aid Purchase Program (RACHAPP/RHAPP)
        Uniformed Services Family Health Plan (USFHP)
        VA My Health
        Walter Reed Army Medical Center

Veterans History Project 

Veterans Organizations