Our Military in the 21st Century

The Department of Defense just published Sustaining U.S. Global Leadership: Priorities for 21st Century Defense. The document outlines the future missions and strategies of our military.

Documents of the Month: Pearl Harbor

Pearl Harbor is the topic for the display this month.

• USS Arizona Memorial
• The Attack on Pearl Harbor: World War II Commemorative Bibliography 
• Infamous Day: Marines at Pearl Harbor 7 December 1941
• Pearl Harbor: 50th Anniversary Commemorative Chronicle
• 7 December 1941: The Air Force Story
• The "Magic" Background of Pearl Harbor
• Pearl Harbor Raid, 7 December 1941 Overview and Special Image Selection
• National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day
• Navy Commemorates 70th Anniversary of Pearl Harbor

Don't Ask, Don't Tell Quick Reference Guide

Don't Ask, Don't Tell was repealed on September 20, 2011. The Quick Reference Guide answers questions about the repeal. The Department of Defense has pulled together a feature of the top stories, videos, and a history of the process.

September 11: Remembering, Honoring

I've pulled together a collection of government sites that are remembering or honoring September 11th.

•  Remembering Sept. 11, 2011 10th Anniversary Honoring the Victims Department of Defense
• Ten Years Later: The Justice Department After 9/11
• Beyond "Where were you?"—let's talk about September 11 National Museum of American History
• 9/11 Tenth Anniversary includes commemorations USA.gov

Let's continue to remember and honor the event by teaching the details or virtually exploring the memorial.

• Teaching About September 11 Using Primary Sources from Library of Congress
• 9/11 Memorial app USA.gov

Documents of the Month: Women's History

Join us in celebrating Women's History Month by visiting our display.

• National Women's History Museum Act of 2009
• National Women's History Museum Act of 2003
• The Women's Army Corps 1945-1978
• Workers and Allies: female participation in the American trade union movement, 1824-1976
• Women in Congress 1917-1990
• Women in Congress 1917-2000
• Women's Rights
• Women's Rights National History Trail Feasibility Study
• Milestones: the women's bureau celebrates 65 years of women's labor history
• Breaking Codes Breaking Barriers: the WACs of the signal security agency world war II
• Free a Marine to Fight: women marines in world war II
• Women in the Army Policy Review
• Equal Pay: a thirty-five year perspective
• Facts on Working Women
• Benefits to Employers Who Hire Women Veterans
• Women with Work Disabilities
• Women Who Maintain Families
• 20 Facts on Women Workers
• Young Women and Employment: what we know and need to know about the school-to-work transition
• Women's History is Everywhere: 10 ideas for celebrating in communities
• United States Women in Aviation 1940-1985
• American Women Today & Tomorrow
• International Interdependence
• United States Government Documents on Women, 1800-1990
• The Women's Army Corps: a commemoration of world war II service
• March is Women's History Month (Random Samplings)
• Women in Development (USAID)
• Women in America: indicators of social and economic well-being (White House)

Veteran's Day 2010

Veterans’ Reflections: ‘Value of Military Service’ (DOD)

Veterans Day - November 11 (DOV)

History of Veterans Day (DOV) 

Veterans (USA.gov)

Pearl Harbor

Today, we remember Pearl Harbor. More images with an overview are available from the Naval History & Heritage Command.

Documents of the Week: U.S. Department of Defense

This is part two of our display from the Department of Defense.

• The Enlisted Experience: A Conversation with the Chief Master Sergeants of the Air Force
• Train Wreckers and Ghost Killers: Allied Marines in the Korean War
• U.S. Marines in Iraq, 2003: Basrah, Baghdad and Beyond
• The Naval War of 1812: A Documentary History
• Meeting the Submarine Challenge: A Short History of the Naval Underwater Systems Center
• The War of the American Revolution
• Weapon Systems, 2007-2008
• Armor: The Professional Development Bulletin of the Armor Branch, March 1997
• Military Chaplain's Review, April 1972
• Air Defense Artillery, Winter 1987
• Interdiction in Southern Laos, 1960-1968
• Operation Dragon Comeback: Air Education and Training Command's Response to Hurricane Katrina
• Reflections and Remembrances: Veterans of the U.S. Army Air Forces Reminisce about World War II
• Airpower Journal, Fall 1990

Documents of the Week: U.S. Department of Defense

For the next two weeks, we will display documents from the Department of Defense. You won't want to miss these next two displays! These will be shown for the next week as Part One of our DOD display:

• All Roads Lead to Baghdad: Army Special Operations Forces in Iraq
• Armed Forces Decorations and Awards
• Arming the Eagle: A history of U.S. weapons acquisition since 1775
• Army Nursing: Pride and Professionalism
• Considering a Career as a Historian in the Federal Government: A Quick Guide
• Iraq: a country study
• Israel: a country study
• Military Funeral Honors: Honoring Those Who Served
• Military Women in the Department of Defense
• North Korea: a country study
• Operation Enduring Freedom: The United States Army in Afghanistan
• Pearl Harbor: 50th Anniversary Commemorative Chronicle
• Prisoner of War: Rights & Obligations Under the Geneva Convention
• Soviet Military Power, 1990 (Map)
• Soviet Military Power: An assessment of the threat, 1988
• The Korean War: Years of Stalemate
• The Most Secret War: Army Signals Intelligence in Vietnam
• The U.S. Army and the Lewis and Clark Expedition
• U.S. Naval Test Pilot School
• When It Mattered Most: Remembering Our Fallen Medical Personnel in Iraq-Afghanistan

Latest & Greatest

We just added a few new Department of Defense items and one from the U.S. Election Assistance Commission that I thought you would find interesting.

• Mixed-Gender Basic Training: The U.S. Army Experience, 1973-2004
• Operation Urgent Fury: The Invasion of Grenada, October 1983
• Victory Starts Here: A 35-year History of the US Army Training and Doctrine Command
• DARPA - 50 Years Bridging the Gap
• Responding to War, Terrorism, and WMD Proliferation: History of DTRA, 1998-2008
• The Battle of An-Najaf
• Election Management Guidelines

These documents may be checked out for your reading or research pleasure.

Military Power of the People’s Republic of China

The Department of Defense has released the report "Military Power of the People’s Republic of China." The URL will take you to the DoD current releases site. This report is the 2nd on the list (as of today).

Department of Defense Recovery Act Projects

The DoD has a Recovery Act site listing their projects since the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 distributed $7.4 billion to the DoD.