What's New
Apr 1, 2009 - Minnesota Military Month of the Child 2009
Jan 2, 2009 - MN Veteran Case Management Program Announced
Jan 3, 2007 - $59 per month credit for Military Service in a Combat Zone
This is a listing of U.S. Army related sites.
U.S. Army - www.army.mil
Army Knowledge Online (AKO)
Gives soldiers instant access to all training and educational information.
Center of Military History
The Center of Military History (CMH) is responsible for the appropriate use of history throughout the U.S. Army. Traditionally, this mission meant recording the official history of the Army in both peace and war, while advising the Army Staff on historical matters. In terms of this tradition, the Center traces its lineage back to those historians under the Secretary of War who compiled the Official Records of the Rebellion, a monumental history of the Civil War begun in 1874, and to a similar work on World War I prepared by the Historical Section of the Army War College.
Credentialing Opportunities On-Line (COOL)
COOL (Credentialing Opportunities On-Line) explains how Army Soldiers can meet civilian certification and license requirements related to their Military Occupational Specialties (MOSs). Use COOL to: Get background information about civilian licensure and certification; Identify licenses and certifications relevant to Army MOSs; Learn how to fill gaps between Army training and experience and civilian credentialing requirements; Learn about resources available to Soldiers that can help them gain civilian job credentials.
Field Band - www.army.mil/fieldband/
News - www.army.mil/news/newsreleases/
Transcripts
Army / American Council on Education Registry Transcript System (AARTS) provides transcript service for active duty, reserve and national guards members. Service members must have separated or retired on or after 1981. Service members with credits/training for the Army pre-1981 must request a DD295 and submit it for your college credit award review.
Armed Forces Service Center
The Armed Forces Service Center is a non-profit 501(c)3 organization located at the MSP Airport, since November 22, 1970. The Center serves as an oasis for "active duty" military personnel and dependents. As well as, Reservists, National Guard, DoD and PHS (on any orders), as they travel through the Minneapolis/St. Paul International Airport. The Center is open 24/7, three hundred and sixty-five days a year ... to make sure our doors are never closed to a serviceperson in need of food, shelter or assistance.
The Armed Forces Service Center is not a "USO." Our one-of a-kind facility is unique to Minnesota, we rely on our funding from various veterans organizations, their auxiliaries, as well as, private organization and individuals. The AFSC was founded by Maggie Purdum, as a tribute to those who serve -- after her son died in Vietnam. In November 2005, we celebrated our 35th Anniversary and, 700,000th military guest.
On September 11, 2001, we were able to provide this valuable service to "sixteen" Marines stranded at the MSP Airport for five days -- when all flights were grounded. The Center offers a variety of complimentary food, beverages, TV (w/CNN), a fax machine/printer/copier, two computers with high speed Internet access, phones cards, a bathroom, toiletries, magazines and separate sleeping bunks for servicemen and servicewomen.
Army National Guard - www.arng.army.mil
Army Reserve - www.armyreserve.army.mil
Defense Commissary Agency - www.commissaries.com
Deployment Health and Family Readiness Library
This library provides Service members, families, leaders, Health Care providers, and veterans an easy way to find deployment health and family readiness information. Within this library you'll find access to fact sheets, guides, and other products on a wide variety of topics published by the services and organizations that serve you. You'll also find additional web links to other organizations and resources devoted to the health and well-being of the Service member and their family.
Deployment Tips
Information from the Force Health Protection & Readiness (FHP&R) office. The office is responsible for deployment related health policy, doctrine, theater information systems, system rightsizing, and international agreements.
fhp.osd.mil/preDeployment.jsp - Pre-Deployment Tips
fhp.osd.mil/deploymentTips.jsp - Family Support during Deployment
fhp.osd.mil/postDeployment.jsp - Post Deployment and Reunion Resources
Female Combat Veterans
What does it mean to be a female with combat experience? How have my military experiences affected me? How can I better deal with negative emotions? Come and join an opportunity for support and growth at the St. Paul Vet Center, Monday nights from 6 pm to 8 pm.
GoArmyEd
A virtual gateway for Soldiers on active duty to request Tuition Assistance (TA) online, anytime for classroom, distance learning, and eArmyU online college courses. It is a dynamic online portal that automates many of the paper-based processes you historically conducted with your Army Education Counselor.
Housing
Minnesota Housing has information on housing as it relates to veterans and their families. It includes homeownership opportunities, short-term mortgage assistance, financial counseling and mortgage foreclosure prevention assistance, mortgage or rental housing assistance, and supportive housing.
Military Exchange
AAFES (Army & Air Force Exchange Service) - www.aafes.com
NEX (Navy Exchange) - www.navy-nex.com
Military Money
An authoritative financial resource for military families and help ensure the fighting readiness of America’s armed forces by enhancing their financial readiness to make informed decisions in their everyday lives.
Military Sentinel
A project of the Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Defense to identify and target consumer protection issues that affect members of the United States Armed Forces and their families.
Military Sentinel allows members of the United States Armed Forces to enter consumer complaints directly into a database that is immediately accessible by over 500 law enforcement organizations throughout the United States, Canada, and Australia. These law enforcement agencies use this complaint data to target cases for prosecution and other enforcement measures. The information from Military Sentinel can also be used by members of the JAG staff and others in the Department of Defense to help protect armed services members and their families from consumer protection-related problems.
Minnesota Military & Military Dependents Absentee Voting
The Office of the Minnesota Secretary of State recently launched a new Web service to make it easier for all Minnesota voters in the military and overseas voters to participate in the fall election. The Military and Overseas Voter Service is a one-stop Web site, providing easy-to-follow instructions to assist eligible military personnel and overseas voters in registering to vote and requesting their absentee ballots.
National Guard Bureau - www.ngb.army.mil
National Guard Family Program
An enhanced quality of life for National Guard members, their families, and the communities in which they live. A robust network of trained volunteers allied with Active and Reserve Components; government agencies; employers; Veteran & Volunteer Service Organizations, and private businesses in support of all military Service members and their families. To establish and facilitate ongoing communication, involvement, support, and recognition between National Guard families and the National Guard in a partnership that promotes the best in both.
www.minnesotanationalguard.org/families/family_network.php - MN Guard Family Network
National Guard Virtual Armory
Portal site for National Guard members. This site covers topics such as education, family, mobilization, deployment, recruiting and well-being.
Returning from the War Zone
These PDF files from the VA National Center for PTSD has information for military members and families about returning from deployments.
SchoolQuest™
Designed for military families, SchoolQuest is a safe, secure online resource. SchoolQuest is organized so that you can access information that the MCEC™ has gathered to help you make decisions on future schools for your children. You'll be asked to answer basic questions about your family and each of your school-aged children. Based on the answers you provide, SchoolQuest will then present, at no cost, meaningful facts, resources, and transition advice to help you find out about the area schools that serve the military community you select -- we call this process a "Quest." SchoolQuest also offers an Online Library that provides resources for families in transition.
Transitional Assistance
Resources for both active duty members returning to civilian life & reserve / guard members coming off an extended tour of duty.
Uniformed Services Almanac
For active duty personnel of all services, has been providing accurate, timely information on pay, allowances, taxes, health care and TRICARE benefits, SBP, retirement, travel, and transportation, Space-A, Veterans and Social Security Benefits and many more subjects of vital concern and interest to active duty personnel and their families for over forty-five years. The Almanac also contains detailed installation listings and important statistical data.
Also see the website for the National Guard Almanac and Reserve Forces Almanac.
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