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Military.com provides news and information about benefits to military members, veterans, their families and those with military affinity. Its free membership connects servicemembers, military families and veterans to all the benefits of service — government benefits, scholarships, discounts, lifelong friends, mentors, great stories of military life or missions, and much more. Military.com also offers three apps on iOS and Android: Military News App, Military Pay App and Transition App to help servicemembers move to civilian life. Military.com has over 2 million likes on Facebook, 130,000 followers on Twitter, and 140,000 followers on YouTube.

Stars and Stripes exists to provide independent news and information to the U.S. military community, comprised of active-duty servicemembers, DoD civilians, contractors, and their families. Unique among the many Department of Defense authorized news outlets, only Stars and Stripes is guaranteed First Amendment privileges that are subject to Congressional oversight.* Stars and Stripes has published a newspaper continuously since World War II. Our unique military coverage first became available online in 1999. Today, Stars and Stripes operates as a multimedia news organization. We publish the Stars and Stripes print newspaper edition Monday through Thursday, a special Weekend Edition on Friday for Europe and Pacific, and a separate Mideast edition Friday through Sunday. In addition, we publish several weekly and monthly publications and numerous special supplements. Average daily readers number about 300,000. Stars and Stripes maintains news bureaus in Europe, Pacific and the Middle East to provide first-hand reporting on events in those theaters. In addition to news and sports, Stars and Stripes newspapers contain all the elements of an American “hometown paper,” from "Dear Abby" to comics, horoscopes, and crossword puzzles.

Defense News is the authoritative, independent, professional global news source for defense decision-makers throughout the world. Military, government and industry decision-makers and influencers turn to Defense News when they need vital up-to-the-minute information. Reporting from around the globe, our world-class reporters and editors produce the latest news and analysis on defense programs, policy, business and technology. Defense News is also available on multiple digital platforms, including desktop, iPad, tablets and smartphones. Defense News is published by Sightline Media Group, which also publishes Army Times, Air Force Times, Navy Times, Marine Corps Times, Federal Times, and C4ISRNET.