The Department of Defense is the steward of approximately 25 million acres of land in the United States. These lands possess tremendous variety and richness of natural and cultural resources. Among those integral parts of the national heritage protected by the Legacy Program are threatened and endangered species, critical habitats, sensitive ecosystems, historic structures, and irreplaceable archaeological sites. Online represents the Center's effort to provide more responsive support to soldiers, scholars, veterans and the general public. In addition to posting its various publications, where they can be read or downloaded at any hour of the day, the Center is systematically digitizing its mass of unpublished studies, along with an unparalleled collection of paintings, photographs and maps.
Documents range from paper records to maps, photographs, and computer diskettes.
A pilot digitization project now concentrates on creating images from a lock and dam construction project in the St. Louis District. This project is expected to establish baseline data and standards for further digitization plans that implement the Corps' mission and educate the public. In addition to information about its history, publications, and library resources, the Air Force provides numerous images and data files from its Web site on featured aircraft, space programs and weapons. United States Marine Corps Marine Corps history presented in detail on Web site along with an extensive image archive. U.S. Navy Historical Center Extensive collection of documents, books, artifacts, photographs and art related to the history of the United States Navy.