Top 101 Military Twitter Accounts
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With 140-words-or-less messages lighting up computer screens every second throughout the world, it’s no surprise that microblogging has caused much consternation for the U.S. Military.
Sure, with troops spouting endless thoughts on Twitter, there’s always going to be potential security breaches. However, by the sheer amount of official government Twitter accounts, the powers that be appear to be embracing it (though a little late in the game) more and more.
That’s why we put together this handy dandy Military Twitterverse directory to enable those within the military community to easily connect or reconnect with each other.
Additionally, be on the lookout for Twitter Lists, a new feature on the site that will allow members to organize followers and groups. Milblogging.com’s founder, who boasts 58,618 Twitter followers, said he will be organizing a list of all U.S. Army members very soon on Twitter.
Official Tweets
Who: @USArmy
Style: Positive and informative.
Followers: 16,975
Sweetest tweet: “GEN Casey: We need to build versatle leaders who can adapt to changes - because there will be changes #ausa. 1:58 PM Oct 6th from web.”
Other official tweeps: @mynavyfuture, @MyArmyReserve, @navy_reserve, @AFPAA, @AFdotmil, @AirForceNYC, @AFSpace, @AFMC_Now, @USMC, @USCG, @TheNatlGaurd, @airforcelive, @MarineCorpsNews.
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Military Tweeple
Who: @LTCJonBrazelton
Style: Honest and funny.
Followers: 405
Sweetest tweet: “Thus endeth another weekend. I begin a week of Staff Duty Officer tomorrow, so if anything can go wrong, it will probably happen this week. about 12 hours ago from TweetDeck”
Other military tweeps: @AskRealMilitary, @bouhammer, @Blackfive, @BrotherO, @srtbangman, @customgear, @NYCNavy, @NavySquid, @Martin_Dempsey, @capecodgirl13, @jyoswa, @jakolaw, @usfora, @armyrotc, @iammilitary, @itstactical, @militaryphotos, @Navy_IA, @usnavyisdiverse, @NavyChaplain, @Old_Guard_PAO, @flynavy, @MilitaryTweets.
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Military News
Who: @Militarydotcom
Style: Healthy mixture of education and fun.
Followers: 5,463
Sweetest tweet: “Slideshow- Evolution of the NASA Spacesuit: http://bit.ly/35OREo. 6:52 PM Oct 22nd from API”
Other news tweeps: @ArmyNewsNow, @militaryupdate, @MilitaryAvenue, @healthdotmil, @MilitaryChannel, @militarylog, @usmnews, @mySA_Military, @militaryworld, @armybase, @sdutMilitary, @NavyTimes, @nwnavynews, @navybuzztap, @pentagonchannel.
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Military Assistance
Who: @the_USO
Style: Enlightening cheerleader.
Followers: 2,049
Sweetest tweet: “Phew! There's a lot of stuffing going on at Lockheed Martin as they look to celebrate 200k care pkgs by the end of 2009 http://bit.ly/3tTIRJ. 4:17 PM Oct 18th from web.”
Other assistance tweeps: @militaryhousing, @MilitaryBenefit, @JobsNearBases, @Military1Source, @Military_Travel, @militarypathway, @MilitaryAwareness, @IdealMilHire, @MilitaryBlood, @MilitaryCredit, @MilitaryFSBO, @militaryliving, @MilitaryPro, @MilitaryLaw, @milvoteoverseas, @UnicoreMilitary.
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Military Supporters
Who: @milblogging
Style: A little insider-y but welcoming.
Followers: 58,618
Sweetest tweet: “Watching a Hannah Montana movie with the kids tonight, yeah. 8:14 PM Sep 25th from web.”
Other supportive tweeps: @AusRhiannon, @militarymission, @ILMil_Families, @milspousenet, @MilitaryKidsInt, @Fleet_Family, @ilovemytroops, @MailOurMilitary, @armyimcom, @Military_Brats, @soldiersangels, @AbleVeterans.
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Military Networking
Who: @WomenMarines
Style: Straight-forward and intelligent.
Followers: 1,248
Sweetest tweet: “Little known fact: Tun Tavern, where the Marine Corps started, was actually owned by a woman but was managed by her son. 11:12 AM Oct 10th from UberTwitter.”
Other networking tweeps: @ArmyConnect, @Milplace, @milpagan, @MilitaryLocator, @NavyVets, @USCGDirectory, @yourmilitary.
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Military Wives
Who: @mymilitarylife
Style: Candid yet promotional.
Followers: 988
Sweetest tweet: “We have spent many many bdays apart, but not tmw. DH is home. Young son and I making a chocolate fudge cake, wish us luck. 11:44 PM Oct 10th from web.”
Other military wife tweeps: @ArmyWifeNetwork, @MyArmyWifeLife, @ArmyWives, @indiearmywife, @ChristianMWs, @militarymafia, @ArmyWife4Christ, @justanavywife, @navywivesclub, @ArmyWifeyDebbie, @thearmywife, @MilitaryMama.
Weekly Drill-Down
MilitaryBoots Blog peeks at our favorite neighbors in the blogosphere to find out what they’re tapping about.
- The Pentagon warms up just a little and considers allowing troops to access more social media. (Danger Room)
- What's Obama not doing now? You can decide with this week's edition of the Military Times caption contest. (Military Times)
- Former Pentagon spokesman Ken Bacon is remembered. (The Line of Departure)
- Michael Yon gives an insider's look at Afghanistan with a letter from a well-placed officer. (Michael Yon)
- The National Guard's twitter account is finally seeing some action. (Milblogging)
- Guest blogger and former Boy Scout lays out the essentials for what to keep with you EVERY DAY. (ITS Tactical)
- Blue Angels fly high during San Francisco’s Fleet Week. (Navy Gold)