DefendAmerica, an official Defense Department website, was launched just weeks after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks to keep the public informed about efforts by the United States and its coalition partners to combat global terrorism.

The site offers the latest news, photographs, transcripts and other information about the U.S.-led war on terrorism. It highlights the words and activities of key U.S. , Defense Department and coalition officials related to terrorism.

But DefendAmerica also offers something not so readily available in the mainstream media: daily news reports and photographs by U.S. military photojournalists on the frontlines as well as in supporting units.

The site reports on the roles all branches of the military play in the war on terror: Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps and Coast Guard, those on active duty as well as in the National Guard and Reserve. It covers contributions by coalition partners who have joined the United States in the war on terror. And DefendAmerica highlights a critical but often overlooked partner in the terror war: the American public that stands by to support the troops as they take a stand against the forces of terrorism.