Military / Defense

DOD Polygraph Institute 1999 Audiovisual Training Archive

In 1999, the Department of Defense Polygraph Institute (DoDPI) released a bibliography of audiovisual training materials used in their polygraph…

April 8, 2025

FBI Files: Terrorism

The FBI is tasked with keeping tabs on potential terrorists and their activities.  The following is a list of documents…

March 18, 2025

HAVE CARGO Captive Flight Tests, Phase III, Volume IV – August 1974

The document titled HAVE CARGO Captive Flight Tests, Phase III, Volume IV is a formerly classified report produced by the…

November 25, 2024

Navy’s 2009 “UAV Mothership” Concept: A Platform for Future Unmanned Aerial Operations

In a detailed report published by the Naval Surface Warfare Center Carderock Division, the concept of a "UAV Mothership" has…

October 17, 2024

FOIA Victory: Full Disclosure of Military Psychological Operations Training Document

The Black Vault has successfully obtained a new release of a previously heavily redacted document, which sheds new light on…

October 8, 2024

Psychological Operations

Background Psychological Operations (PSYOPs) are strategic efforts used by military and governmental organizations to influence the perceptions, emotions, and behavior…

October 8, 2024

Boeing X-20 “Dyna-Soar”

The Dyna-Soar, or "Dynamic Soarer," officially known as the X-20 Dyna-Soar, was an ambitious spaceplane project developed by the United…

September 26, 2024

FBI Files: American Military

Welcome to the FBI Files on American Military Personnel archive at The Black Vault. This section of the website is…

September 18, 2024

Release of the 1987 DoD Directive S-3145.2: Chemical Weapons Policy

A previously classified Department of Defense (DoD) directive, titled "Chemical Weapons Policy" (S-3145.2), dated July 23, 1987, has been released…

August 20, 2024

Biological Agent: BZ

BZ, chemically known as 3-Quinuclidinyl Benzilate, is a potent incapacitating agent that affects the central nervous system. It is classified…

July 19, 2024