MilitaryHOMEFRONT Toolbox
MilitaryHOMEFRONT is the Department of Defense website for official Military Community and Family Policy (MC&FP) program information, policy and guidance designed to help troops and their families, leaders, and service providers. Whether you live the military lifestyle or support those who do, you'll find what you need! The following tools are offered to further enhance your MilitaryHOMEFRONT experience.
1. Gadgets
Gadgets allow you to create and personalize your own web portal page, by adding quick access to information that is important to you. We have created the following gadget to allow one click access to the latest MHF highlights and headlines. The MilitaryHOMEFRONT Gadget is currently compatible with Google's portal, iGoogle. By adding this gadget to your iGoogle homepage, you will see the latest official QoL information each time you visit your portal page.
Installation Procedures:
- Click here to see instructions on installing the MilitaryHOMEFRONT gadget.
2. MilitaryHOMEFRONT Toolbar
We are providing this toolbar in order to increase ease-of-use options to our users. Use of this toolbar will add functionality to your browser by providing direct and convenient access to our most frequently used and requested applications. In order to use the MilitaryHOMEFRONT (MHF) toolbar, you will need to install two root certificates into your Internet Explorer browser. You must complete all three steps below in order to successfully install the toolbar.
Please note the MHF tool bar will not install on Department of Defense/Service computers, requiring you to request permission from your Service's Help Desk.
Browser requirements:
- Internet Explorer 6 and above
- Firefox 2 and above
Installation Procedures:
- Click here to see instructions on installing the first certificate
- Click here to see instructions on installing the second certificate
- After successful installation of the two certificates, click here to see instructions on installing the MHF Toolbar.
3. MilitaryHOMEFRONT Browser Search Integration
Instead of returning just the first ten results of hundreds or thousands on the search results page, our search engine organizes search results visually and by clusters to give users the big picture. At a glance, you can see the entire range of search results organized for easy drill-down and navigation, allowing you to quickly eliminate irrelevant information.
Browser requirements:
- Internet Explorer 7 and above
- Firefox 2 and above
Installation procedures:
- Click here to see instructions on installing the MilitaryHOMEFRONT search provider.
4. MilitaryHOMEFRONT Integrated Links Toolbar
You can use the Links toolbar in Internet Explorer for shortcuts to Web sites that you visit frequently by customizing it to meet your needs.
Browser requirements:
- Internet Explorer 6 and above
Installation Procedures:
- Click here to add MilitaryHOMEFRONT to your links toolbar.
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