Hostname Info

history.defense.gov is associated with the US Department of War application. The hostname points to approximately 75 IP addresses on Akamai. The hostname is part of the defense.gov domain.

To improve global delivery, this hostname uses DNS-based geolocation. By returning IP addresses specific to your region, the network minimizes round-trip time and provides a localized connection point.

Associated Application

US Department of War - Government
The .mil domain is used by the various branches of the United States military: space force, army, navy, air force, marines and more.

Associated Platform

Akamai - CDN
Akamai is a global content delivery network (CDN) and cloud service provider that accelerates and secures web content, applications, and streaming media through distributed servers worldwide.