how can I find out if a friend of mine has been deployed?
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for the most part, you will be unable to, due to OPSEC and PERSEC.  If you know what Command  they are at, you may be able to determine whether or not they are deployed, but you will probably not be able to find out exactly where, nor will you know when they are due to return.
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You are able to search on their website.  Just enter your firend's last and first name to check.
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Try www.friendsreunited.
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Military.com should have a search by name\nClick on Buddy Finder\n\nSometimes members choose NOT to have their information made available; if they did you won't be able to see them unless you join.
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try search find anyone anywhere it helped me locate a friend
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The site www.classmates.com has a sister site to locate peope that have been in the military. Try this link: \n\nhttp://www.classmates.com/cmo/reg/military/index.jsp\n\nGood Luck
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Ask to see their DD 214, its their discharge paperwork, its really the only way to truely know.
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try people search or nettrace
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Military.com/buddyfinders
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email, or ask his mom or wife or family. one of them has to have it, or know who they can ask for it. When my ex was deployed, I got his address as well as a contact person in case anything happened.
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If he is a federal inmate then you can go to the Bureau of Prisons and use their inmate locate to see the most recent information about them, including their release date.  If it is a local or state inmate you would either need to call the facility they are at or find the facilities website on the Internet.
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check in yahoo persons database
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call he agency where he might be held and ask if he is there. Just like calling a friend and asking if he his home
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It depends on who they are and how much you know about them. If they are family, you can ask for a welfare check through the Red Cross if you haven't heard from them in a while. This only works for family, because you have to have a lot of information (Social, DOB, Last known location, etc). Also, know that he/she will probably get scolded by their commander for not keeping in touch with their family once the message is sent. \nIf it is just an old friend, do you have any idea where they were stationed? I know that with Air Force personnel, you can usually get e-mail through to them by using the following format:\nfirst.last@basename.af.mil\nI don't know if that also works for other services. Otherwise, if you know what the person's job was, and what their last base was, you can try calling to the base operator at that base, asking for their old unit, then see if anyone there knows them. If that doesn't work, you might try calling the base's public affairs office and ask them to look for the name in their "alpha roster." That may or maynot work, depending on how vigilant the person you talk to is. Last ditch effort, get in touch with the person's family back home. They usually know where their soldier is.   Hope something in here helps.
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Check the FULL headers in your "friend's" email. They will show his/her IP address. You can then trace their location using http://www.hostip.info/. I hope this helps
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Try the Armed Forces Locator Service.  Google is your friend.
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If you know what unit he is in call the base that he is located at. If you do not know if he is reserve you can find out what state his unit is located and call the militaryt bases in that state!