Help Center Listing

To take a guided tour of the Pentagon, you must make a reservation using the Pentagon Tour Reservation Portal. Each adult member of your tour group must then register as a Pentagon Visitor and be cleared by the Pentagon Force Protection Agency to visit the Pentagon for your tour. Tours can fill up quickly, so booking your tour well before your visit is advisable. Reservations may be booked from 14 to 90 days in advance.

More information about Pentagon tours may be found on the Pentagon Tours Webpage.

Our service members enjoy connecting with the American people they serve, and we have many community-support and outreach programs that help make that happen. Guest speakers, equipment displays, concert and show bands, aerial demonstrations and flyovers give us the chance to thank you for your support and for you to learn a little bit more about us. The public affairs office at your nearest military installation can help answer your questions about local resources that may be available. The links below will give you an overview of the outreach programs each service offers. We hope to see you soon!

Army: https://www.army.mil/comrel/

Marines: https://www.marines.mil/Community/

Navy: https://www.outreach.navy.mil/

Air Force: https://www.outreachrequests.hq.af.mil/PublicSite/Index.cfm?fwa=home

Air Force Aerial Events: https://www.airshows.pa.hq.af.mil/PublicSite/Index.cfm?fwa=home

Coast Guard: https://www.uscg.mil/Community/

Invitations for the Secretary of War must be submitted in writing on official letterhead. Invitations can be faxed to the secretary's scheduling office at 1-703-571-8951, or they can be mailed to the address below. Your invitation should contain as much detail as possible, including information on any other VIPs who plan to attend.

Secretary of War
1000 Defense Pentagon
Washington, DC 20301-1000

If you are trying to locate a senior official whose position within the DOW is pertinent to your event, you can find a listing of them, their titles and their offices on our biographies page.

The mailing addresses for several of these officials can be found on the DOW website.

The Department of War responds to media requests and queries through our Press Operations Center in the Pentagon. This office assists with Pentagon Press Badges, Foreign Press Badges, parking for members of the press. Find information at https://www.war.gov/Resources/For-the-Media/#media-queries.