Pinpoint the Base where your friend is stationed.

Commercial or Government

Seeking that certain Service Member invokes two methods: through a commercial website, or through the Worldwide Personnel Locator.

Net Detective Do-it-yourselfers
The fastest (less reliable) method of locating active duty (or anybody else) personnel is online�of course.

Get Uncle Sam's help
The Worldwide Personnel Locator can find personnel from every military branch. It's free assistance for personal use and by relatives�a small fee is asked of businesses.