ABOUT THE MODERN SYSTEM OF MASS MEDIA INFORMATION OF THE US DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
At the beginning of the 21 <sup>st</sup> century the system of mass media of the US Department of Defense has undergone a great change. The quantity and structure of military issues were changed. New media were created. The Internet, to which the US military command now gives a great hope, was seriously changed. Today the system of military mass media of the USA is still inventing. The author analyzes the systemic changes in military US media and the tools of formation of the positive image of the American army and the problem of selection of candidates for the military service under contract.