United States Department of Defense Email Format

The most common United States Department of Defense email format is {first}.{last}@defense.gov (for example jane.doe@defense.gov), used in about 99% of observed United States Department of Defense work addresses. United States Department of Defense also uses 3 other formats for name collisions.

This format is derived from 19,419 real United States Department of Defense addresses observed across our data, not guessed. To confirm a specific address, use the live verifier above — it checks deliverability in real time.

Apply the most common pattern to the person's name (e.g. jane.doe@defense.gov), then verify it on this page — or use the Find tab to get the likely address from their name automatically.

Beyond {first}.{last}@defense.gov, observed formats include {f}{last}@defense.gov, {first}{last}@defense.gov, {first}@defense.gov, in descending order of frequency.