When writing missions or creating addons it's often a good idea to have real-live references to work from.

Here are some of the sites that can serve for 'inspiration':

military-meshes.com requires registration to see screenshots.
3D-Tutorial.com Making of jungle nice tutorial how to make jungle scene in 3DS Max 9.
3D-Tutorial.com Making of trees tutorial how to make a tree in 3DS Max.

Google Earth

Iraq Maps

ArmyRecognition
Australian Army Videos
Defence talk's pictures Gary's olive drab page Globalsecurity.org
Jane´s Armour and Artillery requires registration
Jedsite requires registration
Military.com
Military acronyms on Wikipedia
MilitaryMorons.com
MilitaryPhotos.net
Olive Drab
US Army Videos

The Blueprints.com
Suurland.com
Leander's blueprint heaven

Army Field Manuals
Communication Procedures
Radio Procedures
U.S. Marine Corps Training Manuals
United States Military Rank, Pay Grades & Insignia

DeicideNBF's Gallery
Security Arms' Gallery
World.Guns.ru
World of Heckler & Koch (HK)
SigArms (switzerland)

PrimePortal.net
Tanxheaven.com

FAS' Guide to U.S. Land Warfare Systems
FAS' Guide to U.S. Navy Ships
FAS' Guide to U.S. Navy Shipboard Combat Systems
FAS' Guide to Non-U.S. Land Combat Systems
FAS' Guide to Non-U.S. Naval Forces
Prime Portal
Motorfahrer

Aircraft Resource Center
FAS' Guide to U.S. Aircraft
FAS' Guide to U.S. Aircraft Equipment
FAS' Guide to Non-U.S. Aircraft
FAS' Guide to Non-U.S. Missile Systems
Prime Portal
Exotic Planes
Society of Wild Weasels
F-4 Phantom pics

http://www.bencloward.com/tutorials_normal_maps1.shtml

http://www.poopinmymouth.com/tutorial/normal_workflow_2.htm

http://www.doom3world.org/phpbb2/viewtopic.php?t=483

How to create normal maps in GIMP, PDF file.

http://www.paultosca.com/makingofvarga.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bump_mapping

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Normal_mapping

http://saschahenrichs.de/midsizedocs/nvidiatut.html

http://www.young.cliranet.com/tutoriaux/UV_Editor_Tutorial.pdf

http://www.3dtotal.com/ffa/tutorials/max/UVW_mapping_an_object/UVW_mapping_an_object1.asp

http://www.mg-motorsports.net/Forum/tabid/140/forumid/15/postid/11287/view/topic/Default.aspx

ftp://www.armedassault.info/armad/other/JdB_3dsmax_shortcut.pdf

http://www.turntool.com/files/TurnToolManual_3DSMax.pdf

http://www.3d-resources.com/3d_studio_max_tutorials/uv_mapping_the_easy_way_tutorial.html

http://www.game-artist.net/forums/spotlight-articles/2329-3ds-max-unwrapping-techniques.html

http://www.3dtutorials.sk/

http://67.15.36.49/ffa/tutorials/tutorialsmax_text1.asp

http://www.3dbuzz.com/vbforum/sv_home.php

http://www.psicosonic.net/index.php?zona=00products#zona

http://www.mayang.com/textures/

http://www.imageafter.com/

http://free-textures.got3d.com/index.html

http://www.bencloward.com/resources_textures.shtml

http://www.texturewarehouse.com/gallery/index.php

http://www.threedy.com/site/forum/showthread.php?t=24410

http://www.flay.com/getarticle.cfm?articleid=5

http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?t=77484

http://www.pslover.com/tutorials/Textures/11/

http://www.photoshopcafe.com/tutorials.htm

http://www.tutorialized.com/tutorials/Photoshop/1

http://www.pixel2life.com/tutorials/Adobe_Photoshop/All/

http://www.totaltutorials.com/

http://www.psworkshop.net/

http://www.3dtotal.com/team/Tutorials/vaults/vaults_01.asp

http://www.3dtotal.com/team/Tutorials/defreitas/defreitas_1.asp

http://www.3dtotal.com/team/tutorials/plane/ronnie_tex_01.asp

http://www.3dtotal.com/team/Tutorials/totaltextips/totaltextips_1.asp

http://www.3dtotal.com/team/tutorials/noeltutorial/noel_garbage_01.asp

http://www.3dtotal.com/ffa/tutorials/photoshop/worn_metal/metal.asp

http://www.3dtotal.com/ffa/tutorials/max/metal_surfaces/lotsmetal.asp

http://www.3dtotal.com/team/Tutorials/simple_scene/simplescene_01.asp

http://www.3dtotal.com/team/Tutorials/Building_ferenc/building_p1.asp

http://www.3dtotal.com/team/Tutorials/v8_reeves/reeves01.asp

http://www.3dtotal.com/team/Tutorials/v8_buick-wildcat/buick_wildcat01.asp

http://www.3dtotal.com/team/tutorials/lisuli/lisuli.asp

http://www.3dtotal.com/team/tutorials/proced_wood/proced_wood.asp

http://www.highend3d.com/maya/tutorials/texturing/

http://www.3dtotal.com/ffa/tutorials/max/metal_surfaces/lotsmetal.asp

http://www.tutorialized.com/tutorials/3DS-MAX/1

http://www.3dm3.com/tutorials/

http://www.i.nation.btinternet.co.uk/tutorials/tutorial_00.htm

http://www.andyzibits.com/tut_low_poly_trees.html

http://www.3dtotal.com/team/Tutorials_3/Creating_low_poly_foliage/low_poly_foliage_01.asp

http://www.3dtotal.com/team/Tutorials/palm_tree/palm_modelling_01.asp

http://www.3dtotal.com/ffa/tutorials/max/tree/tree1.asp

http://www.bakaneko.com/howto/computer/3d/character/page01.html