AKO Mail Client: Thunderbird Calendar Integration

Use the following instructions to configure Thunderbird with your AKO calendar:

1. Download Mozilla Lightning and save the file to your hard disk.
2. In Mozilla Thunderbird, open Tools –> Add-ons.
3. Click the ‘Install’ button, and locate/select the file you downloaded and click ‘OK’.
4. Restart Thunderbird.
5. Go to Events and Tasks –> Calendar.
6. Right-click in the calendar section on the left and select ‘New Calendar’.
   1. Click ‘On the Network’ then ‘Next’.
   2. Click ‘CalDAV’ and type https://cal.us.army.mil/dav/home/[your full AKO email address]/calendar/  in the ‘Location’ field then click ‘Next’.
   3. Enter a name for your calendar and choose a color. If you manage multiple email accounts in Thunderbird, you may need to select your AKO account from the E-Mail drop-down menu. Then click Next.
   4. You may need to enter your AKO username and password then click ‘OK’, then ‘Finish’.