Air Force Historical Research Agency

United States Space Force Chronology 2019 - 2024

Visiting the Agency

Potential visitors to the AFHRA are encouraged to contact the Agency to let us know when you plan to arrive and how long you plan to stay. We will attempt to accommodate all visitors. To schedule a visit or request digitized copies of AFHRA holdings please utilize the "Contact Us" page or call (334) 953-5697. Please note, the Agency processes requests on a priority, first in, first out basis. Current wait times for general public requests are 150 days to receive a response.

Hours of Operation

Monday-Friday

8:30 a.m.- 4:00 p.m. (Central Time Zone)

AFHRA

600 Chennault Circle

Maxwell AFB, AL

36112-6424

(334) 953-5697

*The AFHRA is closed on all Federal Holidays and the Reading Rooms are closed on all AETC Resiliency Days.

AFHRA Announcements

Reading Rooms Closed on Friday, June 20, 2025 - Monday, June 9, 2025

AFHRA's Research Division will be closed for training on June 20, 2025. As a result, the reading rooms will be closed.

Panama Series: Part Three—Training in the Tropics: USAF Operations in the Panama Canal Zone, 1945-1970s - Monday, June 9, 2025

🌎 Our regional partners make all the difference!

✈️In the final part of the Panama series in From the Stacks, we explore the post-World War II training environment and integration with USAF partners through the 1970s. Taking a look how the USAF tested its bombing and air-to-air tactics, this post demonstrates how critical the USAF partnership with Panama is to pathfinding defensive and offensive capabilities as well as deterring threats to the homeland.

New Blog Post: 8 May 1945 Operation CHOWHOUND Concludes - Monday, June 9, 2025

✈️As today's V-E celebration and remembrances continues, we also reflect on the remarkable humanitarian mission that concluded 80 years ago. Known as Operation CHOWHOUND, B-17 bombers soared through the skies not for combat but for the delivery of life-saving food to the starving Dutch population in a defining moment of compassion. 🤝

✈️Team AFHMP Spotlight: American Airpower-The Korean War 75th Anniversary 1950-2025 ✈️

Today we're spotlighting a recent video production generated by the Secretary of the Air Force's Public Affairs Office. This video highlights the 75th Anniversary of the U.S. Air Force's involvement in the Korean War, and features Dr. Andrew Wackerfuss, a member of the DAF History team. The Korean War, which spanned from 1950 to 1953, marked the first major combat action for the newly independent United States Air Force. The Air Force played a crucial role in the war, both in achieving air superiority and supporting ground operations. Air Force units helped push back the initial advances of the invading North Korean forces in late 1950, then fought back against Chinese Communist forces as they entered the war on the side of North Korea. By 1953 both forces agreed to a truce that marked the 38th parallel as the border between North and South Korea, establishing the Demilitarized Zone between both countries that still exists today.

Great work to Dr. Wackerfuss and the Department of the Air Force's History Office!