Air Force Historical Research Agency

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The U.S. Air Force Historical Research Agency

The Air Force Historical Research Agency (AFHRA) preserves Department of the Air Force (DAF) history and provides information and analyses to support official customers and the general public in a variety of venues and formats. The AFHRA administers the lineage, heritage, and emblems of DAF organizations; advises manpower and organization offices at Headquarters, United States Air Force ( HQ USAF), HQ, United States Space Force (USSF), Major Commands, Field Commands, Direct Reporting Units, and Field Operating Agencies on the selection of units and establishments to be activated and other organizational matters; supports contingency operations; prepares reference works; conducts an oral history program; operates an information system to index and retrieve historical data; and provides field support to Air Force History and Museums Program personnel. The AFHRA will provide the same level of support to both the USAF and the USSF.

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Please Note:

The Agency receives a large volume of inquiries each month and has a substantial backlog of unofficial requests. All requests are worked on a priority, first in, first out basis. The highest priority are those official requests originating from the White House, Members of Congress, the FOIA Program, the Office of Secretary of War, Secretary/Chief of Staff of the Air Force/Space Force, Major and Field Commands, and other Federal Government Agencies. Domestic, unofficial requests are worked before foreign requests, and it may take several months to receive a response. Be aware that in order to protect national security in today’s challenging environment, all requests, including those for unclassified information, will undergo a security review to determine releasability.

For general public, unofficial requests, please wait at least 120 days before inquiring on the status of your initial request.

Please click one of the links to above to fill out the initial contact form for either Accessions or Research Divisions, or contact us by mail at:

AFHRA
600 Chennault Circle
Maxwell AFB, AL 36112

Please include your name, email address, subject of the inquiry, and explanatory matter. Please DO NOT include personally identifiable information (PII) such as social security numbers and birthdates. The system will not deliver your request if it contains PII. 

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