Sept. 2, 2011 Air Force Historical Research Agency Aids Service Member Recovery Efforts When a World War II P-38 was found in New Guinea, no one knew who had been on board, their unit or the date of the crash. A box of records in the stacks of Air Force Historical Research Agency, or HRA, may provide the answers.Following the motto "until they are home," the Joint POW/MIA
May 6, 2011 Toward Independence: TheEmergence of the U. S. Air Force 1945-1947 From the Wright Brothers' first flight, a long, convoluted road led to the creation of the modern independent United Sttes Air Force. Despite frustrating bureaucratic delays and political maneuvering, the ultimate goal was clear. Two world wars had devastated whole continents and threatened
Sept. 8, 2006 Aerospace historians preserve Air Force legacy In March 1942 President Franklin Roosevelt wanted an accurate and objective account of the United States wartime experiences. In July 1943, General Henry "Hap" Arnold, Army Air Forces commander, established the historical division under Assistant Chief of Air Staff for Intelligence to achieve this
Feb. 19, 2004 CAOC historians preserve past for the future Philosopher George Santayana once wrote, “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.”With the volume of events from operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom, someone has to decide what details from these operations are filed away for future leaders to draw upon years down