Headquarters U S Air Force Integrity Service Excellence

Headquarters U. S. Air Force Integrity - Service - Excellence AFHMP and Post-9/11 Campaigns Dr. Bill Harris AF/HO 17 Jul 17 Version 1

History Collection n Air Force historians deployed to SWA since 1990 n In 2005 AF/HO initiated “Airmen at War Series” Studies and tabular data on file with AF/HOH and AFHRA n http: //www. afhra. af. mil/airmenatwar/ n n Monthly contingency chronologies at deployed locations (@1500) n Historian with each expeditionary wing on a rotational basis n Document case files (MISREPs, SITREPs, email, etc. ) n Operational focus and tabular data (appendices) n Home station histories n Training and deployed stats via reports and interviews n Ongoing studies; driving factors are ops tempo, time, and manpower Breaking Barriers … Since 1947 2

Heritage Collection n Committed to the preservation/protection of USAF history, heritage and culture of the Post-9/11 campaigns to tell our story to future generations n AF/HO, NMUSAF, and Major Commands prescribe in-theater historic property collection policy n Two-way process of locating and discussing relevance of historic properties; coordinating accessions and transport n Capturing accounts of participants for context: the human story n Ongoing collection of Air Force heritage provides a means of engaging with the cumulative history of the USAF by recounting events and people through material culture Breaking Barriers … Since 1947 3

Way Ahead n New $2. 0 million server upgrade project at the Air Force Historical Research Agency (Maxwell AFB, AL) n Deployed histories and document collection available for further studies n AF/HO and AFHRA continual review of collection processes n Interpret and present to the public the USAF’s history and culture —keeping its story visible, accessible, and alive! Data provided by ____ and is current as of ______ Breaking Barriers … Since 1947 4