1. AFHMP and Post-9/11 Campaigns
Dr. Bill Harris
AF/HO
17 Jul 17
Version 1

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

3. Heritage Collection
Committed to the preservation/protection of USAF history, heritage and culture of the Post-9/11 campaigns to tell our story to future generations
AF/HO, NMUSAF, and Major Commands prescribe in-theater historic property collection policy
Two-way process of locating and discussing relevance of historic properties; coordinating accessions and transport
Capturing accounts of participants for context: the human story
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

4. Way Ahead
New $2.0 million server upgrade project at the Air Force Historical Research Agency (Maxwell AFB, AL)
Deployed histories and document collection available for further studies
AF/HO and AFHRA continual review of collection processes
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 ___________