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DAFI 84-101

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AEROSPACE HISTORIAN RESPONSIBILITIES AND MANAGEMENT

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DAFI 84-101, "AEROSPACE HISTORIAN RESPONSIBILITIES AND MANAGEMENT", is a Department of the Air Force publication, dated March 16, 2023.

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March 16, 2023

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DAFI 84-101 — index record

NumberDAFI 84-101
TitleAEROSPACE HISTORIAN RESPONSIBILITIES AND MANAGEMENT
PublishedMarch 16, 2023
Certified currentMarch 16, 2023
Office of primary responsibilityAF/HO
Issued byHeadquarters, Department of the Air Force
Status on the indexCurrent
Last index actionRewrite, March 16, 2023
Source indexAir Force e-Publishing
Index last readOctober 20, 2026

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Purpose, in the publication’s words

This instruction provides guidance for conducting history operations in support of commanders’ objectives to build and preserve Department of the Air Force (DAF) institutional knowledge. Military history is an objective, accurate, descriptive, and interpretive record of all activities of the Armed Forces in peace and in war. It provides the foundation for training, education, esprit de corps, military problem-solving, and decision-making. The Department of the Air Force History and Museum Program (DAFHMP) is a public history program using an applied history approach across the full range of military aerospace operations during peace and war to improve warfighter capabilities and document institutional development of the DAF to improve organizational effectiveness. This applied approach leverages the knowledge of the past to create usable knowledge that informs decisions today and in the future. 1.1.1. Military historians specialize in the recording and interpretation of armed conflict across multiple warfighting domains.

Summary of changes, as printed

This document has been revised and should be completely reviewed. Changes include addition of United States Space Force specific requirements, additional clarity on commander and historian responsibilities, and updated Command History Report submission dates.

Contents

  1. Chapter 1—OVERVIEWp. 4
  2. Chapter 2—ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIESp. 7
  3. Chapter 3—CORE PRODUCTS AND REPORTSp. 18
  4. Chapter 4—ORAL HISTORYp. 25
  5. Chapter 9. DAFI84-101 16 MARCH 2023p. 25
  6. Chapter 5—HISTORICAL RESEARCH COLLECTIONS MANAGEMENTp. 27
  7. Chapter 6—ASSESSING AND EVALUATING HISTORY AND HERITAGE PROGRAMSp. 29
  8. Attachment 1—GLOSSARY OF REFERENCES AND SUPPORTING INFORMATIONp. 31
  9. Attachment 2—COMMAND HISTORY REPORTp. 35
  10. Attachment 3—COMMAND HISTORY REPORT ASSESSMENTp. 40
  11. Attachment 4—MOBILITY SUPPORT KITp. 43
All 48 contents entries
  1. Chapter 1—OVERVIEWp. 4
  2. 1.1. Purposep. 4
  3. 1.2. Missionp. 4
  4. 1.3. Joint Force History Operationsp. 5
  5. 1.4. Service Component History Operationsp. 5
  6. 1.5. Organization of History Officesp. 5
  7. Chapter 2—ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIESp. 7
  8. 2.1. Headquarters Air Force (HAF) Responsibilitiesp. 7
  9. 2.2. Commandersp. 9
  10. 2.3. Units with a Wartime Missionp. 11
  11. 2.6. Commander, Air Force Reserve Command (AFRC)p. 12
  12. 2.7. Director, Air Force Special Operations Command History Officep. 13
  13. 2.8. Commanders of Air Componentsp. 13
  14. 2.9. Director, AFRC Office of History and Heritage (AFRC/HO)p. 13
  15. 2.10. US Air Force Major Command History and Heritage Offices (MAJCOM/HO)p. 13
  16. 2.11. US Space Force Field Command History Offices (FLDCOM/HOs)p. 14
  17. 2.12. The United States Air Force Academy History Office (USAFA/HO)p. 15
  18. 2.13. Department of the Air Force Members and Employeesp. 15
  19. 2.14. Air Force and Space Force Historiansp. 15
  20. 2.15. Emergency-Essential (E-E) Historiansp. 16
  21. 2.16. Director of the National Museum of the Air Forcep. 17
  22. Chapter 3—CORE PRODUCTS AND REPORTSp. 18
  23. 3.1. Overviewp. 18
  24. 3.2. The Command History Reportp. 19
  25. 3.3. Historical Studiesp. 22
  26. 3.4. Review and Coordinationp. 22
  27. 3.5. Other Historical Productsp. 22
  28. 3.6. Public History Outreachp. 23
  29. Chapter 4—ORAL HISTORYp. 25
  30. Chapter 9. DAFI84-101 16 MARCH 2023p. 25
  31. 4.1. Overviewp. 25
  32. 4.2. Research Interviewsp. 25
  33. 4.3. Formal Oral History Interviewsp. 26
  34. Chapter 5—HISTORICAL RESEARCH COLLECTIONS MANAGEMENTp. 27
  35. 5.1. Overviewp. 27
  36. 5.2. Required Contentsp. 27
  37. 5.3. Research Accessp. 27
  38. 5.4. Field Collection Managementp. 27
  39. 5.5. Field Collection of personal papers, historical artifacts, and other materialp. 28
  40. Chapter 6—ASSESSING AND EVALUATING HISTORY AND HERITAGE PROGRAMSp. 29
  41. 6.1. Backgroundp. 29
  42. 6.2. Command History Report Assessmentp. 29
  43. 6.3. MAJCOM-FLDCOM Assessmentp. 30
  44. 6.4. HAF-Level Assessmentp. 30
  45. Attachment 1—GLOSSARY OF REFERENCES AND SUPPORTING INFORMATIONp. 31
  46. Attachment 2—COMMAND HISTORY REPORTp. 35
  47. Attachment 3—COMMAND HISTORY REPORT ASSESSMENTp. 40
  48. Attachment 4—MOBILITY SUPPORT KITp. 43

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