Department of the Army *TRADOC Memorandum 870-1
Headquarters, United States Army
Training and Doctrine Command
Fort Eustis, Virginia 23604-5700
22 February 2018
Historical Activities
Semiannual Staff Historical Reports (Requirement Control Symbol (RCS) CSHIS-6(R4))
FOR THE COMMANDER:
OFFICIAL: SEAN B. MacFARLAND
Lieutenant General, U.S. Army
Deputy Commanding General/
Chief of Staff
RICHARD A. DAVIS
Senior Executive
Deputy Chief of Staff, G-6
History. This publication is a rapid action revision. The portions affected by this rapid action
revision are listed in the summary of change.
Summary. This memorandum outlines a system and procedures for constructing and submitting
Semiannual Staff Historical Reports (SSHR) to the U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command
(TRADOC) Military History and Heritage Office (MHHO) to be incorporated into both the
TRADOC Historical Research Collection (HRC) and the Headquarters (HQ) TRADOC Annual
Command History (ACH).
Applicability. This memorandum applies to all TRADOC HQ Coordinating, Personal, and
Special Staff offices, including Deputy Commanding (DCG) elements.
Proponent and exception authority. The proponent for this memorandum is the HQ TRADOC
MHHO. The proponent has the authority to approve exceptions or waivers to this memorandum
that are consistent with controlling laws and regulations. The proponent may delegate this
authority in writing to a division chief with the proponent agency or its direct reporting unit or
field operating agency in the grade of colonel or the civilian equivalent. Activities may request a
waiver to this memorandum by providing justification that includes a full analysis of the
expected benefits and must include formal review by the activity’s senior legal officer. All
waiver requests will be endorsed by the commander or senior leader of the requesting activity
*This memorandum supersedes TRADOC Memorandum 870-1, dated 09 March 2011.
