BY ORDER OF THE
SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE
AIR FORCE MISSION DIRECTIVE 30
28 OCTOBER 2020
AIR FORCE HISTORICAL RESEARCH
AGENCY
COMPLIANCE WITH THIS PUBLICATION IS MANDATORY
ACCESSIBILITY: Publications and forms are available for downloading or ordering on the
e-Publishing website at www.e-Publishing.af.mil.
RELEASABILITY: There are no releasability restrictions on this publication.
OPR: AFHRA/DR
Supersedes: AFMD30, 6 September 2016
Certified by: AF/HO
(Mr. Walter A. Grudzinskas)
Pages: 4
This Directive states the mission, defines the command structure, and establishes the
responsibilities of the Air Force Historical Research Agency (AFHRA). This publication does
not apply to the Air National Guard. Refer recommended changes and questions about this
publication to the Office of Primary Responsibility using the AF Form 847, Recommendation for
Change of Publication; route AF Forms 847 from the field through appropriate functional chain
of command. Ensure all records generated as a result of processes prescribed in this publication
adhere to Air Force Instruction 33-322, Records Management and Information Governance
Program, and are disposed in accordance with the Air Force Records Disposition Schedule,
which is located in the Air Force Records Information Management System.
SUMMARY OF CHANGES
This revision eliminates or revises mission areas to reflect the current responsibilities of
AFHRA, to include support to the recently established United States Space Force (USSF).
1. Mission. The AFHRA preserves Department of the Air Force history and provides
information and analyses to support official customers and the general public in a variety of
venues and formats. The AFHRA administers the lineage, heritage, and emblems of Department
of the Air Force organizations; supports contingency operations; prepares reference works;
conducts an oral history program; operates an information system to index and retrieve historical
data; and provides field support to Air Force History and Museums Program (AFHMP)
personnel. The AFHRA will provide the same level of support to both the United States Air
Force (USAF) and USSF.
