United States Air Force Historical
Research Agency
( This office is the repository for heraldry
information)
HQ AFHRA/RSA
600 Chennault Circle
Maxwell AFB AL
36112-6424
Phone: (334) 953-2966
DSN 493-2966
Air Force History Support
Office
500 Duncan Ave Box 94
Bolling AFB, D.C. 20332-1111
Phone:
(202) 404-2264
DSN 754-2264
For the
Department of Defense and other Military Departments, historical files are
stored in repositories under the jurisdiction of the National Archives and
Records Administration (NARA). Information from records maintained by NARA is
available to the public. For a nominal fee, NARA will reproduce documents of
interest. Their address is:
National Archives and Records Service
8th
Street and Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington DC 20408
Phone: (202)
523-3220
Another
source is the Superintendent of Documents, United States Government Printing
Office (GPO). The GPO stocks and sells over 24,000 different publications,
periodicals, and subscription services. Topics range from accidents and accident
prevention to zoology, and include military items relating to the topics of
interest mentioned in letters to the Department of Defense. A listing of
Government periodicals and subscription services sold by GPO is available to
citizens at no charge. Citizens are also encouraged to avail themselves of
resources of local public and school libraries, many of which routinely receive
GPO listings. Their address is:
Superintendent of Documents, United States
Government Printing Office (GPO)
Washington, DC 20402
(202) 512-1800