AFHRA: unlocking the archives
Melissa Lahue, Air Force Historical Research Agency research division chief, and Samuel Shearin, AFHRA lineage, honors and heraldry division historian, demonstrate and explain the importance of the linage of the 42d Air Base Wing’s emblem at Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama, Feb. 26, 2026. Historians maintain the lineage, honors and emblems of approximately 3,700 active and reserve units, tracing each organization from constitution through activations, redesignations, assignments and decorations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Tanner Doerr)
PHOTO BY:
Senior Airman Tanner Doerr
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NIKON Z 6_2
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NIKKOR Z 24-70mm f/2.8 S
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800
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