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Army Heritage Museum
The United States Army Heritage and Education Center (USAHEC), at Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania, is the U.S. Army's primary historical research facility. Formed in 1999 and reorganized in 2013, the center consists of the Military History Institute (MHI), the Army Heritage Museum (AHM), the Historical Services Division (HSD), Visitor and Education Services (VES), the U.S. Army War College Library, and Collections Management (CM). The U.S. Army Heritage and Education Center is part of the United States Army War College, but has its own 56-acre (230,000 m2) campus. The Heritage and Education Center makes available contemporary and historical materials related to strategic leadership, the global application of Landpower, and U.S. Army Heritage to inform research, educate an international audience, and honor Soldiers, past and present. The USAHEC team strives to: Use: The premier choice for researching strategic leadership, employment of Landpower, and U.S. Army Heritage Support: Actively support the USAWC mission and JIIM team with value-added products and analysis Acquire: Purchase or accept donations of relevant contemporary and historical materials Hold: Account for, process, maintain, and secure all contemporary and historical materials, digitize where appropriate Educate: Communicate and make available our holdings in a variety of formats and programs Conserve: Provide long-term care and preservation for contemporary and historical materials using state-of-the-art techniques The current research collection contains military history books, military newspapers, technical and field manuals, periodicals, veteran’s surveys, photographs, and transcribes oral histories. The collections include material from as early as the Revolutionary War to current U.S. Army operations. The USAHEC also provides interpretive exhibits and educational outreach programs to foster a greater understanding of the Army's central role in the growth, development and protection of the nation and its way of life. The USAHEC motto is "Telling the Army story, one Soldier at a time."