NAVAL HISTORY AND HERITAGE COMMAND COMMAND OVERVIEW

VISION Enhance the warfighting effectiveness of the U.S. Navy, using the power of History and Heritage to pass on hard-won lessons, foster unit combat cohesion, and garner the continuing support of the American people. 2

NHHC OVERVIEW Making Navy History and Heritage Relevant! 3 NHHC Headquarters Navy Yard, Washington DC  Navy Dept. Library  Operational Archives  USS Constitution Maintenance Det.  Historic Ship Nautilus  Nine Museums  Navy Dept. Library  Operational Archives  USS Constitution Maintenance Det.  Historic Ship Nautilus  Nine Museums OUR MISSION The Naval History and Heritage Command serves as the Navy’s institutional memory by preserving, acquiring, producing, and disseminating history and heritage products and resources through Navy historical, archival, museum, curatorial, art, and underwater archeological programs.  150,000 books  300,000 artifacts  370,000 manuscripts  186 million pages of historic records  1 million historic Navy photos  20,000 Navy artworks

WHERE WE ARE 4 We are a National Enterprise with Presence across the Country!

OBJECTIVES  We interpret naval history and heritage, providing relevant support to Navy leadership and Sailors to support policy development, enhance readiness and build esprit-de-corps.  We conduct outreach to the American public that highlights the critical role the Navy plays in their daily lives and the importance of maintaining a strong Navy to protect their basic freedoms and the America's maritime commerce.  We collect, preserve, protect, and make available the artifacts, documents, and art that embody our naval history and heritage for future generations.  We advance the knowledge of naval history and heritage through professional research, analysis, interpretation, products, and services. 5 Invoke the “Sense of the Heroic”; Connect to Our Audiences

6 HOW IT ALL FITS TOGETHER Our Charter and Mission: Connect the Pieces to Achieve the Vision! An Historic Imagery Collection with 1 million historic photographs that illustrate rich Navy history in perpetuity An art and artifact collection stored and managed to industry standards in perpetuity A library and archive collection stored and managed to industry standards in perpetuity A fully accessible electronic collection leveraging cutting-edge technology A Communication and Outreach program to integrate naval history in concert with the U.S. Navy narrative A “Smithsonian class” Navy museum network that will be fully sustainable and accredited An Underwater Archaeological Program that manages 14K aircraft wrecks and 3K shipwrecks worldwide Serve as the naval history authority by collecting, researching, analyzing, writing and sharing the record A Historic Ship and Aircraft Program that provides oversight and stewardship

POINTS OF CONTACT Public Inquiries Mon-Fri, 8am-4pm (DSN) Webmaster NHHC FOIA Service Center Mon-Fri, 8am-4pm (202) 433-FOIA (3642) (DSN)

POINTS OF CONTACT Archives Branch—Operational Records and Personal Papers Bldg. 57, 3rd Floor Mon-Fri, 9am-4pm Visiting hours by appointment only (DSN) Archives Branch—Ship and Aviation Unit Records Bldg. 200, 1st Floor Mon-Fri, 9am-4pm Visiting hours by appointment only (DSN) Ships Histories - Aviation Histories -

POINTS OF CONTACT Archives Branch—Photographic Section Bldg. 108, 2nd Floor Mon-Fri, 9am-4pm Visiting hours by appointment only (DSN) Curator Branch Bldg. 108, 2nd Floor Mon-Fri, 8am-4pm (DSN)

POINTS OF CONTACT Navy Art Collection Bldg. 67 (office) Mon-Fri, 9am-3:30pm Bldg. 76 (displays at National Museum of the U.S. Navy) (DSN) Navy Department Library Bldg. 44, 1st Floor Mon-Fri, 9am-4pm Reference assistance is NOT provided on Wednesdays Reference Circulation (DSN)

POINTS OF CONTACT Underwater Archaeology Bldg. 70, 1st Floor Mon-Fri, 8am-4pm

NAVAL HISTORY AND HERITAGE COMMAND COMMAND OVERVIEW