Conventional indices are keyed to name. Records are protected by guards. Records are controlled by personnel screening and by visitor registers. Files are given the same protection as the property accountability records with which they are associated. Files are destroyed three years after final action if pecuniary liability is not assessed, and three years after collection or ten years after final action, whichever is sooner.
Destruction is by shredding, pulping, macerating, or burning.
Information pertaining to geographically dispersed elements of the record system may be obtained from the documentation manager at the applicable Air Force component. Requester must present sufficient proof of identity, such as full name, Social Security Number, military or civilian status and grade, and approximate date and location of incident involving report of survey or other information verifiable from the record itself. Requester must present sufficient proof of identity, such as full name, Social Security Number, military or civilian status and grade, and approximate date and location of incident involving report of survey or other information verifiable from the record itself. Information obtained from police and investigating officers, the public media, the bureau of motor vehicles, a state or local government, an international organization, a corporation, witnesses, or source documents such as reports from Air Force property records.