Military history detachment

[1] The mission of the Military History Detachments is to support the unit commander's history program; collect information in the operational environment to supplement and amplify the factual accounts of events as recorded by the organization; and assist in the documentation of unit operations.

Along with this central group, a flexible number of contact teams with two enlisted and two commissioned historians helped the units collect materials.

These units were largely autonomous, writing histories based on the standards set by their commanding officers, which varied considerably.

These units, unlike their World War II predecessors focused largely on historical source collection, less on the production of manuscripts in support of the Office of the Chief Historian.

Since Vietnam, only 1 military history detachment has been maintained in the regular Army, the rest are components of the National Guard and Reserve and consist of one officer and two enlisted men.

After the 23 March 1994 disaster at Fort Bragg's Green Ramp, the 44th MHD was tasked to assist in documenting the US Army's response to the incident.

Their efforts were incorporated into Mary Condon-Rall's 1996 book Disaster on Green Ramp: The Army's Response.

The NCOs normally carry a Public Affairs Military Occupational Specialty (MOS) code.