FOIA filing for my father's Air Force service records...
I don't know squat about how to do this, what to ask for (I know that "everything" will be laughed at by the powers that be,) what buzz words to include, etc. Given we have a not inconsequential number of people who have served on this forum, I wonder if anyone has any advice to give on how to go about asking. My specific areas of interest are, the places and activities he was performing while on various TDY deployments, where we know he wasn't where he said he was. There is also the aspect of various service medals and awards that are not included in the official documents given to us upon his retirement from active duty. He was gone a lot while I was a child, and I'd like to know why. I'm hoping by now the details would be shareable by the powers that be. (28 years since his death, over 30 years since his retirement.)
Thanks in advance to anyone who has any helpful suggestions.