Please be advised that the Air Force will not deliver unofficial mass mailings addressed to individuals at their duty addresses. A mass mailing is defined as 50 or more pieces of mail received on the same day from the same mailer.
Air Force policy is to deny requests for lists of e-mail addresses (both personal and organizational) using FOIA exemption (b)(2)(high). The Air Force also relies on FOIA exemption (b)(6) when denying lists of personal e-mail addresses. High (b)(2) protects internal information, the disclosure of which would risk circumvention of a statute or agency regulation. Because DoD e-mail systems are to be used only for official and authorized purposes, the addresses are considered primarily internal.
The regulations at issue that could be circumvented include DoD and Air Force regulations that require us to limit use of e-mail to authorized purposes, and to protect the security of your computer and information systems. Exemption (b)(6) protects information that if released would permit a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy. This does not prohibit an organization from including a single e-mail address on a Web page or in correspondence.
Current as of: Oct. 20, 2021