Section 702(3) of 51 Pa.C.S. (relating to duties of department) provides that the Department will be the office of permanent record for personnel papers, documents and forms pertaining to the Pennsylvania National Guard and the Pennsylvania Guard except where the laws of the United States require certain papers, documents or forms to be kept permanently in the National Guard Bureau or other Federal agency. Section 902(2) of 51 Pa.C.S. (relating to general powers and duties of Adjutant General) provides that the Adjutant General will be responsible for maintaining military records until transferred to the Pennsylvania archives or, where appropriate, to the proper Federal agency. In fulfilling these duties and responsibilities, the Department and the Adjutant General collect and maintain many military personnel and medical records that were initially prepared and maintained under applicable Federal directives. This subchapter sets forth the standards for public release of those records.
43 Pa. Code § 1.1