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Mandatory Compliance Publications
Directive
Air Force Policy Directive (AFPD)
orders of the SECAF and contain directive policy statements to initiate, govern, and/or regulate actions within specified areas of responsibility by Air Force activities.
Air Force Policy Memorandum (AFPM)
orders of the SECAF and contain directive policy statements to initiate, govern, and/or regulate actions within specified areas of responsibility by Air Force activities when there is insufficient time to process a new AFPD or to rewrite or IC an existing AFPD. ____ expire one-year after their effective date or when superseded by an AFPD, whichever is earlier. OPRs must process and distribute a new or revised AFPD before the AFPM expires. AFDPO will remove expired AFPMs from the e-Publishing web site and notify the OPR.
Mission Directives (MD)
prescribe the mission, area of responsibility, organization, and relationships of MAJCOMs, FOAs, and DRUs with their respective units. Follow guidelines in AFI 10-101, Format and Content of __________ _________.
Instruction (I)
are orders of the Secretary of the Air Force and are certified and approved at the HAF (Secretariat or Air Staff) level. _____ direct action, ensure compliance, and/or give detailed procedures to standard actions Air Force-wide. _____ may be supplemented at any level below the HAF, unless otherwise stated in the publication.
Supplement
Unless otherwise authorized in the HHQ publication, subordinate units must issue a _______ to extend the scope of guidance in a HHQ publication.
Manuals
________ are usually extensions of instructions, providing additional guidance for performing standard tasks, or supporting education and training programs. An ________ does not necessarily have to fall under an AFI; an ________ may stand in place of an AFI, if appropriate.
Guidance Memo
______ are issued as interim guidance, to prescribe new procedures and guidance that affect many people or to address critical issues such as national security, safety of flight, etc., when there is insufficient time to process and distribute a new or revised guidance publication (AFI, AFMAN, or AF Supplement to a DoDI). GMs expire one-year after their effective date or when superseded by a guidance publication, whichever is earlier. OPRs must process and distribute a new or revised guidance publication before the ____ expires. AFDPO will remove expired _____ from the e-Publishing web site and notify the OPR.
Operating Instructions (OI)
assign responsibilities, direct actions, and prescribe procedures within a headquarters staff (i.e., HAF, MAJCOM, NAF, group). _______ are not applicable to subordinate units (e.g., FOA, DRU, wing, group, squadron, etc.).
Nondirective Publications
These publications are informational and suggest guidance that you can modify to fit the circumstances. Complying with publications in this category is expected, but not mandatory.
Pamphlet (PAM)
_____ are informational, "how to" publications, which may include procedures for implementing Air Force guidance. ______ may provide guidance regarding reports, but may not prescribe reports. They may reference forms and provide guidance on completing them, but may not prescribe them. Commands and field units may issue _____ that are applicable to their subordinate units.
Basic and Operational Doctrine and Tactics, Techniques and Procedures (TTP) Documents
_______ is a collection of statements of officially sanctioned beliefs and warfighting principles that describe and guide the proper use of airpower in military action. Follow directions in AFI 10-1301 for development, format, and numbering of ________.
Directories
________ are informational publications. They are usually in alphabetical or classed order, such as a listing of addresses, affiliations, functions, and similar data.
Handbooks
__________ are reference books of a particular subject or a compilation of factual data and instructional material not subject to frequent revision. Commands and field units may issue _______ that are applicable to their subordinate units.
Visual Aids (VAs)
______ are informational publications that describe and/or list a particular collection of information.
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