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AFI 10-701 — Operations Security (Opsec)

AFI 10-701 is listed as current Current
in the AF e-Publishing catalog as of our last index refresh (2026-08-23). Status is mirrored from that catalog, re-checked weekly — every change is logged. Note: its publication date is 2019-07-24 — 7.1 years old — so check for newer interim changes before citing it.
BranchU.S. Air Force
SeriesAFI
Publication date2019-07-24 (7.1 years ago)
StatusCurrent
Proponent / OPRAF/A3
Source of recordAF e-Publishing

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What changed in this edition

This interim change revises AFI 10-701 by (1) deleting OPSEC working group requirements in paragraph 2.18 and 2.19, (2) adding OPSEC working group requirements to the roles and responsibilities of the commander/directors, OPSEC Program Manager and OPSEC Signature Manager in paragraphs 2.17, 2.20, 2.21 and 2.22, (3) adding OPSEC Signature Management responsibilities to paragraph 2.22, (4) revising mission-oriented training within paragraph 4.3, OPSEC program management assessments within paragraph 5.3.5 and Electronic System Security Assessments within paragraph 6.6 A margin bar (|) indicates newly revised material

Paragraphs this edition names as changed:

2.182.192.172.202.212.224.35.3.56.6

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If AFI 10-701 changes, who else is affected

Functional communityPublicationsWhich ones
Acquisition1DAFI 63-101 20-101
Contracting1AFI 64-102
Flying Operations1AFI 11-289
Intelligence1AFMAN 14-405
Law1DAFI 51-201
Personnel1DAFMAN 36-2136
Public Affairs1AFI 35-101

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Publications that cite AFI 10-701

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Changes & supplements to AFI 10-701

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