| Branch | U.S. Air Force |
| Series | AFI |
| Publication date | 2021-05-21 (5.3 years ago) |
| Status | Current |
| Proponent / OPR | PACAF |
| Source of record | AF e-Publishing |
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This instruction provides guidance which properly should not be predicated on systems’ capabilities. Guidance shall drive systems requirements. As such, the vast majority of references to systems information in this instruction are systems “neutral” and are referred to as “materiel management IT systems” or similar terminology. AFI 23-101’s “ companion” publications, AFMAN 23 - 122, and multiple AFH 23-123 volumes provide more specific systems references “ILS-S, AF Equipment IT System”.
1.1.3. Scope. AF policy requires all government-owned property to be under the control of a responsible Accountable Property Officer (APO) at all times. This instruction applies to the following:
This revision includes significant changes and must be reviewed in its entirety. Changes include consolidating roles and responsibilities into Chapter 1; implementation of new stockage percentages for Small Arms/Light Weapons (SA/LW) in Figure 5.1; update of Due-In From Maintenance (DIFM) return days of serviceable and unserviceable assets to Flight Service Center; movement of Satellite Operations to Chapter 9; data requirements for Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and incorporated Financial Audit Readiness compliance procedures for Equipment Custodians; Local Purchase (LP) Waivers or Local Repair (LR) Waivers for AF Equipment Items; updates to Individual Protective Equipment (IPE) protec tive mask and replacement parts procedures; base closure procedures; Decentralized Materiel Support (DMS) guidance; change of Centralized Equipment Office to establishment of Centralized Equipment Management Flight (CEMF); new disposal and retention policy for serviceable assets as approved by the Air Force Supply Chain Policy Working Group; removal of Career Broadening Program and AFMAN 23 - 220, Report of Survey; change of Tracer Reconciliation (NGV597) program and late inbound shipment management procedures to Overdue Shipment. (PACAF) This rewrite mandated establishment of deployment indicators for Mission Support Kits (MSK) deployment details of less than 30 days. It directs utilization of functional metrics data provided by PACAF/A4RM and outlines respo nse timeline for Logistics Readiness and equivalent units
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