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AFPD 13-5 — Air Force Nuclear Mission

AFPD 13-5 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 2018-07-17 — 8.1 years old — so check for newer interim changes before citing it.
BranchU.S. Air Force
SeriesAFPD
Publication date2018-07-17 (8.1 years ago)
StatusCurrent
Proponent / OPRAF/A10
Source of recordAF e-Publishing

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Maintenance2AFI 21-103 ACC Sup, AFMAN 21-206 USAFE-AFAFRICA Sup
Operations2AFMAN 10-207, AFMAN 10-207 USAFE-AFAFRICA Sup
Law1AFI 51-301

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