AFI1-2 governs commander conduct, duties, responsibilities, mission execution, and leadership expectations.
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It addresses commander’s intent, mission command, trust, empowerment, risk management, data-driven decisions, and force readiness. It requires commanders to lead missions, develop personnel, and maintain a healthy command climate.
Applies to: This instruction applies specifically to commissioned officers holding command positions in the Regular or Reserve Components (RegAF, Air Force Reserve, and Air National Guard).
All commanding officers and others in authority in the Air Force are required to show in themselves a good example of virtue, honor, patriotism, and subordination; to be vigilant in inspecting the conduct of all persons who are placed under their command; to guard against and suppress all dissolute and immoral practices, and to correct, according to the laws and regulations of the Air Force all persons who are guilty of them; and to take all necessary and proper measures, under the laws, regulations, and customs of the Air Force to promote and safeguard the morale, the physical well-being, and the general welfare of the officers and enlisted persons under their command or charge. (paragraph 2)
Commanders must collect and leverage relevant data and information for every decision and manage risk with the information available to them. (paragraph 3)
Commanders must continually assess their organization’s overall readiness to compete with a peer adversary, then strive to optimize training and resources for success in the high-end fight. (paragraph 3)
Commanders must provide a clear, concise vision of the operation or task, the desired outcome, and acceptable risks to create a shared sense of purpose for subordinates. (paragraph 3)
Within the scope of their authority, commanders must empower subordinate decision-making for flexibility, initiative, and responsiveness through trust, shared awareness and understanding of the commander’s intent. (paragraph 3)