AFI13-520 governs aircraft and intercontinental ballistic missile nuclear operations and sets mandatory compliance requirements.
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It establishes guidance for organizing, training, equipping, certifying, decertifying, and operationally restricting forces. Its chapters address bomber, intercontinental ballistic missile, and mobility nuclear operations, along with command relationships, training, planning, and security information.
Applies to: This instruction applies to all Regular Air Force, Air National Guard of the United States, Air Force Reserve, civilian personnel, and contractors tasked with the responsibility to train, operate, maintain, control, safeguard, inspect, manage, account for, or perform nuclear operations tasks.
Ensure that all records created as a result of processes prescribed in this publication are maintained in accordance with Air Force Manual (AFMAN) 33-363, Management of Records, and disposed of in accordance with the Air Force Records Information Management System Air Force Records Disposition Schedule.
The authorities to waive wing/unit level requirements in this publication are identified with a Tier (“T-0, T-1, T-2, T-3”) number following the compliance statement.
Submit requests for waivers through the chain of command to the appropriate Tier waiver approval authority, or alternately, to the requestors commander for nontiered compliance items.
Refer recommended changes and questions about this publication to the Office of Primary Responsibility using the Air Force (AF) Form 847, Recommendation for Change of Publication.