AFI17-213 governs Air Force satellite communications resource management, including mobile and fixed satellite service resources.
View AFI17-213 on armypubs.army.mil
It covers asset accounting, requirements validation, AFIN infrastructure oversight, and the procurement and use of commercial SATCOM. It requires SATCOM requirements to be documented and validated, and systems to comply with applicable standards and policies.
Applies to: This instruction applies to all military and civilian Air Force personnel, members of the Air Force Reserve and Air National Guard, and other individuals or organizations as required by binding agreement or obligation with the Department of the Air Force.
All MSS devices are categorized in AFI 17-1203, Information Technology (IT) Asset Management (ITAM), as commodity code “P” assets and will be accounted for in the Air Force Equipment Management System Asset Inventory Management (AFEMS-AIM). (paragraph 2)
MAJCOM MSS managers will validate all of their MAJCOM MSS requirements in accordance with IAW AFMAN 17-2101 and the Long Haul Communications Requirements Process Guide (LRPG). (paragraph 3)
The Air Force will implement an enterprise approach to the procurement and use of COMSATCOM. (paragraph 4)
The Air Force will use the use performance-based strategies and most cost effective method of satisfying SATCOM requirements, to include: the use of MILSATCOM (as the bandwidth provider of first choice), inclined orbit commercial satellites (when feasible), sharing existing bandwidth by implementing the use of Internet Protocol (IP) SATCOM modems. (paragraph 4)
Current and future systems must comply with national, military, and appropriate commercial standards and policies published in accordance with CJCSI 6250.01. (paragraph 4)