AFI38-107 — Air Force Mission Directives

AFI38-107 governs the management, preparation, issuance, and numbering of Air Force Mission Directives.

Publication number: AFI38-107
Title: AIR FORCE MISSION DIRECTIVES
Date: 2025-09-16

It establishes general guidelines for mission directives and assigns approval, certification, preparation, and repository responsibilities. It requires mission directives to define missions, command relationships, responsibilities, legal guidance, security classification, and numbering.

Applies to: This publication applies to civilians and uniformed members of the regular Air Force, the Air Force Reserve, and the Air National Guard.

Topics covered

Air Force Mission Directives
Mission directive preparation
Mission directive numbering
Command relationships
Mission directive approval
Security classification

Questions and answers

Do detachments below squadron level require mission directives?

Detachments, as well as other activities below squadron level, do not require a mission directive unless directed by the MAJCOM, DRU, or FOA commander. (paragraph 1)

How long should a mission directive be?

Be brief and concise; limit to no more than two pages, if possible. (paragraph 3)

What must mission directives describe about an organization?

Mission directives describe what an organization does at the executive level, not how it does it. (paragraph 1)

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