AFI51-401 — The Law Of War

AFI51-401 governs Air Force law of war training, investigations of alleged violations, and legal reviews of weapons and cyber capabilities.

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  • Publication number: AFI51-401
  • Title: THE LAW OF WAR
  • Date: 2018-08-03

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It assigns responsibilities for law of war compliance, incident reporting, evidence safeguarding, and training. It specifies information for review requests and criteria for assessing weapons and cyber capabilities.

Topics covered

  • Law of war training
  • Law of war violations
  • Incident reporting
  • Evidence safeguarding
  • Weapons legal reviews
  • Cyber capability legal reviews
  • Airman’s Rules

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