AFI90-2001 — Mission Sustainment

AFI90-2001 governs the management and reporting of hazards that pose current and future risks to Air Force mission operations.

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  • Publication number: AFI90-2001
  • Title: Mission Sustainment
  • Date: 2019-07-31

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AFI90-2001 establishes a risk reporting framework for cross-functional teams and introduces the Mission Sustainment Risk Report. It requires operational staff involvement and aligns mission sustainment with the Air Force risk management model.

Applies to: It applies to all Regular Air Force and Air Force Reserve installations located in the United States, its territories, and possessions, including governmentowned, contractor-operated facilities.

Topics covered

  • Mission sustainment hazards
  • Risk reporting framework
  • Mission Sustainment Risk Report
  • Operational staff involvement
  • Mission sustainment controls
  • Waiver approval authorities

Questions and answers

How are mission sustainment teams composed?

Recommended team composition is similar to the original AFI, but this instruction requires direct involvement from operational staff to ensure that mission-related hazards are accounted for and proactively addressed.

What terms does AFI90-2001 modify?

Some key terms are modified to emphasize mission relevance.

What does AFI90-2001 identify as mission sustainment terminology?

For instance, encroachment management is now mission sustainment, encroachment challenges are mission sustainment hazards, and management actions are controls.

How are waiver requests submitted?

Submit requests for waivers through the chain of command to the appropriate Tier waiver approval authority, or alternately, to the requestor’s commander for non-tiered compliance items.

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