DAFPD10-30 — Personnel Recovery

DAFPD10-30 governs Department of the Air Force personnel recovery policy, operations, training, and recovery of isolated personnel.

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  • Publication number: DAFPD10-30
  • Title: PERSONNEL RECOVERY
  • Date: 2025-03-04

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It defines personnel recovery as military, diplomatic, and civil efforts involving preparation, planning, execution, and adaptation. It requires a global program, training for recovery tasks, reporting procedures, planning resources, and readiness to recover and reintegrate isolated personnel.

Topics covered

  • Personnel recovery operations
  • Isolated personnel reintegration
  • PR execution tasks
  • Survival, evasion, resistance, and escape
  • PR mission planning
  • Recovery reporting procedures

Questions and answers

What is personnel recovery under DAFPD10-30?

PR is the sum of military, diplomatic, and civil efforts to prepare for and execute the recovery and reintegration of isolated personnel (IP). (paragraph 1)

Who has primary responsibility for recovering isolated DAF personnel?

The Air Force has the primary responsibility to recover DAF personnel who become isolated in an uncertain or hostile environment. (paragraph 2)

What must the DAF train personnel to do in personnel recovery?

The DAF will train capable mission design series Aircrew and Air Force Special Warfare Airmen to execute the five PR tasks (report, locate, support, recover, and reintegrate). (paragraph 2)

What training is required for commanders and staff?

Commanders and staff must be educated and trained to plan and implement the PR mission. (paragraph 2)

What reporting procedures must units and command posts develop?

Units, command posts, and PR coordination cells or PR centers will develop reporting procedures for overdue, missing, or isolated aircraft and personnel across the competition continuum. (paragraph 2)

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