DAFPD21-2 — Munitions

DAFPD21-2 governs Department of the Air Force policy for munitions accountability, transportation, maintenance, and loading.

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  • Publication number: DAFPD21-2
  • Title: MUNITIONS
  • Date: 2025-01-15

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It addresses conventional and nuclear munitions, nuclear weapons related materials, missiles, space launch weapon systems, and associated items. It requires safe, secure, serviceable, ready, and fully accountable munitions and assigns related responsibilities.

Topics covered

  • Munitions accountability
  • Munitions transportation
  • Munitions loading
  • Organizational-level munitions maintenance
  • Intermediate-level munitions maintenance
  • Depot-level munitions maintenance
  • Munitions design characteristics
  • Weapon system data collection

Questions and answers

How long must munitions accountability continue?

Systems shall be used to provide accountability of munitions from the point of entry into the Air Force stockpile until they are expended, de-militarized, transferred to an authorized disposal activity, transferred via foreign military sales, or inter-service released. (paragraph 2)

What does organizational-level munitions maintenance include?

Typical activities include the storage, inspection, delivery, assembly, disassembly, maintenance, handling, built-in-testing, and approved repairs of munitions to support operational requirements on the assigned stockpile. (paragraph 3)

What must happen before intermediate-level maintenance is authorized?

The level of effort associated with intermediate-level maintenance will be thoroughly analyzed and captured within various manpower, facility, training, and equipment requirement definition processes prior to being authorized for performance by munitions personnel. (paragraph 3)

At what level should munitions maintenance be performed?

Perform maintenance at the lowest organizational levels consistent with available technical manuals, personnel, capacity, infrastructure, equipment, and tools. (paragraph 3)

What are munitions personnel not resourced to do?

Munitions personnel are not trained/qualified or resourced to load Global Positioning System coordinates, target or mission data, or conduct electrical function testing (measurement or stimulus) by energizing any components within the munitions explosives train of weapon systems. (paragraph 4)

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