DAFPD36-38 governs Force Support Readiness policies for personnel accountability, military postal services, and operational response.
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It addresses personnel readiness, reporting, military postal activities, expeditionary capabilities, and related Force Support roles. It requires systems for tracking personnel status and location, identification tags for military personnel, and support for military postal operations.
Applies to: This publication applies to Department of the Air Force civilian employees and uniformed members of the Regular Air Force, United States Space Force, the Air Force Reserve, and the Air National Guard.
Personnel accountability is inherent to command/unit leadership and is a shared responsibility between a commander or director, supervisor, and the individual. (paragraph 1)
Personnel reporting assists commanders/directors with assessing and evaluating the readiness of their organization and the ability to accomplish its operational mission. (paragraph 1)
USAF Force Support personnel shall develop and maintain reporting systems, procedures, and processes to support managing service members’ PERSTEMPO reporting requirements, and the accountability, tracking, and reporting of regular, reserve, DoD civilians, family members of regular, reserve, and affiliated contractors serving outside the Continental United States in accordance with established guidance. (paragraph 3)
USAF Force Support personnel will issue identification tags (also known as “dog tags”) to USAF and USSF military personnel. (paragraph 3)
USAF Services personnel shall provide expeditionary capabilities to support the core functions for the warfighters and Combatant Commanders in accordance with AFPD 34-1, Air Force Services. (paragraph 3)