HOI16-1 governs Air Force programs for Secretary and Chief of Staff foreign counterpart visits and Air Chiefs’ Symposia.
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It assigns Secretariat and Air Staff responsibilities for planning and executing bilateral CPVs and multilateral ACSs. It requires country recommendations, scheduling, invitations, logistics, and coordination for these engagements.
Applies to: This publication applies to all Headquarters Air Force (HAF) organizations that plan or execute SecAF/CSAF CPVs and ACSs.
For the United States Air Force (USAF), only the SecAF and the CSAF may extend official courtesies to foreign guests of the Department of Defense (DoD). (paragraph 1)
The CSAF determines how many invitational foreign engagements to host each year. (paragraph 2)
The Office of the Deputy Under Secretary of the Air Force, International Affairs (SAF/IA), Air Force Foreign Liaison Office (AFFLO), is the lead office for planning and executing the SecAF/CSAF bilateral CPV program and multilateral ACS program. (paragraph 2)
Contact, no later than the outset of the second quarter of each calendar year, selected MAJCOM commanders and component commanders -- to include Pacific Air Forces, US Air Forces in Europe/Africa, Air Forces Central, Air Forces Southern, Air Forces Northern, Air Combat Command, Air Force Space Command, Air Mobility Command, Air Education and Training Command, Air Force Materiel Command and Air Force Special Operations Command -- requesting recommendations for upcoming bilateral CPVs and multilateral ACSs for the next calendar year. (paragraph 2)
Prepare and transmit formal invitation(s) to the selected air chief(s) on behalf of CSAF, inviting the air chief(s) to participate in the bilateral CPV or multilateral ACS. (paragraph 2)