Department of Defense
INSTRUCTION
NUMBER 3200.21
September 15, 2015
Incorporating Change 2, November 30, 2017
USD(P&R)
SUBJECT: Sustaining Access to the Live Training Domain
References: See Enclosure 1
1. PURPOSE. This instruction implements policy, assigns responsibilities, and provides
procedures for sustaining access to the live training domain to meet training mission
requirements, pursuant to DoD Directive (DoDD) 3200.15 (Reference (a)) and in accordance
with the authority in DoDD 5124.02 (Reference (b)).
2. APPLICABILITY. This instruction:
a. Applies to:
(1) OSD, the Military Departments, the Office of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of
Staff and the Joint Staff, the Combatant Commands, the Office of the Inspector General of the
Department of Defense, the Defense Agencies, the DoD Field Activities, and all other
organizational entities within the DoD (referred to collectively in this instruction as the “DoD
Components”).
(2) All operational ranges and their associated facilities, authorized radio frequency
spectrum allocations, training areas, seaspace, and airspace that the DoD owns, operates, leases,
or controls, and uses for training in the live training domain.
(3) The live training domain outside the United States in accordance with applicable
international agreements and in accordance with DoD Instruction (DoDI) 4715.05 (Reference
(c)).
b. Nothing in this instruction alters or supersedes the existing authorities and responsibilities
assigned to the DoD Inspector General in DoDD 5106.01 (Reference (d)) and the Inspector
General Act of 1978, as amended, Title 5, United States Code, Appendix (Reference (e)).
c. Does not apply to operational ranges used solely to support contingency operations.
