BY ORDER OF THE
SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE
AIR FORCE HANDBOOK 23-123
8 AUGUST 2013
Incorporating Change 3, 30 MAY 2017
Certified Current 20 December 2021
Materiel Management
MATERIEL MANAGEMENT
HANDBOOK VOLUME ONE,
MATERIEL MANAGEMENT
REFERENCE INFORMATION
COMPLIANCE WITH THIS PUBLICATION IS MANDATORY
ACCESSIBILITY: Publications and forms are available on the e-Publishing website at
www.e-publishing.af.mil.
RELEASABILITY: There are no releasability restrictions on this publication.
OPR: AF/A4LR Certified by: AF/A4LR
(Col David A. Biggs)
Pages: 276
This handbook facilitates the implementation of AFI 23-101, Air Force Materiel Management
and AFMAN 23-122, Materiel Management Procedures. It provides information regarding
Integrated Logistics System – Supply (ILS-S) and supports the execution of guidance in AFI 23-
101, Air Force Materiel Management and AFMAN 23-122, Materiel Management Procedures.
This guidance applies to all personnel (military, civilian, and contractors) working for the United
States Air Force (USAF) including major commands (MAJCOMs), direct reporting units (DRU),
field operating agencies (FOA) and other individuals or organizations as required by binding
agreement or obligation with the Department of the Air Force (DAF). This handbook should be
used in conjunction with AFI 23-101 and AFMAN 23-122 in the execution of materiel
management operations. Refer recommended changes and questions about this publication to the
Office of Primary Responsibility (OPR) using AF Form 847, Recommendation for Change of
Publication; route AF Forms 847 from the field through the appropriate functional chain of
command. Ensure that all records created as a result of processes prescribed in this publication
are maintained in accordance with Air Force Manual (AFMAN) 33-363, Management of
Records, and disposed of in accordance with the Air Force Records Disposition Schedule (RDS)
located in the Air Force Records Information Management System (AFRIMS)
https://www.my.af.mil/afrims/afrims/afrims/rims.cfm. In accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act and DoD policy, ensure that reports of information collections that are collected
and/or are compiled and transmitted from the general public are cleared and licensed by the
Office of Management and Budget prior to collection. Information that is collected from other