BY ORDER OF THE SECRETARY
OF THE AIR FORCE
AIR FORCE INSTRUCTION 16-107
29 AUGUST 2018
Operations Support
MILITARY PERSONNEL EXCHANGE
PROGRAM
COMPLIANCE WITH THIS PUBLICATION IS MANDATORY
ACCESSIBILITY: Publications and forms are available on the e-Publication website at
www.e-Publishing.af.mil for downloading or ordering
RELEASABILITY: There are no releasability restrictions on this publication
OPR: SAF/IAPA
Supersedes: AFI 16-107, 2 February 2006
Certified by: SAF/IAPA
(Colonel Paul E. Szostak)
Pages: 42
This instruction implements 10 USC 311, Exchange of Defense Personnel between the United
States and Friendly Foreign Countries: Authority and Air Force Policy Directive (AFPD) 16-1,
Security Cooperation. It prescribes the principles that govern the USAF Military Personnel
Exchange Program, the procedures for establishing the exchange of military personnel between
the USAF and air forces of other nations, and program execution. This instruction applies to the
Regular Air Force, Air Force Reserve and Air National Guard if they are assigned to the Military
Personnel Exchange Program. The authorities to waive wing/unit level requirements in this
publication are identified with a Tier (“T-0, T-1, T-2, and or T-3”) number following the
compliance statement. See AFI 33-360, Publications and Forms Management, for a description
of the authorities associated with the Tier numbers. Submit request for waivers through the
chain of command to the appropriate Tier waiver approval authority, or alternately, to the
requestors commander for non-tiered compliance items. This publication may be supplemented
at any level, but all Supplements should be routed to the OPR of this publication for coordination
prior to certification and approval. This instruction does not apply to programs covered by AFI
16-105, Joint Security Cooperation Education and Training, which addresses education and
training of international military students. Furthermore, this instruction does not apply to the
other Defense Personnel Exchange Program activities covered under DoDD 5230.20.
Refer recommended changes and questions about this publication to the Office of Primary
Responsibility (OPR) using the AF Form (AF) 847, Recommendation for Change of Publication;
route AF 847 from the field through appropriate functional chain of command. Ensure all records
created because of processes prescribed in this publication are maintained in accordance with Air
Force Manual 33-363, Management of Records, and disposed of in accordance with the Air
