BY ORDER OF THE SECRETARY
OF THE AIR FORCE
AIR FORCE INSTRUCTION 16-604
14 SEPTEMBER 2018
Operations Support
THE TREATY ON OPEN SKIES, THE
TREATY ON CONVENTIONAL ARMED
FORCES IN EUROPE, AND THE
VIENNA DOCUMENT ON
CONFIDENCE AND SECURITY-
BUILDING MEASURES
COMPLIANCE WITH THIS PUBLICATION IS MANDATORY
ACCESSIBILITY: This publication is available on the e-Publishing website at
http://www.e-Publishing.af.mil for downloading
RELEASABILITY: There are no releasability restrictions on this publication
OPR: AF/A10P
Supersedes: AFI16-604, 31 May 2016
Certified by: AF/A10P
(Col David Rickards)
Pages: 26
This publication implements, in part, Air Force Policy Directive 16-6, International Arms
Control and Nonproliferation Agreements, and the DoD Foreign Clearance Program. This
instruction provides guidance for treaties and agreements involving military transparency and
conventional forces, specifically, Air Force implementation of, and compliance with, the Treaty
on Open Skies (hereinafter referred to as Open Skies), the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces
in Europe (hereinafter referred to as the CFE Treaty), and the Vienna Document on Confidence
and Security-Building Measures (hereinafter referred to as Vienna Document). This publication
applies to all Air Force personnel to include Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve units.
This Air Force Instruction may be supplemented at any level, but route all supplements to
AF/A10P for coordination prior to certification and approval. Refer recommended changes and
questions about this publication to the Office of Primary Responsibility using the Air Force Form
847, Recommendation for Change of Publication; route Air Force Forms 847 from the field
through appropriate chain of command. The authorities to waive wing/unit level requirements in
this publication are identified with a Tier (“T-0, T-1, T-2, 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 requests 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. Ensure that all records created as a result
of processes prescribed in this publication are maintained in accordance with Air Force Manual
