BY ORDER OF THE SECRETARY
OF THE AIR FORCE
AIR FORCE INSTRUCTION 16-1005
23 JUNE 2016
Operations Support
MODELING & SIMULATION
MANAGEMENT
COMPLIANCE WITH THIS PUBLICATION IS MANDATORY
ACCESSIBILITY: Publications and forms are available on the e-Publishing website at
www.e-publishing.af.mil for downloading or ordering
RELEASABILITY: There are no releasability restrictions on this publication
OPR: AF/A3OT
Certified by: AF/A3O
(Maj Gen Scott D. West)
Pages: 14
This instruction implements Air Force Policy Directive (AFPD) 16-10, Modeling and
Simulation. This instruction outlines AF M&S general policy, assigns key roles and
responsibilities, and describes AF participation in select M&S forums. It applies to all AF
activities using M&S. This instruction applies to the Air National Guard (for the purposes of AFI
16-1005 Tier Authorities, NGB is considered a MAJCOM) and the Air Force Reserve. It
establishes forums for collaboration and funding advocacy for programs that will enhance AF
operational readiness. It identifies enterprise architecture, data exposure, and metadata
management functions and responsibilities. To recommend changes or identify conflicts
between this and other departmental publications, use the AF Form 847, Recommendation for
Change of Publication, and route it through publishing channels to the Office of Primary
Responsibility (OPR) for this directive, AF/A3OT Workflow (usaf.pentagon.af-a3.mbx.a3ot-
workflow@mail.mil) or 1480 Air Force Pentagon, Washington, DC 20330-1480. This
publication may be supplemented at any level, but all direct supplements must be routed to the
OPR of this publication for coordination prior to certification and approval. Ensure that all
records created as a result of processes prescribed in this publication are maintained IAW Air
Force Manual (AFMAN) 33-363, Management of Records, and disposed of IAW the Air Force
Records Disposition Schedule (RDS) in the Air Force Records Information Management System
(AFRIMS). 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 Publication OPR for non-tiered
compliance items. In accordance with the acquisition chain of authority specified in AFI 63-
