BY ORDER OF THE
SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE
AIR FORCE INSTRUCTION 48-170
7 OCTOBER 2020
Aerospace Medicine
PERIODIC HEALTH ASSESSMENT
COMPLIANCE WITH THIS PUBLICATION IS MANDATORY
ACCESSIBILITY: Publications and forms are available for downloading or ordering on the
e-Publishing website at www.e-Publishing.af.mil
RELEASABILITY: There are no releasability restrictions on this publication.
OPR: AF/SG3/4P
Supersedes: AFI48-170,
25 September 2020
Certified by: AF/SG3/4
(Maj Gen Robert I. Miller)
Pages: 15
This instruction implements Air Force Policy Directive 48-1, Aerospace & Operational
Medicine Enterprise (AOME). This instruction applies to uniformed members of the Regular Air
Force, Air Force Reserve, and Air National Guard. This publication requires the collection and
maintenance of information protected by the Privacy Act (PA) of 1974 (Title 5 United States
Code Section 552a). System of records notice F044 AF SG E, Medical Record System, applies.
Ensure that all records created as a result of processes prescribed in this publication are
maintained in accordance with Air Force Instruction (AFI) 33-322, Records Management and
Information Governance Program, and disposed of in accordance with the Air Force Records
Disposition Schedule located at the Air Force Records Information Management System. Refer
recommended changes and questions about this publication to the office of primary
responsibility (OPR) using the Air Force Form 847, Recommendation for Change of Publication.
Route Air Force Forms 847 from the field through the appropriate functional chain of command.
This publication may be supplemented at any level, but all supplements must be routed to the
OPR of this publication for coordination prior to certification and approval. 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 requestor’s commander for non-tiered compliance items.
