BY ORDER OF THE
SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE
AIR FORCE INSTRUCTION 65-
601,VOLUME 2
29 JANUARY 2021
Financial Management
BUDGET MANAGEMENT FOR
OPERATIONS
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: SAF/FMBOI
Supersedes: AFI65-601V2, 14 July 2017
Certified by: SAF/FMB
(Maj Gen James D. Peccia)
Pages: 66
This instruction implements Department of the Air Force Policy Directive (DAFPD) 65-6,
Budget and prescribes procedures for administering and executing the Department of the Air
Force operating budget. Compliance with the attachments in this publication is mandatory. The
instruction applies to all civilian employees and uniformed members of the Department of the
Air Force, Air Force Reserve, and Air National Guard to include all individuals who perform
financial management analysis and resource management at all levels, except where noted
otherwise. The instruction references United States Air Force structure but is relevant to all
corresponding United States Space Force elements. 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 Air Force Records Information Management System Records Disposition
Schedule. Refer recommended changes and questions about this publication to the Office of
Primary Responsibility (OPR) using the Air Force (AF) Form 847, Recommendation for Change
of Publication; route AF 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 DAFI 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
