BY ORDER OF THE
SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE
AIR FORCE MANUAL 11-2KC-46,
VOLUME 3
12 JULY 2021
Flying Operations
KC-46 OPERATIONS PROCEDURES
COMPLIANCE WITH THIS PUBLICATION IS MANDATORY
ACCESSIBILITY: Publications and forms are available for downloading or ordering on the e-
Publishing website at http://www.e-publishing.af.mil.
RELEASABILITY: There are no releasability restrictions on this publication.
OPR: AMC/A3V
Certified by: AF/A3T
(Maj Gen Albert G. Miller)
Pages: 126
This manual implements Air Force Policy Directive (AFPD) 11-2 – Aircrew Operations, and is
consistent with Air Force Manual (AFMAN) 11-202, Volume 3 – Flight Operations. This is a
specialized publication intended for use by airmen who have graduated from technical training
related to this publication. It establishes procedures for the operation of the KC-46 aircraft to
safely and successfully accomplish worldwide mobility missions. This manual applies to all
civilian employees and uniformed members of the Regular Air Force (RegAF), Air Force Reserve
(AFR), and Air National Guard (ANG) operating KC-46 missions. This publication does not apply
to the United States Space Force. This manual requires the collection and or maintenance of
information protected by the Privacy Act of 1974 authorized by 10 USC § 9013, Secretary of the
Air Force, and Executive Order 9397 – Numbering System for Federal Accounts Relating to
Individual Persons. The applicable System of Records Notice, F011 AF XO A, Aviation Resource
Management System, is available at https://dpcld.defense.gov/privacy/SORNS.aspx. Ensure all
records generated as a result of processes prescribed in this publication adhere to AFI 33-322 –
Records Management and Information Governance Program, and are disposed in accordance with
the Air Force Records Disposition Schedule, which is located in the Air Force Records Information
Management System. Refer recommended changes and questions about this publication to the
Office of Primary Responsibility (OPR) using the 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 or 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 Department of the Air Force
