BY ORDER OF THE
SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE
AIR FORCE MANUAL 11-2C-130J
Volume 3
3 NOVEMBER 2021
Flying Operations
C-130J OPERATIONS PROCEDURES
COMPLIANCE WITH THIS PUBLICATION IS MANDATORY
ACCESSIBILITY: Publications and forms are available on the e-Publishing web site at
www.epublishing.af.mil for downloading or ordering.
RELEASABILITY: There are no releasability restrictions on this publication.
OPR: AMC/A3VX
Supersedes: AFMAN11-2C-130JV3,
17 July 2019
Certified by: AF/A3T
(Maj Gen Albert G. Miller)
Pages: 167
This instruction implements Air Force Policy Directive (AFPD) 11-2, Aircrew Operations, and
supports Air Force Instruction (AFI) 11-200, Aircrew Training, Standardization/Evaluation, and
General Operations Structure, and AFMAN 11-202, Vol 3, General Flight Rules, by establishing
specific guidance for the operation of the C-130J aircraft. This is a specialized publication
intended for use by Airmen who have graduated from technical training related to this publication.
This instruction applies to all commanders, operations supervisors, and aircrew assigned or
attached to all flying activities of commands operating C-130J aircraft. This publication is
applicable to the Air Force Reserve and Air National Guard. This publication does not apply to
the United States Space Force. 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/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 requestors commander for non-tiered compliance items. Ensure
that all records generated as a result of processes prescribed in this publication adhere to Air Force
Instruction 33-322, Records Management and Information Governance Program, and are disposed
of in accordance with the Air Force Records Disposition Schedule which is located in the Air Force
