BY ORDER OF THE SECRETARY
OF THE AIR FORCE
AIR FORCE MANUAL 13-204
VOLUME 4
22 JULY 2020
Nuclear, Space, Missile, Command and
Control Operations
RADAR, AIRFIELD,
AND WEATHER SYSTEMS
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: AFFSA/XA
Supersedes: AFI 13-204 Volume 4,
18 January 2017
Certified by: AF/DA3O
(Mr. Trent O. Dudley)
Pages: 101
This Air Force Manual (AFMAN) implements Air Force Policy Directive (AFPD) 13-2, Air
Traffic Control, Airfield, Airspace and Range Management. It applies to all Regular Air Force
(RegAF) and including US Space Force until further notice, Air National Guard (ANG), and Air
Force Reserve (AFR) organizations (to include contracted locations) who operate or administer
functions and facilities for Radar, Airfield and Weather Systems (RAWS). At joint, shared-use,
and overseas airfields, this manual applies to the facilities controlled and used exclusively by the
Department of the Air Force, as outlined in international agreements, real estate documents or
other written agreements. This manual outlines key duties and responsibilities of RAWS
personnel. This manual also provides detailed guidance, procedures and programs for managing
RAWS where the Air Force has functional oversight responsibility. This manual may be
supplemented at any level; however, all Major Command (MAJCOM) supplements to include
interim changes to previously approved supplements must be routed to Air Force Flight
Standards Agency, Director of Airfield Operations (AFFSA/XA) for coordination prior to
certification and approval. References to MAJCOM within this publication refer to the
MAJCOM Office of Primary Responsibility (OPR) for Airfield Operations. Unit (wing or base)
level supplements to this publication must be routed to the responsible MAJCOM OPR for
Airfield Operations 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 Air Force Instruction (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
