BY ORDER OF THE
SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE
AIR FORCE MANUAL 32-1065
17 JULY 2020
CIVIL ENGINEERING
GROUNDING & ELECTRICAL
SYSTEMS
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.mi.
RELEASABILITY: There are no releasability restrictions on this publication.
OPR: AF/A4CF
Supersedes: AFI 32-1064, 29 December
2016; AFI 32-1065, 14 June 2017; AFMAN
32-1083, 30 Nov 1995
Certified by: SAF/IE
(Mr. John W. Henderson)
Pages: 103
This Air Force Manual (AFMAN) implements Air Force Policy Directive (AFPD) 32-10,
Installations and Facilities. It assigns responsibilities and requirements for electrical grounding
systems, including systems for equipment grounding, lightning protection, and static protection.
This AFMAN also implements the maintenance requirements of Department of Defense DoDM
6055.09, Volume 2, Ammunition Explosives Safety Standards, Enclosure 4, “Lightning
Protection,”, for potentially hazardous explosives facilities. This AFMAN applies to Regular Air
Force (RegAF), Air Force Reserve Command (AFRC) and Air National Guard (ANG) military
and civilian personnel performing work or inspections in accordance with this AFMAN. This
publication may be supplemented at any level, but all supplements must be routed to the Office
of Primary Responsibility (OPR) listed above for coordination prior to certification and approval.
Refer recommended changes and questions about this publication to the OPR listed above using
the Air Force Form 847, Recommendation for Change of Publication; route AF Forms 847 from
the field through the appropriate chain of command. 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, Table 1.1 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 Publication OPR for non-tiered compliance
items. Ensure all records created as a result of processes prescribed in this publication are
maintained in accordance with Air Force Manual (AFMAN) 33-363, Management of Records,
and disposed of in accordance with the Air Force Records Disposition Schedule located in the
Air Force Records Information Management System. The use of the name or mark of any
