BY ORDER OF THE
SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE
AIR FORCE POLICY DIRECTIVE 13-5
17 JULY 2018
Nuclear, Space, Missile, Command and
Control
AIR FORCE NUCLEAR MISSION
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: AF/A10P
Supersedes: AFPD 13-5, 29 June 2017
Certified by: HQ USAF/A10
(Lt Gen Jack Weinstein)
Pages: 9
This Directive implements Department of Defense (DoD) Directive (DoDD) 3150.01, Joint
DoD-Department Of Energy/National Nuclear Security Administration (DoD-DOE/NNSA)
Nuclear Weapon Life-Cycle Activities, DoD Instruction (DoDI) S-3730.01, Nuclear Command,
Control, and Communications (NC3) System, DoDM 5030.55, DoD Procedures for Joint DoD-
Department of Energy/National Nuclear Security Administration (DOE/NNSA) Nuclear Weapon
Life-Cycle Activities, DoDI 5210.42, DoD Nuclear Weapons Personnel Reliability Assurance,
DoDD S-5210.81, (U) United States Nuclear Weapons Command and Control, Safety and
Security. This Directive is consistent with DoDD 2060.02, Department of Defense Combating
Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) Policy, DoDI 2060.03, Application of the National
Security Exclusion to the Agreements Between the United States of America and the
International Atomic Energy Agency for the Application of Safeguards in the United States of
America, DoDD 2060.1, Implementation of, and Compliance with, Arms Control Agreements,
DoDI 3150.09, The Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) Survivability
Policy, DoDD S-3710.01, (U) National Leadership Command Capability (NLCC), DoDD
4500.54E, DoD Foreign Clearance Program (FCP), DoDD 5160.05E, Roles and
Responsibilities Associated with the Chemical and Biological Defense Program (CBDP), and
DoDI 5210.88, Security Standards for Safeguarding Biological Select Agents and Toxins
(BSAT). This Air Force Policy Directive establishes Air Force policy for the management of the
Air Force nuclear mission. This Directive applies to all Regular Air Force, Air National Guard
of the United States (U.S.), Air Force Reserve, Department of the Air Force civilian personnel,
and contractors, if included in the applicable contract, tasked with the responsibility to operate,
maintain, control, secure, inspect, manage, and account for nuclear equipment and accomplish
nuclear-related tasks. Refer recommended changes and questions about this publication to the
