BY ORDER OF THE
SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE
AIR FORCE POLICY DIRECTIVE 51-5
31 AUGUST 2018
Law
ADMINISTRATIVE LAW, GIFTS, AND
COMMAND RELATIONSHIPS
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/JAA
Supersedes: AFPD51-5, 27 September 1993,
AFPD51-6, Command and Administrative
Proceedings, 13 November 2015; AFPD51-9,
Civil Law for Individuals, 30 July 2015
Certified by: AF/JA
(Lt Gen Jeffrey A. Rockwell)
Pages: 10
This Directive implements Title 5, United States Code, Section 7342 (Receipt and Disposition of
Foreign Gifts and Decorations); Title 10, United States Cod,e Section 938 (Complaints of
Wrong), Section 976 (Membership in Military Unions, Organizing of Military Unions, and
Recognition of Military Unions Prohibited), and Section 2601 (General Gift Funds); DoDD
1005.13, Gifts and Decorations from Foreign Governments, 19 February 2002; DoDD 1344.10,
Political Activities by Members of the Armed Forces, 19 February 2008; DoDI 1325.06,
Handling Dissident and Protest Activities Among Members of the Armed Forces, 27 November
2009; and is consistent with DoDD 5100.01, Functions of the Department of Defense and Its
Major Components, 21 December 2010; and Joint Publication 1, Doctrine for the Armed Forces
of the United States, 25 March 2013. This Directive applies to all Air Force personnel (Regular
Air Force (RegAF), Air Force Reserve (AFR) and Air National Guard (ANG) military and
civilian employees, and those with a contractual obligation to abide by the terms of Air Force
issuances). This Directive does not apply to grievances from non-bargaining civilian employees
or from employees represented by an exclusively recognized union, both of which are addressed
in Air Force Policy Directive 36-7, Employee and Labor-Management Relations.
Refer recommended changes and questions about this publication to the Office of Primary
Responsibility using the AF Form 847, Recommendation for Change of Publication; route AF
Forms 847 from the field through appropriate functional chain of command.
