BY ORDER OF THE
SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE
AIR FORCE POLICY DIRECTIVE 60-1
19 MARCH 2019
Standardization
AIR FORCE STANDARDIZATION
PROGRAM
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: SAF/AQRE
Supersedes: AFPD60-1,
29 September 2014
Certified by: SAF/AQ
(William B. Roper, Jr.)
Pages: 5
This directive implements Department of Defense Instruction (DoDI) 4120.24, Defense
Standardization Program (DSP), and Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Instruction (CJCSI)
2700.01F, Rationalization, Standardization, and Interoperability (RSI) Activities. It establishes
Air Force policy to achieve materiel standardization. It applies to all Air Force organizations
including the Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve Command. Any change or waiver must
be approved by the Secretary of the Air Force. Waiver requests shall contain compelling
justification and must be submitted formally through SAF/AQR. 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 Form 847 from the field through the
appropriate functional chain of command. Ensure all records created as a result of processes
prescribed in this publication are maintained in accordance with Air Force Manual 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.
SUMMARY OF CHANGES
This document has been revised to remove acronyms and to change the responsibility for the
Item Reduction Program from major commands and field operating agencies to the Deputy Chief
of Staff for Logistics, Engineering, and Force Protection (AF/A4). This revision also clarifies
the scope of the Defense Standardization Program and Department of Defense policy for using
and developing non-government standards.
