DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
WASHINGTON, DC
DAFGM2022-10-01
9 December 2022
MEMORANDUM FOR DISTRIBUTION C
MAJCOMs/FLDCOMs/FOAs/DRUs
FROM: HAF/A2/6
1700 AF Pentagon
Washington, DC 20330-1700
SUBJECT: Department of the Air Force Guidance Memorandum Establishing Security
Guidance for the Use of Electronic Medical Devices and Portable Wearable
Fitness Devices in Secure Spaces
By Order of the Secretary of the Air Force, this Department of the Air Force Guidance
Memorandum immediately establishes consolidated security guidance for the use of Electronic
Medical Device and Portable Wearable Fitness Devices within secure spaces. Compliance with
this Memorandum is mandatory. To the extent its directions are inconsistent with other
Department of the Air Force/Air Force/Space Force publications, the information herein
prevails, in accordance with Department of the Air Force Instruction (DAFI) 90-160,
Publications and Forms Management and Department of the Air Force Manual (DAFMAN) 90-
161, Publishing Processes and Procedures. This guidance is applicable to all uniformed
members of the Regular Air Force, the United States Space Force, the Air Force Reserve, the Air
National Guard, the Civil Air Patrol, when conducting missions as the official Air Force
Auxiliary, all DAF civilian employees, and those personnel with a contractual obligation to abide
by the terms of DAF issuances.
The Intelligence Community (IC) and the Department of Defense (DoD), and their
partners throughout government and industry, are in the process of updating policy and guidance
on portable electronic devices (PED). Specifically, for electronic medical devices (EMD) and
their reciprocity throughout the IC and DoD sensitive compartmented information facilities
(SCIF), special access program facilities (SAPF), and secure rooms. At the same time, several
government-wide force health initiatives are being implemented that will utilize portable
wearable fitness devices (PWFD) with data recording capabilities and other embedded
technologies. Airmen and Guardians require updated guidance on the use and introduction of
EMDs and PWFDs to enable greater reciprocity within (DAF) secure spaces. This Guidance
Memorandum establishes minimum requirements and general security guidance for managing
the implementation and reciprocity of authorized EMDs and PWFDs within DAF secure spaces.
Adherence to the guidance in this Memorandum is necessary to protect classified
information and enable reciprocity for personnel requiring EMDs, and to maximize the
effectiveness of force health initiatives utilizing PWFDs. This guidance has been developed in
