BY ORDER OF THE SECRETARY
OF THE AIR FORCE
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
INSTRUCTION 34-219
31 MARCH 2022
Services
ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE PROGRAM
COMPLIANCE WITH THIS PUBLICATION IS MANDATORY
ACCESSIBILITY: Publications and forms are available on the e-Publishing website at
www.e-Publishing.af.mil
RELEASABILITY: There are no releasability restrictions on this publication
OPR: AF/A1SOS Certified by: SAF/MR
Supersedes: AFI34-219, 30 April 2019 Pages: 22
This publication implements Air Force Policy Directive (AFPD) 34-2, Managing
Nonappropriated Funds, specifically those addressed by Department of Defense Instruction
(DoDI) 1015.10, Military Morale, Welfare, and Recreation (MWR) Programs, Enclosure 9. This
publication provides guidance on Department of the Air Force (DAF) policy for procuring,
controlling, selling, and consuming alcoholic beverages. It has been developed in collaboration
with the Deputy Chief of Staff for Manpower, Personnel and Services (AF/A1), the Deputy Chief
of Space Operations for Personnel (SF/S1), the Chief of the Air Force Reserve (AF/RE), and the
Director of the Air National Guard (NGB/CF). This publication applies to Department of the Air
Force civilian employees and uniformed members of the United States Space Force, the Regular
Air Force, the Air Force Reserve, and the Air National Guard. Failure to observe the prohibitions
and mandatory provisions in paragraphs 3.1.6 and 3.1.8 of this publication by military members
is a violation of Article 92 of the UCMJ. Refer recommended changes and questions about this
publication to the Office of Primary Responsibility (OPR) using an AF Form 847,
Recommendation for Change of Publication, from the field through the appropriate functional
chain of command. This publication may be supplemented at any level, but all supplements that
directly implement this publication must be routed to the OPR for coordination, and all major
command and field command level supplements must be approved by the Human Resource
Management Strategic Board prior to certification and approval. 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 Department of Air Force Instruction (DAFI) 33-
360, Publications and Forms Management, 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 requestors commander for non-tiered compliance
