BY ORDER OF THE
SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE
AIR FORCE INSTRUCTION 51-101
29 NOVEMBER 2018
LAW
THE AIR FORCE JUDGE ADVOCATE
GENERAL’S CORPS (AFJAGC)
OPERATIONS, ACCESSIONS, AND
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
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/JAX
Supersedes: AFI 51-102, 19 July 1994
AFI 51-1301, 15 January 2008
AFI 51-107, 24 October, 2011
AFI 51-103, 3 September 2013
AFI 51-108, 9 October 2014
AFI 51-101, 13 November 2014
AFI 51-1302, 17 March 2014
AFI 51-104, 18 February 2016
AFI 51-801, 14 March 2018
AFI 51-802, 14 March 2018
Certified by: AF/JAX
(Col Gail E. Crawford)
Pages: 111
This publication implements Air Force Policy Directive (AFPD) 51-1, The Air Force Judge
Advocate General’s Corps (AFJAGC). It provides guidance and procedures concerning AFJAGC;
prescribes the composition, mission and function of AFJAGC and its provision of legal services;
details responsibilities for recruiting, supervising, training, and developing judge advocates,
civilian attorneys and non-attorneys, and enlisted paralegals throughout the AFJAGC. It applies to
individuals at all levels in the AFJAGC including the Air Force Reserve (AFR) and Air National
Guard (ANG), except where noted otherwise. This publication may be supplemented at any level,
but all supplements must be routed to the Office of Primary Responsibility (OPR) listed above for
coordination prior to certification and approval. Refer recommended changes and questions about
this publication to the OPR listed above using the AF Form 847, Recommendation for Change of
Publication; route AF Forms 847 from the field through the appropriate chain of command. 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 AFI 33-360, Publications and
Forms Management, Table 1.1 for a description of the authorities associated with the Tier
