BY ORDER OF THE
SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
INSTRUCTION 90-302
15 MARCH 2023
Special Management
THE INSPECTION SYSTEM OF THE
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
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/IGI Certified by: AFIA/CC
(Col Brian D. Vlaun)
Supersedes: AFI 90-201, 28 November 2018 Pages: 160
This Instruction implements Department of the Air Force Policy Directive 90-3, Inspector
General, Department of Defense (DoD) Directive 3150.02, DoD Nuclear Weapons Surety
Program, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (CJCS) Instruction 3263.05, Nuclear Weapons
Technical Inspections, and Air Force Policy Directive 16-7, Special Access Programs. It provides
policy for inspections involving Air Force and Space Force organizations/units, processes,
programs, and procedures. Only this instruction may establish Department-wide Inspector General
(IG) inspection requirements. This publication applies to Department of the Air Force civilian
employees and uniformed members of the Regular Air Force (RegAF), the United States Space
Force (USSF), the Air Force Reserve, and the Air National Guard. Major Commands (MAJCOM)
and Field Commands (FLDCOM) may supplement this instruction, but all supplements that
implement this publication must be routed to the Secretary of the Air Force, Inspector General,
Inspections Directorate (SAF/IGI) for coordination prior to certification and approval. Refer
recommended changes and questions about this publication to the office of primary responsibility
(OPR) using the DAF Form 847, Recommendation for Change of Publication; route DAF Forms
847 from the field through the appropriate functional chain of command. The authorities to waive
unit-level requirements in this publication are identified with a Tier number (“T-0”, “T-1”, “T-2”,
and “T-3”) following the compliance statement. See Department of the Air Force Manual
(DAFMAN) 90-161, Publishing Processes and Procedures, for a description of the authorities
associated with the tier numbers. Submit requests for waivers (using the DAF Form 679,
Department of the Air Force Publication Compliance Item Waiver Request/Approval) through the
chain of command to the appropriate tier waiver approval authority or alternately to the requestor’s
commander for non-tiered compliance items. To meet the intent of DAFMAN 90-161, e-mail
