BY ORDER OF THE
SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
INSTRUCTION 91-205
30 MARCH 2023
Safety
NON-NUCLEAR MUNITIONS SAFETY
BOARD
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: AFSEC/SEWC Certified by: AF/SEI
(Colonel Lawrence A. Nixon)
Supersedes: AFI 91-205, 23 May 2018 Pages: 38
This publication implements Air Force Policy Directive (AFPD) 91-2, Safety Programs, and is
consistent with Department of Defense Instruction (DODI) 6055.16, Explosives Safety
Management Program, Air Force Instruction (AFI) 63-101/20-101, Integrated Life Cycle
Management, and MIL-STD-882, Department of Defense Standard Practice, Systems Safety. It
prescribes Air Force Non-Nuclear Munitions Safety Board (NNMSB) operation and defines its
membership and mission. This instruction also outlines procedures and responsibilities for
conducting and reviewing safety studies on non-nuclear munitions, components, or related items
for which the Department of the Air Force (DAF) has an operational, test, development,
procurement, or management responsibility. It explains the safety verification and approval
process for new or modified non-nuclear munitions. This instruction applies to all Department of
the DAF civilian employees and uniformed members of the Regular Air Force, United States Space
Force (USSF), Air Force Reserve, Air National Guard (ANG), and those with a contractual
obligation to abide by the terms of DAF issuances, except where noted otherwise. Ensure all
records generated as a result of processes prescribed in this publication adhere to Air Force
Instruction 33-322, Records Management and Information Governance Program, and are disposed
in accordance with the Air Force Records Disposition Schedule, which is located in the Air Force
Records Information Management System. 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. This DAF Instruction (DAFI) may be supplemented at
any level, but all direct supplements are routed to the OPR for coordination prior to certification
and approval. The authorities to waive wing/unit level requirements in this publication are
