BY ORDER OF THE
SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
MANUAL 1-101
9 APRIL 2021
Air Force Culture
COMMANDER DIRECTED
INVESTIGATIONS
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: DAF/IGQ
Certified by: AF/CC
(Gen Charles Q. Brown, Jr.)
Pages: 74
This publication implements Air Force Policy Directive (AFPD) 1, Air Force Culture. It provides
guidance and procedures on Commander Directed Investigations (CDI). This publication applies
to all civilian employees and uniformed members of Regular Air Force, the Air Force Reserve, the
Air National Guard, the United States Space Force and those who are contractually obligated to
comply with Department of the Air Force publications. This publication requires the collection
and/or maintenance of information protected by the Privacy Act of 1974 authorized by Department
of Defense Directive (DoDD) 5400.11, DoD Privacy Program. The applicable SORN(s) F051
AFJA K is available at: https://dpcld.defense.gov/privacy/SORNS.aspx. Ensure all records
generated as a result of processes prescribed in this publication adhere to Air Force Instruction
(AFI) 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 using the AF Form 847, Recommendation for
Change of Publication; route AF Forms 847 from the field through the appropriate functional chain
of command. This publication may be supplemented at any level. Any supplement must be
submitted to and approved by the Inspector General Complaints Resolution Directorate
(DAF/IGQ). The authorities to waive wing or 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 the Air Force Instruction (DAFI) 33-360, Publications and Forms Management,
Table 1.1 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 commander who directed the CDI for non-tiered compliance items. The
