BY ORDER OF THE
SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
MANUAL 21-201
3 MAY 2022
Maintenance
MUNITIONS MANAGEMENT
COMPLIANCE WITH THIS PUBLICATION IS MANDATORY
ACCESSIBILITY: This publication is available for downloading or ordering on the e-
Publishing website at www.e-Publishing.af.mil.
RELEASABILITY: There are no releasability restrictions on this publication.
OPR: AF/A4LW Certified by: AF/A4L
(Maj Gen Linda S. Hurry)
Supersedes: AFMAN21-201, 26 March 2019 Pages: 356
This publication implements Air Force (AF) policy directive (AFPD) 21-2, Munitions, and
provides Department of the Air Force (DAF) munitions management guidance to be applied at the
tactical, operational and strategic levels, in peacetime and wartime. It applies to all Department of
the Air Force organizations, activities, or units that use or possess munitions including the Regular
Air Force (RegAF), United States Space Force (USSF), Air National Guard (ANG), Air Force
Reserve (AFR), and contracted activities. Requirements of specific item technical orders (TO) or
technical manuals take precedence over this manual. The reporting requirements in this
publication are exempt from licensing in accordance with Air Force instruction (AFI) 33-324, The
Air Force Information Collections and Reports Management Program (see paragraph 1.5 for
more information). Ensure all records generated as a result of processes prescribed in this
publication adhere to AFI 33-322, Records Management and Information Governance Program,
and are disposed in accordance with the Air Force Records Disposition Schedule (RDS), which is
located in the Air Force Records Information Management System (AFRIMS). 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 to AF/A4LW, 1030 AF
Pentagon, Washington D.C. 20330-1030.
This publication may be supplemented at any level without approval of the OPR. Supplementary
guidance (including supplements and separate publications) cannot contradict or be less restrictive
than the parent publication, but may be more restrictive. Subordinate units have 90 calendar days
