BY ORDER OF THE SECRETARY
OF THE AIR FORCE
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
MANUAL 35-106
14 SEPTEMBER 2022
Public Affairs
MUSIC, CEREMONIES,
AND ACCESSIONS
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/PAB Certified by: SAF/PAB
(Lt Col Richard M. Mench)
Supersedes: AFMAN35-106, 12 August 2014 Pages: 66
This Department of the Air Force Manual (DAFMAN) implements Department of the Air Force
Policy Directive (DAFPD) 35-1, Public Affairs Management, and Department of the Air Force
Instruction (DAFI) 35-110, U.S. Air Force Bands, and provides specific instruction, information
and guidance concerning music and ceremonies. It applies to the Regular Air Force, Air National
Guard, Air Force Reserve and the United States Space Force. The United States Space Force and
the Air Force Reserve do not have bands but rather are supported by Regular Air Force bands.
Specific ceremonial requirement supplements may be written for The United States Air Force
Band and The United States Air Force Academy Band. All supplements must be routed to the
Office of Primary Responsibility listed above for coordination prior to certification and approval.
Refer recommended changes and questions about this publication to the Office of Primary
Responsibility listed above using the Department of the Air Force (DAF) Form 847,
Recommendation for Change of Publication; route DAF 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 DAFMAN 90-161, Publishing Processes and Procedures, Attachment 10 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 Publication OPR for non-tiered compliance items. 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
