BY ORDER OF THE
SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
MANUAL 90-161
15 APRIL 2022
Special Management
PUBLISHING PROCESSES AND
PROCEDURES
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: SAF/AAIP Certified by: SAF/AAI
(Dr. Keith L. Hardiman)
Supersedes: AFMAN33-361, 21 March 2015 Pages: 191
This publication implements Department of the Air Force Policy Directive (DAFPD) 90-1, Policy,
Publications, and DoD Issuance Management and Department of the Air Force Instruction (DAFI)
90-160, Publications and Forms Management, and is consistent with Air Force Policy Directive
(AFPD) 33-3, Information Management. It provides guidance and procedures on creating,
managing, and disseminating all directive and non-directive publications and forms throughout the
Department of the Air Force (DAF). It applies to the entire DAF, the United States Air Force
(USAF), the United States Space Force (USSF), the Air Force Reserve (AFR), the Air National
Guard (ANG), the Civil Air Patrol (CAP) when conducting missions as the official Air Force
Auxiliary, all DAF civilian employees, 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 (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
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 publication may be
supplemented at any level, but all supplements that directly implement this publication must be
routed to the office of primary responsibility (OPR) of this publication for coordination prior to
certification and approval. The authorities to waive wing, unit, delta or garrison level requirements
in this publication are identified with a Tier (“T-0, T-1, T-2, T-3”) number following the
compliance statement. See Table A10.1 for a description of the authorities associated with the
