BY ORDER OF THE SECRETARY
OF THE AIR FORCE
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
POLICY DIRECTIVE 10-13
12 JANUARY 2023
Operations
DOCTRINE AND LESSONS LEARNED
COMPLIANCE WITH THIS PUBLICATION IS MANDATORY
ACCESSIBILITY: Publications and forms are 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: LeMay Center/AFDD Certified by: AF/A3
(Maj Gen Charles S. Corcoran),
SF/COO (Maj Gen DeAnna Burt)
Supersedes: AFPD10-13, 17 January 2019 Pages: 6
This Department of the Air Force Policy Directive (DAFPD) implements Chairman of the Joint
Chiefs of Staff Instructions 5120.02E, Joint Doctrine Development System, and 3150.25H, Joint
Lessons Learned Program. It establishes Department of the Air Force policy for development,
management, conduct, and integration of service, joint, and multinational doctrine and lessons
learned. It applies to all Regular Air Force, the United States Space Force (USSF), Air National
Guard, Air Force Reserve, and Department of the Air Force civilian personnel tasked with the
responsibility to develop and maintain Air Force and Space Force doctrine and lessons learned.
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 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 functional chain of command. This DAFPD may not be
supplemented.
SUMMARY OF CHANGES
This document has been substantially revised and must be completely reviewed. Major changes
include the addition of doctrine and lessons learned responsibilities of the USSF, as a service under
