BY ORDER OF THE SECRETARY
OF THE AIR FORCE
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
POLICY DIRECTIVE 10-27
15 DECEMBER 2022
Operations
CIVIL AIR PATROL
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/A3OA Certified by: AF/A3
(Major General Charles S. Corcoran)
Senior Coordinator USSF
(SF/COO, Bruce Hollywood, SES)
Supersedes: AFPD10-27, 2 July 2018 Pages: 5
This Department of the Air Force Policy Directive implements Title 10, United States Code
Chapter 959, Civil Air Patrol, in conjunction with Title 36 United States Code Chapter 403, Civil
Air Patrol. It provides Department of the Air Force (DAF) policy on the utilization of, and support
to, the Civil Air Patrol (CAP), a federally supported, congressionally chartered non-profit
corporation that acts as the auxiliary of the United States Air Force when its services are used by
any department or agency in any branch of the Federal Government and when performing
designated Air Force-assigned missions and programs. This publication applies to all civilian
employees and uniformed members of the Regular Air Force, the Air Force Reserve, the Air
National Guard, the United States Space Force, and the CAP when conducting missions as the
official Air Force Auxiliary, as well as personnel with a contractual obligation to abide by the
terms of DAF issuances. This DAFPD may not be supplemented. Refer recommended changes
and questions about this publication to the office of primary responsibility using the DAF Form
847, Recommendation for Change of Publication; route DAF Forms 847 from the field through
the appropriate functional chain of command. 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 of in accordance with the Air Force Records
Disposition Schedule which is located in the Air Force Records Information Management System.
