1BY ORDER OF THE
SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE
AIR FORCE MANUAL 17-2101
22 MAY 2018
Communications and Information
LONG-HAUL COMMUNICATIONS
MANAGEMENT
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/CIO A6SE
Supersedes: AFMAN33-116, 16 May 2013
Certified by: SAF/CIO A6S
(Maj Gen Higby)
Pages: 26
This Air Force Manual defines Air Force (AF) Long-Haul Communications (LHC) and assigns
responsibilities for standardization and management of Long Haul Communications in the AF.
This instruction implements Department of Defense (DOD) Directive (DODD) 8000.01,
Management of the Department of Defense Information Enterprise, Joint Publication 6-0, Joint
Communication System, 10 June 2015, CJCSI 6211.02D, Defense Information System Network
(DISN) Responsibilities, 24 January 2012 and consistent with AFPD 17-1, Information
Dominance Governance and Management. It describes the procedures to provision, process and
manage AF Long-Haul Communications in accordance with the Defense Information Systems
Agency (DISA) circulars and documents referenced in Attachment 1. This manual applies to all
AF military, civilians, and contractor personnel under contract by the Department of Defense
(DOD) who develop, use, operate, or manage AF communications and information systems.
Unless otherwise specified, the term major command (MAJCOM) includes AF level field
operating agencies (FOA) and direct reporting units (DRU). This publication applies to the to all
AF military, civilian and contractor personnel to include Air National Guard (ANG) and the AF
Reserve. 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. Send questions or
comments on the content of this manual through appropriate command channels to the SAF/CIO
A6S and the Air Force Long Haul Comm Flight, 38th Cyberspace Readiness Squadron
(CYRS)/SCC. Refer recommended changes and conflicts between this and other publications to
SAF/CIO A6S, using AF Form 847, Recommendation for Change of Publication, with
information copy to AF Cyberspace Strategy & Policy Division (SAF/A6SS). Ensure that all
records created as a result of processes prescribed in this publication are maintained IAW Air
