BY ORDER OF THE
SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE
AIR FORCE MANUAL 11-255, Volume 3
24 JULY 2018
Flying Operations
FLIGHT MANAGER
RESPONSIBILITIES AND
PROCEDURES
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: AMC/A3V
Supersedes: AFI11-255V3, 8 March 2012
Certified by: HQ USAF/A3T
(Maj Gen Scott F. Smith)
Pages: 47
This manual implements Air Force Policy Directive (AFPD) 10-21, Air Mobility Lead
Command Roles and Responsibilities and AFPD 11-2, Aircrew Operations. It is intended for use
by Airmen who have graduated from technical training related to this publication and establishes
guidance for Flight Manager (FM) Responsibilities and Procedures ensuring the safe and
successful accomplishment of the Mobility Air Force (MAF) worldwide mobility mission. This
instruction applies to all missions planned or executed under the control of the 618th Air
Operations Center (AOC) (Tanker Airlift Control Center (TACC)), PACAF 613 AOC/Air
Mobility Division (AMD), and USAFE 603 AOC/AMD. This publication is applicable to the Air
National Guard (ANG), and Air Force Reserve Command (AFRC) when flight managed. 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 AFI 33-360,
Publications and Forms Management, 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 requestor’s commander for non-tiered
compliance items. Ensure that all records created as a result of processes prescribed in this
publication are maintained IAW Air Force Manual (AFMAN) 33-363, Management of Records,
and disposed of IAW Air Force Records Information Management System (AFRIMS) Records
Disposition Schedule (RDS). This publication requires the collection and/or maintenance of
information protected by the Privacy Act (PA) of 1974. The authorities to collect and or maintain
the records prescribed in this publication are Title 10 United States Code, Chapter 857 and
Executive Order 9397, Numbering System for Federal Accounts Relating to Individual Persons,
30 Nov 1943 as amended by Executive Order 13478, Amendments to Executive Order 9397,
