BY ORDER OF THE SECRETARY
OF THE AIR FORCE
AIR FORCE MISSION DIRECTIVE 3
16 JULY 2021
AIR EDUCATION
AND TRAINING COMMAND
COMPLIANCE WITH THIS PUBLICATION IS MANDATORY
ACCESSIBILITY: Publications and forms are available on the e-Publishing website at
http://www.e-publishing.af.mil
RELEASABILITY: There are no releasability restrictions on this publication
OPR: AF/A3T
Supersedes: AFMD3, 19 November 2019
Certified by: AF/A3
(Lt Gen Joseph T. Guastella Jr.)
Pages: 7
This Directive states the mission, command, and responsibilities for Air Education and Training
Command. Refer recommended changes and questions related to this publication to the Office of
Primary Responsibility using the AF Form 847, Recommendation for Change of Publication.
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.
SUMMARY OF CHANGES
This document has been substantially revised and must be reviewed in its entirety. This revision
modifies the mission; replaces the term “institutional competencies” with the term “foundational
competencies”; and restores the contextual relationship, function, and use of the words
“foundational”, “occupational”, and “competencies” throughout the document.
