BY ORDER OF THE
SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE
HEADQUARTERS AIR FORCE
MISSION DIRECTIVE 1-42
27 APRIL 2021
CHIEF OF AIR FORCE RESERVE
COMPLIANCE WITH THIS PUBLICATION IS MANDATORY
ACCESSIBILITY: Headquarters Air Force publications and forms are available on the e-
Publishing website at http://www.e-publishing.af.mil for downloading or
ordering.
RELEASABILITY: There are no releasability restrictions on this publication.
OPR: AF/RE
Supersedes: HAFMD1-42, 25 January 2016
Certified by: AF/RE
(Lt Gen Richard W. Scobee)
Pages: 19
SUMMARY OF CHANGES
Minor administrative changes were made to this mission directive.
1. Mission. The Chief of Air Force Reserve (AF/RE), pursuant to Chapter 905 of Title 10 (10
United States Code (U.S.C.) §§ 9031-9040), and as documented by paragraph 4.3.6. of Air Force
Mission Directive 1, Headquarters Air Force, and this Headquarters Air Force Mission Directive
(HAFMD), assists the Secretary of the Air Force (SecAF), other Secretariat offices, and the Chief
of Staff of the Air Force (CSAF) in carrying out the programs relating to the Office of Air Force
Reserve (AF/RE) matters and Air Force Reserve Command (AFRC) for the Department of the Air
Force (DAF). The SecAF will retain ultimate responsibility for all policies related to the DAF.
Within their areas of responsibility, the AF/RE prepares policies for approval and issues
guidance/procedures, via official Air Force publications, to ensure implementation of those
policies. The AF/RE also assists the CSAF and the Chief of Space Operations (CSO) in their roles
as members of the Joint Chiefs of Staff pursuant to 10 U.S.C. § 151, as amended by Pub. L. 116-
92, Section 953. 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.
