BY ORDER OF THE COMMANDER
AIR COMBAT COMMAND
AIR COMBAT COMMAND
INSTRUCTION 10-550
9 JANUARY 2020
Operations
DEVELOPMENT AND
IMPLEMENTATION OF
PROGRAMMING PLANS AND
PROGRAMMING MESSAGES
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: HQ ACC/A5/8BG
Supersedes: ACCI 10-550, 9 March 2016
Certified by: HQ ACC/A5/8B
(Mr. Ronald Mozzillo, GS-14)
Pages: 23
This instruction implements AFI 10-501, Program Action Directives, Program Guidance Letters,
Programming Plans, and Programming Messages. It prescribes the policies, procedures, and
responsibilities associated with the development and implementation of command Programming
Plans (PPlans) and Programming Messages (PMsgs), and attempts to foster a better understanding
of the interrelated elements of the overall basing actions and beddown process. Reporting
requirements in this directive are exempt from licensing in accordance with AFI 33-324, The Air
Force Information Collections and Reports Management Program. This publication does not
apply to Air Force Reserve Command (AFRC) Units. This publication does not apply to the Air
National Guard (ANG). AFSVC/SVI must be included in any requirement for Services
coordination. Ensure all records created as a result of processes prescribed in this publication are
maintained in accordance with Air Force Manual 33-363, Management of Records, and disposed
of in accordance with the Air Force Records Disposition Schedule located in the Air Force Records
Information Management System. Refer recommended changes and questions about this
publication to the Office of Primary Responsibility (OPR) using the AF Form 847,
Recommendation for Change of Publication; route AF Forms 847 from the field through the
appropriate functional chain of command. This publication may be supplemented at any level.
However, all direct supplements require routing to the OPR of this publication for coordination
prior to certification and approval. The authorities to waive wing or 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, Table 1.1 for a description of
