BY ORDER OF THE COMMANDER
AIR COMBAT COMMAND
AIR COMBAT COMMAND
INSTRUCTION 17-202, VOLUME 3
12 JANUARY 2021
Cyberspace
CYBERCREW OPERATIONS AND
PROCEDURES
COMPLIANCE WITH THIS PUBLICATION IS MANDATORY
ACCESSIBILITY: Publications and forms are available for downloading and ordering on the
e-Publishing website at www.e-publishing.af.mil.
RELEASABILITY: There are no releasability restrictions on this publication.
OPR: USAF/ACC/A3/2/6K
Supersedes: ACCI17-202V3,
8 OCTOBER 2019
Certified by: USAF/ACC/A3T
(John F. Costa, GS-14, DAF)
Pages: 9
This instruction implements Department of the Air Force Policy Directive (DAFPD) 17-2,
Cyberspace Warfare Operations, and establishes Air Force (AF)-wide basic procedures for the
operation of cyberspace weapons systems approved by the Chief of Staff of the AF. This
publication applies to all Air Combat Command (ACC), AF Reserve Command (AFRC), Air
National Guard (ANG), and third-party governmental and contract support agencies in
accordance with (IAW) appropriate provisions contained in memoranda, support agreements and
AF contracts. Refer to weapon system volumes (e.g., Air Combat Command Manual
(ACCMAN) 17-2ACDV1) for specific training program requirements unique to individual and
cybercrew positions. 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. Waiver
authority for non-tiered paragraphs remains with ACC/Director of Operations (A3). 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. Submit
suggested improvements to this instruction on AF Form 847, Recommendation for Change of
Publication, through unit channels, to ACC/A3/2/6K,
acca326k.CyberandNonKineticOperationsDivision@us.af.mil. This publication may be
supplemented at any level, but all Supplements must be routed to the OPR of this publication for
coordination prior to certification and approval. Ensure that all records created as a result of
processes prescribed in this publication are maintained IAW Air Force Instruction (AFI) 33-322,
Records Management and Information Governance Program, and disposed of IAW Air Force
Records Information Management System (AFRIMS) Records Disposition Schedule
(RDS)located within the. This publication requires the collection and or maintenance of
