BY ORDER OF THE COMMANDER
AIR COMBAT COMMAND
AIR COMBAT COMMAND
INSTRUCTION 21-1709
13 FEBRUARY 2019
Maintenance
AIR FORCE TECHNICAL
APPLICATIONS CENTER
MAINTENANCE MANAGEMENT
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: ACC/A4PM
Certified by: HQ ACC/A4P
(GS-15 Tina Todd)
Pages: 62
This instruction implements AFPD 21-1, Maintenance of Military Materiel and provides
guidance to the Air Force Technical Application Center (AFTAC). It provides essential
guidance and procedures for effectively maintaining, servicing, and repairing AFTAC
equipment. It applies to all personnel assigned to the AFTAC, its detachments, and 29 individual
mobilization augmentees, except for the 21 SURS/Det 1. The 21 SURS/Det 1 maintenance shall
follow AFI21-101_ACCSUP, 55WG, and Offutt guidance. This instruction does not apply to Air
Force Reserve Command (AFRC) and other individual reservists administered by Headquarters
AFRC or to the Air National Guard. Ensure all records created as a result of processes
prescribed in this publication are maintained in accordance with (IAW) AFMAN 33-363,
Management of Records, and disposed of IAW Air Force Records Information Management
System (AFRIMS) Records Disposition Schedule (RDS). Contact supporting records managers
as required. 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 requestors commander for non-
tiered compliance items. For questions on interpreting this instruction, first contact your
MAJCOM maintenance functional activity. Units may publish a single supplement to
consolidate local policies mandated by this instruction. Supplements must be written IAW AFI
33-360. Send comments, questions, and suggested improvements to this publication on AF Form
847, Recommendation for Change of Publication, through channels to HQ ACC/A4P, 130
