BY ORDER OF THE COMMANDER
AIR COMBAT COMMAND
AIR COMBAT COMMAND
INSTRUCTION 99-101
24 AUGUST 2020
Test and Evaluation
ACC TEST AND EVALUATION
COMPLIANCE WITH THIS PUBLICATION IS MANDATORY
ACCESSIBILITY: Publications and forms are available on the e-Publishing website at
www.e-Publishing.af.mil.
RELEASABILITY: There are no release restrictions on this publication
OPR: USAF/ACC/A5TT
Supersedes: ACCI 99-101, 21 Nov 2017
Certified by: ACC/A5T
(Col Scott D. Koeckritz)
Pages: 42
This instruction implements policy for Air Combat Command (ACC) management, conduct and
support of Test and Evaluation (T&E) subject to Air Force Policy Directive (AFPD) 99-1, Test
and Evaluation Process; Air Force Instruction 99-103, Capabilities Based Test and Evaluation,
and AFPD 10-9, Lead Command Designation and Responsibilities for Weapon Systems. It
establishes responsibilities and procedures for conducting ACC T&E consisting of operational test
and evaluation (OT&E), force development evaluations (FDE), foreign comparative testing (FCT),
joint test and evaluation (JT&E), and other T&E-related activities. ACC is the lead- command for
conducting Combat Air Forces (CAF) T&E that require the use of assets under the purview of
ACC. This instruction applies to Air Force Reserve Command (AFRC) and Air National Guard
(ANG) units and members. This instruction may be used by other MAJCOMs in the conduct of
T&E when it is approved and issued by their publishing authority. Test Centers involved in ACC
T&E may supplement this instruction; however, draft supplements must be submitted to ACC/A5T
for review and approval. ACC/A5/8/9 and ACC/A3 are the waiver authorities for ACCI 99-101
unless otherwise noted. In accordance with (IAW) DAFI 33-360, Publications and Forms
Management, waiver approval for compliance paragraphs are identified with a Tier number.
Compliance with the attachments in this publication is not mandatory. Submit requests for waivers
through chain of command to the appropriate Tier waiver approval authority, or alternately, to the
Publication OPR (ACC/A5T) for non-tiered compliance items. 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 Form 847s from the field through
Major Command (MAJCOM) to ACC/A5T, 204 Dodd Blvd., Suite 308, Langley AFB, VA 23665-
