BY ORDER OF THE COMMANDER
AIR FORCE GLOBAL STRIKE
COMMAND
AIR FORCE GLOBAL STRIKE
COMMAND INSTRUCTION 13-5302,
VOLUME 1
9 JANUARY 2017
Nuclear, Space, Missile, Command and
Control
AIRBORNE LAUNCH CONTROL
SYSTEM (ALCS) CREW TRAINING AND
CERTIFICATION
COMPLIANCE WITH THIS PUBLICATION IS MANDATORY
ACCESSIBILITY: Publications and forms are available on the e-Publishing website at
RELEASABILITY: There are no releasability restrictions on this publication.
OPR: HQ AFGSC/A3TO
Supersedes: AFGSCI 13-
5302v1_AFGSCGM2016-03, 1 March 2013
Certified by: HQ AFGSC/A3T
(Colonel Kieran T. Denehan)
Pages: 37
This instruction implements Air Force Policy Directive (AFPD) 13-5, Air Force Nuclear
Enterprise and Air Force Instruction (AFI) 13-530, Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM)
Nuclear Operations. This instruction defines roles, responsibilities, and minimum requirements
for ALCS mission-ready training programs for employment of the Minuteman III ICBM and
applies to 13N personnel assigned to Air Force Global Strike Command (AFGSC), Eighth Air
Force (8 AF) and Twentieth Air Force (20 AF). This instruction does not apply to Air Force
Reserve and Air National Guard units. This instruction requires collecting and maintaining
information protected by the Privacy Act of 1974 authorized by 10 USC 8013. Privacy Act
system notice number F036 AF PC C, Military Personnel Records System, applies.
Refer recommended changes and questions about this publication to the Office of Primary
Responsibility (OPR) in accordance with paragraph 1.4. Individual paragraphs to this
instruction may only be supplemented by 20 AF. Supplements will not be less restrictive than
the provisions of this publication and will be coordinated for Headquarters (HQ) AFGSC/A3T
review prior to certification and publishing.
Submit requests for waivers through the chain of command to the appropriate Tier waiver
approval authority in accordance with paragraph 1.5. 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
