BY ORDER OF THE COMMANDER
AIR FORCE GLOBAL STRIKE COMMAND
AIR FORCE GLOBAL STRIKE COMMAND
INSTRUCTION 99-102
14 APRIL 2023
Test and Evaluation
INTERCONTINENTAL BALLISTIC
MISSILE (ICBM) OPERATIONAL TEST
AND EVALUATION (OT&E)
COMPLIANCE WITH THIS PUBLICATION IS MANDATORY
ACCESSIBILITY: Publications and forms are available for downloading or ordering on the e
Publishing website at www.e-publishing.af.mil.
RELEASABILITY: There are no releasability restrictions on this publication.
OPR: AFGSC/A3TT Certified by: AFGSC/A3T
(Col Matthew W. McDaniel)
Supersedes: AFGSCI 99-102, 9 January 2020 Pages: 120
This instruction implements Department of the Air Force Policy Directive (DAFPD) 99-1, Test
and Evaluation and AFPD 13-5, Air Force Nuclear Mission. It is consistent with U.S. Strategic
Command (USSTRATCOM) Instruction SI 526-01, Guidelines for Nuclear Weapon System
Operational Testing and Reporting. It establishes Air Force Global Strike Command (AFGSC)
requirements and guidance to conduct Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) Operational Test
& Evaluation (OT&E). It also implements guidance outlined in Department of the Air Force
Instruction (DAFI) 99-103, Capabilities-Based Test and Evaluation and AFI 13-520, Aircraft and
Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Nuclear Operations. 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 DAFMAN 90-161, Publishing Processing and Procedures, for a
description of the authorities associated with the Tier numbers. Ensure all records generated as a
result of processes prescribed in this publication adhere to Air Force Instruction (AFI) 33-322,
Records Management and Information Governance Program, and disposed in accordance with
(IAW) the Air Force Records Disposition Schedule which is located in the Air Force Records
Information Management System. Submit requests for waivers through the chain of command to
the appropriate Tier waiver approval authority, or alternately, to the publication OPR for non-
tiered compliance items. This instruction applies to Headquarters (HQ) AFGSC, 20th Air Force
(20 AF), and subordinate units conducting or supporting ICBM operational testing (OT). It applies
to United States Space Force. It does not apply to the Air Force Reserve Command or Air National
Guard units. Organizations may supplement this instruction. Coordination with Headquarters Air
Force Global Strike Command ICBM Test and Evaluation Branch (HQ AFGSC/A3TT) is required
