BY ORDER OF THE
SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE
AIR FORCE MANUAL 21-204
13 AUGUST 2019
AIR FORCE GLOBAL STRIKE COMMAND
Supplement
3 AUGUST 2022
Maintenance
NUCLEAR WEAPONS MAINTENANCE
COMPLIANCE WITH THIS PUBLICATION IS MANDATORY
ACCESSIBILITY: This publication is available for downloading from the e-Publishing
website at www.e-Publishing.af.mil
RELEASABILITY: There are no releasability restrictions on this publication.
OPR: AF/A4LW Certified by: AF/A4L
(Colonel McElroy)
Supersedes: AFI 21-204, 17 Dec 2015 Pages: 48
(AFGSC)
OPR: USAF/AFGSC/A4B Certified by: AFGSC/A4B
(Mr. Daryle K. Fry)
Pages: 48
This publication implements Air Force Policy Directive (AFPD) 21-2, Munitions, and is consistent
with AFPD 13-5, Air Force Nuclear Mission. It provides nuclear weapons maintenance and
handling guidance and procedures. It applies to all Air Force personnel who maintain and handle
nuclear weapons, to include Air Force Reserve and Air National Guard of the United States. Units
will contact applicable Major Command (MAJCOM) for interpretations of guidance contained in
this publication. 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. MAJCOM-directed supplements to this publication must be routed to the
Office of Primary Responsibility (OPR) of this publication for coordination prior to certification
and approval. Units below MAJCOMs will not publish a supplement to this publication. Ensure
all records created as a result of processes prescribed in this publication are maintained in
accordance with Air Force Manual (AFMAN) 33-363, Management of Records, and disposed of
