BY ORDER OF THE COMMANDER
AIR FORCE MATERIEL COMMAND
AIR FORCE MATERIEL COMMAND
INSTRUCTION 36-2801
14 NOVEMBER 2022
Personnel
AFMC INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
EXCELLENCE AWARDS
COMPLIANCE WITH THIS PUBLICATION IS MANDATORY
ACCESSIBILITY: Publications and forms are available for downloading or ordering on the e-
Publishing web site at www.e-Publishing.af.mil
RELEASABILITY: There are no releasability restrictions on this publication
OPR: AFLCMC/WFNS Certified by: AFLCMC/WFN
(NH-04, Ronald Bingham)
Supersedes: AFMCI 36-2801, 18 March 2016 Pages: 16
This instruction implements Department of the Air Force Policy Directive (DAFPD) 36-28,
Awards, by providing guidance and procedures for Air Force Materiel Command (AFMC)
International Affairs (IA) Excellence Awards to encourage professionalism throughout the fields
of armaments cooperation and security assistance. It prescribes policy and procedures for award
nomination, selection, and presentation. To ensure a full understanding of the international award
process and the terms used, users of this instruction should familiarize themselves with the
guidance in Air Force Instruction (AFI) 16-110, USAF Participation in International Armaments
Cooperation (IAC) Programs, and Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) Manual
5105.38-M, Security Assistance Management Manual. This instruction applies to all active-duty
Air Force, Air Force Reserve (AFR), Air National Guard (ANG) members, and civilian employees
paid through appropriated or security assistance funds. This instruction does not apply to the US
Space Force (USSF) and does not apply to government contractors. This publication may be
supplemented at any level, but all direct Supplements must be routed to the OPR of this publication
for coordination prior to certification and approval. The authorities to waive wing or unit level
requirements in this publication are identified with a Tier (“T-0, T-1, T-2, T-3”) number following
the compliance statement. Submit requests for waivers through the chain of command to the
appropriate tier waiver approval authority or alternately to the publication OPR for non-tired
compliance items. See DAF Manual (DAFMAN) 90-161, Publishing Processes and Procedures,
for a description of the authorities associated with the tier numbers. Refer recommended changes
and questions about this publication to the Office of Primary Responsibility (OPR) using the DAF
Form 847, Recommendation for Change of Publication; route DAF Forms 847 from the field
through the appropriate functional chain of command. Submit requests for waivers through the
