BY ORDER OF THE COMMANDER
AIR FORCE MATERIEL COMMAND
AIR FORCE MATERIEL COMMAND
INSTRUCTION 23-103
10 JULY 2019
Materiel Management
DEMILITARIZATION
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 releasability restrictions on this publication.
OPR: HQ AFMC/A4RX
Certified by: HQ AFMC/A4R
(Ms. Trixie Brewer)
Pages: 24
This instruction implements Department of Defense Instruction (DoDI) 4160.28, DoD
Demilitarization (DEMIL) Program, Department of Defense Manual (DoDM) 4160.21V1,
Defense Materiel Disposition: Disposal Guidance and Procedures, DoDM 4160.28V3, Defense
Demilitarization: Procedural Guidance, and Air Force Instruction (AFI) 23-101, Air Force
Materiel Management. This publication provides guidance for the demilitarization of Government
property determined to be excess to government requirements and must be rendered incapable of
performing a military utility or capability deemed to be unauthorized for commercial or civilian
use. It applies to all AF personnel (military, civilian, and contractor) working within the Air Force
Materiel Command (AFMC). Additionally, it applies to Air Force Reserve Command (AFRC)
and Air National Guard (ANG) Units. Refer recommended changes and questions about this
publication to the Office of Primary Responsibility (OPR) using AF Form 847, Recommendation
for Change of Publication; route AF Forms 847 from the field through the appropriate functional
chain of command. All AFMC units will process AF Forms 847 for all HQ AFMC/A4R
publications IAW the MANDATORY process in paragraph 1.1.5. (T-2) This publication may
not be supplemented or further implemented/extended. 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. Submit requests for waivers, using AF Form 679, Air Force Publication
Compliance Item Waiver Request/Approval, through the chain of command to the appropriate Tier
waiver approval authority, or alternately, to the Publication OPR (HQ AFMC/A4RX) for non-
tiered compliance items. Requests for waivers for all compliance items must be approved by HQ
AFMC/A4/10 prior to implementation. (T-2) Ensure that all records created as a result of
