BY ORDER OF THE COMMANDER
AIR EDUCATION AND TRAINING
COMMAND
AETC INSTRUCTION 63-102
15 SEPTEMBER 2022
Acquisition
AIR EDUCATION AND TRAINING
COMMAND TECHNICAL MANUALS
(AETCTM)
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: USAF/19 AF/A4PP Certified by: 19 AF/A4
(Jay C. Hennette)
Supersedes: AETCI63-102, 19 October 2018 Pages: 34
This instruction implements AFPD 63-1/AFPD20-1, Integrated Life Cycle Management. It
establishes the system through which AETC technical manuals (AETCTM) are developed,
published, issued, and controlled. This system sets procedures, standards, and minimum
requirements for the preparation of AETCTM drafts and camera-ready copies. It applies to trainer
development activities that manufacture and/or maintain trainers and training devices listed in
Federal Stock Class 6900. It applies only to those AETCTMs issued in support of trainers and
training devices as described. It does not include trainers covered by the Air Force Technical Order
System or supported by Air Force Materiel Command (AFMC). This instruction does not apply to
United States Space Force, Air Force Reserve Command or Air National Guard units. Refer
recommendations for change or improvement requests to the Office of Primary Responsibility
(OPR) using DAF Form 847, Recommendation for Change of Publication; route DAF Forms 847
from the field through the appropriate functional chain of command. Refer recommendations for
waiver requests to the OPR using DAF Form 679, Department of the Air Force Publication
Compliance Item Waiver Request/Approval. Waivers/recommended changes must be approved by
the group commander (or squadron commander, if not assigned to a group) before forwarding to
19 AF/A4, for action by 19 AF/A4PP. 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 Processes and Procedures, 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 requestor’s
commander for non-tiered compliance items. The use of the name or mark of any specific
