BY ORDER OF THE
SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE
AIR FORCE INSTRUCTION 10-501
5 APRIL 2019
AIR FORCE RESERVE COMMAND
Supplement
05 MAY 2020
Operations
PROGRAM ACTION DIRECTIVES,
PROGRAM GUIDANCE LETTERS,
PROGRAMMING PLANS, AND
PROGRAMMING MESSAGES
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 for downloading or
ordering
RELEASABILITY: There are no releasability restrictions on this publication
OPR: SAF/MG
Supersedes: AFI 10-501, 8 April 2015
Certified by: SAF/MG
(Richard W. Lombardi)
Pages: 45
(AFRC)
OPR: HQ AFRC/A8P
Supersedes: AFI10-501_AFRCSUP,
15 September 2016
Certified by: HQ AFRC/A5A8
(Colonel Daniel A. Loving)
Pages: 10
This instruction provides guidance on Program Action Directives, Program Guidance Letters,
Programming Plans , and Programming Messages (PAD, PGL, PPlans, and PMsgs). It implements
the strategic objectives described in Air Force Policy Directive (AFPD) 10-5, Basing and
implements the direction for an enterprise-wide systematic performance improvement program to
include providing oversight and management of the PAD and PGL process described in
Headquarters Air Force Mission Directive (HAFMD) 1-19, Deputy Under Secretary Of The Air
Force, Management.
PADs, PGLs, PPlans, and PMsgs enable the alignment of Air Force strategic objectives and
Secretary of the Air Force ,Under Secretary of the Air Force ,Chief of Staff of the Air Force or
