BY ORDER OF THE
SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE
AIR FORCE MANUAL 32-1065
17 JULY 2020
UNITED STATES AIR FORCES IN
EUROPE-AIR FORCES AFRICA
Supplement
24 FEBRUARY 2022
CIVIL ENGINEERING
GROUNDING & ELECTRICAL
SYSTEMS
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.mi.
RELEASABILITY: There are no releasability restrictions on this publication.
OPR: AF/A4CF Certified by: SAF/IE
(Mr. John W. Henderson)
Supersedes: AFI 32-1064, 29 December 2016
AFI 32-1065, 14 June 2017
AFMAN 32-1083, 30 Nov 1995
Pages: 105
(USAFE-AFAFRICA)
OPR: USAF/AFIMSC DET4/CEO Certified by: HQ USAFE-
AFAFRICA/A4C
(Col Scott B. Matthews)
Supersedes: AFI 32-1065_USAFESUP_I, 25 August 2015 Pages: 105
This Air Force Manual (AFMAN) implements Air Force Policy Directive (AFPD) 32-10,
Installations and Facilities. It assigns responsibilities and requirements for electrical grounding
systems, including systems for equipment grounding, lightning protection, and static protection.
This AFMAN also implements the maintenance requirements of Department of Defense DoDM
6055.09, Volume 2, Ammunition Explosives Safety Standards, Enclosure 4, “Lightning
Protection,”, for potentially hazardous explosives facilities. This AFMAN applies to Regular Air
Force (RegAF), Air Force Reserve Command (AFRC) and Air National Guard (ANG) military
and civilian personnel performing work or inspections in accordance with this AFMAN. This
publication may be supplemented at any level, but all supplements must be routed to the Office of
Primary Responsibility (OPR) listed above for coordination prior to certification and approval.
