BY ORDER OF THE
SUPERINTENDENT
HQ UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
ACADEMY INSTRUCTION 10-601
14 NOVEMBER 2018
Certified Current 19 July 2022
Operations
USAFA CAPABILITY REQUIREMENTS
DEVELOPMENT
COMPLIANCE WITH THIS PUBLICATION IS MANDATORY
ACCESSIBILITY: Publications 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: HQ USAFA/A5/8 Certified by: HQ USAFA/A5R
(Mr. James Imlay)
Pages: 15
This new instruction implements Air Force Policy Directive (AFPD) 10-6, Capability
Requirements Development, and establishes the framework used by Commanders and Mission
Elements (ME) to identify and mitigate gaps in capabilities required to support the USAFA
mission, and develop and validate the solutions analysis and resource recommendations to
address requirements for entry into the Academy corporate process. To the extent its directions
are inconsistent with other USAFA publications; the information herein prevails, in accordance
with Air Force Instruction (AFI) 33-360, Publications and Forms Management. This instruction
also supports implementation of AFI 63-138, Acquisition of Services and Air Force Manual
(AFMAN) 63-144, Business Capability Requirements, Compliance, and System Acquisition.
MEs or commanders responsible for implementing this instruction cannot issues supplements.
Do not use local operating instructions to implement guidance in this instruction. Supplements
will be used to establish organization-specific guidance. Commanders or MEs will send
proposed supplements to HQ USAFA/A5R for review and coordination prior to publishing.
Refer recommended changes and questions about this publication to the Office of Primary
Responsibility (OPR) using AF Form 847, Recommendation for Change of Publication.
The authorities to waive requirements in this publication are identified with a Tier 3 (T-3)
number following the compliance statement. See AFI 33-360, Publications and Forms
Management, 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. The waiver authority for non-tiered requirements in this publication is the
(USAFA/A8). Ensure that all records created as a result of processes prescribed in this
