BY ORDER OF THE SECRETARIES
OF THE AIR FORCE,
ARMY AND NAVY, COMMANDANT OF
THE MARINE CORPS AND DIRECTOR
OF THE DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY
AIR FORCE INSTRUCTION 20-118
AR 25-36
OPNAVINST 4160.1
MCO 5215.16B
DLAR 4151.9
3 FEBRUARY 2016
Incorporating Change 1, 14 JUNE 2016
Logistics
INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE
INTERSERVICING OF
TECHNICAL MANUALS AND
RELATED TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM
COMPLIANCE WITH THIS PUBLICATION IS MANDATORY
Publications and forms are available on the e-Publishing web site at
http://www.e-Publishing.af.mil for downloading or ordering
There are no releasability restrictions on this publication
OPR: SAF/AQXS
Supersedes: AFJI21-301/AR 25-36/ MCO
5215.16A/DLAR 4151.9, 12
May 1989
Certified by: SAF/AQX
(Mr. John M. Miller)
Pages: 40
This instruction implements Department of Defense (DoD) 5010.12-M, Procedures for the
Acquisition and Management of Technical Data, and Air Force Policy Directive (AFPD) 63-
1/20-1, Integrated Life Cycle Management. It prescribes the policies, agreements and
procedures for the interservicing of Technical Manuals (TM) and related information on
common-use materiel by the military services and the Defense Logistics Agency, hereinafter
called components. This includes the acquisition and use of TMs by two or more components,
hereinafter called joint-use TMs. It also includes the exchange of TMs with one or more
components, acquired for the principal use of a single component, hereinafter called single-use
TMs. This AFI may be supplemented at any level, but all supplements that directly implement
this publication must be routed to SAF/AQXS for coordination prior to certification and
approval. Air Force personnel shall refer recommended changes or comments to this publication
to the office of primary responsibility (OPR) using AF Form 847, Recommendation for Change
of Publication, with an information copy to HQ AFMC/A4UE, Building 262, Room N146, 4375
