BY ORDER OF THE
SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE
AIR FORCE INSTRUCTION 11-221
5 JUNE 2020
Flying Operations
AIR REFUELING MANAGEMENT
(KC-10, KC-46, AND KC-135)
COMPLIANCE WITH THIS PUBLICATION IS MANDATORY
ACCESSIBILITY: Publications and forms are available on the e-Publishing website at
www.e-publishing.af.mil for downloading or ordering.
RELEASABILITY: There are no releasability restrictions on this publication.
OPR: HQ AMC/A3O
Supersedes: AFI11-221, 13 July 2016
Certified by: AF/A3T
(Maj Gen James A. Jacobson)
Pages: 19
This instruction implements Air Force Policy Directive (AFPD) 10-21, Rapid Global Military and
AFPD 11-2, Aircrew Operations. It establishes specific procedures for prioritizing and obtaining
KC-10, KC-46, and KC-135 air refueling (AR) support for peacetime training, exercises, rotations,
contingency operations, and Headquarters (HQ) Air Combat Command (ACC), Air Operations
Squadron (AOS) aircraft movements. This instruction applies to all civilian employees and
uniformed members of the Regular Air Force, Air Force Reserve, and Air National Guard (ANG).
It applies to the Department of the Navy and Marine Corps in accordance with Department of
Defense Instruction (DoDI) 5158.06, Joint Deployment and Distribution Enterprise (JDDE)
Planning and Operations, and as outlined in the current Memorandums of Understanding and
Inter-service Support Agreements. This instruction requires the collection and or maintenance of
information protected by Department of Defense Instruction (DoDI) 5400.11, DoD Privacy and
Civil Liberties Programs. The applicable System of Record Notice, F011 AF XO A, Aviation
Resource Management System (ARMS), is available at:
http://dpcld.defense.gov/Privacy/SORNsSearchResults/tabid/7541/Category/277/Default.as
px. Ensure all records generated as a result of processes prescribed in this publication adhere to
Air Force Instruction (AFI) 33-322, Records Management and Information Governance Program,
and are disposed in accordance with the Air Force Records Disposition Schedule, which is located
in the Air Force Records Information Management System.
Refer recommended changes and questions about this publication to the Office of Primary
Responsibility (OPR) using the AF Form 847, Recommendation for Change of Publication; route
AF Forms 847 from the field through the appropriate functional’s chain of command. This Air
