BY ORDER OF THE
SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE
AIR FORCE INSTRUCTION 44-105
10 JANUARY 2019
Medical
THE AIR FORCE BLOOD PROGRAM
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: AFMOA/SGBL
Supersedes: AFI 44-105,
6 November 2014
Certified by: AFMOA/CC
(Brig Gen James H. Dienst)
Pages: 29
This Air Force Instruction (AFI) implements Air Force Policy Directive 44-1, Medical Operations,
and Department of Defense (DoD) Instruction 6480.4, Armed Services Blood Program
Operational Procedures and is consistent with Air Force Manual (AFMAN) 41-111_IP, Standards
for Blood Banks and Transfusion Services. This publication provides the standardized procedures
for management and operation of the Air Force Blood Program (AFBP) in alignment with
requirements set forth by the AABB, the Armed Services Blood Program, the College of American
Pathologists, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs (ASD(HA)), and the Food and
Drug Administration (FDA). It applies to all individuals assigned to Air Force (AF) blood
missions, including Air Force Reserve and Air National Guard personnel upon mobilization. This
instruction may be supplemented at any level, but all supplements must be routed to the Air Force
Medical Operations Agency (AFMOA) Air Force Blood Program Division for coordination prior
to certification and approval. Refer recommended changes and questions about this publication to
the AFBP using AF Form 847, Recommendation for Change of Publication. Route AF Forms 847
from the field through the appropriate functional chain of command. Ensure that all records
created as a result of processes prescribed in this publication are maintained in accordance with
AFMAN 33-363, Management of Records, and disposed of in accordance with the AF Records
Disposition Schedule located in the AF Records Information Management System. This
Instruction requires the collection and or maintenance of information protected by the Privacy Act
of 1974 authorized by 5 U.S.C. 552a, 42 U.S.C. 290dd-2, and DoD Health Information Privacy
Regulation (DoD 6025.18-R). The applicable System of Records Notice (SORN), EDHA 07,
