BY ORDER OF THE
SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE
AIR FORCE MANUAL 11-2UV-18,
VOLUME 3
20 NOVEMBER 2020
Flying Operations
UV-18 OPERATIONS PROCEDURES
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: 19 AF/DOV
Supersedes: AFI11-2UV18V3,
19 March 2015
Certified by: AF/A3T
(Maj Gen James A. Jacobson)
Pages: 36
This manual implements Department of the Air Force Policy Directive (DAFPD) 11-2, Aircrew
Operations, and is consistent with Air Force Instruction (AFI) 11-200, Aircrew Training,
Standardization/Evaluation, and General Operations Structure, and Air Force Manual
(AFMAN) 11-202V3, Flight Operations. It prescribes standard procedures to be used by all
pilots operating Air Force UV-18 aircraft. With the exception of personnel in associate
programs, this manual does not apply to Air Force Reserve Command or Air National Guard
units unless specified by major command (MAJCOM) memorandum of understanding. This
manual requires the collection and or maintenance of information protected by the Privacy Act of
1974 authorized by Title 5 United States Code Section 552a and Executive Order 9397,
Numbering System for Federal Accounts Relating to Individual Persons. The applicable System
of Records Notice (SORN), F011 AF XO A, Aviation Resource Management System (ARMS), is
available at: https://dpcld.defense.gov/privacy/SORNS.aspx. Ensure all records generated as a
result of processes prescribed in this publication adhere to 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 AF Form 847, Recommendation for Change of
Publication; route AF Forms 847 to the parent MAJCOM through standardization and evaluation
channels, who will forward approved recommendations to the publication OPR. This publication
may be supplemented at any level. Field units below MAJCOM level will coordinate copies of
their supplements with their parent MAJCOM OPR before publication. The authorities to waive
wing/unit level requirements in this publication are identified with a Tier (“T-0, T-1, T-2, T-3”)
number following the compliance statement. See Department of the Air Force Instruction
