BY ORDER OF THE
SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
MANUAL 13-212, VOLUME 3
11 FEBRUARY 2022
Nuclear, Space, Missile, Command and Control
CYBERSPACE RANGE PLANNING AND
OPERATIONS
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: AF/A3TI
Senior USSF Coordinator: SCC/CD
(Brig Gen Donald Cothern)
Certified by: AF/A3T
(Maj Gen Albert G. Miller)
Supersedes: AFMAN 13-212 Volume 3, 17 October 2019 Pages: 43
This manual implements Air Force Policy Directive (AFPD) 13-2, Air Traffic, Airfield, Airspace,
and Range Management; AFPD 16-10, Modeling and Simulation; and Department of Defense
Directive (DoDD) 5101.19E, DoD Executive Agents for the Cyber Test and Cyber Training
Ranges. This manual establishes the Cyberspace Range Planning and Operations that support
Department of the Air Force (DAF) objectives and provides foundational guidance on how to plan
and integrate a cyberspace infrastructure for current and future Department of the Air Force
cyberspace ranges. This infrastructure will support cyber testing, training, evaluations, multi-
domain exercises, experimentation, concept development, and mission rehearsals, as well as other
related cyber activities. This publication applies to all civilian employees and uniformed members
of the Regular Air Force, United States Space Force, Air Force Reserve and Air National Guard,
and to contractors when required by the terms of their contracts. This publication may be
supplemented at any level, but all supplements must be routed to the Office of Primary
Responsibility (OPR) listed above for coordination prior to certification and approval. Refer
recommended changes and questions about this publication to the OPR listed above using the AF
Form 847, Recommendation for Change of Publication; route AF Forms 847 from the field through
the appropriate chain of command. Ensure all records generated as a result of processes prescribed
in this publication adhere to Air Force Instruction 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. The use
of the name or mark of any specific manufacturer, commercial product, commodity, or service in
