BY ORDER OF THE
SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE
AIR FORCE MANUAL 13-212,
VOLUME 1
14 MARCH 2023
Nuclear, Space, Missile, Command and
Control Operations
RANGE PLANNING AND OPERATIONS
COMPLIANCE WITH THIS PUBLICATION IS MANDATORY
ACCESSIBILITY: Publications and forms are available on the e-Publishing web site at
www.e-Publishing.af.mil.
RELEASABILITY: There are no releasability restrictions on this publication.
OPR: AF/A3TI Certified by: AF/A3T
(Maj Gen Albert G. Miller)
Supersedes: AFMAN 13-212, Volume 1, 22 June 2018 Pages: 134
This manual and Department of the Air Force (DAF) Manual (DAFMAN) 13-201, Airspace
Management, implement Air Force Policy Directive (AFPD) 13-2, Air Traffic, Airfield, Airspace,
and Range Management. This manual also implements Department of Defense Instruction (DoDI)
1322.27, DoD Urban Training Facilities, and DoDI 3200.21, Sustaining Access to the Live
Training Domain. This publication applies to Department of the Air Force civilian employees and
uniformed members of the Regular Air Force, the Air Force Reserve, and the Air National Guard
(ANG). This publication does not apply to the United States Space Force (USSF). It provides
guidance for the planning, operations, management, safety, equipment, facilities, and security of
Air Force ranges covered by this manual (see Attachment 2). Refer recommended changes and
questions about this publication to the office of primary responsibility using the DAF Form 847,
Recommendation for Change of Publication; route DAF Forms 847 from the field through the
appropriate functional chain of command. See paragraph 1.4 for guidance on supplementing this
manual. 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 DAFMAN 90-
161, Publishing Processes and Procedures, Table A10.1, for a description of the authorities
associated with the tier numbers. Waivers to this manual are authorized and are processed in
accordance with DAFMAN 90-161. For compliance items not identified with a tier number,
waiver authority is delegated to the Headquarters Air Force Operational Training Infrastructure
Division (AF/A3TI). Waivers for non-tiered and T-0 compliance items must be coordinated
through the major command (MAJCOM) before they are submitted to AF/A3TI for action. T-0
compliance items are those imposed by law, DoD policy, or an external organization (e.g., the
