BY ORDER OF THE SECRETARY
OF THE AIR FORCE
AIR FORCE MANUAL 20-116
13 APRIL 2022
Logistics
PROPULSION LIFE CYCLE
MANAGEMENT FOR AERIAL
VEHICLES
COMPLIANCE WITH THIS PUBLICATION IS MANDATORY
ACCESSIBILITY: Publications and forms are available for downloading or ordering at
www.e-Publishing.af.mil
RELEASABILITY: There are no releasability restrictions on this publication
OPR: AFLCMC/LP Certified by: SAF/AQD
(Ms. Angela L. Tymofichuk)
Supersedes: AFMAN 20-116, 28 August 2017 Pages: 112
This Air Force Manual (AFMAN) implements Air Force Policy Directive (AFPD) 63-1/20-1,
Integrated Life Cycle Management. It describes propulsion management responsibilities and
provides the processes required to manage United States Air Force (AF) engines for aerial vehicles.
This publication applies to all uniformed members of the Regular Air Force, the Air Force Reserve,
the Air National Guard, the Civil Air Patrol, when conducting missions as the official Air Force
Auxiliary, all AF civilian employees, and those with a contractual obligation to abide by the terms
of AF issuances. This publication does not apply to the United States Space Force. 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 DAFI 33-360, Publications and Forms
Management, for a description of the authorities associated with the Tier numbers. Submit requests
for waivers through the chain of command to the appropriate Tier waiver approval authority, or
alternately, to the requestor’s commander for non-tiered compliance items. 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. Compliance with the attachments in the publication is
mandatory. Refer recommended changes and questions about this publication to AFLCMC/LP
using the AF Form 847, Recommendation for Change of Publication and submit through the
functional chain of command. To ensure standardization, any organization supplementing this
publication must send the implementing publication to AFLCMC/LP for review and coordination
before publishing. The use of the name or mark of any specific manufacturer, commercial product,
