BY ORDER OF THE COMMANDER
AIR FORCE MATERIEL COMMAND
AIR FORCE MATERIEL COMMAND
INSTRUCTION 16-101
23 DECEMBER 2019
Operations Support
SECURITY COOPERATION (SC),
SECURITY ASSISTANCE (SA) AND
FOREIGN MILITARY SALES (FMS)
MANAGEMENT
COMPLIANCE WITH THIS PUBLICATION IS MANDATORY
ACCESSIBILITY: Publications and forms are available for downloading or ordering on the
e-Publishing web site at www.e-Publishing.af.mil
RELEASABILITY: There are no releasability restrictions on this publication
OPR: AFLCMC/WFN
Supersedes: AFMCMAN 20-2,
16 January 2014
Certified by: HQ AFMC/IA
(Brig Gen Brian Bruckbauer)
Pages: 102
This instruction implements Air Force Manual (AFMAN) 16-101, Security Cooperation and
Security Assistance Management. It prescribes AFMC Security Cooperation (SC), Security
Assistance (SA), and Foreign Military Sales (FMS) Management policies and procedures. This
instruction applies to all Air Force Materiel Command personnel under the umbrella of SC, SA,
and FMS including the Air National Guard (ANG) and Air Force Reserve units except where
otherwise noted. 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 Air Force Form 847, Recommendation for Change of Publication;
route AF Forms 847 from the field through the appropriate chain of command. 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 Air Force Instruction (AFI) 33-360,
Publications and Forms Management, Table 1.1 for a description of the authorities associated with
the Tier numbers. Submit requests for Tier waivers through the chain of command to the
appropriate Tier waiver approval authority, or alternately, to the Publication OPR for non-tiered
compliance items. Send an email with the approved Tier waiver that includes a completed AF
Form 679, Air Force Publication Compliance Item Waiver Request/Approval (or equivalent
information) to the publication OPR. Commanders or equivalent may waive non-tiered
requirements, but must send a copy of the approved waiver to the publication OPR
