BY ORDER OF THE COMMANDER
AIR FORCE MATERIEL COMMAND
AIR FORCE MATERIEL COMMAND
INSTRUCTION 24-201
21 JUNE 2022
Transportation
PACKAGING, HANDLING, STORAGE,
AND TRANSPORTATION
ACQUISITION AND SUSTAINMENT
PRODUCT SUPPORT INSTRUCTION
COMPLIANCE WITH THIS PUBLICATION IS MANDATORY
ACCESSIBILITY: This publication is available for downloading or ordering on the e-
Publishing website at www.e-Publishing.af.mil
RELEASABILITY: There are no releasability restrictions on this publication
OPR: USAF/HQ AFMC/A4RT Certified by: HQ AFMC/A4R
(Col Ray Jones)
Supersedes: AFMCI 24-201, 14 January 2015 Pages: 63
This instruction implements Air Force Manual (AFMAN) 24-206, Packaging of Materiel, and
aligns with Air Force Policy Directive (AFPD) 24-6, Distribution and Traffic Management. This
instruction clarifies Acquisition roles and responsibilities for packaging, testing, planning,
documentation, materiel handling, and provides guidance for Headquarters Air Force Materiel
Command (HQ AFMC), Life Cycle Center and Air Force Sustainment Center (AFSC) packaging
personnel. Attachment 1 contains a glossary of references and is not mandatory for compliance.
Attachments 2, 3, 4, and 5 are mandatory base on type of procurement. 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, 14 April 2022, Table 1.1. for a description of the authorities associated with Tier
numbers. Submit requests for waivers through the chain of command to the appropriate Tier
waiver approval authority, or alternately, to the requesters commander for non-tiered compliance
items. This instruction applies to AFMC Regular Air Force (RegAF). This publication applies to
all military and civilian members of the United States Air Force (USAF), Air Force Reserve (AFR)
units/personnel when assigned or associated where AFMC where AFMC is the lead, United States
Space Force (USSF) units/personnel when associated with AFMC where AFMC is the servicing
command, and those with contractual obligations to comply with Department of the Air Force/Air
Force publications. This publication does not apply to Air National Guard (ANG) and the Air
Reserve Component (ARC). Ensure that all records created as a result of processes prescribed in
this publication are maintained In Accordance With (IAW) Air Force Instruction (AFI) 33-322,
