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AFI 10-1302

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AIR FORCE LESSONS LEARNED PROGRAM

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AFI 10-1302, "AIR FORCE LESSONS LEARNED PROGRAM", is a Department of the Air Force publication, dated July 30, 2019.

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July 30, 2019

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LeMay Center

Headquarters, Department of the Air Force

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AFI 10-1302 — index record

NumberAFI 10-1302
TitleAIR FORCE LESSONS LEARNED PROGRAM
PublishedJuly 30, 2019
Certified currentJuly 30, 2019
Office of primary responsibilityLeMay Center
Issued byHeadquarters, Department of the Air Force
Status on the indexCurrent
Last index actionUpdateContact, October 13, 2020
Source indexAir Force e-Publishing
Index last readOctober 20, 2026

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Purpose, in the publication’s words

The Air Force Lessons Learned Program exists to enhance readiness and improve combat capability by capitalizing on the experiences of Airmen. A lesson learned is an Observation that, when validated and resolved, becomes an evaluated insight resulting in an improvement in military operations or activities at the strategic, operational, or tactical level. It results in long- term, internalized change to an individual or an organization. Coupling lessons learned with concept development, experiments, and analysis should also assist senior leaders in programming, budgeting, and allocating resources as well as making changes to doctrine, organization, training, materiel, leadership and education, personnel, facilities, and policy. A lessons learned Observation is not a compliance “report card” nor is it automatically accepted and implemented without the scrutiny of functional experts. A lesson learned is also not “owned” by any one organization.

Summary of changes, as printed

This document is substantially revised and should be completely reviewed. The revision aligns the Air Force Lessons Learned program from Headquarters United States Air Force A9, Studies, Analyses, and Assessments (AFPD 90-16), to Headquarters United States Air Force A3, Operations, Plans, and Requirements (AFPD 10-13), due to the Headquarters United States Air Force reorganization effective 1 October 2014. The revision is more closely aligned with the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Instruction (CJCSI) 3150.25G, Joint Lessons Learned Program. Clarification has been made to Chapter 8 for the role of 25th Air Force’s (formerly Air Force Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Agency) system management of the Joint Worldwide Intelligence Communications System (JWICS) Joint Lessons Learned Information System. Additionally, the results from the Headquarters United States Air Force Information Management compliance assessment review of the lessons learned program have been incorporated.

Contents

  1. Chapter 1— PROGRAM OVERVIEWp. 5
  2. Chapter 2— ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIESp. 8
  3. Chapter 3— COLLECTIONp. 11
  4. Chapter 4— VALIDATIONp. 14
  5. Chapter 5— DISSEMINATIONp. 16
  6. Chapter 6— RESOLUTIONp. 17
  7. Chapter 7— AIR FORCE LESSONS LEARNED PROGRAM ORIENTATIONp. 19
  8. Chapter 8— JOINT LESSONS LEARNED INFORMATION SYSTEMp. 20
  9. Attachment 1— GLOSSARY OF REFERENCES AND SUPPORTING INFORMATIONp. 27
All 42 contents entries
  1. Chapter 1— PROGRAM OVERVIEWp. 5
  2. 1.1. Overviewp. 5
  3. 1.2. Purposep. 5
  4. 1.3. Joint Lessons Learned Programp. 5
  5. 1.4. LeMay Center Directorate of Air Force Lessons Learned will:p. 5
  6. 1.5. Joint Capabilities Integration and Development System Integrationp. 5
  7. Chapter 2— ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIESp. 8
  8. 2.1. The LeMay Center Commander:p. 8
  9. 2.3. All Airmenp. 10
  10. Chapter 3— COLLECTIONp. 11
  11. 3.1. Purposep. 11
  12. 3.2. Types of Collectionsp. 11
  13. 3.3. Techniques and Toolsp. 12
  14. 3.4. General Lessons Learned Collection Approachp. 12
  15. 3.5. Observation Submission Proceduresp. 12
  16. 3.6. After Action Reportingp. 13
  17. Chapter 4— VALIDATIONp. 14
  18. 4.1. Purposep. 14
  19. Chapter 5— DISSEMINATIONp. 16
  20. 5.1. Purposep. 16
  21. 5.2. Dissemination Techniquesp. 16
  22. Chapter 6— RESOLUTIONp. 17
  23. 6.1. Purposep. 17
  24. 6.2. Tracking Issue Resolutionp. 17
  25. 6.3. Closure of Lesson Actionsp. 18
  26. Chapter 7— AIR FORCE LESSONS LEARNED PROGRAM ORIENTATIONp. 19
  27. 7.1. Purposep. 19
  28. 7.2. Air Force Lessons Learned Orientationp. 19
  29. 7.3. Lessons Learned Collection Team Orientationp. 19
  30. 7.4. Joint Lessons Learned Information System Orientationp. 19
  31. Chapter 8— JOINT LESSONS LEARNED INFORMATION SYSTEMp. 20
  32. 8.1. Department of Defense system of record for Joint Lessons Learned Programp. 20
  33. 8.2. Joint Lessons Learned Information Systemp. 20
  34. 8.3. System Administrationp. 20
  35. 8.4. Joint Lessons Learned Information System Business Rulesp. 20
  36. 8.5. Disputes between Tiersp. 21
  37. 8.6. Joint Lessons Learned Information System Maintenancep. 21
  38. 8.7. Joint Lessons Learned Information System Configuration Review Boardp. 22
  39. 8.8. Network Securityp. 23
  40. 8.10. Tracking Database Managementp. 25
  41. 8.11. Joint Lessons Learned Information System Orientationp. 25
  42. Attachment 1— GLOSSARY OF REFERENCES AND SUPPORTING INFORMATIONp. 27

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