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DAFI 23-201

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FUELS MANAGEMENT

Reviewed by Guilherme Correia, active-duty U.S. Air Force

DAFI 23-201, "FUELS MANAGEMENT", is a Department of the Air Force publication, dated July 30, 2026.

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July 30, 2026

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DAFI 23-201 — index record

NumberDAFI 23-201
TitleFUELS MANAGEMENT
PublishedJuly 30, 2026
Certified currentJuly 30, 2026
Office of primary responsibilityAF/A4
Issued byHeadquarters, Department of the Air Force
Status on the indexCurrent
Last index actionCorrection, July 31, 2026
Source indexAir Force e-Publishing
Index last readOctober 20, 2026

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Summary of changes, as printed

This publication has been significantly revised and updated to reflect changes in guidance and procedures dealing with Fuel Management and must be completely reviewed. This change has been updated to reflect this guidance is applicable to the entire DAF, including the Regular Air Force, the United States Space Force (USSF), the Air Force Reserve, the Air National Guard, the Civil Air Patrol (when conducting missions as the official Air Force Auxiliary), all DAF civilian employees, and those with a contractual obligation to abide by the terms of DAF issuances. This change continues to clarify roles and responsibilities of key organizations and those internal to the Fuels Management Flight.

Contents

  1. Chapter 2—AIR FORCE PETROLEUM OFFICE (AFPET)p. 9
  2. Chapter 3—ORGANIZATIONS SUPPORTING FUELS MANAGEMENT FLIGHTSp. 22
  3. Chapter 5—REQUIREMENTS FOR THE FUELS MANAGEMENT TEAM (FMT)p. 39
  4. Chapter 7—FUELS INFORMATION SERVICE CENTER (FISC) REQUIREMENTSp. 59
  5. Chapter 8—FUELS QUALITY COMPLIANCE REQUIREMENTSp. 69
  6. Chapter 9—FUELS OPERATIONS REQUIREMENTSp. 74
  7. Chapter 10—FUELS KNOWLEDGE OPERATIONS REQUIREMENTSp. 83
  8. Chapter 11—WAR PLANNINGp. 86
  9. Attachment 1—GLOSSARY OF REFERENCES AND SUPPORTING INFORMATIONp. 92
  10. Attachment 2—MISCELLANEOUSE FUELS DUTY TITLESp. 109
  11. Attachment 3—FUELS VENUES AND DEVELOPMENTAL OPPORTUNITIESp. 110
  12. Attachment 4—CLIPBOARD COLOR SCHEMEp. 111
  13. Attachment 5—FUELS INCIDENT REPORTING PROCEDURESp. 112
  14. Attachment 6—FUELS CAREER FIELD CHARTERED WORKING GROUPSp. 115
  15. Attachment 7—FUELS MANAGER® DEFENSE (FMD) CODESp. 116
  16. Attachment 9—RADIO TRANSMISSION CODESp. 120
  17. Attachment 11—AIRCRAFT AND GROUND FUEL PLANNING FACTORSp. 122
  18. Attachment 12—ALTERNATE USE FORMSp. 126
  19. Attachment 13—FARP TRYOUT AND SELECTION PROCESSp. 127
  20. Attachment 14—SFH-A/F TEAM INITIAL ISSUE LISTp. 129
All 87 contents entries
  1. 1 LGRF Fuels Management Fuels Management (Superintendent/Flight Chief) 2p. 1
  2. 1 LGRFO Fuels Operations Fuels Operations (Section Chief)p. 1
  3. 1.1. HQ USAF/A4LR (AF/A4LR) General Responsibilitiesp. 6
  4. Chapter 2—AIR FORCE PETROLEUM OFFICE (AFPET)p. 9
  5. 2.1. General Responsibilitiesp. 9
  6. 2.2. Operations Directorate Responsibilitiesp. 10
  7. 2.3. Mission Support Directorate Responsibilitiesp. 16
  8. 2.4. Product Support Directorate Responsibilitiesp. 20
  9. Chapter 3—ORGANIZATIONS SUPPORTING FUELS MANAGEMENT FLIGHTSp. 22
  10. 3.2. Defense Logistics Agency Energy (DLA-E) General Responsibilitiesp. 22
  11. 3.4. AF Installation and Mission Support Center (AFIMSC) General Responsibilitiesp. 24
  12. 3.5. MAJCOM General Responsibilitiesp. 26
  13. 3.6. Air Mobility Command (AMC/A4RX) General Responsibilitiesp. 29
  14. 3.7. AF Special Operations Command (AFSOC/A4RE) General Responsibilitiesp. 29
  15. 3.8. Air Combat Command (ACC) General Responsibilitiesp. 30
  16. 3.9. National Guard Bureau (NGB) General Responsibilitiesp. 31
  17. 4.2. Base Civil Engineer (BCE) General Responsibilitiesp. 35
  18. 4.3. Aircraft Maintenance General Responsibilitiesp. 37
  19. Chapter 5—REQUIREMENTS FOR THE FUELS MANAGEMENT TEAM (FMT)p. 39
  20. 5.1. FMT General Responsibilitiesp. 39
  21. 5.2. Structure and Duty Titlesp. 40
  22. 5.3. Handling Contaminated and Off-Specification Fuel and Cryogenic Productsp. 42
  23. 5.4. Special Fuel Handling (SFH) Operationsp. 43
  24. 5.5. Fuels Vehicles and Fuels Handling Equipment (FHE)p. 46
  25. 5.6. Refueling Vehicles Authorizationsp. 46
  26. 5.8. Fuels Flight Administration and Guidancep. 47
  27. 5.9. Preparing Required Reportsp. 48
  28. 5.10. Managing Contracted Fuel Operationsp. 49
  29. 5.11. Budget Forecasting Requirementsp. 50
  30. 5.12. Fuels Personnel Safetyp. 50
  31. 5.13. Controlling Static Electricityp. 51
  32. 5.14. Communication During Fuel Transfersp. 51
  33. 5.15. Two-Person Policyp. 51
  34. 5.16. Managing Personnelp. 52
  35. 5.17. Manpower Management Processp. 53
  36. 6.1. Facility Managementp. 54
  37. 6.2. Proper Use of Facilities and Equipment and Securing Assetsp. 54
  38. 6.3. Fuels Laboratory Requirementsp. 54
  39. 6.4. Fuel Spill Prevention and Containmentp. 55
  40. 6.5. Hydrant Utilization Strategy (HUS)p. 55
  41. 6.6. Cryogenic Facilitiesp. 56
  42. 6.7. Tool Management Programp. 57
  43. Chapter 7—FUELS INFORMATION SERVICE CENTER (FISC) REQUIREMENTSp. 59
  44. 7.1. Fuels Information Service Center Section Responsibilitiesp. 59
  45. 7.2. Fuels Service Center (FSC) Element Responsibilitiesp. 59
  46. 7.3. Fuels Accounting Responsibilitiesp. 62
  47. 7.4. Fuels Support Element Responsibilitiesp. 63
  48. 7.5. Fuels Equipment Responsibilitiesp. 64
  49. 7.6. Fuels Training Responsibilitiesp. 65
  50. 7.7. Fuels Mobility Responsibilitiesp. 67
  51. Chapter 8—FUELS QUALITY COMPLIANCE REQUIREMENTSp. 69
  52. 8.1. Fuels Quality Compliance Section Responsibilitiesp. 69
  53. 8.2. Fuels Environmental & Safety Element Responsibilitiesp. 71
  54. 8.3. Fuels Laboratory Element Responsibilitiesp. 72
  55. Chapter 9—FUELS OPERATIONS REQUIREMENTSp. 74
  56. 9.1. Fuels Operations Section Responsibilitiesp. 74
  57. 9.2. Fuels Distribution Element Responsibilitiesp. 75
  58. 9.3. Fuels Mobile Distribution Responsibilitiesp. 76
  59. 9.4. Fuels Preventive Maintenance Responsibilitiesp. 76
  60. 9.5. Fuels Facilities Element Responsibilitiesp. 77
  61. 9.6. Fuels Hydrants Responsibilitiesp. 78
  62. 9.7. Military Service Station Responsibilitiesp. 78
  63. 9.8. Cryogenics Responsibilitiesp. 78
  64. 9.9. Specialized Fuel Handling-Air (SFH-A) Element Responsibilitiesp. 80
  65. Chapter 10—FUELS KNOWLEDGE OPERATIONS REQUIREMENTSp. 83
  66. 10.1. Fuels Knowledge Operations Element Responsibilitiesp. 83
  67. 10.2. Information Managementp. 83
  68. 10.3. Base-Level Support Application (BLSA) Responsibilitiesp. 84
  69. 10.4. Innovation Managementp. 85
  70. 10.5. Fuels MILCON and SRMp. 85
  71. Chapter 11—WAR PLANNINGp. 86
  72. 11.1. AF/A4LR Fuels Functional Area Manager (FAM) Responsibilitiesp. 86
  73. 11.2. AFPET Current Operations Responsibilitiesp. 86
  74. 11.3. AFFOR Fuels Planners Responsibilitiesp. 87
  75. 11.4. Fuels Management Team (FMT) Responsibilitiesp. 89
  76. Attachment 1—GLOSSARY OF REFERENCES AND SUPPORTING INFORMATIONp. 92
  77. Attachment 2—MISCELLANEOUSE FUELS DUTY TITLESp. 109
  78. Attachment 3—FUELS VENUES AND DEVELOPMENTAL OPPORTUNITIESp. 110
  79. Attachment 4—CLIPBOARD COLOR SCHEMEp. 111
  80. Attachment 5—FUELS INCIDENT REPORTING PROCEDURESp. 112
  81. Attachment 6—FUELS CAREER FIELD CHARTERED WORKING GROUPSp. 115
  82. Attachment 7—FUELS MANAGER® DEFENSE (FMD) CODESp. 116
  83. Attachment 9—RADIO TRANSMISSION CODESp. 120
  84. Attachment 11—AIRCRAFT AND GROUND FUEL PLANNING FACTORSp. 122
  85. Attachment 12—ALTERNATE USE FORMSp. 126
  86. Attachment 13—FARP TRYOUT AND SELECTION PROCESSp. 127
  87. Attachment 14—SFH-A/F TEAM INITIAL ISSUE LISTp. 129

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