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DAFMAN 23-300

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MATERIEL MANAGEMENT PROCEDURES

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DAFMAN 23-300, "MATERIEL MANAGEMENT PROCEDURES", is a Department of the Air Force publication, dated July 22, 2025.

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July 22, 2025

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DAFMAN 23-300 — index record

NumberDAFMAN 23-300
TitleMATERIEL MANAGEMENT PROCEDURES
PublishedJuly 22, 2025
Certified currentJuly 22, 2025
Office of primary responsibilityAF/A4
Issued byHeadquarters, Department of the Air Force
Status on the indexCurrent
Last index actionIC, February 6, 2026
Source indexAir Force e-Publishing
Index last readOctober 20, 2026

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Purpose, in the publication’s words

This publication implements Department of the Air Force Policy Directive (DAFPD) 23-1, Materiel Management and is consistent with Department of Defense (DoD) guidance from Department of Defense Manual (DoDM) 4140.26, Volume 2, DoD Integrated Materiel; DoDM 4140.27, Volume 1, DoD Shelf-Life Management Program: Program Administration; and DoDM 4140.27, Volume 2, DoD Shelf-Life Management Program: Materiel Quality Control Storage Standards. It is the basic Department of Air Force Manual (DAFMAN) that provides guidance and direction for Department of the Air Force (DAF) supply chain materiel management processes. This instruction applies to all materiel managers in a civilian employees and uniformed member capacity of the Regular Air Force, United States Space Force (USSF), Air Force Reserve and Air National Guard (ANG), and those with a contractual obligation to abide by the terms of DAF issuances, except where noted otherwise. Note: All contractor requirements contained within this

Summary of changes, as printed

This interim change (Rule 1) revises DAFMAN 23-300 by (1) Prescribing applicable forms via Attachment 1; (2) Prescribing individual protective equipment support for USAFA; (3) Removing HAF Directed metrics; (4) Updating basis of issue requirements to align with CBRN Defense Program and publication references; (6) Clarifying document control timelines for LRS activities.

Contents

  1. Chapter 1—BASIC SUPPLY CHAIN DISCIPLINEp. 10
  2. Section 1A—General Informationp. 10
  3. Section 1B—Roles and Responsibilitiesp. 11
  4. Section 1C—Supply Chain Goals, Metrics, Boards and Working Groupsp. 71
  5. Chapter 2—OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS, DEMAND AND SUPPLY PLANNINGp. 77
  6. Chapter 3—MATERIEL SOURCINGp. 182
  7. Chapter 4—MAKE AND MAINTAIN MATERIELp. 197
  8. Chapter 5—DELIVERY OF MATERIELp. 220
  9. Chapter 6—MATERIEL RETURNS, RETENTION, AND DISPOSITIONp. 397
  10. Chapter 7—SUPPORTING TECHNOLOGIESp. 421
  11. Chapter 8—MATERIEL DATA MANAGEMENT AND EXCHANGEp. 437
  12. Chapter 9—MATERIEL PROGRAMSp. 458
  13. Chapter 10—INTENSIVELY MANAGED AND TRACKED ITEMSp. 485
  14. Attachment 1—GLOSSARY OF REFERENCES AND SUPPORTING INFORMATIONp. 603
  15. Attachment 2—READINESS SPARES PACKAGESp. 656
  16. Attachment 3—STANDARD REPORTING DESIGNATOR (SRD)p. 662
  17. Attachment 4—BASE CLOSURE CHECKLISTp. 663
All 120 contents entries
  1. Chapter 1—BASIC SUPPLY CHAIN DISCIPLINEp. 10
  2. Section 1A—General Informationp. 10
  3. 1.1. Applicability and Policyp. 10
  4. Section 1B—Roles and Responsibilitiesp. 11
  5. 1.2. Headquarters Air Force (HAF)p. 11
  6. 1.3. Major Command (MAJCOM)p. 18
  7. 1.4. Air Force Materiel Command (AFMC)p. 23
  8. 1.5. Air Force Research Lab (AFRL)p. 47
  9. 1.6. AMC Logistics Readiness Divisionp. 47
  10. 1.7. Logistics Readiness Squadron (LRS)/CCp. 48
  11. 1.8. AFSC Program Manager (PM)p. 66
  12. 1.9. Department of the Air Force Organization Responsibilitiesp. 67
  13. Section 1C—Supply Chain Goals, Metrics, Boards and Working Groupsp. 71
  14. 1.10. Goals. Supply chain management (SCM) goals are promoted to:p. 71
  15. 1.11. Metricsp. 71
  16. 1.12. Boards and Working Groupsp. 72
  17. Chapter 2—OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS, DEMAND AND SUPPLY PLANNINGp. 77
  18. 2.1. Overviewp. 77
  19. 2.2. Stockage Policy & Procedurep. 77
  20. 2.3. Financial Managementp. 100
  21. 2.4. War Reserve Materiel (WRM)p. 125
  22. 2.5. Degraded Operationsp. 133
  23. 2.6. Readiness Spares Packages (RSP) and Kitsp. 137
  24. 2.7. Contingency/Wartime Planningp. 162
  25. 2.8. Life Cycle Product Support Planningp. 167
  26. 2.9. AF Provisioning Policiesp. 167
  27. 2.10. Participation in the Weapon System Support Program (WSSP)p. 167
  28. 2.11. Spare Parts Breakout Programp. 168
  29. 2.12. Tanks, Racks, Adapters & Pylons (TRAP)p. 172
  30. 2.13. Base Closure/Weapons System Transferp. 173
  31. Chapter 3—MATERIEL SOURCINGp. 182
  32. 3.1. Overviewp. 182
  33. 3.2. Local Purchase and Retail Salesp. 182
  34. 3.3. Receipt Processingp. 194
  35. 3.4. Item Managementp. 195
  36. 3.5. Diminishing Manufacturing Sources and Material Shortages (DMSMS)p. 196
  37. Chapter 4—MAKE AND MAINTAIN MATERIELp. 197
  38. 4.1. Overviewp. 197
  39. 4.2. Time Compliance Technical Order (TCTO)p. 197
  40. 4.3. Repairp. 208
  41. 4.4. Time Change Itemsp. 218
  42. Chapter 5—DELIVERY OF MATERIELp. 220
  43. 5.1. Overviewp. 220
  44. 5.2. Ordering and Requisitioningp. 220
  45. 5.3. Customer Issue Request and Processingp. 220
  46. 5.4. Customer Issue Request and Processing of Special Type Items and Conditionsp. 221
  47. 5.5. Requisition Submissionp. 237
  48. 5.6. Due-Out Release (DOR)p. 240
  49. 5.7. Modify Backordersp. 240
  50. 5.8. Requisition Follow-upp. 241
  51. 5.9. Requisition Reconciliationp. 242
  52. 5.10. Requisition Statusp. 242
  53. 5.11. Requisition (Overdue Shipment) Tracingp. 244
  54. 5.12. Customer Backorder Review, Validation, and Cancellationp. 247
  55. 5.13. Requisition Processingp. 250
  56. 5.14. Physical Asset Managementp. 252
  57. 5.15. Storage Policyp. 253
  58. 5.16. Special Storage Handlingp. 254
  59. 5.17. Storage Locations (Primary, Reserve, Bin Labels, Locator Files)p. 256
  60. 5.18. Warehouse Storage Location Validationp. 262
  61. 5.19. Warehouse Change Documentsp. 264
  62. 5.20. Supply Point Managementp. 266
  63. 5.21. Select and Move Materielp. 270
  64. 5.22. Shipmentsp. 272
  65. 5.23. Directed and Non-Directed Shipmentsp. 273
  66. 5.24. Organizational Refusalsp. 278
  67. 5.25. Deficiency Reportsp. 278
  68. 5.26. Bench Stockp. 287
  69. 5.27. Bench Stock (Add, Change, Delete and Reconciliation)p. 287
  70. 5.28. Shelf-Life Item Controlp. 301
  71. 5.29. Research Overdue Outbound In-Transit Shipmentsp. 309
  72. 5.30. Document Control and Detail Recordsp. 310
  73. 5.31. Document Control Management:p. 310
  74. 5.32. Quality Control of Documentsp. 311
  75. 5.33. Shipment Suspense Processingp. 317
  76. 5.34. Digital ILS-S Document Controlp. 318
  77. 5.35. Filing Documentsp. 319
  78. 5.36. Processing Degraded Operations Documentsp. 320
  79. 5.37. The Delinquent Document Listingp. 320
  80. 5.38. Delinquent Shipment Listingp. 321
  81. 5.39. Document Control Actionsp. 323
  82. 5.40. Monitoring Authorizations to Receipt for Propertyp. 324
  83. 5.41. Record Reversal and Correction (RRC)p. 325
  84. 5.42. Record Reversal and Correction Researchp. 325
  85. 5.43. Automated Record Reversalp. 326
  86. 5.44. Steps of Document Distributionp. 326
  87. 5.45. Forced Record Alterationp. 327
  88. 5.46. Reservedp. 328
  89. 5.47. Physical Inventory and Adjustmentsp. 328
  90. 5.48. Adjustment to accountable recordsp. 329
  91. 5.49. Planning and conducting inventoriesp. 329
  92. 5.50. Inventory adjustment approval, certification, and reporting accuracyp. 330
  93. 5.51. Inventory Frequencyp. 331
  94. 5.52. Inventory Accuracy Standardsp. 333
  95. 5.53. Establish and Distribute an Inventory Schedulep. 333
  96. 5.54. Preparing the Warehouse for Inventory Countp. 334
  97. 5.55. Complete Inventory Count Proceduresp. 334
  98. 5.56. Conditions for Special Inventoriesp. 338
  99. 5.57. Special Inventory Count Proceduresp. 339
  100. 5.58. Researching Out-Of-Balance Inventory Conditionsp. 342
  101. 5.59. Unserviceable Materiel (R920) Special Inventory Proceduresp. 343
  102. 5.60. NWRM Inventory Proceduresp. 344
  103. 5.61. Adjustment Proceduresp. 361
  104. 5.62. Special Purpose Recoverables Authorized Maintenance (SPRAM)p. 363
  105. 5.63. Not Usedp. 371
  106. 5.64. Inspection and Related Operationsp. 371
  107. 5.65. Management of Discrepant, Counterfeit and Suspect Counterfeit Materielp. 386
  108. 5.66. Stock Positioningp. 391
  109. 5.67. Materiel Dispositionp. 393
  110. Chapter 6—MATERIEL RETURNS, RETENTION, AND DISPOSITIONp. 397
  111. 6.1. Overviewp. 397
  112. 6.2. Returnsp. 398
  113. Chapter 7—SUPPORTING TECHNOLOGIESp. 421
  114. Chapter 8—MATERIEL DATA MANAGEMENT AND EXCHANGEp. 437
  115. Chapter 9—MATERIEL PROGRAMSp. 458
  116. Chapter 10—INTENSIVELY MANAGED AND TRACKED ITEMSp. 485
  117. Attachment 1—GLOSSARY OF REFERENCES AND SUPPORTING INFORMATIONp. 603
  118. Attachment 2—READINESS SPARES PACKAGESp. 656
  119. Attachment 3—STANDARD REPORTING DESIGNATOR (SRD)p. 662
  120. Attachment 4—BASE CLOSURE CHECKLISTp. 663

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