DEPARTMENT  OF  THE  AIR  FORCE 
Headquarters  US  Air  Force 
Washington  DC  20330-5000 
AF  REGULATION  8-3 
17  March  1986 
Special  Publications  Systems 
USAF  INTELLIGENCE  (USAFINTEL)  SPECIALIZED  PUBLICATIONS 
This  regulation  authorizes  the  Assistant  Chief  of  Staff,  Intelligence  (ACS/I)  HQ  USAF,  to  publish  specialized 
US  Air  Force  Intelligence  (USAFINTEL)  publications.  It  also  explains  how  these  publications  are  indexed  and 
distributed. This  regulation  applies  to  all  Air  Force  activities.  It  applies  to  US  Air  Force  Reserve  and  Air  Nation- 
al Guard  units  and  members. 
I.  Use  of  USAFINTEL  Publications.  These  pub- 
lications prescribe  aerospace  intelligence  and  se- 
curity policies  and  procedures  which  are  not  in- 
cluded in  standard  Air  Force  publications  because 
of  their  special  sensitivity.  Publications  in  the  200 
series  are  equally  binding  as  standard  Air  Force 
regulations  whereas  400  and  500  series  publica- 
tions are  for  informational  guidance  only.  Each 
publication  is  numbered  in  sequence  (for  example, 
USAFINTEL  201-1,  201-2,  etc).  AFR  5-3, 
Standard  Intelligence  Publications  System,  ex- 
plains standard  intelligence  publications,  includ- 
ing USAF  Intelligence  and  Defense  Intelligence 
Agency  publications  and  Joint  Service  Intelligence 
Manuals. 
2.  USAFINTEL     Publication     Policy.     USAF- 
INTEL publications: 
a.  Prescribe  forms  and  reports  dealing  with 
Sensitive  Compartmented  Information  (SCI)  and 
associated  intelligence  and  security  matters  only. 
b.  May  not  change  a  standard  Air  Force  publi- 
cation. 
3.  Format  and  Authentication.  USAFINTEL 
publications  must  conform  to  the  publications 
format  in  AFR  5-1,  Air  Force  Publications  Man- 
agement Program.  Each  USAFINTEL  publica- 
tion also  uses  the  heading  "DEPARTMENT  OF 
THE  AIR  FORCE,"  the  command  line,  "BY 
ORDER  OF  THE  SECRETARY  OF  THE  AIR 
FORCE,"  and  the  names  and  titles  of  the  Chief  of 
Staff  and  Director  of  Administration,  USAF. 
4.  Review  and  Approval.  Each  ACS/I,  HQ 
USAF  and  Air  Force  Intelligence  Service  (AFIS) 
Supersedes  AFR  8-3,  29  May  1979.  (See  signature 
page  for  summary  of  changes.) 
No.  of  Printed  Pages:  2 
OPR:  INSCO(MrR.  D.  Semmel) 
Approved  by:  Lt  Col  Raymond  E.  Abel 
Writer-editor:  Joyce  D.  Void 
Distribution:  F 
office  of  primary  responsibility  (OPR)  may  ap- 
prove a  USAFINTEL  publication.  Responsi- 
bilities for  ensuring  compliance  with  AFR  5-1  and 
AFR  5-8,  Preparing  Air  Force  Publications, 
standards  governing  need,  format,  clarity,  co- 
herence, continuity,  syntax,  propriety  are  dele- 
gated to: 
a.  The  Assistant  for  Security  and  Communica- 
tions Management  (HQ  USAF/INS)  for  USAF- 
INTEL publications  dealing  with  and  distributed 
through  the  Air  Force  SCI  security  management 
system  (see  AFR  200-7,  Sensitive  Compartmented 
Information  (SCI)  Security  System). 
b.  AFIS/DA  for  USAFINTEL  publications 
distributed  through  systems  other  than  those  de- 
scribed in  a  above. 
5.  Printing  and  Distributing  USAFINTEL  Publi- 
cations: 
a.  HQ  USAF/INS  requests  printing,  distrib- 
utes, stocks,  and  maintains  the  case  files  for  publi- 
cations produced  under  paragraph  4a. 
b.  AFIS/DA  requests  printing  and  initially  dis- 
tributes publications  produced  under  paragraph 
4b.  The  OPR  stocks  and  maintains  the  case  File  for 
these  publications. 
6.  How  To  Obtain  Copies  of  USAFINTEL  Publi- 
cations After  Initial  Distribution.  Send  fully  justi- 
fied requests  for  USAFINTEL  publications  proc- 
essed by: 
a.  HQ  USAF/INS  through  the  parent  major 
command  senior  intelligence  officer  (SIO)  to  HQ 
USAF/INSC,  except  HQ  Electronic  Security 
Command  (ESC)  activities  which  send  their  re- 
quests to  HQ  ESC/DAPD. 
b.  AFIS/DA  through  channels  to  the  appropri- 
ate ACS/I  or  AFIS  OPR. 
7.  Where  USAFINTEL  Publications  Are  In- 
dexed. USAFINTEL  publications  are  indexed  in 
AFR  0-15,  Defense  Intelligence  Agency  (DIA) 
and  Specialized  USAF  Intelligence  Publications.
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AFR  8-3        17  March  1986 
BY  ORDER  OF  THE  SECRETARY  OF  THE  AIR  FORCE 
OFFICIAL 
NORMAND  G.  LEZY,  Colonel,  USAF 
Director  of  Administration 
CHARLES  A.  GABRIEL,  General,  USAF 
Chief  of  Staff 
SUMMARY  OF  CHANGES 
This  revision  redefines  the  use  of  USAFINTEL  publications  (para  I);  changes  procedures  for  obtaining  copies  of 
them  after  initial  distribution  (para  6);  and  gives  title  to  mentioned  AFRs,  and  contains  editorial  and  format 
changes. 
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