USAF AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE
POLICIES AND PROCEDURES
OVERVIEW EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS GRADED A+ 2025/2026
What is the purpose of DAFI 21-101? - ANS Prescribes aircraft and equipment maintenance
management policy and procedures to perform Mission Generation (MG) functions across the
USAF.
What does DAFI 21-101 apply to? - ANS All USAF aircraft and equipment maintenance
activities.
How are Air Force organizations structured? - ANS IAW AFI 38-101 or as authorized by
AF/A1M.
Are contracted maintenance organizations required to follow AFI 38-101? - ANS No, they
organize per their government-approved proposal.
What document defines a Lead Command? - ANS AFPD 10-9, Lead Command Designation
and Responsibilities for Weapon Systems.
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, What maintenance concept is directed by AFPD 21-1? - ANS Maintain organizational,
intermediate, and depot maintenance capabilities for operational readiness.
What operations must maintenance support? - ANS Peacetime operations, mobilizations,
national defense contingencies, and emergencies.
What instruction governs additive manufacturing for replacement parts? - ANS AFI 63-
101/20-101, Integrated Life Cycle Management.
What is the minimum requirement of organizational maintenance? - ANS Launch and recover
sorties and maintain/repair materiel coded for organizational repair.
What is the minimum requirement of intermediate maintenance? - ANS Repair materiel
coded for organizational and intermediate repair in backshops or centralized facilities.
What is depot-level maintenance capability? - ANS Maintains materiel at all levels including
overhaul, upgrade, rebuild, testing, and reclamation.
What two networks organize organizational and intermediate maintenance? - ANS Mission
Generation Network (MGN) and Repair Network (RN).
What is the purpose of the Mission Generation Network (MGN)? - ANS Optimize wing-level
mission generation with on- and off-equipment maintenance.
What does the Repair Network (RN) do? - ANS Supports MGN by providing maintenance
beyond MGN capability or capacity.
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POLICIES AND PROCEDURES
OVERVIEW EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS GRADED A+ 2025/2026
What is the purpose of DAFI 21-101? - ANS Prescribes aircraft and equipment maintenance
management policy and procedures to perform Mission Generation (MG) functions across the
USAF.
What does DAFI 21-101 apply to? - ANS All USAF aircraft and equipment maintenance
activities.
How are Air Force organizations structured? - ANS IAW AFI 38-101 or as authorized by
AF/A1M.
Are contracted maintenance organizations required to follow AFI 38-101? - ANS No, they
organize per their government-approved proposal.
What document defines a Lead Command? - ANS AFPD 10-9, Lead Command Designation
and Responsibilities for Weapon Systems.
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, What maintenance concept is directed by AFPD 21-1? - ANS Maintain organizational,
intermediate, and depot maintenance capabilities for operational readiness.
What operations must maintenance support? - ANS Peacetime operations, mobilizations,
national defense contingencies, and emergencies.
What instruction governs additive manufacturing for replacement parts? - ANS AFI 63-
101/20-101, Integrated Life Cycle Management.
What is the minimum requirement of organizational maintenance? - ANS Launch and recover
sorties and maintain/repair materiel coded for organizational repair.
What is the minimum requirement of intermediate maintenance? - ANS Repair materiel
coded for organizational and intermediate repair in backshops or centralized facilities.
What is depot-level maintenance capability? - ANS Maintains materiel at all levels including
overhaul, upgrade, rebuild, testing, and reclamation.
What two networks organize organizational and intermediate maintenance? - ANS Mission
Generation Network (MGN) and Repair Network (RN).
What is the purpose of the Mission Generation Network (MGN)? - ANS Optimize wing-level
mission generation with on- and off-equipment maintenance.
What does the Repair Network (RN) do? - ANS Supports MGN by providing maintenance
beyond MGN capability or capacity.
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