Afi48-104

BY ORDER OF THE SECRETARY

OF THE AIR FORCE

AIR FORCE INSTRUCTION 48-104

11 JULY 2019

Aerospace Medicine

TOBACCO FREE LIVING

COMPLIANCE WITH THIS PUBLICATION IS MANDATORY

ACCESSIBILITY: Publications and forms are available on the e-Publishing website at www.e-Publishing.af.mil for downloading or ordering
RELEASABILITY: There are no releasability restrictions on this publication

OPR: AF/SG3/5PH

Supersedes:

AFI 40-102, 4 March 2016

Certified by: AF/SG3/5
(Major General Robert I. Miller)
Pages: 13

This publication implements Air Force Policy Directive (AFPD) 48-1, Aerospace & Operational Medicine Enterprise. It provides guidance and procedures to minimize the adverse impact of tobacco use on health, mission readiness, and unit performance throughout the Air Force (AF). It applies to all military and civilian AF personnel, including Air Force Reserve Command units and the Air National Guard (ANG), except where noted otherwise. This publication may be supplemented at any level, but all supplements must be routed to the Office of Primary Responsibility (OPR) listed above for coordination prior to certification and approval. Refer recommended changes and questions about this publication using the AF Form 847, Recommendation for Change of Publication; route AF Forms 847 from the field through the appropriate chain of command. The authorities to waive wing/unit level requirements in this publication are identified with a Tier (“T-0, T-1, T-2, T-3”) number following the compliance statement. See Air Force Instruction (AFI) 33-360, Publications and Forms Management, for a description of the authorities associated with the Tier numbers. Submit requests for waivers through the chain of command to the appropriate Tier waiver approval authority, or alternately, to the requestor’s commander for non-tiered compliance items. Ensure that all records created as a result of processes prescribed in this publication are maintained in accordance with Air Force Manual 33-363, Management of Records, and disposed of in accordance with Air Force Records Disposition Schedule located in the Air Force Records Management System.

AFI48-104 11 JULY 2019

SUMMARY OF CHANGES

This AFI is a rewrite of AFI 40-102, Tobacco Free Living. Although overall substantially similar, several changes have been made. Major changes include: removal of requirement for Designated Tobacco Use Areas (DTA) to be 50 feet from pedestrian walkways, parking lots, dining areas (e.g., outdoor patios, non-DTA picnic tables) and athletic grounds (e.g., running tracks, walking trails,