UAS Waiver_Event 38 E400 - AETC_56 RMO-1211_exp 30 Apr 2026.pdf
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This document is an official Air Force memorandum approving a Commercial-Off-The-Shelf (COTS) Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) purchase and use request for AETC/56 RMO. The memorandum grants an exemption for UAS operations, subject to specific conditions including operating in a controlled environment and implementing cyber vulnerability risk mitigation strategies. The approval is valid until 30 April 2026, with requirements for additional exemption requests if operational parameters change or the UAS configuration is modified. The document is signed by Dr. Yvette S. Weber, Associate Deputy Assistant Secretary, and J. Aaron Bishop, Chief Information Security Officer, with points of contact provided for Mr. Fermin Gonzaga (SAF/CN) and Mr. Robert Darneille (SAF/AQ) for further communications.
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UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
WASHINGTON, DC
14 May 25
MEMORANDUM FOR COMMANDER, AETC/ 56 RMO
FROM: SAF/CN
SAF/AQ
SUBJECT: (U//FOUO) Commercial-Off-The-Shelf Unmanned Aircraft System Purchase and Use Request
Reference: (U//FOUO) Commercial-Off-The-Shelf Unmanned Aircraft System Use AETC/56 RMO-1211 Request
(U//FOUO) Thank you for your request for an exemption to the use of Commercial-Off-The-Shelf (COTS) Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS). The Military Deputy, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force and Deputy Chief Information Officer APPROVE the use of your COTS UAS, subject to the operational restraints and mitigation requirements set forth herein and your exemption request. The UAS shall be operated in a Controlled environment and, if any, the additional comments below.
(U//FOUO) Please ensure all mitigation strategies are implemented reducing cyber vulnerability risks prior to use.
(U//FOUO) Additional exemption requests are required for any additional operations beyond 30 Apr 26 In addition, if the UAS configuration or operational employment is changed, an additional exemption is required. You must notify us at the conclusion of the events that all COTS UAS use has been suspended and certify all mitigation strategies were employed.
(U//FOUO) We are committed to processing additional requests quickly. Points of contact for this matter are Mr. Fermin Gonzaga for SAF/CN at fermin.gonzaga.1.ctr@us.af.mil and Mr. Robert Darneille for SAF/AQ at robert.darneille.ctr@us.af.mil.
//signed, ysb, 07 May 25 //
DR YVETTE S. WEBER, SES, DAF
Associate Deputy Assistant Secretary (Science, Technology & Engineering)
//signed, jab, 14 May 25 //
J. AARON BISHOP, SES, DAF
Chief Information Security Officer
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