This manual, Air Force Instruction AFI 34-1201 Protocol June 2017, establishes policy and provides guidance for excellence in protocol, decorum, customs and courtesies during Air Force ceremonies, conferences and social events, hosting distinguished visitors, and honors afforded at military funerals. Protocol for the military and government agencies is a code of traditional precedence, courtesy and etiquette in matters of military, diplomatic, official and celebratory ceremonies. Military protocol encompasses the knowledge, accumulation and application of established service customs.