Air Branch In A Bag
Crutches developed by a memory- and
organizationally-challenged AOBD
What’s in my Bag Today?
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3-Ring Binders
Standard Forms
Custom Forms
Sectional Charts
Small Computer
Office Supplies
Sustenance
After the next mission it will be different!
“Slipperies” - My Key to
Organization
• Contain All Sortie Information
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Label With Sortie #
Store 104, Assignment Sheet
Store Message Slips
Store 104a, 104b
Store Everything!
• You’ll Need At Least 100
Then, the Binders …
• Red contains:
 All Active Sorties
 Available Assignments
• Gray contains:
 Completed, Debriefed Sorties
• Blue contains:
 Reference Info
 Standard Forms
 Custom Forms
The Sortie Cycle
1. Label a slippery, put it in the red binder.
2. Add the 104 & assignment, release sortie.
3. Add message slips, Post-Its, everything else.
4. Debrief, add 104a or 104b, other info.
5. Move slippery to gray binder.
Blue Binder: Forms
• Standard Forms
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ICS 211/Sign-In, Other ICS forms
CAPF 104, 104a,104b, Other CAPF
ORM
Logs: Observer, Photo
• Custom Forms
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“Improved” CAPF 107
Message Slips
Mini-104 for Inbounds
Air Ops Mission Briefing
Customized CAPF 107
• Check box for each key
sortie event.
• Allows fast visual
survey of sortie status.
• Green highlight at left
when aircraft is landed.
• Green highlight at right
when sortie is complete.
Custom Message Slips
• One slip per message
• Flow: Comm  Sortie
Board Maintainer
Air Branch
Custom Mini-104 for Inbounds
• Quickly gather basic
information.
• Put into slippery.
• Replace with 104
when flight arrives.
• (Still a work in
process.)
Custom Mission Briefing
• New Form! Air Branch
Fills Out & Distributes
• Contains Key Info
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Communications
Food
Fuel
Other Standard Stuff
• Goal: Less chasing
around for air crews.
Handling The Tasking Sheets
• “Bernie’s System*”
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Have only one copy of each sheet.
Keep all tasks together as “available.”
Move a sheet to sortie slippery as they are assigned.
(SAREX) Move briefing sheet back to “available”
after debrief.
• Identify SAREX scenarios as A, B, C … and not with
numbers that could be confused with sortie numbers.
* Thanks, Bernie Knutson!
Try a little
Color!
Color Code Your Sortie Board Text*
One Color For Local Sorties
Another Color for Remote Sorties
Color Code Sortie Status
Red Block or Circle for Airborne Sorties
Green Block or Circle for Landed Sorties
* Thanks, Darlene Benjamin!
Visually Deconflict Your Sorties
• Tape together old sectionals
 You’ll probably need two of each
• Use 3M Post-It® Tape/2 Colors
 Color 1: Task Letters, Parachutes, Towers
 Color 2: Sortie Numbers
Bring Your IT Department
• Laptop or Tablet Computer & Charger
 Forms & Reference Documents (104s, 60-1, etc.) on Disk
 Bookmarks or Desktop Icons for WMIRS, E-Services, other
favorite tools and maps.
• Support
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10’ 3-Wire Extension Cord, Ungrounded Outlet Adapter
Cell Phone Charger , Headset, Extra Battery or Booster
Reference List of Critical Web Sites & Passwords
USB Hub, Universal Memory Card Reader
You Are The Supply Cabinet!
• Mandatory
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Ballpoint Pens
Stapler & Extra Staples
Highlighters, Green Especially
Post-It Notes 2" x 2"
Label Stickers For Slipperies; Blank & Numbered
Spiral Wire Bound Ruled Notebook / aka AOBD Logbook
• Nice-To-Have
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Dry Erase Pens That Actually Write (For Sortie Board)
Standard Black Sharpie Marker
Scotch Tape
Ad Hoc Sortie Board Kit (1/4” Masking Tape, Labels)
You Are The Commissary
• Food
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Granola-Type Bars
Beef Jerky
Pellet Tin Full of Quarters (Make Friends!)
Camping Salt & Pepper Shaker
“Bounty To Go” Camping Paper Towel Roll
• RON (Remain Over Night) Kit
All opinions guaranteed worth price
paid. Your crutches may vary.
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