Air Branch In A Bag Crutches developed by a memory- and organizationally-challenged AOBD

What’s in my Bag Today? 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  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  ICS 211/Sign-In, Other ICS forms  CAPF 104, 104a,104b, Other CAPF  ORM  Logs: Observer, Photo Custom Forms  “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  Communications  Food  Fuel  Other Standard Stuff Goal: Less chasing around for air crews.

Handling The Tasking Sheets “Bernie’s System*”  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  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  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  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  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

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