air branch in a bag crutches developed by a memory- and organizationally-challenged aobd

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

All opinions guaranteed worth price paid. Your crutches may vary.

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