AFI 11-2C-130v3 - BITS

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Operational Control (OPCON)—Transferable command authority that may be exercised by
commanders at any echelon at or below the level of combatant command. Operational control is
inherent in combatant command (command authority). Operational control may be delegated
and is the authority to perform those functions of command over subordinate forces involving
organizing and employing commands and forces, assigning tasks, designating objectives, and
giving authoritative direction necessary to accomplish the mission. Operational control includes
authoritative direction over all aspects of military operations and joint training necessary to
accomplish missions assigned to the command. Operational control normally provides full
authority to organize commands and forces and to employ those forces as the commander in
operational control considers necessary to accomplish the assigned missions. Operational
control does not, in and of itself, include authoritative direction for logistical matters of
administration, discipline, internal organization, or unit training.
Operational Missions—Missions executed at or above 618 AOC (TACC) or theater C2 agency
level. Operational missions termed "CLOSE WATCH" include CORONET missions and priority
1, 2, and 3 missions tasked by the 618 TACC or theater C2 agency. Other operational missions
such as deployment, re-deployment, reconnaissance operations, operational readiness inspections
(ORI), AMC-directed channel or SAAM, and JA/ATT missions may be designated "CLOSE
WATCH" as necessary.
Operational Risk Management (ORM)—A logic-based, common sense approach to making
calculated decisions on human, materiel, and environmental factors before, during, and after Air
Force operations. It enables commanders, functional managers and supervisors to maximize
operational capabilities while minimizing risks by applying a simple, systematic process
appropriate for all personnel and Air Force functions.
Opportune Airlift—Transportation of personnel, cargo, or both aboard aircraft with no
expenditure of additional flying hours to support the airlift.
Originating Station—Base from which an aircraft starts on an assigned mission. May or may
not be the home station of the aircraft. When aircraft is under change of operational control,
deployed location is the originating station.
Over-water Flight—Any flight that exceeds power off gliding distance from land.
Patient Movement Categories—
Urgent—Patients who must be moved immediately to save life, limb, or eyesight, or to prevent
complication of a serious illness.
Priority—Patients requiring prompt medical care that must be moved within 24 hours.
Routine—Patients who should be picked up within 72 hours and moved on routine/scheduled
flights.
Permit to Proceed—Aircraft not cleared at the first US port of entry may move to another US
airport on a permit to proceed issued by customs officials at the first port of entry. This permit
lists the requirements to be met at the next point of landing, i.e. number of crew and passengers,
cargo not yet cleared. Aircraft commanders are responsible to deliver the permit to proceed to
the customs inspector at the base where final clearance is performed. (Heavy monetary fines can
be imposed on the aircraft commander for not complying with permit to proceed procedures.)