So what is DD Form 2133? The short answer: a Defense Department document, officially DD Form 2133, Joint Airlift Inspection Record/Checklist, 20130415 draft, used to Joint Airlift Inspection Record. Anything else you need follows from that.
Does it apply to your branch? Yes. The DD prefix means Department of Defense, not one service, so the same blank serves the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Space Force and the Coast Guard under Defense jurisdiction. There is no Army version and no Navy version to search for.
Where does the requirement come from? From not stated, with not stated responsible for the document itself. Those are the names to cite if anyone asks under what authority you filed.
Which edition should you have? not stated, listed as not stated. A copy dated otherwise is a copy worth replacing.
What the form asks for
- Page number.
- Total number of pages.
- 2. Departure airfield.
- 3. Date (4 digit year, 2 digit month, 2 digit day).
- 4. Aircraft type and mission number.
- 5. Load/chalk number.
- 6. Start time.
- 7. Complete time.
- 1. Deploying force.
- 8. Mobility force.
- 9. Chapter 3 movement? X first box if yes, second if no.
- 10. Increment/serial/bumper number and type/TCN.
- 10. Increment/serial/bumper number and type/TCN.
- 10. Increment/serial/bumper number and type/TCN.
- 10. Increment/serial/bumper number and type/TCN.
- 10. Increment/serial/bumper number and type/TCN.
- 10. Increment/serial/bumper number and type/TCN.
- 10. Increment/serial/bumper number and type/TCN.
- 10. Increment/serial/bumper number and type/TCN.
- 10. Increment/serial/bumper number and type/TCN.
- 10. Increment/serial/bumper number and type/TCN.
- 10. Increment/serial/bumper number and type/TCN.
- 10. Increment/serial/bumper number and type/TCN.
- 16. Deploying Force Representative (print name/rank/signature).
Download the form
What can you download? The available set is PDF. How big is the job? The form runs 2 pages with roughly 26 fields to complete.
Is xfdl worth downloading? Only if you have the viewer. The format comes from IBM Lotus Forms, which carried Defense form distribution for a long stretch, and no ordinary pdf application will read it.
Is there a charge? No — free, all formats. Where should you open the file? In a full pdf application on your own machine. Browser-embedded viewers handle field properties unpredictably.
Can you skip around the form? Better not to. The layout runs identification, then content, then certification, and entries near the bottom frequently take their meaning from what sits above them.
Why does the edition matter so much here? Because DD forms are revised centrally. When the Department reissues one, it reissues it for all branches simultaneously, and the field layout can shift. Compare the printed date against not stated before you type anything.
Where do you look up an unclear entry? The form face first, not stated second. And when the two disagree? not stated controls.
Who receives it? The office not stated designates, subject to whatever local instruction your organization adds. What do you keep? A copy, made before the form leaves your hands.
What if DD Form 2133 points to another form? Search the series and number. Because the DD sequence is common to every military department, no branch qualifier is needed to land on the right file.
Do DA and DD numbers ever correspond? Never. DA numbering is Army-specific, administered by an Army proponent, while DD numbering is Department-wide under not stated or an equivalent Department office. Identical digits in the two systems mean two unrelated documents, which is why the prefix matters more than the number.
How often does a form like this change? Unpredictably — revision follows directive changes, altered collection requirements and updated notice language. What is the practical defence? Verifying not stated every time you download rather than trusting a saved copy.
What does this page actually provide? The blank form and a description of it. What does it not provide? Legal guidance, procedural rulings, or any assurance about a particular filing. Who answers those? not stated, the administrative office that serves you, or the authority identified in not stated.
Questions and answers
- What is DD Form 2133?
- DD Form 2133, Joint Airlift Inspection Record/Checklist, 20130415 draft
- Which edition is current?
- Not stated by the publisher
- Who is responsible for this form?
- Not stated
- In which formats can it be downloaded?