Which document is this? DD Form 2535, official title DD Form 2535, Request for Military Aerial Support, 20160211 draft. What does it do? It exists to Request for Military Aerial Support. Everything on this page builds on those two facts.
Is there a version specific to your service? No. A DD number is issued at Department level, which is the whole point of the prefix — every military department and defense agency works from one identical document. Looking for a branch variant wastes time you do not have.
Who decides this form exists? not stated owns it; not stated directs its use. If someone told you to file this, the authority traces back to those.
How current is this? Edition not stated, publisher status not stated. That is the version described throughout this page.
What the form asks for
- Request number.
- 1. Category Requested. a. Press space bar to mark X if flyover.
- 1.a.(1) Date of event (4 digit year, 2 digit month, 2 digit day).
- 1.a.(2) Type aircraft requested. Mark X if Any.
- 1.a.(2) List specific aircraft requested (optional).
- 1.a.(3) Military service requested. Mark X if All.
- 1.a.(3) List specific military service requested (optional).
- 1.b. Mark X if Static Display.
- 1.b.(1) Date of event (4 digit year, 2 digit month, 2 digit day).
- 1.b.(2) Type aircraft requested. Mark X if Any.
- 1.b.(2) List specific aircraft requested (optional).
- 1.b.(3) Military service requested. Mark X if All.
- 1.b.(3) List specific military service requested (optional).
- 1.c. Mark X if Single Aircraft Demonstration.
- 1.c.(1) Date of event (4 digit year, 2 digit month, 2 digit day).
- 1.c.(2) Type aircraft requested. Mark X if Any.
- 1.c.(2) List specific aircraft requested (optional).
- 1.c.(3) Military service requested. Mark X if All.
- 1.c.(3) List specific military service requested (optional).
- 1.d. Mark X if Other Aerial Support (i.e. Parachute, SAR).
- 1.d.(1) Date of event (4 digit year, 2 digit month, 2 digit day).
- 1.d.(2) Type aircraft requested. Mark X if Any.
- 1.d.(2) List specific aircraft requested (optional).
- 1.d.(3) Military service requested. Mark X if All.
Download the form
What formats exist for this form? PDF. What is the scale of it? 4 pages and approximately 126 fields.
Do you pay for these? No. Free download, every format. What should you avoid? Filling the form inside a browser tab; the fields frequently do not save.
Where do you start? At the top. Identification first, the substance of the entry second, certification last. Why that order? Because fields lower on the page often depend on data you established in the header, and filling out of sequence produces contradictions.
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.
Is the form its own instruction manual? Partly. The rest sits in not stated, which is also the authority where the two texts conflict.
Where does the completed form go? To the office named in not stated or in your organization's local procedure. Should you keep a copy? Always — a scan or a saved file costs nothing and spares you the whole exercise if the original disappears.
Do you need to know which branch issued a related form? No. DD numbering is Department-wide and unified, which means the number on its own is a complete address for the document.
Can you assume a matching number is the same form? No, and this is where downloads go wrong. Read the prefix. Army numbering and Department numbering are independent systems, so the digits alone tell you nothing about which document you need.
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 2535?
- DD Form 2535, Request for Military Aerial Support, 20160211 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?