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DA Form 2408-4-4 — WEAPON SIGHTING DATA (AH-64)

weapon sighting data (ah-64)

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DA Form 2408-4-4 is a DA series document issued for use across the Department of the Army. Official title: WEAPON SIGHTING DATA (AH-64). Purpose: weapon sighting data (ah-64). The current edition carries the date 03/01/2014 and is listed with a publication status of ACTIVE. The form runs to 1 page(s) and contains approximately 200 entry fields.

The office of primary responsibility is G-4. Use is prescribed by PAM 738-751, which defines when the form is raised and where it goes afterward. The form is normally completed by the subject of the entries or by administrative personnel maintaining the record, then reviewed and signed as the governing authority directs. A more recent edition has been published. This edition is superseded; it remains available for reference and for files already executed against it.

Formats offered: PDF. All are the same published layout in different containers, and the choice between them is a matter of how the entries will be made rather than what appears on the page. The pdf serves as the authoritative rendering. A fillable pdf exposes editable fields on screen; a printable pdf is the blank form as a flat page for handwriting.

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What the form asks for

  • COMBOBOX1
  • COMBOBOX10
  • COMBOBOX11
  • COMBOBOX12
  • COMBOBOX13
  • COMBOBOX14
  • COMBOBOX2
  • COMBOBOX3
  • COMBOBOX4
  • COMBOBOX5
  • COMBOBOX6
  • COMBOBOX7
  • COMBOBOX8
  • COMBOBOX9
  • ContentArea1
  • FIELD1
  • FIELD10
  • FIELD11
  • FIELD12
  • FIELD13
  • FIELD14
  • FIELD15
  • FIELD16
  • FIELD17

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Questions and answers

What is DA Form 2408-4-4?
WEAPON SIGHTING DATA (AH-64)
Which edition is current?
03/01/2014
Who is responsible for this form?
G-4
In which formats can it be downloaded?
PDF, PDF

Publisher notes

  1. 04-PUB NOT RELEASABLE TO FOREIGNERS (NOFORN)
  2. 42-ITEM ONLY PRODUCED IN ELECTRONIC MEDIA

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