Technical Reports, Orders, Standards, & Conference Proceedings

The AFIT interlibrary loan technician currently serves as the AFIT Technical Order Distribution Office (TODO) PoC. The AFIT TODO operates as a technical order (TO) reference library to provide AFIT personnel access to AFTOs for their research. AFTOs are manuals that cover the “operation, maintenance, inspection, modification, or management of centrally-acquired and managed Air Force military programs and end items”. TOs can be found on ETIMS, the Enhanced Technical Information Management System. ETIMS allows users to both search for TOs and view electronic TOs (eTOs). To access ETIMS and view eTOs, you must have an AF Portal account.

Some TOs are approved for public release and can be viewed freely online. For all other TOs, please follow the steps below to search for and request TOs. If you have a problem searching ETIMS or need help filing out a request form, please email the AFIT TODO.

1. Log on to ETIMS > select the catalog tab > click ‘Tech Order List’.
2. A number of search fields are available, but you will primarily use the TO number or title field. ✷ If you don’t have the exact title or TO number, type an asterisk (wildcard) at the end and/or beginning of your input. (Ex: job guide*, 00*, *RC-135*, *85)

• • Input* -- Placing a wildcard at the end of your search term will yield results where the word or number is the first part of the TO title/number.
  • *Input -- Placing a wildcard at the beginning of your search term will yield results where the word or number is the last part of the TO title/number.
  • *Input* -- Placing a wildcard both before and after a word or number will show results where the search term is anywhere in the TO title/number.

3. After entering your search terms, click the read button to load the search results.
4. To view additional details for a TO, click the TO Number link.

1. Copy the TO number and full title from ETIMS.
2. E-mail this information to AFIT Interlibrary Loan. 
3. Include the TO number, the full TO title, and your AF Portal ID. **Without your AF Portal ID, you will not be able to view TOs online.
4. Once the TO is available, you will be notified by email.
   • eTOs will be accessible to you through the ETIMS library for 6 weeks. If you need more time with the material, please email the AFIT TODO to arrange an extension.
   • If a TO is not available in electronic form and a physical copy is sent, that copy will be received by the library, then checked out to you. The TO must be returned to the library when you are finished with the material. Please email the AFIT TODO to renew your TO loan, if needed.