Internal controls are necessary for any business to function and succeed. This also includes the military. Each branch uses some form of internal control in daily operations to ensure that there are no casualties among service members or civilians. Daily operations are crucial to protecting innocent lives. To ensure civilians are protected, service members must ensure they follow all technical orders to do their jobs properly and safely. Everything from paying for a service member's trip to launching an aircraft is monitored by internal controls ("Financial Management Reports"). The internal controls that service members are subjected to on a daily basis are not only the officer's responsibility but also every service member's responsibility. To launch an aircraft there are numerous steps to follow to ensure the aircraft launches correctly and is able to take off, complete the mission and land safely. The technical order used by all Airmen working on the Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II Warthog is 1A-10C-2-6WC whenever they are near the aircraft, whether inspecting it before either after a sortie or during the launch and recovery of the aircraft. The technical order explains step by step how to inspect the aircraft to ensure it is safe to perform the sortie. This technical order not only provides the exact information the airman must follow for inspections labeled Basic Pre-Flight, Basic Post Flight, and Thru-flight, but also establishes the procedures for launching and recovering the aircraft. To launch an aircraft this TO informs the aviator on how to guide the pilot in starting the aircraft and for recovery of the aircraft the aviator is informed...... middle of the sheet ......t/ reports/fy09 /09-040.pdfMorgenstern, H. Maggiore. (2012, 01 12). The Internal Management Control Toolset: Get an inside look at the program that helps the AFRC improve compliance, productivity, efficiency and communication. Retrieved from http://www.citamn.afrc.af.mil/features/story.asp?id=123287059Undersecretary of Defense (Comptroller). Financial management reports. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://comptroller.defense.gov/FinancialManagement/reports/micp.aspxUnited States Air Force, Robins Air Force Base-Technical Orders. (2012). Worksheets -- preflt-postflt in (1A-10C-2-6WC). Retrieved from website: http://www.robins.af.mil/library/technicalorders.asp United States Office of Management and Budget, (1982). Federal Executives Financial Integrity Act of 1982 (Public Law 97-255) (P.L. 97-255). Retrieved from website: http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/financial/fmfia1982.html