Air Assault

Question 1

Air Assault

Answer 1

move troops and equipment

engage and destroy enemy forces or to seize and hold key terrain

Question 2

Air Movement

Answer 2

transport of units, personnel, supplies, and equipment

NO tactical mission involved.

Question 3

What is a temporary group of integrated forces tailored to a specific mission under the command of a single headquarters called?

Answer 3

Air assault task force

Question 4

Air assault primary mission

Answer 4

Move equipment and troops

Question 5

Capabilities of AATF

Answer 5

a. Attack enemy positions from any direction.
b. Overfly and bypass enemy positions, barriers, and obstacles and strike objectives in otherwise inaccessible areas.
c. Rapidly reinforce committed units.
d. Secure and defend key terrain or objectives.
e. Conduct fast-paced operations over extended distances.
f. Conduct and support deception and false insertions.
g. Conduct exploitation and pursuit operations.
h. Provide responsive reserves, allowing commanders to commit a larger portion of his force to action.
i. React rapidly to tactical opportunities, necessities, and threats in unassigned areas.
j. Rapidly place forces at tactically decisive points in an area of operation.
k. Rapidly secure and defend key terrain (such as crossing sites, road junctions and bridges) or key objectives.
l. Delay a much larger force without being decisively engaged.

Question 6

Reverse planning sequence

Answer 6

Ground tactical plan (most important)
Landing plan
Air movement plan
Loading plan
Staging plan

Question 7

Who is responsible for the over all planning and execution of an air assault mission to include the ground tactical plan?

Answer 7

Air assault task force commander (AATFC)

Question 8

Who is the AMC’s representative that advises the AATFC and his staff on aviation matters?

Answer 8

Aviation liaison officer (ALO)

Question 9

What is the standard timeline for a deliberate Air Assault mission?

Answer 9

96 hours

Question 10

One aircraft

Answer 10

Chalk

Question 11

Multiple aircraft

Answer 11

Serial

Question 12

Multiple serials

Answer 12

Lift

Question 13

Multiple ship

Avoid turns in excess

Answer 13

60 degrees

Question 14

Difference between cold and hot LZ

Answer 14

Cold = no enemy activity observed

Hot = enemy occurring on or in vicinity

Question 15

What are some of the events that take place during the staging plan?

Answer 15

Pre mission planning
Rehearsals
AMB
Final WX call

Question 16

What is the primary execution document at the user level that is derived from AMT?

Answer 16

The Execution Checklist (Ex Check)