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AIR ASSAULT AND PATHFINDER PLANNING TECHNIQUES Flashcards

1
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What is an Air Assault Operation?

A

Is designed to capitalize on the speed and mobility of the helicopters to achieve surprise

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Pathfinder main mission

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Provide navigational aid and advisory services to military aircraft

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Pathfinder secondary mission

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Include providing advice and limited aid to units planning air assault or airdrop operations.

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What are the five basic plans that comprise the reverse planning sequence?

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  • The Ground Tactical Plan
  • The Landing Plan
  • The Air Movement Plan
  • The Loading Plan
  • The Staging Plan
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5
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What is the lowest level that has sufficient personnel to plan, coordinate, and control an air assault operation?

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Battalion

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What is the lowest level that can conduct an air assault?

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Company

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What is capitalized on the Ground Tactical Plan?

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Capitalize on speed and mobility in order to achieve surprise.

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What are some elements of the Landing Plan?

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  • The availability, location, and size of the landing area
  • Offers flexibility for changes to landing direction and/or formation
  • Should include MEDEVAC and re-supply contingencies
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Advantages of using a single LZ

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  • Concentration of combat power in on location
  • Concentrate supporting fires in and around the LZ
  • Reduces the number of flight routes
  • Requires less planning and rehearsal time
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Advantages of using multiple LZ

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  • Avoids grouping assets in one location
  • Allow rapid dispersal
  • Reduces the enemy’s ability to detect and react to the initial lift
  • Eliminates aircraft congestion on one LZ
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What is the Air Movement Plan based on?

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The Ground Tactical Plan and The Landing Plan

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What are the two key elements of the Air Movement Plan?

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  • Flight routes, with flight route overlays
  • Air movement table
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13
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The SP is normally located closer than ______ from the PZ.

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3 - 5 Km

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The RP is normally located closer than ______ from the LZ.

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3 - 5 Km

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15
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Intercept headings are chosen far enough from the touchdown to allow helicopters in formation a final approach of at least _______

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1 - 2 Miles or 2.4 Km

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16
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What are the three types of flight routes?

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  • Restricted
  • Flight corridor
  • Flight Axis
17
Q

The flight corridor normally extends _____ on either side of the designated flight route and ______ above.

A

200 - 300 m and 500 ft

18
Q

What are the three terrain flight modes?

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  • Nap-of-the-earth flight
  • Contour flight
  • Low level flight
19
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What does the Loading plan ensure?

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Ensures that troops, equipment, and supplies are loaded on the correct aircraft.

20
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What is a Bump Plan?

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Ensures that essential troops and equipment are loaded ahead

21
Q

Who is responsible for the aircraft bump plan?

A

1SG or XO

22
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What is the purpose of Tactical Cross Loading

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Ensures that all leaders or crew-served weapons are not loaded on that same aircraft

23
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What is the Staging Plan?

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Prescribes the arrival time of ground units(Troops, Equipment, and Supplies) at the PZ

24
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Company Commander’s overall responsibility?

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Overall responsibility for the Air Assault Operations, He plans the operation, briefs subordinate leaders, issues the OPORD, and conducts rehearsals.

25
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Who can be the PZ control officer?

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XO, 1SG, or a Platoon Leader

26
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Who can be the PZ control NCOIC?

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1SG, a PSG, Section SGT, or a Squad Leader

27
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The RTO will have two radios on what channel?

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one on Combat Aviation Net and one on Company Command Net

28
Q

The Aircraft Troop Commander / Chalk Leader briefs his personnel on:

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  • Seating arrangement
  • Loading procedures
  • Use of Safety belts
  • In-flight procedures
  • Offloading procedures
29
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What does the Pickup Zone Control Officer do?

A

Organizes, controls and coordinates operations in PZ’s

30
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Pathfinder Team Responsibilities are

A

APIG
- Assist PZCO
- Prepare / mark site
- Inspect chalks / sling loads
- Ground-to-air communications

31
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What does the Site Team Leader do?

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Reconnoiters, establishes and operates the landing site

32
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Some responsibilities of the site team leader are

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  • Designating sling-load points
  • Emplacing and briefing the GTA radio operator
  • Reconnoitering to determine -
    long axis
    usable area
    ground slope
    land heading
    best landing formation
    preparing for day or night operations
33
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What are Extra Pathfinder’s responsibilities?

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Operate the GTA radio and the Pathfinder internal radio net, position and operate navigation and assembly aids, and clear or mark obstacles

34
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Four factors dictate the number of extra pathfinders employed:

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  • Size of the landing site
  • Expected density of the Air Traffic
  • The number and type of visual and electronic aids used
  • The Tactical Situation

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