AWS

Question 1

Landing Area Recon

Answer 1

SSBATTW
SIZE SUITABILITY BARRIERS APPROACH DIRECTION TOUCHDOWN POINT TAKEOFF DIRECTION AND WINDS

Question 2

Terrain Flight Approach

Answer 2

TSLOW
Tactical Situation
Suitability
Long Axis
Obstacles
Winds

Question 3

Terrain Flight Takeoff

Answer 3

TLOW
Tactical Situation
Long Axis
Obstacles
Winds

Question 4

Low Level Flight

Answer 4

80’ - 200’ AHO
Constant Airspeed and Altitude
Traveling (unlikely contact)

Question 5

Contour Flight

Answer 5

25’ - 80’ AHO
Constant Airspeed
Varying Altitude
Traveling Overwatch (contact possible)

Question 6

NOE Flight

Answer 6

Up to 25’ AHO
Varying Airspeed and Altitude
Bounding Overwatch (contact expected)

Question 7

Under flight of wires

Answer 7

Hover Height + 30’
No faster than brisk walk

Question 8

Ground Taxi under wires

Answer 8

Min. 30’ wire height

Question 9

Terrain flight Takeoff Types

Answer 9

Continuous Angle
Altitude over Airspeed
Airspeed over Altitude

Question 10

Altitude over Airspeed

Answer 10

Limited OGE Power <10% above
State reference points,
MMA and MSA,
Forced Landing Plan,
PERF Brief
Before Takeoff
Hover to MMA then accelerate forward

Question 11

Airspeed over Altitude

Answer 11

OGE Power not available
Announce abort and ETL point
Before Takeoff Check

Question 12

Fundamentals of Aerial Reconnaisance

Answer 12

GORRDDE
GAIN AND MAINTAIN ENEMY CONTACT
ORIENT ON THE OBJECTIVE
REPORT ALL INFO TIMELY AND ACCURATELY
RETAIN FREEDOM OF MANEUVER
DEVELOP THE SITUATION
DONT KEEP RECON ASSET IN REAR
ENSURE CONTINUOUS RECON

Question 13

Types/Forms of Reconnaissance

Answer 13

Zone (restrictive boundaries, large area)
Area (permissive boundaries, small)
Route (specific route)
Recon in Force (multiple recon assets discover and testing enemy)

Question 14

Fundamentals of Aerial Security

Answer 14

MOPPP
MAINTAIN ENEMY CONTACT
ORIENT ON THE FORCE/AREA/FACILITY
PERFORM CONTINUOUS RECON
PROVIDE REACTION TIME AND MANEUVER SPACE
PROVIDE EARLY AND ACCURATE WARNING

Question 15

Types/Forms of Security

Answer 15

Screen - early warning to protected force
Guard - Protects main body dependently
Cover - Protects main body independently
Area - protect within a specific area
Local - prevents units from being surprised

Question 16

Standards of Aerial Observation

Answer 16

Detect
Identity
Locate
Report

Question 17

Aerial Observation Visual Cues

Answer 17

MCLOSSTTH
MOVEMENT
COLOR
LIGHT
OBVIOUS SIGHTINGS
SHADOWS
SMOKE
TEXTURE
TRAILS
HEAT

Question 18

Factors that Affect Visual Search

Answer 18

WAATCH
WEATHER
ALTITUDE
AIRSPEED
TERRAIN
VISUAL CUES
HUMAN EYE

Question 19

Firing Position Operations (ABF/BP)

Answer 19

NORMA
NATURE OF TARGET
OBSTACLES
RANGE TO TARGET
MULTIPLE FIRING POSITIONS
AREA TO MANEUVER

Question 20

Firing Position Selection

Answer 20

BRASSCRAFO
BACKGROUND
RANGE
ALTITUDE TO TGT
SUN OR FULL MOON
SHADOW
CONCEALMENT
ROTOR WASH
AREA TO MANEUVER
FIELDS OF FIRE
OBSTACLE CLEARANCE

Question 21

Target Priority

Answer 21

ACAPM
AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY
COMMAND AND CONTROL
ARMOR
PERSONNEL CARRIER
MISCELLANEOUS

Question 22

BDA Report

Answer 22

OTSPIR
OBSERVER CALLSIGN
TARGET LOCATION
STRIKE START AND STOP TIME
PERCENT OF PROJECTILE CONTACT
ITEMIZED DESTRUCTION
REMARKS

Question 23

Tactical Reports

Answer 23

BDA
SPOT
NBC
VISUAL SIGNALING
MIJI

Question 24

Paragraphs of an OPORD

Answer 24

Situation
Mission
Execution
Service Support
Command and Signal