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Phase 1 Flashcards

1
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OH

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Observation Helicopter

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UH

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Utility helicopter

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AH

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Attack Helicopter

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CH

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Cargo helicopter

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LUH

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Light Utility Helicopter

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ACL

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Available Cargo Load

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AH-64A/D max speed

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140-145 knots

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AH-64A/D cruising speed

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110 - 120 knots

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AH-64A/D flight time

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2 Hours

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10
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AH- 64A/D crew

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2
Pilot
Co-pilot/gunner

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AH-64A/D ACL

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None

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AH-64A/D armament

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‎1. 30mm chain machine gun = 1200 rnds

  1. 2.75in FFAR=76rnds
  2. ‎Hellfire II missle laser guided=16 rounds (bracket holds four rounds each)
  3. 2.75in AGR 19/20 APKWS- 76rounds
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AH-64A/D mission

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Anti Armor (Primary), Reconn, CAS, A2A combat

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UH-60 A/L/M max speed

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156 knots

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UH-60 A/L/M cruising speed

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120-145 knots

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UH-60 A/L/M flight time

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2 hours

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17
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UH-60 A/L/M ACL with seats

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11

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UH-60 A/L/M ACL without seats

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16

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UH-60 A/L/M crew

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4
Pilot
Co-pilot
2 x crew chiefs

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UH-60 A

mass gross weight

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22,000 lbs

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UH-60 L/M mass gross weight

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23,500lbs

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22
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UH-60 A/L/M mission

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F. FRIES/SPIES repelling and airborne operations
A. Air Assault and ‎Air Movement
C. CASEVAC
S. Sling load ops and resupply ops.

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FRIES

A 
Fast 
Rope
Incursion
Extraction
System
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SPIES

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Special 
Patrol
Incursion 
Extraction 
System
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25
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CH-47 D/F max speed

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170 knots

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CH-47 D/F cruising speed

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120-145 knots

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CH-47 D/F flight time

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2 hours

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CH-47 D/F crew

A 
4:
Pilot
Co pilot
Crew chief 
Flight engineer
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29
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CH-47 D/F combat equipped ACL

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33 passengers

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30
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CH-47 D/F max litter ACL

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24 casualties

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31
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CH-47 D/F ambulatory capacity

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31 casualties

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CH-47 D/F mission

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‎1. air assault and air movement ops.

  1. personel recovery.
  2. waterborne ‎ops.
  3. aircraft recovery
  4. airborne ops.
  5. CASEVAC‎
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33
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CH-47 D/F fore hook capacity

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17,000lbs

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34
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CH-47 D/F Aft hook capacity

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17,000lbs

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35
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CH-47 D/F center hook capacity

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26,000lbs

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36
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CH-47 D/F dual hook load capacity (fore and aft combined)

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25,000lbs

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37
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CH-47 D/F max gross weight

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50,000lbs

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38
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LUH-72A max speed

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145 knots

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39
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LUH-72A cruising speed

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133 knots

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40
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LUH-72A crew

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3

  • pilot
  • co pilot
  • crew chief
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41
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LUH-72A combat ACL

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8

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42
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LUH-72A litter w/ medical crew

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2

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43
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LUH-72A cargo hook capacity

A

1500kilograms

3306lbs

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44
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LUH-72A max gross weight

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7903lbs

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45
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LUH-72A mission

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  1. Homeland security
  2. Logistics.
  3. Drug interdiction
  4. MEDEVAC
  5. general suport‎
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46
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AH-6J‎

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Attack “little bird”

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47
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MH-6J

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Multi use “little bird”

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48
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Large fuel pods

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450 gallons

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49
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Small fuel pods

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230 gallons

50
Q

Secure helmet/ACH

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Chinstrap fasten, free of twist, excess not taped

51
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Sleeves rolled down

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to protect from flash fires, flying debris ‎

52
Q

Secure loose equipment

A

IAW with unit SOP, grenades secured, antennas tied down or ‎removed, unfix bayonets ‎

53
Q

LUH-72A Approach direction ‎

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45 from front (engine running), 90 from side (when off)‎

54
Q

UH-60 Approach direction ‎

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90 from the side (away from the tail rotor) and front)

55
Q

CH-47 Approach direction ‎

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45 from rear‎ (away from engine exhaust)

56
Q

bending foward at the waist when approaching aircraft

A
  1. added stability.
  2. maintain low sillohette.
  3. staying clear of main ‎rotor blade. ‎
57
Q

3 part of the Aircraft to stay away from ‎

A

main rotor blade, tail rotor blade, cargo hook (static electricity)

58
Q

types of seatbelts

A

“dial of death” - LUH-72A & UH-60

“Arline design” - CH-47‎

59
Q

Crash position

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Magazine well facing away from body

  • UH-60L/M: sit upright, muzzle pointed down
  • CH-47D/F: Bend forward at waist, muzzle pointed down
  • LUH-72A: sit upright, muzzle pointed down
60
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LUH-72A Emergency equipment‎

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4 emergency exits
1 first aid kit
1 fire extinguisher

61
Q

UH-60A/L/M emergency equipment‎

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4 emergency exits (windows fall out)
3 first aid kits
2 fire extinguishers

62
Q

CH-47D emergency equipment‎

A

10 emergency exits 10 windows fall out
7 first aid kits
3 fire extinguishers

63
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Emergency actions

Hard surface

A

take all commansds from the crew, wait for blades to stop, exit from 3,9, or ‎‎12 o’clock (6 for CH47and CH53) and move 100m away from crash site

64
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Waterborne Emergency actions

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wait for blades to stop and exit the AC, swim up stream or ‎down current away from fuel spill

65
Q

Fire Emergency actions

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remove all injured from AC, first-aid kits, and fire extinguishers - ‎fire extinguishers are for people only ‎

66
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9 line medevac

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  1. location
  2. freq
  3. precedence
  4. equipment
  5. type (A or L)
    6, security or # of wounds, injuries, and illness
  6. marking
    8, nationality
  7. CBRN or terrain.
67
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MasCAS

A

exceeds unit support capabilities

68
Q

MasCAL

A

exceeds the capabilities of the medical support

69
Q

MTF

A

medical treatment facility

70
Q

First army medevac

A

OH-13, angle of mercy, 18k soldiers saved on battlefield in Korea‎

71
Q

OH-13 Disadvantages

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No in flight medical care, expose to weather and enemy ‎fire

72
Q

Advantages of Aero medical Evacuation

A

Flexibility, versatility, speed, and range‎

73
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Basic Aero Medevac Mission D-A-M-E

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Delivery of whole blood, Air crash rescue, ‎Movement of medical peroneal and supplies, Evacuation of selected casualties.

74
Q

LUH-72A red cross markings

A

4

Each cargo door, top and belly

75
Q

LUH-72A Aero medical‎ crew

A 
4 
Pilot
Co-pilot
Crew chief
In flight medic
76
Q

LUH-72A Aero medical‎ acl

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2L w/ 1 medic or 5A‎

77
Q

LUH-72A Aero medical loading sequence

A

litter patients loaded in rear of AC and loaded side by ‎side

A patients loaded throught the cargo doorand into troop seats

78
Q

HH-60M red cross markings

A

5

Each cargo door, top, nose and belly

(Same as UH-60Q)

79
Q

HH-60M Aero Medical‎ crew

A 
4
Pilot
Co-pilot
Crew chief
In flight medic

(Same as UH-60Q)

80
Q

HH-60M Aero Medical‎ acl (normal) ‎

81
Q

HH-60M Aero Medical‎ acl (prior notification)‎

A

6L Or 6A‎

82
Q

HH-60M Aero Medical‎ updated equipment

A

air condition, oxygen generating system, ‎truama suction, paitient vital monitoring system, crew bubble window. ‎

83
Q

UH-60Q‎ prior notification

A

W/out hoist - 6L 1A or 7A

W/hoist - 3L 1A or 4A

84
Q

CH-47 Aero Medical Use

A

primary use in mascas evac

85
Q

CH-47 red cross markings

86
Q

CH-47 Aero Medical Use‎ crew

A

4(p,cp,cc,inflight engineer)‎

87
Q

CH-47 Aero Medical medic ratio

A

1 medic per 6 patients

88
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CH-47 Aero Medical ACL

A

24L 1A or 31A

89
Q

UH-60 A/L/M cargo hook capacity

A 
A = 8,000lbs
L/M = 9,000lbs
89
Q

UH-60 limitations

A

Cannot sling load a HMMWV equipped with TOW missile.

Cruise speed is greatly decreased by light, bulky sling loads. (Less than 80 knots)

External storage support system greatly reduces access to cargo doors

89
Q

CH-47 D/F limitations

A

-cruise speed is greatly decreased by light, bulky sling loads (less than 80 knots)

89
Q

LUH-72A flight time

89
Q

AH-6J/MH-6J max speed

89
Q

AH-6J/MH-6J cruise speed

89
Q

AH-6J/MH-6J crew

89
Q

AH-6J/MH-6J ACL

A

Up to 6 personnel on outboard seats

89
Q

AH-6J/MH-6J mission

A
  • infiltration
  • ex-filtration
  • CAS
89
Q

AH-64 characteristics

A
  • Four blade main rotor
  • four blade tail rotor
  • wheels for landing
  • 2 turbine engine
  • swept back vertical stabilizer
  • winglets for armament
  • chin mounted chain gun
89
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UH-60 characteristics

A
  • 4 blade tail rotor
  • 4 blade main rotor
  • 2 turbine engine
  • swept back vertical stabilizer
  • large taper horizontal stabilator
  • dual shape fuselage
  • wheels for landing
89
Q

Stabilizer vs stabilator

A

Stabilizer controls side to side

Stabilator controls up and down

90
Q

CH-47 characteristics

A
  • bus shaped fuselage
  • wheels for landing
  • 3 blade rotor X2
91
Q

LUH-72A flight time

92
Q

FM for army aviation

93
Q

Aircraft safety FM

A

FM 3-99 (airborne and air assault operations)

94
Q

Aero medical evacuation ATP

A

ATP 4-02.2

95
Q

UH-60Q normal ACL

A

4L and 1A (same as HH-60M)

96
Q

CH-47 when in a mass call roll

A

And armed escort is needed

97
Q

Ch-47 ambulatory and litter configuration

A

A. L

  1. 0
  2. 4
  3. 8
  4. 12
  5. 16
  6. 20
  7. 24
98
Q

Methods of casualty extraction

A
  • sit down method: when AC has a suitable LZ

- hoist method: no suitable LZ

99
Q

High performance Utility Hoist

Hoist tensile strength?

Cable tensile strength?

A

Hoist: 600lbs
Cable: 600lbs

100
Q

Hoist cable length

A

256 ft however usable length is 250ft

101
Q

Fast speed hoist ACL and speed

A

ACL: 300lbs

Speed 250ft/min

102
Q

Slow speed hoist ACL and speed

A

ACL: 600lbs

Speed 125 ft/min

103
Q

Jungle forest penetrative ACL and tensile strength

A

ACL: 3A casualties

Tensile strength: 600lbs

104
Q

Combat assault FM

A

FM 3-99 (airborne and air assault operations)

105
Q

What are air assault operations

A

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

106
Q

What are air movement operations

A

Anything other than air assault

107
Q

Levels of air assault

A

Division: lowest level with RESOURCES for AASLT

Battalion: lowest level AASLT can be PLANNED

Company: lowest level to EXECUTE AASLT

108
Q

Air assault task force

A

Temporary group of integrated forces tailored to a specific mission under command of a single HQ

109
Q

Goal o air assault ops

A

To achieve an unopposed landing

110
Q

Flight time considerations

PZ-SP
RP-LZ
Load time
H-Hour

A

PZ-SP: typically 3-5K (2min flight time for UH-60 and CH-47)

RP-LZ: typically 3-5K (2min flight time for UH-60 and CH-47)

Load time: 3min during day (0600-1759) 5min during night (1800-0559)

H-Hour: is when first AC of first lift touches down on LZ

111
Q

5 stages of the reverse planning sequence

A
  • G: ground tactical plan
  • L: landing plan
  • A: air movement plan
  • L: loading plan
  • S: staging plan

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