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What are the seven core competencies of Army Aviation?
PADE PAE
- Provide accurate and timely information collection
- Air Assault ground maneuver forces
- Destroy, defeat, disrupt, divert, or delay enemy forces
- Evacuate wounded or recover isolated personnel
- Provide reaction time and maneuver space
- Air Movement of personnel, equipment, and supplies
- Enable command and control over extended ranges and complex terrain
Movement of ground forces by rotary wing aircraft to destroy
an enemy or seize terrain
Definition of Air assault
Air transport of units, personnel, supplies, and equipment, links a specific gournd tactical plan to the movement of an assault force
Definition of Air Movement
Types of air movements
Non-tactical
Tactical
o Usually the maneuver brigade or battalion commander (ground force)
o Overall commander of the Air Assault
o Responsibilities
❑Resource and synchronize staff for the air assault
❑Approve/ disapprove/ modify all components of the assault plan
❑Plan and synchronize the air assault timeline
Air assault Task Force Commander (AATFC)
o Operations officer under the AATFC
o Usually a ground maneuver operations officer
o Responsibilities
❑Assist AATFC with mission command
❑Coordinates Air Mission Coordination Meeting
❑Integrates air and ground plans
❑Establishes the air assault rehearsal
Air Assault Task Force Operations Staff Officer (AATF S-3)
o Commander of the largest ground maneuver force of the air assault
o On the aircraft and executes the ground tactical plan
o Responsibilities
❑Develop the ground tactical plan
❑Develop the loading plan
❑Develop the staging plan
❑Communicate with the AATFC
Ground Tactical Commander (KNOW THE RESPONSIBILITIES)
Commands all aviation forces through all phases of
the air assault. May or may not act as the AMC
o Aviation officer, often a battalion commander
Aviation Task Force Commander
o Aviator placed in charge of the air assault flight
o Ensures the commander’s intent is met
Air Mission Commander (AMC)
o Pilot in Command of lead aircraft of the formation
o Not the AMC
o Responsibilities
❑Lead mission planner
❑Assists the AMC in decision making
❑Navigation for the flight
❑Execute contingencies
Flight Lead
Green/Blue
Green- Ground Force
Blue- Aviation Force
- Which airframes can be utilized during an Air Assault?
✓ All Army Aviation airframes can conduct or assist in an Air Assault
- Who is responsible for coordinating and managing the Air Mission Coordination Meeting and the Air
Mission Brief?
✓ The Air Assault Task Force (AATF) S3
- What is the difference between the Air Assault Task Force Commander and the Aviation Task Force
Commander?
✓ The Air Assault Task Force Commander is normally the senior maneuver commander with overall mission
approval authority.
✓ The Aviation Task Force Commander is in charge of the aviation units providing assets to the ground
force. This individual commands all Aviation assets through all phases of the operation.
▪ Begins Air Assault planning
▪ Aviation Task Force Commander (ATFC) dispatches a liaison, who:
o Ideally, is a pilot in command
o Advocates for aviation units
o Informs the AATFC and AATF S-3 of Aviation capabilities
Warning Order
▪ Warning Order contains:
o Ground Commander’s scheme of maneuver
o Size of the force to be air assaulted and general timeline
o Likely pick up zones and landing zones
o Estimated attack/reconnaissance aircraft requirement
Initial Planning Conference
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▪ By the end, ground and aviation staffs should understand:
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▪ First meeting between:
o AATF Staff
o Supporting Aviation unit
▪ Purpose:
o Ensure parallel planning
o Establish common constraints
▪ By the end, ground and aviation staffs should understand:
o Distance and time involved for each lift
o Which forces will be in the first lift
o Which landing zone(s) the first lift will go to via which route
Air Mission Coordination Meeting
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*Conducted after the development of the ground tactical plan
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▪ Second meeting between:
o AATF Staff
o Supporting Aviation unit:
❑ Same as IPC plus attack/reconnaissance liaisons, as needed
❑ AATF S-3 runs this meeting
▪ Conducted after the development of the ground tactical plan
▪ By the end, units will know:
o Which loads go to which landing zones and in what sequence
o Air movement table, to include attack/reconnaissance assets
o Landing plan
o Air routes
o Landing zones
o Pickup zones
Air Mission Brief
▪ Decision Brief- NOT a working meeting:
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Air Mission Brief
▪ Decision Brief- NOT a working meeting:
o AATF Staff to the AATFC
o Aviation unit participates
o Includes a written operations order
▪ By the end:
o AATFC approves the air assault plan
o Solidified products:
❑ Air Movement Table
❑ Tadpole Diagram
❑ Communications Card
❑ LZ/PZ diagrams
❑ Route cards
❑ Execution Checklist
