AIR ASSAULT OPERATIONS
4 TABLE OF CONTENTS
CHAPTER ONE
AIR ASSAULT OPERATIONS
PART I
ROTARY WING AIRCRAFT OF THE UNITED STATES ARMY 1-2
PART II
AIR CRAFT SAFETY 1-16
PART III
AEROMEDICAL EVACUATION PROCEDURES 1-18
PART IV
PATHFINDER OPERATIONS 1-22
PART V
HAND AND ARM SIGNALS 1-36
PART VI
COMBAT ASSAULT 1-46
AIR MISSION BRIEF 1-54
COLD LOAD TRAINING 1-56
PART VII
CLOSE COMBAT ATTACK 1-60
CHAPTER TWO
HELICOPTER EXTERNAL LOAD OPERATIONS
PART I
5 GENERAL 2-1
PART II
CERTIFIED SLINGLOADS 2-17
5,000 AND 10,000 POUND CAPACITY CARGO NET 2-20
A-22 CARGO BAG 2-25
M998/M1038 TRUCK, CARGO, 1 ¼ TON (HMMWV) 2-30
ONE TO FOUR 500 GALLON FUEL DRUMS 2-37
SIDE BY SIDE RIGGING PROCEDURES FOR M998/1038 2-45
CARGO/TROOP (HMMWV), (SHOTGUN) M996/M1036/M1045/
M1046 TOW MISSILE CARRIER
M119A2 105MM HOWITZER 2-52
PART III
M149-SERIES WATER TRAILER 2-60
M1097/M1097A1/M1097A2 2-65
PART IV
UNIQUE (NON-STANDARD) SLING LOADS 2-72
CHAPTER THREE
RAPPELLING
PART I
BASIC COMBAT RAPPELLING 3-1
6 PART II
FRIES TRAINING (FAST ROPE INFILTRATION, EXTRACTION SYS) 3-13
APPENDICES
APPENDIX A
NINE LINE MEDEVAC REQUEST A-1
APPENDIX B
AIR MISSION BRIEF B-1
APPENDIX C
EXAMPLE AIR MOVEMENT TABLE C-1
APPENDIX D
EXAMPLE AIR LOAD TABLE D-1
APPENDIX E
CLOSE COMBAT ATTACK UNIT & ENEMY LOCATION MARKINGS E-1
APPENDIX F
SLINGLOAD INSPECTION SEQUENCE F-1
APPENDIX G
SLING CONVERSION TABLE G-1
APPENDIX H
DA FORM 5752-R ROPE USAGE LOG H-1
APPENDIX I
SLINGLOAD INSPECTION RECORD INSTRUCTIONS I-1
DA FORM 7382-R SLINGLOAD INSPECTION RECORD I-2
APPENXDIX J
FUEL BLIVET CONFIGURATION J-1
APPENDIX K
RIGGING AND SLINGLOADING CHART K-1