WARRIOR TRAINING CENTER AIR ASSAULT SCHOOL

WARRIOR TRAINING CENTER

AIR ASSAULT SCHOOL

HANDBOOK

"WHEN THE WILL IS STRONG, EVERYTHING IS EASY"

FY2013

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

CHAPTER 1

AIR ASSAULT OPERATIONS

PART I THE HISTORY OF AIR ASSAULT............................................7 PART II INTRODUCTION TO ROATARY WING AIRCRAFT.....................15 PART III AIR CRAFT SAFETY............................................................35 PART IV AEROMEDICAL EVACUATION PROCEDURES........................37 PART V PATHFINDER OPERATIONS.................................................43 PART VI HAND AND ARM SIGNALS....................................................55 PART VII COMBAT ASSAULT..............................................................64 AIR MISSION BRIEF............................................................57 COLD LOAD TRAINING........................................................58 PART VIII CLOSE COMBAT ATTACK...................................................62

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CHAPTER 2

HELICOPTER EXTERNAL LOAD OPERATIONS

PART I GENERAL..................................................................................67 PART II 5,000 AND 10,000 POUND CAPACITY CARGO NET..........................90 A-22 CARGO BAG.......................................................................95 ONE TO FOUR 500 GALLON FUEL DRUMS...................................101 M102 105mm HOWITZER............................................................109 M119A2 105mm HOWITZER........................................................114 M149-SERIES WATER TRAILER (Unique)......................................120 M998/M1038 TRUCK, CARGO, 1 ? TON (HMMWV).........................124 M1097/M1097 A2 TRUCK, CARGO, 1 ? TON (HMMWV)...................130 SIDE BY SIDE RIGGING PROCEDURES FOR................................138

M998/1038 CARGO TROOP (HMMWV), (SHOTGUN) M996/M1036/M1045/ M1078/M1078A1/M1079A1/M1081 LMTV.......................................146

CHAPTER 3

RAPPELLING

PART I BASIC COMBAT RAPPELLING...................................................154

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APPENDIX

APPENDIX A NINE LINE MEDEVAC REQUEST...............................................167 APPENDIX B AIR MISSION BRIEF................................................................172 APPENDIX C EXAMPLE AIR MOVEMENT TABLE............................................175 APPENDIX D AIR LOAD TABLE (EXAMPLE)...................................................176 APPENDIX E CLOSE COMBAT ATTACK........................................................177 APPENDIX F SLINGLOAD INSPECTION SEQUENCE.......................................179 APPENDIX G SLING CONVERSION TABLE....................................................189 APPENDIX H SLINGLOAD INSPECTION RECORD INSTRUCTIONS...................192 DA FORM 7382-R SLINGLOAD INSPECTION RECORD.................193 APPENDIX I DA FORM 5752-R ROPE USAGE LOG...............................................194 APPENDIX J Equipment Inspection (Layout).............................................................195

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