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1. Mission. UNIT deploys, on order, as an aviation task force anywhere in the world to conduct combat aviation operations

a. The primary mission of an assault helicopter battalion is to assault forces (combat arms, combat support and combat service support), using the firepower, mobility, and total integration of helicopter assets, maneuver on the battlefield under the control of the Air Assault Task Force Commander (AATFC) to engage and destroy enemy forces or seize and hold key terrain. (FM 1-113)

b. 82nd Aviation Brigade Mission: On order, 82nd Aviation Brigade deploys worldwide to find, fix and destroy enemy forces using aerial fire and maneuver to concentrate and sustain combat power

c. 82nd Airborne Division Mission: Within 18 hours of notification, the 82nd Airborne Division strategically deploys, conducts forcible-entry parachute assault and secures key objectives for follow-on military operations in support of U.S. national interests.

2. Mission Essential Task List.

1. Deploy the Force - Transition the battalion from day-to-day training/readiness activities to a wartime footing. Extends to alerting the battalion of impending deployment and preparing aircraft, personnel and equipment for transport.

2. Conduct – Controlling the battalion elements in a tactical environment.

3. Conduct Aviation Operations – Conduct assault helicopter operations under the direct control of either the Aviation Brigade or Infantry Division/Brigade.

4. Sustain The Force – Sustain the ability of the battalion to conduct assault helicopter operations through maintenance and supply actions/activities and return depleted supply stockages or damaged/inoperable materiel to a combat-ready status as rapidly as possible.

5. Protect the Force – Manage the risk associated with combat operations from enemy, environmental, or human factors, preventing unnecessary losses to “non-combat” actions.

6. Support to Counter Drug Operations – Participate in Operation Bahamas, Turks and Caicos (OPBAT), a US Army Southern Command mission that conducts over-water aerial interdiction flights in support of the Drug Enforcement Agency and Drug Enforcement Unit.

|UNTI |UNIT |CORSAIR BATTLE TASKS |

|PERFORM ACTIONS ASSOCIATED WITH FORCE |DEPLOY THE FORCE |Alert/Marshal |

|PROJECTION AND DEPLOYMENT | | |

| | |Assemble |

| | |Move to and Occupy AA |

|COMMAND AND CONTROL |C2 THE FORCE |Conduct Aerial C2 Operations |

| | |Establish and Maintain a Tactical Operations |

| | |Center |

| | |Plan, Coordinate, and Control Tactical Operations|

| | |Provide Tactical Command, Control, |

| | |Communications, and Computers |

| | | |

|EXECUTE TACTICAL OPERATIONS |CONDUCT AVN OPERATIONS |Conduct Air Assault Operations |

| | |Conduct Air Movement Operations |

| | |Conduct Aerial C2 Operations |

|PROVIDE COMBAT SERVICE SUPPORT |SUSTAIN THE FORCE |Conduct AVUM Operations |

| | |Maintain Helicopters, Vehicles, and Equipment |

| | |Conduct FARP Operations |

| | |Conduct Combat Service Support Operations |

| | |Provide Food Service Support |

| | |Provide Medical Support |

| | |Requisition, Acquisition, and Distribution of |

| | |Supplies and Equipment |

| | |Provide Food Service Support |

| | |Provide Medical Support |

|CONDUCT SURVIVABILITY OPERATIONS |PROTECT THE FORCE |Perform Aircraft Recovery |

| | |Conduct Threat Assessment |

| | |Conduct Casualty Evacuation |

| | |Establish Physical Security |

| |SUPPORT TO COUNTER DRUG |Support Counter-Drug Operations |

| | |Conduct Civil-Military Operations |

| | |Support Host Nation Counter Drug Efforts |

| | |Support Detection and Monitoring of Drug |

| | |Shipments |

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