FM 57-35 Airmobile Operations - Survival Books

WWW.SURVIVALEBOOKS.COMCLASSIFICATION(b) Allocate transport aircraft for the operation and notify subordinate units of allowable cargo load.(£) Approve approach, return, and alternateroutes and route corridors.(d) Approve altitudes and formations to beflown.(e) Approve loading areas to be used by participating units.(6) Transport aviation unit commanders willassist transported units in planning movement.b._ Training and Rehearsals.(1) Training in airmobile operations will be integrated into appropriate training phases.Request for transport aircraft to this headquarters one week in advance. (See currentmaster training program.)(2) Prior to executing an airmobile operation,participating personnel will receive instruction in the following:(a) Conduct of airmobile operations.(b) Indoctrination in psychological problemsinherent in airmobile operations.(£) Familiarization with loading, lashing, andunloading of type aircraft to be employed.(Aircraft requested by this headquarters.)(d) Safety procedures during loading, flight,and unloading.(e) Assembly techniques.(f) Escape and evasion tactics.(3) Situation permitting, rehearsals will beconducted by participating units on terrainsimilar to proposed objective area. Maximumuse will be made of sandtables and terrainmodels in conjunction with large-scaleoblique photos and maps of the objectivearea.c. Loading.(1) Loading areas will be approved by this headquarters.(2) Serials will be broken down into flights asrequired by the movement, landing, and schemeof maneuver.(3) Aircraft will arrive at approved loadingsites, by flights, at the latest possibleCLASSIFICATION1 2 AGO 2284B