Air Assault & Multidomain Operations Terms - Engineering Study Set

Air Assault

Movement of ground forces by rotary wing aircraft to destroy

an enemy or seize terrain

Air Movement

Air transport of units, personnel, supplies, and equipment

non-tactical

tactical

What are the Types of Air Movements

Non-Tactical

Type of air movement that Expedites movement and optimizes time and Minimal threat of enemy activity

Tactical

Type of air movement that Facilitates a tactical mission and has a Higher potential threat of enemy forces

All Army Aviation airframes can conduct or assist in an Air Assault

Which airframes can be utilized during an Air Assault?

The Air Assault Task Force (AATF) S3

Who is responsible for coordinating and managing the Air Mission Coordination Meeting and the Air

Mission Brief?

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.

What is the difference between the Air Assault Task Force Commander and the Aviation Task Force

Commander?

Upon receipt of the higher headquarters' Warning Order

When does the Air Assault Planning Process begin?

Initial Planning Conference

Air Mission Coordination Meeting

What are the first two meetings between the ground force and the supporting aviation unit?

To provide aircrews that are executing the Air Assault with all the information they need to successfully execute the Air Assault

What is the purpose of the Aircrew Operations Order?

Ground Tactical Plan

Landing Plan

Air Movement Plan

Loading Plan

Staging Plan

What are the Five Steps of Reverse Planning?

GLALS

Ground Tactical Plan. It is the mission the ground force needs to accomplish and is the basis for planning all other steps.

What is the most important step in the reverse planning sequence?

Location, Capacity, Enemy Disposition, Unit Tactical Integrity, Supporting Fires, Obstacles, Identifiable by Air, Orientation, Single Vs Multiple

What are some considerations when selecting a Helicopter Landing Zone?

Evacuation

Removal of a patient by any of a variety of transport means from a theater of military operation, or between health services capabilities, for the purpose of preventing further illness or injury, providing additional care, or providing disposition of patients from the military health care system

Casualty Evacuation (CASEVAC)

The movement of casualties aboard nonmedical vehicles or aircraft without en route medical care

Medical Evacuation (MEDEVAC)

The timely and effective movement of the wounded, injured, or ill to and between medical treatment facilities on dedicated and properly marked medical platforms with en-route care provided by medical personnel.

Aeromedical Evacuation

The movement of patients under medical supervision to and between medical treatment facilities by air transportation. The Army provides intratheater aeromedical evacuation IAW DoDD 5100.01 Functions of the Department of Defense and Its Major Components

Point of Injury (POI)

Location in operational environment where casualty receives initial injury.

Casualty Collection Point (CCP):

A location that may or may not be staffed, where casualties are assembled for evacuation to a medical treatment facility.

Mass Casualties (MASCAL)

Any large number of casualties produced in a relatively short period of time, usually as the result of a single incident such as a military aircraft accident, hurricane, flood, earthquake, or armed attack that exceeds local logistic support capabilities.

Ambulance Exchange Point (AXP):

A location where a patient is transferred from one ambulance to another en route to a medical treatment facility.

Mission Authority/Approval (Medical):

The validation of a medical mission and approval of use of MEDEVAC aircraft by a medical officer.

Launch Authority/Approval (Aviation)

IAW AR 95-1 launch requires appropriate Aviation Command level approval based upon risk level (Low-Company, Moderate-BN, High-CAB, Ex-High-First GO). For Urgent and Urgent Surgical MEDEVAC missions, MEDEVAC company commanders 'may' be delegated Moderate risk approval Authority.

Patient Movement:

The act of moving a sick, injured, wounded, or other person to obtain medical and/or dental treatment, which include medical regulating, patient evacuation, and en route medical care. Also called PM (JP 4-02).

Intratheater patient movement:

Moving patients within the theater of a combatant command

Intertheater patient movement:

Moving patient, into, and out of different theaters of the geographic combatant command and into CONUS or another supporting theater

MEDEVAC is conducted using properly marked medical transports (ambulances)* that are dedicated to evacuation and staffed with medical providers who provide care to stabilize and maintain the patients medical condition en route to medical treatment facilities

What is the difference between CASEVAC and MEDEVAC?

Medical officer provides approval for use of MEDEVAC aircraft

IAW AR 95-1 launch requires appropriate Aviation Command level approval based upon risk level (Low-Company, Moderate-BN, High-CAB, Ex-High-First GO). For Urgent and Urgent Surgical MEDEVAC missions, MEDEVAC company commanders 'may' be delegated Moderate risk approval

Authority

Who provides Medical mission approval? Who provides Launch approval?

5

How many lines of a 9-line medevac are required to have air

assets launch?

15

How many HH-60s are in a CAB?