Downloaded from https://www.everyspec.com Field Manual *FM 1-113 No. 1-113 Headquarters Department of the Army Washington, DC, 12 September 1997 UTILITY AND CARGO HELICOPTER OPERATIONS Table of Contents PREFACE ................................................................................................................................................ iv CHAPTER 1.
UTILITY AND CARGO HELICOPTER FUNDAMENTALS ..............................................1-1 Doctrine Fundamentals.....................................................................................................1-1 Utility and Cargo Helicopters in the Offense and Defense................................................1-3 Utility and Cargo Helicopter Unit organizations ................................................................1-4 Capabilities and Limitations of Utility and Cargo Helicopters..........................................1-11 CHAPTER 2.
BATTLE COMMAND .......................................................................................................2-1 Command and Control Duties and Responsibilities..........................................................2-1 Command Relationships...................................................................................................2-5 Support Relationships.......................................................................................................2-6 Decision Making in the Utility and Cargo Helicopter Unit..................................................2-6 Command Posts ...............................................................................................................2-8 Communications...............................................................................................................2-9 CHAPTER 3.
AIR ASSAULT OPERATIONS .........................................................................................3-1 General.............................................................................................................................3-1 Air Assaults in the Close, Deep, and Rear Fight...............................................................3-1 Capabilities and Limitations of Air Assault Forces............................................................3-2 Air Assault Roles ..............................................................................................................3-3 Air Assault Task Force Key Personnel .............................................................................3-3 Command and Control......................................................................................................3-6 Air Assault Planning Stages .............................................................................................3-7 Air Assault Planning........................................................................................................3-14 Air Assault Security.........................................................................................................3-16 CHAPTER 4.
AIR MOVEMENT OPERATIONS .....................................................................................4-1 General.............................................................................................................................4-1 Utility and Cargo Helicopters in Air Movement Operations...............................................4-1 Air Movement Planning Considerations............................................................................4-5 DISTRIBUTION RESTRICTION: Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited. This publication supersedes FM 1-113, 28 October 1986. i