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1ST MARINE DIVISION - SPECIAL REPORT - TYPE C - REPORT EMPLOYMENT OF ASSAULT HELICOPTERS - 4 OCTOBER 1951

Korean War

Korean War Project Record: USMC-1187

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United States Marine Corps History Division

Quantico, Virginia

Records: United States Marine Corps

Unit Name: 1st Marine Division

Depository: National Archives and Records Administration

Location: College Park, Maryland

Editor: Hal Barker

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Commending General, Fleet Murine Force, Pacific

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(1) •rype 11 0 11 Special Report, Employment of Assault Helicopters

1. For1Alarded herewith is Enclosure (1) whicn is tne summation of information concerning -the employment or helicopters by the Division since the arrival or HMR-ltil in tnis area.

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1. Forwarded. ,. 2. The euooese achnve(l from the initial a~loymant of .'tp.e transport helicopter in.; combat ae oovered in encloalil!t (1)

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1s apparent. It is believed that E14R Squadrons now 1D train-ing will benefit from the information contained in this· report.

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Int::roduc tion.

. 3/ltnm 4 Oct 1951

a. It 1s the purpos• of this re:port to summarize experience gained by the let !·~artne :Division in the combat employment of heliocpters, since, arrival in the Korean Theatel .. of lvlarine 11ranaport Hel1~opter s;J.uacl.ron 161. 'lbe report covers a Ver:f brief period of time ( e~proximately three weeks of combat) end is in that sense 1nconolueive, ho~rever, 1 t represent a a con eide~:-abl e amount and ve.r1ety of practical expe~ience in the employment of helicopters as a component of a bel.anced fighting torce.

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a •. In July, anticipating the ar;:"ival of HJ.Iffi-161 in the theater, steps Wel"'e taken to prepare tl::~e Divil=!ion for employment of helic.:..pters in co~nbat. Fle.nning conferences

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we:re cone.uoteo. ana. a a~rmpeeium of Division en0. helicopter pPrstnnel "t<ras helo .. to explore the subject. A tentative StancUng Operating ProceC\ttrt:> for helicopter e~:nployment NS.a fo:rn:n.1le"tec1, (Appen~.ix (l)), ba.eed on 1nformatL:--n availabla, antl c1:rawing ext en at vel ~r o:n the cont en'G a of the ori::-€ in el. 1~e.:t:-ine

Corp e School e1 hel1oop·ter publication {Phib 31 of Jul~r, 1948). · These p:,...eliminary etepe had bP~"n cor.1pletee. ,J.pon the arrival of the eq_ue.cl.ron in the theater.

1. Introallction.

a. On 12 Septembe:r 1961, the Divieion l~e.e heE.vily en~:c.ged.

,,l..rit::-~ ene(J1Y forces in e. relatively inaccessible mountain area. bupply ~·ae extremely Cl.itficul t bee e.u se of unC!.eveloped. commun1c at ion route e, enemy in terC1.ict1on of exJ. etin~ roaa.e F...nd extraor~.1naril~r rJggeo. terrain. Casualties haC!. bec::.n :1.N1.VJ

ano evaoue.tion t.re.e a eerioue probl'!£.. Dt:r::..ng thA nig::..t of

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:'!. ~-1 ~ 5e~t ember, it beol!1me ~opirent thqt euo~~J.ementery lo~ie- · ticel effOt't •,··qs rAquired to. SU,'OOrt the ett.c;~ok Of the let Mqrine He~:r.iment. Under othe-r r.ircuin13tqnoee, it ·~r-·:vlc. heve "'een nec~ae~ry either to o~J. 1 tor e ~mr~;~.ohute c.rop or to 1ncr~ee() .Q:reetJ.~r the n.c;~t1ve beqrer ce>rnpJ .. ement eeeignee, t<:? the ~a~imint •. Th~ ~1tuet1,n rqpr~~ented a cJeer o~~ortunity to expJo1~ the moblJ 1ty of the h~J ior.l'pter.

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e. f'l c"'ln.ference ,,·es h(-')1<3. et ()Q~).z. l~ se~ptembE>r, ettenC.ed by the Chi~f ;f l!'teff, G-3, 11--4, f.l.ir c:t'fio~r, Sh~Jr~ ":lerty CommenCI.~r snC. Commen~i~ Of:F'icer, ~1~-161. At th1.s 11ont'erenc it \+ee .c;~nnounced tht::1t the ouor.e;~ti,n ,,rou~d ~nvo~_ve the n'lo~rE"Jmsnt of f.l·~:roroximt?.t e) y one eey of su-o"~"JJ v for e reinforced bet tal ion from A.irf.ield X-8~ to e oeeignet~d. l!md.in~ point tdth1n the zone of the let BetteJion, let v.c;~rin~e (e diFt9nCA of eaven miJ. ee) , •··i th 9 corr9epon~1ng r->""'J cu.J:Jt:Lon effort on the r~turn tripe. It Mee enno~nc~d thet the l~t Merin?e ~~u.ld eelect t:~nC! nr-p:.;.- · e suitable lF.tnding ooint orior to 1500. The Shorr- P:~n:·t:v "=''etteJ.ion CommF.tnd:!lr ,,r~;~t- (ar:::cted to provicc r, ve~icopter Su.p-oort T~~;~m co~nriein~ e I~ndin~ ~oint ~ecti~n ~11.C! qn "":rnberketion ":.oint SA·oti"n ,;rhioh h9d bAon previouely or~en1zo:!CI. es ehot~rn in e.np71ndix (2). Ite du.ti::!s ~~r,:rc:J to bC1 ee pr~AcribAd in IJ'PP~ndix ( ~). Thr'l difp9tch ord.8r for the op;r~;~tion is inc~u~nd 9A eppsndix (4).

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In th18 .CBr.l~: ,thl" ~rlno')tmc~d lo9Cl 11m't ,,rf;J!=I eoo. po~~ds. Em-t berkgtion r:~n~. ~ CI')C'in~ commr:nced nt ~ E·20 ~nd, in tu ... ~ty ~inu~:,o~, four p~t:neP ()rnbBrkin,:r th-=- l~Jn~: nc:o "=o~;nt -('cti~'t\ t.~nd FeVJ.nr~~.:.r R:o uJ.ence ,.r 0r~ nxo~?par"'d to c~p11 rt. t~~on oomp.:.•:Jtion of,,.,' lnv, the 'Helicn'Ot~r ~mb9rkqt1on Point ~ectio·n th•.'n oom .. rr:.,;,ncecl ~r~p9r1n~ n~tlo~e~ of th0 r~m91n1n~ rPQU1Pit1on8d eupPli~e, ~~ich w~r~ to b~ tr~nFnort"d to tho J~Jndin~ qr?9 PUPP~ndcd by " h,..,ok l't:CI':lr th-:; bo::ol J y of the p).qne.

c: ~he tour p]~n~p tr~Jneport1n~ th~ ~~11copter ronding "t:oint ~.ect icm epnro~J ch~d the previout'J y r~connoi t orcd Jgndine: point 9~ ong ry d.eep ~riJJ J. f!Y "~rhich f'rovid::-d good. C'1nceal.,.,r.nt· from (-)nemy obeervgtion en"- r~'='fl~>n9bl" ~:~:1ouritv from .,;nP.my fire. A. rl:'!=ltrit.ti'r~? firQ.. pl.en h"'d bsen pJac:1d in 0ffoct for th~ n0f~ty of the he,icopt~rP gn~ emok~, laid bv th~ 11th 'll"arin""s comr:->encinf. gt f.!-5, et'forded ,,n ~C1.Ciiti0nlJl m~li'PUr~ of ~~curi ty. ~mnltt'\r Airoreft "'rAre on pteti""n,. but smok.:: trml{ m~lfunctionp prPvAntre t~~ir UFe.

d. .,ho;; ~~~ ~~tr:~. ]t'Hl~in?' pnL-:t ~~~es on th-:> rev·.,re-~ slope of~ frnnt-li~n h~J, rybout-600 fe0t ebove th~ v~lJev fJoor. 'rhE" J.encinr-J' -on1nt heo. n0t 1-:-Aen l:lOF<lUt.lteJy pr~pg:r~o for the h"!>lic0Pt"JrP, · !Jnc1 thP fh•(lt PlAno~ ,,.cl~~ r·?Ciuirec to desoerid ,,,i th the. t~.~o·· ".n-bo9rc ,~·lv~~J e ro~tinw o')n the ELJ 0"08 ot the hill ,.rhil!=! mqinteining e ho~rcrin~ rytt1tud.o in ortie:r to r.~tt:~in their horiznntt:~l beJenc~. ~ha u~lioopt~r Ien~1n~ ~eotion deb0rkod .c,t t.!'-Pnur ene cl~t:~l"ed en initiaJ J.t:.~ncling point ~0 1 x 40 1 in rimPnsil')nfl by 'C.!' nlU£!1 :r.o, U!:'J.N· nioneer' tl')l'\] A. No Clf;9riL1g ~~~ e :t-:'quirl:ld fl')r th:-- dro~ uoint ,~rh::;r~~ n~ttc.d corg-o ~·ren J.onclc:d, To pr,..,vie~ A ~vid~ r~r th~ pilot~, the Jendin~ Po')int we~ Merlteo ,~rith fluorescent ,T,. pt:~nele qno. the: c".r.:lp point ~~rith "N" pgnpJe. rn~ "len, T•'f·~JI':l.n~ r;1 ~··hite un.d:--rshi:rt ov~:r his utility j~Jck~t, ~u1d~d pl~n2e in qnd out of th0 J9ndin~ p~int. A ro;:-o. fl-91;1' eiP.'nqJ. ht;~CI. bP?.n pr:--0rrqng(~d. t.., ,,·ern ~-ppro:;~ching 8ircrAft if enAmy fire werP f~JJin! in thr Jen~ing point.

e. At 1EJ0, oJ0n~e bc~~n 0rr1ving et th0 lena.ing point, eingJ.y,. ~t t,ftl'o-minut?. intrrv~ls, 0no wor~ unJ.oe/ 00. in ~0 sc!conds ~qch. A oumP •r2e WBs 0rgon\zn~ hy ths H~licnpt~r ~4n~1ng Point 9ect ion 4!'I')d et'.P'"'] i SFI ,,rPl"C> im.mec.iq t ely 1 F rued to ,~rei:t-in.~ l'grinP-s of the r-up·oort;;d :rtJ~imo:-nt. At the 88r'!1f' timo, en ~~~ernbJy ~re~ fnr oe~ueJti~~ wnp oe~ivnetad to fryciJ.it~te the rrypid. 'lrnbr. rkry t i"'n of tVtJ Oli!ElR. '•'i thin ~0 peo,)nd.P l)ft er unJ~,ain~, 0nr ,v~rry~~ of twn Ftretcher cq~~~ ryno five rymbulntory urytiAntP ~arA e~h~rkc~ in thA flircrryft by th~ Cryeu~lty ~v~~u,ti""n Ckruryfl ,..,f th~- ~::-~ ic.l')~t~r J r:mdin~ "?oint section. In ~,r.h in~tr:mcr, thA oJ~;~n~ c:r'r-~,r chi..,f in~iC'.ntAC1 the nt,mb,:·r "~f ~::, <:1Vr;1Jti"8 thryt co')u:J d be. ~'T~t:~rkACl in hi A 1>-~ s:tne, rince the Ct;~UP~i'i~v nf th~ ~iroreft V0l"1~d with th: ~~nunt of g8P01ine Y.'"'"""r:tin·in~ 1n itF t"11k~. "P:r""""t r""'r.)t=~Vr?P h8c1 to') l:-.-::' tt;~k'.·m

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by th~ PqJicnnt?r Tryn~inF ~~int ~·otinn to r~,u1~~9 the ~ovemE.I!nt of ""rin<.?e, n(lti,re r.,~r:::r~ ~nr c~ry~uq)tiee inl th~ JtJnding ryre~ tn qvoid int~rf~r~nc~ with gir oP~rqtionA ~n~ to minimize oqn~er to the troo'Pe frnm 'll1hirJ ing rcrtorP ~:Jne RUII!~enfl .:-~ . cryrgo nrtP. Durin@' th? r.m£1!rr;;t1on, th<:! 11ir-·rr·""~\md c..,mmu ioBt1 "~n f I) 11 ur(.=l' r ("' euJ t nCI. in ., f fi!'W !'l'linl"')r nrob1 ~m f!; the mort not~ b'l e "'" e the fqct th,t n~ithqr the ~iJotF nnr the UeJ1oopt~r !9ndinrr ~oint ~~ct1 ,n cnuJ ~- <."et orm1ne ,,h ioh ~··~rP tht.\ ~ 9 et1 r-,ur pJ An\' r: e,rri,rin'=- .c,t the u~Jioor;>t~r T qn~inr ~ ... ,1nt 19nC ~··hiclh mu"'t b~ uti~ i z.~CI to r~t.urn thr.~ ~~lionut~r .. tJnC!inP "C'oint s:-cti >n to the h~J i0'1'Qtrr emb~~k,ti~:m point ( Ail?-t'iel a X-83).

f. ~f:lou.rytion of p•~rRonn~1 prescmt~d no T;)rotiJ em oth~r thryn thi'Jt grisinp: from ini t h•J. conQ'eption "t the :J qn~.in@' point. ~tretcher b'"t:~rere ~~Jnd ~~JmbuJ"'t"'r·y Pl3tj~ente ~··~rc r~,;rr?.:qtr--d in lJ n~t:trby 9r r.,g ,,,h~re they W'2'r E' not l'!lnclqn~'"rcd by tlhe tJ ir·crr,, ft 9nd wh~r~ th~y couJd be ,lerted tn ~nb~rk vithou~ JOPf of t1~o. Fi"e ,::tr~tchers cl")u) d. be ri9:' ed in the Cll!r~o C':lf!'l~r;Jrtment but, e1n0'9 thiP re('IU1r~0 tJ::rPe or foUl:' rninut ?S pre>p;,;rq!t1on, t,_,ro Ftr,.,.tch'"'r Cl)S~~ only qnd. five "mbvlgtory n~ti·:mtFi ··•)rr' embryrked. This teohnioue prov~d e~tiefqctory, bAcryuee the dumb~r of pl8n~8 depl)rt1nrz p~rm1tted. 9 r~nio. outwqrd j~JO'•' of pqtienter. vor.-:.ovr?r, by rr;~pid lo,dinP', th-: p~riod tlv~t ths pJ.qnr-F F"/':"' exn,.,~ed in thr.- reJ.r;~tiv~Jv h"'z"rdol'FI )J)rlC~.in~ point ,,,~s r~duoc~~. P~ti~nts were i~medi~teJ~ tr~?neport~~ to 0ne of the Diviei0n rn~d1o~J c"rj.pt:~ni~P, ~~h8re m(!c1or;~J ~v9<~ul9t1,:m tct;lm£1, ett;~tioned "t th"l mctl.ic"~ compt.~ny h~~-1cn'Qt,..,r J11mdin~ point, unJorycOO. the ~"WiiiCUP"'S en0 rr.o,~d th'-"m intn th~ ho~nitt.~J. '"'urin~ CF~A.TION \1!~1, 74 l:t.~ttJe Cf:IA.Ut:l~ti-~!'1 '''"r~ '~'rii!CU.~t~C1 fr~rn th? fr':lnt lin"'P to I) hopp1t'J1 fAoi'lity', !n Ol'le inetqnce, .,n]y thirty n"'inut~A ~Jqprod bet"'emn th~ tim!=) q ·vr.rr1n~ ~,r~s l«'")UnCI~d qnd the t1~,,., hP '''l?fl J?Cl""itt'"'~ tl"l ~ h")PT'lit~~JJ r::uwl!!ntPt£ln m11=-~ from the frnnt ~inc point '·•hr·re th"' ~'ound. Nl9 P rec~i v~d.

tit• Uumn qn~ Jo~ttin~ "P"'r"'til1nP tit the <3mbt!!rk':ltinn r~irficJc ~,·.,..·re r;~n if!ln.nt~ts:~nt Uh9s~ ~f thll!' probJef'll. trp~n notifiu':ltil"ln of thq econe ~f th~ p~ndin~ op~r~ti~n, the H~lioopter ~rr-bl'lrk~Jtion "!';oint ~""ctir:m gr~\,neo ~;upnJ ir::e in -p'l.~Jn~ Jor;~dE', ~~i~P ri~vlt.~Jn""l"lUP]Y, rPOUiP1t1\nin~ renl.~JCA~~nt eunn1iee fr,m tho qp"~Jropriqt('l service unitP. in nre.(~r to m~J~intt.Jin the prepcribed tlump l~v~J. One truck proved IJdeou9te to tr9neport F'U'~"~'r'~i~Fl fro~ th~ ~U'T1'0 t(') th(?. incl1vic~u~l hoJiC'J'!'tr.-re. r..~n'"'1"911 ~', eunnJ i r-: s ,,reri'! t=tol'ed. in the1J~ orip-1m~J contq inere unJ :-ss th0 :.'qttE>.:r ,1•e.re too hegvy for ht9nd:'in~. Iooee or em~?ll it erne •.-·ere c.r0 t -::d in conttJi n,.,r s t,r~1ghing qp-proximt:~t~ y sixty -oounos; fu':ll ~tnCI ~.·~;~t~r ·~·ar~ Ator,C1, 1n f1v~-p.9J.1on o11ne; ':lnd fr9~il8 itame w~re nqck9~ in c,nt~inere ~eeigneo to reduce th:" r>ff-~ct of l.~Jn01nfl' ph,o:a1(~ In ~c.~.~Ltion to the emertzr.ncy

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re!:'unnly oprrqtionfl ~escribE'!d qbo,re, ~ .Hel1copter Embarkation

Point ~cotion mqint~in~d qn nn c~ll ~~er6ency eu~pJy of

~r~~cri~~a critic~~ it~mP.

h. Ccml'rlu.nicetinnA ,,,,.,.r~ 13Ccomp'l1flh~Cl throu~:th tJ r..:elicopt···r

~;w:mnrt Control "~~t (Ml.tF) ,,·hich ,,~ P E"U9rd~d by··~"·:.'! ch h oJ i

c,.,nt"r in fJi~ht, ~-JEl h~l:l'C!.our,rt""!'Fl, the 'P'::;,licoot;>r l~.:~noL15f

Ynint ~Pctinn, tJnd thr ~uu~ort~d inf8ntrv bettqJion qna r·gi-m~nt. An gJtrrnoti,re V'flf' n"1t l•'f:!S eJ e1o provicc;a t.:~P q 8 ·co~1C;Jry

~-qnp. ~nth n"tP ware ~ctivAt~a nn or~er of the Divl~ion Zi~n~~ rff1cor. uow~v~r, Plnce certryin ot thE rq~io eAts

emnJnvr-ld fq1J~d. tr, funct1,.,n, g t.ruC" ~~vq~ugtlnn nf the euit8biJitir

nf th,..., n"'t O~"~l,JC! not be me~"'. f.. rir(~ct t~Jenhonc Jin0 bot,,•oc:.m

ROUq~rnn h~9aou9rtPr~ 9n~ th~ V~Jicnnter ~mb~rk~;~tion Foint Socti1n

fec1J1t.~Jtea the r11n1C! fJo,,, ;..,ft lnformr~tion r.,t the .~Jirfi8ld,

·t:•;~nd pi~n9J F! 9 nCl '013 n~J ~1!!n9'l ~, d.ev1,~e~ joint'J v r,r the PGJ ico·pt or

Surnort Teqm 9na t.T}''R-161, ,.,,rp, Uflr->d c3urinE!' thE' opr;rt:~tion gt

th~ Jqndin~ noint ~nf ~1rf1~J~B.

i. :Ay 1640, 10,257 pounce of c~!l:>go h:;~d_ b0en ehut.tlcc1 to

th~ 'Jr;~nClinP.' point in thirteen fJ.ip-ht1a: From 1640 to J940, ,,rhon

th~ r""FU.pnJy on~retl(')n tP.rmin~:~teCI, f1'~ven goCli t1(')ne1 plt:~neloJJCI~

of on-c~lJ em~rqnncy FUpuJ1oe ~ere da'Jivered.

J, gtt:~tietice p0rtinent to r:.~irc~.~Jft oper9tion:

(1) rumb~r of eiror9ft empJ~yed: eleven f~r ~~e hou.r, three for t'IATO hot•re r1nd onE' for t'I.~TO hOUr'S r;~nd forty-five minutes. Totql number of flight~: ?8,

( 2) Tot9l flight titne: 14.1 hours.

(~) Totel wci~ht lifted into J~;tndinll tJree: 18,848 pound.f! incJ ud1ng • ~~ 5?0 p:mnde of ehor2 pr:.~rty

p~rsonnol 9nd ~uipmcnt.

(4) CeeU.9lties e,r~cutJt~:Jd. to x-s~: 74.

(5) Altitude ~f lenoin~ noint: ~100 feet. of len~inf? point 9~ finJ?.l~v dev~lt1PCd.:

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~ize 1001

(F) nr,.,~~ ~~l~ht of qircrqft: 6600 nounds. Grors ,,,~icrht ,,'9A heJd qt ee.oo 'Oounde in vie"r of the f9ct it 'i.T9FI ne,ilil..ae.!!J"Y to e:'(E'CUtt? 9 90 CElR'ree turn nn the ppot before reJeq~in~ ext 0rn~l loed from h0licont~r. ,

(?) 'll'ucl cqrr1r.>d: 70 ~qJ :'one: 1n tho qft ( seJ f A09JinP-") t.~Jnk; front tfJnk:p ,,r,re d.r9in,"'d, Fl~Jn~F ,_,rC'Ire rctuP1 ed whon p.ee 1. ~v~l cropped to 20 ~9llonF.

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tr~neportin;-· AUUP11 E.'!~. He t'Cr1el ( 800 pounds) ~r'!IR p)t;lced. in the nets e.t X-8~. The net~ ~~.rere

u1cked up ~·ri th the ntt;lticl FJ inP:~ and trtJneported in the f6rm of flvin~ cr~ne liftp. Venue1 rsleepe from c~bin ws:JA utilized for dropping nots.

C, ~peration "W1n~mi11 II"

]. Introduction.

~:J. Cln the morninf? of 19 ~eptembE~r 1951, ~ : o~1 st1cgl ~itu~tion ri~iJ~r to th~t cnnfrontino the )pt ~er1nee on 15 ~eotembar '!!rose in the zone of qotion of the 6th Merinoe. ~uuuJi~R ~··ArC'! url:':entJv reauirea gnd the rrmtee of epproech into t~.e z()ne of· irnm~Cii'!lte cont13ct '''"rP ~:xpopeCI. to enemy ohR8rvg ... 1 ':'In '!lnCI firf'!, ,,,hiJ e veh1cu1er rno~rement to b.t;~ttglion trvd'>--he~;~CIF~ ,,r~e r~strictf'!d. by the r..tbF~ence of rd'!IC.B gno. extensive r:n-E=>f!IY minL:l?'~

?., PJenning.

'!1, "rh8 re1quest for heJicontAr rmprx:rt ,.rqe ~ubmitted ~t 11~0 follo,•rinP' '·•hich 1nRtructi'1ns "'eJ~e 1eeued to the ~elicoptor ~'bt;~rltJ:!t1nn "=oint Teqm for the gppembly of mqt~ri!:!l. Key porp'onneJ conf err ~a th0reqft 8r t;~nd tht" f;th Mqrin es ,A• ere d.ir ?ct ee. to PAJ 0~t ~ PUi teb'J. e h"'1icnot::>r Jend:Ln9' point. The ~Jreq ee18ctea bv the r~~iment, qp ~eRirs:Jbie from the point of view of its JoP"ir:~ticeJ ~tmt'lort, '•'I?E! immed_iqtely l~econnr:JitnreCI. by en gircr.-dt from t."'~r-q_J.6J. qnCI ,,,qR fnu:nd to be unsntisfectory. ,\ccept9blo Ait~?p fr:'Jt'! tho gir vie"'rooint Wf-!re J.o1~eted in the neer vicinity, ""'ithin 1000 'net ere gnCI. tho fe ct comrrmnicgteCI. to the 5th Mt;~r1ncs. ~nJJovin~·thie, the reFiment re~ueeted e joint reconnaiesr:tnce ~,rhich ~~·J:Js conducted t.~no. g suitqbJe Jnnding point flelected, 1\.ccornDJishment of the forGgoing threE:~ steps resu.Jtea. in 9

c.~.:meic'1eret-1:: losP. of tim.e ena. empl;e.R~Lzsd th8 necessity for imrne~igt '9 joint e ction betNeen the h•"!li copter s.mo the e:-rJund. UnitE! in gny C'31SE'l 1Ar!.'J.ere thf.:r:=! is Cloubt lOIS to the SUit~;~'.:iJity

of e eup~Jy landing point.

~. ~xccuti()n,

D, ~he ualico~ter l9nding Point Tegm 'lind the initial AU'f'J:)Ji8P ,,rrrc 1r:tnC!ed in the Rqme menner 9Fl durinrr OP~Rt\TION 'h'TNDHit.l. I. ~he "re1:1m Cle~.rell")pc0 the ::enelinl'l paint ,.~ithout difficuJty qnd the operetinn nrocPdcd withbut event, Experience gs:Jined ~:~ubpt~ntie t e0 those concl u~iol'le l'teri vr.CI. from OPSR.f.\.TIO!,T

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4. Dotr;~ilA,

~. <=lt 8 t i Fi t 1 c 9 :

( 1) Nurnb2r of :;~ircrr;~ft em?loycd: 10

( '2) Number of flip:ht B: 16

( ~) ':':'otel flight tim0: 6,5

( 4) To tel l,•e1~ht J 1ft cd into the t.:~r,--q: 12, 180

(5) Tot9l cesuelties GV9Cueted: 1

(6) 0v0rell time for tho o?cret1on: J,O

b, Flight rperet1rmel Inform~Jtion:

(1) l'l.lt1tuo.e of 1enC.1nr- 'POint: 1200 feet ~

(~) Size of the lending point: 200' x 100'

(~) ~rose wci~ht of eircreft: f800 'Pounds

(4) Tending point '~rq~ :oct:~tcd 1n 9 Clc('P C1rf:l~r but ?ro~ented no diff1ouJt1os to eny of the p1J.ots.

(5) Fuel oerried: ?0 ~ellone in the qfter tenk. Front tqnk '~~"q a ~mpty.

Ut O!_~.ATIO~ ~1~n'I!

1. Introauction,

~. At the t~r~1n9t1on of q three week period of offensive O"P~rt:~t1ons, the zone of qct1on of the Dbr1s1on '"'9B enl9r~ed b'r qhout 9,000r'YTletere t:~nd de~1r;rn-3teo ~B 9 dP.fenf!G POCtOr vpon '•'h1ch the D1~r1A1nn "''t;l A to orllenize enf.1 construct defenP1Ve ,os1t1nns, ':rhe cnJergerTlent of the det'enEole sector involved 9PAUmPt1on of resnone1b1J1tv for en q:req Previously occupied by th8 qth B~""K n1v1a1on 9nd 9n ereiJ nr~vioueJy ocCU'Pied by the J J.th D1v1s1nn of th:- I 'R.OK Corne, The l9tter 9rce. '''98 ''xtremoJy ru~~ed end 1nqcneeR1ble to ell but foot movement,

b. Informqt1on e,m1Jqble 1nc1ct:ttec the mounte1noue req1on concerned to be undor enemy ohserw~tion qnd occ~eion~

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CON1! D~~TTIAI :Z./e'\lrm 4 October 1951

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• ··ally subject to enemy fire ~nd small unit incursion, From the

point of vie~~r of the Division, it \IUle eeeent iel that the eroa. be reconnoi tared promptly to d~termine it a te.cticel cherry_Cter, th'lt cont9 ct be cetebli shed ~ri th the ROK unit to be relieved, e.nd tht;~t the enemy situetion in the region be Bccuretely determined.

c. It we.s a. logical teak for the Division Reconne.isse.nce Company. However, a. prelimine.ry estimf;l.te indict;~ ted the.t from i te current :9ssemb1y 9ro1J, it "'rou1c1_ require a bout nine hours of movement, mostly up hill, for the Reconnaissance Compeny to roach the a.re~;~ under considere tion. It t•re s a.ccordingly decided to employ ffi!,R-161 to mo~re the cornp9ny into the Division right fl:9nlt 1Jr2e., lencUng it on the high ground. in vicinity of Ril1 984 (see gnuen~i:x ( 5)), e. no d. eli vering 1 t e 1n1 tie.l euorlics by air.

• ". P1 t:1 nninl;!. '

a. Division Operation Order ?7-51 incJua.oa the following pare '?'rrmh a :

11 3c" q0oon Co (Reinf) :

(1) Commoncin(J' ~.01000! relieve- olr:m,cntr. of I ROK Corps in sector. Complete relief prior ?~lg·DOI; 11

n:z.. h m~ 161:

(1) Trensnort ~nd land Recon Co. (Reinf) on hill 894 DT ~649"

Tho gbovf:l orClerf:1 '\<rere supplcmente·:i and .~Jmplified by dispetch l81408Z (se0 epnendix (5)). ·

b, ~he teoticeJ plen, as welJ ~e detai!s of the loedin~ R.nd movem0nt ~.rore "rork~"Jd. out by tha RBconneisse.nce Comp101ny ·aomr(tanc.er, the Commanding Officer, HMR-1£51, e.nd the Division embt;~rk~:~tion Officer.

The 'R.econn.aissence Comoeny ComnBnder m9ce the decision rye to,thf) ordor in 1.1rhich f)}em~nte of hin comn9ny encl ettgched t~nits

"t<rou_. d br. 1 and eo:• Theree.fter he me de up the ueli copter Assignment 13nCI. IoeCiin?' TebJ.~. (SGG epnenaix (1)) .

.c:~ c. A rohears91 "'Bs hoJCI. the· d.tJ.y bElfore the 13.ctu1Jl operetion .nc qllhende were oriented as to 0mbark9tion points end their helicopter te9m numbe~. Minor e.cljustrr:ents in.eseiP"nmAnts of ~erson~el w~re made at this time~ -

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• d. Air reconne.1 ee~ nee of the erell o1 a closed ·thet no eui te.bl3

l;~nding point existed in the qrea. due 'to the extremely rugf(,ed terrain "rhich consisted entirely CJf 9. system of razor be.ck ric.gcc. ~ro Ri tee were noted, epproxime.tely 100 ye.rds epert ano ~00 f0et below cre•t· of hill RQ4, which ccuJ~, iri e reason~ble lcn?th of time, be cleared of vegetetion end improved to the extent ono helicoryter et a time cou'o be lended upon eeoh.

c, trpon completion of thP. reconna.issence :9. report l'T!is 8Ubmittec1 :9.8 to the conditions existing et the lend.ing point, Decision ,~rae tl"Jen m~de to lend. e 8CUCJ.d of the P.cconntJ.issr;~nce Compeny initinlly for security, foll,::>wed by the 1-felicopter lencing Point Te;~m, ~!hose; mieeion·~re.s to clee.r :9. lending point es rapicJly as possible, The foregoL'lg person cl ,~rere. to disor:J.berk from hcli"~OPtere in hovering fl:tght by utilizin§' knott0d ron~8 which w~re secured to the star~oerd rotor he~d inspection sth'rl of eecl:l. eircreft mek.in~?- the ini"ti91 flight. These; rD,pell ,~rere 00 feet long :9nC1 knotted every ·tt~relve inohee in oroer tho.t the DrobJ em of descent t~rou~ c be 138 s:lmple :98 possible·.

~, 'Sxecu tion ..

:9, tf-;:..1our ,~res set for 1000, ?J. c;,~ptembc:r, B'o~rever ground fogo, ch0rncter1stic of this eeeson, IJompletely obscured the objective enCl. the :91")pro~::~ch route, reouiring e one h~lf hour c els:J y.

b, At 't.i-~our, the 1ntiel eircraft reached the iencing point follo,Arinf? the route indioeteO. in epDendix (6). This route.N!:.l.s selected beceuee of its ~efilade fron enemy ob~ervetion end bec~~r the eircrt.:~ft ,~rp.re ebJe to fl~r H>'"' thJ:-ough the ve.lJeys 98 inc11ce.torl mekingo it unnecess~ry to impose ent restrictive fire plene;.

c. Within the first six 91rcreft. there were cmberked tho rifle squgd for lencin§" point B·:")CUri1;y, the Helicopter te.nc.ing Point Tc8~ ~nQ e Koreen interpreter. · ·

-.... d, The troops in these hclicoptel'S J.ended. b~r ropo end, 1Arh1le the shore perty personnel prerp~:,red the Js:mding po1nts 1 th0 asseuJt equed of the BAconnaiss9nce Compeny took up ~oAitions to provide 8ecuri ty. This ectue.Jly prov0c unneceesery, e.s there ~rt?re R.OK units "Oresent in the im'Tledierte eroe, AS ao'!n e.s tho first lf.lndinF! point ,ATIJS completed, ,~rc·rCI wes then trJJ.nsmitted to ffi'R-161 to proceed. t.~ri th the moveme1nt • One helicopter hovered in the vicinity of the lJJnding point end exercised control over the leno.ings e.na tqkeoffs~ There9.ftE1r plenes lendcd et intcrvels of ebout 30 eeconcta, until the 11ft '\-•ee complete.

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• 4. Detailed com~enta.

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e • Avcr'3ge time requirco for four m~n ,~r1 th full equipment to disembark from 9 helicopter by meens of rope proved to be one Bn0 one half minutes,

b~ Time r~quirea by Ralicopter !enClinF Point Teem to open first lenCling no1nt: ebout 40 minutes. It is to be noted thet 9 scconCl site wee reedv to receive aircraft 20 minutos efter the first wee in oparetin~ conditions.

c. 'l:i'ivc fully eau1pped troops w-:'re carriec. in eech helicopter eft8r lanCling pointe were oPened. Grose weight of eircraft wqs 6800 pounds~

d, ~iz~ of len~ing points: both wer~ epproxim~tely 50' x 50• with sheer cliff drops on t~10 si:lee,

e. A.verege unloe.cinr.- time for five fully eouinpcd troo.pa '··i th hnlicopter on the Cl.eck: oo eec(>nds. d..

f) t ~q" t~ Totel personnel lifted into area~ 224, ~ -= g. Totel weight of oergo :!.ifted .lnto aree exclusive of

thFJt cerriea. by indi vidu9l e 2 17 7?2 poC:2_, • J • • .••

h~ Overell time to complete opors.Jtion: 4 hours. - IU~..,~

i, Cesu.e.lties eve.cuetec.: 1.

j. Comments pertFJininr to eviation metters,

(1) .1\ircreft power settings c'l;J.rinl? appro;~ch r~1no le.nding qt the o bj .:-cti ve 13 ree: ~g inches mo nlfold pres sure e.nd ?300 r: ngine RPM.

( 8) ~!umber of nights: 65.

(~) ~otel flight time: ~1.? hours •

. , k, CommunicBtion mett8rA:

(1) Two reeio net8 w~re ostBb~ishad for thi8 oper~tion, 'l'''tf" q na "uF. Tho '-'~F n~t ~~res .::··uqrd. :c by the follo~~ri ng- stf:l tions ~

* ( 9) ~"'R.-161 ~Pt Contr~1 f:lt X-8~ (~mbarkation Point) T.' s :; d .l N/M'R. C-1 9

(b) 'f-feli col:)ter

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• ** (c) I e.nding Point Teem tTsed A~/GRC-9

(d.) Division CP (¥.onitor t:>nly)

*HMR.-161 provided. communic~;~tion ec1u.ipment and personnel for emberketion point teem.

**SP ~n provided communioe.t:Lon eouipment t.mct personnel e.no. guarded for Reconn.~Jiseenc·~ compeny ini tielly.

( 2) Tho vur. net WB.B @'Ue.rded. b;r the following ete.tions:

(a) HMR-161 Net Control at X-83 ( ,..,mbelkation Point)

(b) Velicopters

* (c) 1 e.nding Point Teem tT13ed MA~tJ

'Recio set MAW furnished to SF communice tion teem by Division 9igne.l Officer.

( ;z,) Orders req,·ired the le.nd1ng Point Te9m to 09rry l"edio equipment 1.dth w~::ich communice.tions oou.lc be esteblishec with both -q~"R.-161 be se operation e ( X-8~) ~~n~ the helicopters in flight, This eauipment consisted of. one AN.t}-R(,_9 end one ,_.A~,;. As stetcd :. previously, one helicopter \lrould rem~1in on ste.tion until such time eP ti .1SC' communicJJtione \lrEJre eet9bliehed. ,roice contact w~e ~ffected between orb1tinf aircraft end the landing point et ~' plus 15; ho,.rever no conte.ct wa.e established between the ! ending Point Teem 9nd :V:-8~. Accordlngly, it "'res neceese.ry for tho helicopter on ete tion to infc.rm X-8?1 "'hen th 2 19 ncing polnt ,res reecv to rec.giVA eircr9ft. ~ven though e primgry ~'PF frequency "''B.F emplt"''yea encl e eeoonCiery ''~ e.V91leble, it Ml s still nC:lcee eery for hPlicopt er tc return within sip:ht of X-8~ before communicetione were estet•Jiehed. with the helicopter beee. Thereefter, the coordinet~ng eircreft returned to tho 19ndin~ point qno kept incoming helicopters edv1se0 of the ei tue.tion.

(4) The order for OP'SRATION SUMMIT reavirett thet two t~lephono linea be Jqia brtween the c~ of the qaconnaiesencc Compt:;~ny loceted on hill ~4 end the let ~'er1nes CP, e tote.l Clistence of ep-oroximgtely 8 miles. T.lpon completion of troop enc oergo movement, e helicopter wee Clispetchec. to lay this ~'ire. 'r1•'0 lines were succeesfully la.id.. It req:vired en a.vere.ge of fifteen minutes to lqy eight miles ~r wire.

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• !.i_~.§!O ne X. e9.rned

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• 1. Unit oomrne.nclers receiving logiet!Lc;~l support by h3licopter shou.lCI be responsibl c for aooomplish;Ln,:~ the follo~ring at the lending 1.·oint:

e .• Assemble cesu.elties • .

c. Pro vi etc perf!onn~"l to EJxped.i tc. ombe.rke.tion of oe sunl tiC" a.

d .• Clunervieo thr ieeu.e of supplios thgt hf;lve been unloedoc1.

e. Initiate timAly nrepar~tion of helicopter len~ing points.

f. Return of speoiel eCiuipment (i.e. water cans, cnrgo nots, otc.) delivered by helicopters.

2. scelce for weighting troops and cergo will assist in lo~ding planes to maximum capacity.

3. Cargo in nets is discharged much more rapidly thnn ctJrgo loeood in plene compartments, and ce.n be }gnCl.ed without d9m;~ge if the pl;~ne hovers ~t a suitable elevation.

4. Debarkation of personnel by rop~ from hov8ring eircreft is feesible, but extremely slow. It woulo be excessively he.ze.rdou.s ~~rere the lencUng e.ree. in hostile he.nds.

5. Preperetion of :.gncing points wi:Ll be expeditious if th~1 elope of the 1!-rounc_ docs not exceed 9.5 Cl.0gra.s,

6. In e supply lift the first flights of c0rgo should not er:rive at th~ uclicopter lo.u01"r1g point until the nree is

·- ree.c1y for le.nc.in~. If the eBrgo f"}, ii1.'hts Dre not so echoduJ cd., the aircraft will heve to orbit unncoeee~rily while aweiting clc9r~:mco to lend.

7. f\s many of the involved helicopter pilots es possibJ.o shoulc rcconnoit0r the lend1n~ area nrior to nn operation of either tecticel or Jog1stioeJ-naturc. Where feasible this shouJo be ~ocomuliehoc inn helioontor in orCier to dctcrn:.inc th~ nrocien chgrect0r of th9 point qnc the beet avenu~ of t:lr"nr oa ch th ~"~rcto.

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CONFID~IAt ';!l/ewm 4 Oct 61

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• s. In a. supply lift, if the lending point cen accommod4te only ono hcl1copt or et e time ( llS wa.s the case in WINDMill I) e.nd. ce.sualties a.re to be picked up, an aP'9ropria.'te intorv91 must be esta.b1ish d between erriva.l of successive e1roraft to preclude congestion at the le.nding point .•

9. A line shoulo be designated behind which helicopters cen orbit in event the land.ing point becomes untona.ble or foul from e oresh. If fea.sible en elterna.te site for unloeding 8hould be dceignRtad at the same time the main lanfing point is selected.

10. It is e~narent that the influence of eltitude end s0f~ty factors serve ~reat:!.y to r edl,lce the loed. cerrying ability of · this type e.ircrl3 ft. A pre ctice1 tro..,p cap~.ci ty, under opore.ting conditions of the neture described. herein, of 9bout one squad . appeers desirebJe. In order to attain such a troop capacitv, it is Proba.ble thet e helicopter described a.~ of eighter;n to

twenty men cepacity will be reauired.

~ Conclusions.

1. These initial efforts have demonstrated strikingly the great contribution to tactice;~l and logist:lcgl flexibility thet tho asseult helicopter offers. The three operations described resulted in e measure of enthueia.sm on elJ sic.es which lcFJVoe little d.oubt but that the !l'clicopte:r functions will be progressively enlarged as time passes, end that the aircraft typo must be recogni:z.ed. as a reruisite component of e. ba.lenced rr..ili-

ta ry force. Comment e by using- personnel emphe size their obvio~e usefulness as an element of the 9rnphibious tesk force, end it ie on developments in that field th't the greatest possible emphB.sis ehou~ d. be pla.ced.

2. It ie intendec. further to explore the operational ce.pebilities of mm-161 in troop cerrying opere.tione, inclu.c.'l.ing their u.ae during d8rknees and low visibility. Interim reports of pr.,gress wil1 be submitted es further experience is geincd.

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• ' . '. • St~.nd1n~ ~cr~t1n:=! Proc1eduro :_ 'TJ'nployrnont

·· of qolicoptcre1 (TcntFJtivo)

"'".ncJ: (1) Bol1coptcr ~V'=t11FJ.bility ~nCI employment t~ble ( ~) 'l:.!o11coptcr qss1gnmcnt qncl loFJCI.1nr. tfl.blo

a. :J=urpose:

It is tho purn(')se of this Stli!ndingo Opart:J.ting Proccouro to set forth inetru ot ions ro~rerning tho employment of hGlicopt !Jro for both tgcticel qno Jogietic~.l purposes.

b, Principles:

Tho holicoptor types currentl~r ~Pm1leblc to this .Division er c f r;u~il0, of limi tee~ loFJCl.-e!!Jrryin$2: ~bili ty, enc short •:'nduranc c •. Thr:,ir m~;~inton~nce rcfJuirem:"lnts ~re h:L@'h B.nd their P,orcente.g'o 9V9il~;~.bili ty gt gnytimc 09n""ot be (!!X''!)Ccted to roqch th!llt norme.lly eXPected ,..rith other s:JirC·1'9ft types. Aecora.ingly, supportii:.t:: holicoptGr unite "'ilJ. be cotnmi tt ~a only :Ln e ccordlinc o ,.~ri th tho follo~~r

in~ nrinci-plcs:

(1) Th9t the eccomplishment o:t• the> contempla.tod tqolt is of 8UCh unaucstion~d and immediate ~n~~rt~nco 96 to justify the Us") of lJelicopter trFJnsport.

(2) The.t the contcmpl~:~.tcd teak oe.nnot be e.ccomplishod with cquel or accepteble f9cili ty by othe:r mea.ne.

( ~) Th~t the cant omplB. ted te e::t is 't.ATholly within the physicel and tochnioel 11mitetion of th~ helioo~ters conoornod.

Comme.nCl.ors ,.~rD.; .r:i ve coneid~Jreti 'ln to roaucatinr: h~licopt~Jr support, ,~rh,..,n ineicet-.(1 within tho nrincipJ ea a1t forth in tho nroc ~<:" 1n.r;' ''Brs:,r,·~r9nh, for e.ccom-oJi Ahm~nt of the follmdnp: tf:l slts:

e. ~he tecticel movomcmt of reco:nne.1ss~mcr;, a0curi ty, Bnd

covarin~ forc"s, wh~r~in th8 nxt~nt of th~ ~n~my rasistenco t::1nti oi pq too jtlsti fies comrni ttmrm t of bali cantors .•

b, ~h8 repi~ r~infnrc~ment of tecticql euccaes by eugmontat1nn nt forces ~~1oh hryva seized 1mn~rtent terrein loceliti~e.

c. Th1J s")17.Ur8 of V:~y objectives "7hich ~.:~re uno.ofr::mo.ed or J i.t:!'htly hold.

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• • d, 'J"he pla.nned. l0g1stioel suppo:rt of units committed 1n

a rae s ,~rh1 oh ere otherwi ee 1naccceeib1e.

c. Tho emer~enoy suPply of unite ieoll!l.tocl. by en;)my ection or unfavoreb1a terrain.

f. ~vaomJ.tion of ce.sugl ties whose concH tion warran te the

committm~nt of helicopters.

g. The conctuot of urgent rcconneiesence, lia.1son, or messon~,r te.sks.

3, CAPABU ITISB OF oq~ICt"lP~M

'T'hr. principe.1 che.raoterietics of th0 three helicopter ty·>os

,~rhich this Division may employ ere e.e follot~ra:

e. ~-4 (BoJl)

':l:'his e ircre. ft i a c~5~pa b1 e o.f oe rry1nt.! one ( 1) pe.saemgcr.

It onn c.r;~rry t~ro (?) stretcher ceses cxternt;~lly in "pocls" or cen tr~=.~nsnort one (l) etretohe:r ~mo. <me (1) l!lmbule.tory 1;>8ticnt. The oq'J.'I_ -4 helicopter is not ~11eJ 1 a.captod for tho tre.nsportetion of C9 rgo in th~:~ t its oer~o lifting oa.pe.ci ty ie limi t0d to 250

pounds, Of the three typee of rot.g.ry wing e.1rcre.ft ~ri th 1~rhich this SOP is concerned, the -~ -4 is c:a.pe.ble of operating from the

em~lJn~t lendin~ aree.

b, uo~B (Sikorsky)

This a.ircrB.ft is O!llpable of o,;1.rrying two (2) P'lBSC'ngore,

It cen treneport one (1) etrottfC)ar t.lnd one ( 1) IJ.lllbulr;~tory p~a.tient.

It i a ce.n9 bJ e of t1"9nsnortinF-!' e. bout ~>50 pouno.s of cgrgo in peckegee '\lri th B.n onore.t1nr: rgdiua of l!lbo\J.t 60 miles. It is equipped with g mochanic~l winch for raisin~ An~ lowering objoct~e up to 200 noundP in weight, -

c. RRS-1 (~ikorsky Treneport)

This e.iror-aft 1s os.:~pe.ble of Cf.lrryin7; 9. me.x1mum of nine

(9) nes<:cn~ors, unt~.er fe.11'or9ble cond~Lt1ons:, with an opare.tiw~ r-9rit~'B of 2?. miles, or tewor pa.As~n~(~re fo-r gregter d1st9ncr-:s.

It rney ba fitted. to trq.nsr.>ort six (6) stretcher pe.ticnts 1ntornel7y. It is ce.pg.bln of tra.nst)ortin;'!' U'O to 1400 p"unds of cor~o,

o.op':"nCl1n~ on the rqna-"l, 9.ltitud!l ancl weethnr conditione. 1"ho u~-~-1 is thG only hPlicoptor of the 1Zhree tyues ev.l'11 ebl·~ wh1oh is eouipntJCl. ~·ri th instrum0nts '~rh1 ch po~i t oper'lticms aurin~; -ocr-

ioo.e of poor vieibili t~r. It is com!"-rre.tively more potorerful the.n

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. ' . • the other t,rro ty"Oea ~no. ia better su.i ted for tneticql operations

b0c~usc of itp canecity, now~r en~ th0 urovisioa of self-sealing

fut:J tl!:'nke.

9.. .,_, >Jlioopt ore ·~til J t uno tion ,.th :1:rovar poeeibl s tmdcr c r,~1t X'"l

Jizod T)ivi~:~ion control. l'!'lhe e.tteohm.·::mt, <"lither for tectic11J "r

lor:."1st1cr:~J purpoe:e, to eubord1netl3 oomrr.ena.e ,,1111 be oxeopti')neJ.

,•'honev:;r eeei.c·nod. in support, the Division oraor •~rill at!lto the

oon0itione or ti:i-, ur,on 'Which tho hcliOG'Oter tq.sk ,~rill torminF.tto.

b. Comm~nc. role t1onRh1 ps in emnhi bioue oneretions.

'11elicopt cr unite ,.seignc~a to tho O"Or9.'tione.l control of

th 11 'l')i vi sian for amphibious emt~loymor:.t 'tt.ril~. s Brve in tho semc

c;ms:-.c1 ty e e othor lrm~.1n~ fore~ eh1,.,-·to-ehore conveyances (t:!m

nh1b1en tractor or e.rrrphibious truck olemcnte). Thoy will be ro

te.incc1 under Cliroot control of this heed.que.r.ters. Th·J t ompore.~:y

reletionshin bctt,.r3en the hel1CO'Pter vnite and tho aur:f'eco tra.ns

nort unon "rhich therv move to tha obj ClCt1vc area ,ftr111 be e r. pr·J

scr1bcd by tho Atteclt F.,rcc domn1,c,~nde1·. It ,nil: t ermine to upon

de'T)erture of the ho11ccmtE'!r unit for th2 bnech.

"'· •-Ta1icorytcr unite suffici,mt tn n,nnb-Jrs to mo'3t the eatt

n'l'.'!too tt:~otiogl rcou1rnment ..,ril"' be fii~S1P"ncd 1n sutm'1rt of '!!he

rel!llta<" p:rounc'1 force e1 ern~nt. The oomm~HH,.er of tho helicopter

t.r:tek unit ,dl~, U-pl"'ln be1no: 9.s~iCJ:nec. his misRl.on, rcpbrt ei thor

in nerF~on or throur.J'h a 11ei son ot'fiC1;lr to tho rcla teo grounCl. eem

!llBnf'er for nlann1nr:. 1ie.ie1on thet-au.fter w111 bG continuous ufitll

th0 helicouter oomman(ler is re11eved of tht'3 AU'1;'JDOrt1ng miS8iOl'l.

'qt"lt:tu?ets f11r modifiC9t1ons 1n tho du:rati,.,n l')l' e.xt:-mt l').f h;;li-

cont 8:t' sUl:mort from. the t nrescr1 b·ect :Ln th"'l 'l)i v1ei'}n dirocti v-o

,ATilJ be a.ddroesoCI to this headouerte:~s·.

b. In order that o··;eret1one of e·llnport1np.: hcliotrpte:re n~e~r be

affective, it ie !1Rsontial thet tho r'ela.teo F.rount' un:l.t be nro

pa:=>(-)Cl. to Drovio.e a.sf"'~.stllncn in tha ~rcpare.tion of landing po~:_nte,

nro,rieion of ~ioea, 1~.-ntification of JanC!int:. pointe, a.nCl ind.i

cqtion of ,,r1n~. Cl.ir·JCt:l.on.

c. la.nc'linr: points:

-~ It 1e ti.eeir~.b) e th~t 19n~1nP: pointe hnv:; !?.1 m1n·1mum cl\3e.rod

annroac1 tJnCI exit of 3Qr f~·Jt, e:1nC\ thl).t they oo of the follo~ring

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. '' • minimum sizes for thA several h~licopter ty~es:

(1) T-irr'l-4: 75 bv ~5 equflrc~ fep,t

( -:>) ~39: 100 by 100 saue.rc> feet

('1:) 'HRS-1: 100 by 100 eau~.re foot

':"'ho foror~oinr.' ti.1mone1r.me qre sufficient for e e1nf:1c aircreft, ~imujtqn~ous landin~ bv m0re then on~ ~ircr~;~ft will reouir:J t;~o.C11t1anel spaces of' 81milt,r Aiz~.

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':"h.:::· h0licoptnr J rynC!inrJ' .lill"CtJ 't'r11 :" be m~Jrkoet '!fri th tho pr :.;ACri bee ei rcro ft m~;~rJtin~ pt;~n ;l A, enCl. '~rinc direction will be ine.icgtco by the use of smoke ~ronadee,

I.rynf"ini,!' e.r89.8 shoulo. bo 1o,o1, clc9.reC1., ;:;oner9J.ly froo from l-9rl:!"l roclts or stumps ena. I~T D~Fn An; TO OBS~VATIOi.': o:1 DIR"XT ~IR~ l=IV ':!'~"":: -:l'rr.y,y: ~~'herevor poes1bl,:J, le.nc'ling e.ree.a t~rill bo eeloct~a with a vic- to urovi~1ng e covered route of approach bv hell con tors in to tha 9:ree. '3u ch rout f1 8 ·~l·3ct1on Will bo a. m~.ttor of. joint resolution by thJ su-pported ~round end supporting ho11coptcr comm~;~n~ere.

f. Or·:'l'en1 ZB.t1on e ncl f'unct1on1nz of I Bncling Point sections:

In tectice.l evolutions ~~rh1ch invoJve the soir.Prc of .::nomy hcJ d tcrrB.in, th·:: 9.SS9.uJ t tg Ak OrF!t:ln1zfJ.t1on 1~1111 inc] udo 13. l 8n~.in[" Point '3-::ction of e. a1Z'tl con~1at·:nt vr1 th th:.; t9slr, 13no c;,.uippncl tl"') soloct 13110 nro'O~re J.anC'1nr- noints. ·The len('l_ing Point section ~dJJ ba nrov1CI.8c"l bv the Shore )?ertv B~ttBlion. It wil1 be 1JronqroCI to Cliscmber1~ by l9CI.d:er, lin~, or hoist enl"1 to Cl.rop 1ts equ1pmnnt if the; torrr;~in urocluc1cs nortngl len61nP.'. ·"";au1pmnnt ,dll 1n-c1uoc cross-cut ee,~ra, hAnd e.xoe, brus:~ hoolte, mechetcs, shovsls, enf o0Mol1t1one. mh- I.gn~in~ ~oint ~rct1on w1J7 b0 rnAponsiblc for s~ttin~ un lenoi~~ e1~a, ostqb~it~inq 1nit1ql communications •·r1 th th~? 01T!bt;~r,\.9t1on 'l!Olnt, u.nloF:!tlin&"' cqrr'O, 8nCI .1st.t)b] iehing qnf nnorgtinr-. Jrynoin!'l' point ~.umpe, In th?. event thqt the tocti-ceJ eff'ort h9s its orii!oin in Ahi'D b9e:Ja, th1 necess9ry ship~p1o.toons 1111'11 J bo nro~riool'l. by th·3 ~horr. 'Pilrty Bette] ion in nfimbers coneist?nt with tho size of thn onereti~n enCI the charecter1st1cs nf the treneryort vessels.

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r::. ~mberJ':etion forme:

In ur;1!)~:Jr9 ti0n of plene for helico'Dter pert ieipe. t1on in 'Jn ernnhib1-,us R.tteck., th·1 for o~,rinz f"rme t1r111 be excc'l:.'.ted:

(1) ~1licoutor evQ1leb11ity ~na cmnloymcnt table (~nclbsure 1).

(~) ffolico'l')tnr t;.ss1~nM,-.r.t enfl loeCiinq t"blc (~nolosur2 2.).

Thesa sene forme wi~~ bo ueod in urcp9Petiort for • lend b~eed ryttnc,~, b~r o"'1p1oyinr." T/\. Cl~eei:•nt.~tione 1n col.vmne (l.) enct (?.) of the hclicoutar ev~1lryb111ty .~Jftd omnlovmont tebJ8 1nete~~ of oh1ps 1

~osiC"n9tione.

h. ~ire 9uoport:

(1) The ~~renu0 of B'0'1Jroe.ch to 'be fol '1owoel by helicopter f1 if'1'ht~ rn':wint:2' t0 enCI from th8 lent11n:- eroe 1dlJ be ~lotted in tho T)i~rision F9CC ena communicqted to eJl units t,rhoec supporting fires m:!_~ht in t:~n" t,rey ':lff"Ct ~ir·crDft follor..rinP th.oeo routes.

( ?.) Plene for th:: h~l1co..,ter ~ tte.cl: t;.r1JJ incluctc e.rrengcm~nt forth~ folJowin~:

(g) A. Di,rieion Tqctict:~J Air C'bAPrv·~r, t,,rho tl7il:' ropo:rt ~n nroc-r;ss of thn ho1ico'Ot-;r fligohte.

(b) fl. tecticgl r~ir Coord.1n~.tor,

(c) ~uoport eircr~ft on st~t1~n to ~ttgck targets of onportu.ni ty in sv.Poort nf thr1 ~~~r~.nc!) or to ley emoko if svch 1; tecticql,y 1neicet~~ end r"au&et~d.

(0) Provi~16ne fer t.1 no-fi:r; zone for e.ircrg:f't, tJ.rtiller: nevel t:;1'Unf ire, g nC!. infB.n try mortr:_~.re, ·rlhArevcr neceA sery for the s~=Jfct~r of t:~es~ult helicopters.

6. TH~ "':MPl.OnreNT C'F ~,_, ICOFTBR!; IN •r.H~ PRO~TI SIOF OF LOGISTIC !11 SUPPORT.- ---- -·------ ----

t.~. T_Tnits ;mticio,t1nR" th"' r,.,,,,ircmcnt for lst-ge scele supply 9 s ei e t9nc 01 ·to euu'l") •rt tm o"Pere ti nnq J 11nC!_erte:k1n!! ~,r1J: submit re-on ~.r "rnPnt f! tr, t1"1s h;encn'·" rt ~re e;~ s f'R:r in r,~~v9nce e. F\ the requirement cqn bo foreseen, A PerioCI. of ?.4 houra ie <'les1r9blc in ''iow of t1, 11 11ecees1 t" for co"r~inqtin.,. ri')Cl,irom~p,tf! of eever11.11 suborCiit19 t n un1 tA. 'T'hr r"'('\,r.asta ,,.r1J J 1nc~ uc"' th8 folJ 1')~1rinp- inform9tion:

0.) ~U.IT'n'\~;~r'r of 91 t,,l3 tinn n ,..,ces'si tetin~ ho11coptor supply,

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( ~) Perioci dtlrin!:" ,~hich heliocmter·lo~ietioal sup-port is rom,iroa .•

( -::-) ':"'on s to be mi]T ed.,

( .:1,) a,,bic feet to be moved.

(5) lendinG arc~ or ar?as, by ~rid coordinates.

(6) Dt.1mp eree. or areas, by @:r~~d cocrcUna.t3a, whore materigJ. is 9Va.ilgble for pick-un.

' TTni ts· recttte~ti~-t _ he~.icopter 1og1 stic support ,ftl'ill provicle

nersonno1 surfi cient· for expcd1 tioue loao.ing an<9 unlo9.din~ of Clilr@:o,

b. ~mergoncy helicopter supply w~11 be reou~et~d via t~o~ ticDJ air rootH'lf!t chennole to the ni~r:lsion Air Officer wh., vr1J.:.' eciviae ~-4, nf the reouest ana of heJ.~.conter evaiJ eb11i ty. G--4 '\<ri1:' thoreefter issue inst:t"'..,ctione en nAcessl3ry for t?aeemb1y of th0 rea t,ircn emergency SuPT)~ y me terie•J 1 -r thr: roquoet cxpres sed is coneidereo. e valid one. rn ef!.di tt,.,n t,., tho informn tion l:)resor 1 b"lci. in t;t, 13 bov 0, roou(llllt ,, · f'.-ir 11Ci•r.re001 . nupply W~ll 1no1Udl):

(1) Color of panola to b"' used in m;~rkin~ J 9.ncUng or dro-:-) zonr.

( ''.) r'lrid coorC1lne tee of eJ ter11Ate 1e.ntlin[!' or Clrop

( -::) 1 1.st of items reot,ired by ouantity gnCl type.

c. uol1 copter evscue tion:

7,() ne.

(1) ~mern;ency requests for hc:tico"Oter ovs.cuetion ·~rill be submitte~ vig t~cticg1 eir request cllennels to the Division Air Of fie or ~·rho Td lJ tre.nsmi t the reour e~t 1 9lonr: l·•1 th 9 c te tement of hoJ lcoTJtJr 8V!;!11AbiJ ity, to the Divi::J~on '7\urGeon.. Aircre.ft ~.vill

be sent, if eveilebJe, w1th,.,ut furthar investigation, b9~ed on the; 9ssumption thet helicopter .~vecw~tion lfli~l be rcc:utPt:"'t'l only in those urgant ces8s whore the committmnnt of the limited halicouter meens eveileblc is oons1~orsd justifiae by the unit commgnc". "lr roqucoting.

(") t\11 co1J~lct1n~r e.n0 cJ.~e.ri·1go st0tions, Di"iBion hosp1teJs enf unit e1tl stetions ,,ill pr"nerl'l e.nCl merk helicoi)ter lending '90ints in their 1mmediete v1.;,1nity.

a .• :'Jel1very of eu.pnly 1nc1dcnt tr~ oth<?.r misa1ons:

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In Rll cgeee where heliconter~ ere ~isprytched on emcr~ency ev13cve.tion, 1iRieon or messenger tri~1e, the eircrr.Jft tdlJ. cgrry, u:n to 1 te 'l!lreirrht J imi t 1 infqntry ''reepons emi'J'Iun1 tion in bBJ.onced n13c~rg~r.q~. A em911 eupnly of such -pec:ltegee 1rt11:' be meinteinGct ~J.t

th0 helicopt~r bee~ by the Division ordnsnce Officer. It ¥i~.l be ti-J.o reenonE~il::>i11 tv of the h~J 1conter souedron to nJ ece t~:iR ;···1":: 'rii3J in the eircr13ft in ~ech ceee.

e. 8mployment of the heJ.icorterA in return tripA:

"E:vory o·pno rtvni tv '~r11- be tgJ~em to nm-plny h0li coTJter 8 1

1-rhich h8VG C1.eliverA<i cm~rgenc'' eupn1tee or messs.~~f.'\A 1 for thC' r':"!turn of ct:tsur:t.:'ti es 1 imnortf:l nt 1 terns of 1nt("):: J j_~c"lnc·:) infol"n1Ati':.n 1

ronort~ or lieison nnrsonn~l.

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't:loceus3 of thr'l limit3c. ex-ocrionco 9Veileble within tho Divieir:m in helicopter Dmployment, unit eom11enc.cJre e.re cli.rectoo. to submit r.Jcom('J'Innce tiona for che:'lf!GB in this SOP 1 tor:tether 1ri th obsarvetione on '1Jrhic1l tho recommend.etions ere besod, e.s soon :9B

exporiencc inc. ice t~e 13 neGd f8r ch~Jnge 1 moCI.ificetion 1 or 9C1.c~i ti on,

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• • trn.j. t locetion D13te/T1me

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• COl8Vf\~T'I) !\ND ORO.f.\t\TIZATIOT-.T C~ HSl IOOPT'"ll

StTPPORT T~AM

1. co I let ~h,rG pqrty '!:In '!?r.,~ricos the U.clion'Dt('lr sunport 'J'Gl3rr!

(HS'T'), or~9niz~t' 'tf.rith !")no ~h,!"~:tP!lrtY 'PJtJtol")n qs r., nuclrmF"J 9.nr':1 rcinfnrcoo bv tcohniol\lJ servio(:l qnd stlpn1y perAnnnAl q s rem,Jr "r,. The ~hnro Pqrtv Sr:~ttqJ il")n Comrnqnder t?xercisf's n.,rrM1 comrnr,~nc r-.7<: r the nJntl")nn qna i~ rryspnnsibJa fnr its .,r~nnizJ?tinn nnd tr~inin~ in h~licontnr euT)n.,rt nnnrntirms. ,,~en com"".itt"fl tn ~uch ~"''P0rt.:Jtinnn1 th"l ':)] :"!mAnts nf thA (trJnm) nJ.qtl1nn 'r'i1J 'h~ qtte.ohnd 11r J?RAi'-"nClo fnr rnJf'rBtinnRJ cnntr~""~l qe r•reeoriberl by Cll, let '-'9r T)iv (P"inf).

'?, 'rhn 'H'8'r is C'1m··~rync'"CI bv the e;hnr~ 'Cqrtv ftP.f:I!Tl) 'PJJ?to'1n Comm1Jnc'0.r 13nt"' can<-ist nf "'"BIT! ~n.c:H~ouqrte!rs, H<1Jiconter Tencin? 'Point ~l"lctinn (HL.P9), r;no lff'-11icontAr EmbarktJti-:m 'Fnint t;~otinn (FVBP9).

3. Tho H8'1'1 lf~t;~cJqu.J?rters is oommt;~no.~ci bv thf:"! l!'fuore Pt;trtv (t·cqm) Pl9tonn Comm.l!.lncier 9no comtJrieee enmmunic~Jti.,ne nerAonnel 1 c1erl{S 1 liqiAon personnc) 1 qno oth~r rqquiro~ ~~miniet~etivo ~Jr~onnel,

4. ':!:'he; Al.PS is comrnqn~.eCI. by th€' A.esi etl'.lnt ~hr:>re Pqrt,, ( ta!3m) Pl!Oltol")n rlommqno.er qn~ consiAts '"lf ln.i'<; t.reqfl.au~.rters comn1Js::c1 of the section Comm9nder qn0 cnmr'I'!Unic.gtil")n T)')rscnn~:l; t,~ro

KI. P sauqo A; 9nc'1 r'lne Ct:~ AUIJ.l t•r E'V9.0UtJ.t1on ~C!Ul3.~,

5, The lf~~ i e commlJnCl.ed b'' tho ~hore Pert~' '!='19 to on Comrnrync.er end crmsiAtA of one ~'-:'.PP1Y t;Qur;~d oomtmeea nf stocJ{m~n tJnd throe R'F:P soua.Cis,

6. Oner9.t1ons C1Jntr0J of the 'Tienm }l?.l3.~0Ut;lrters, 'H!.P~ 1r.rh'"n not committ8CI,. e.nCI AeP~ r8m9ins ,,r1th the HS'T' Commqnc.er qnf.', 111 turn, 1~rith th0 rosuective Cr')rnn.qnv ~Jnt"' Jet e,h,.,re :Pgrty ~qttqJirm C'Jm-mqnCI.er. On8r9t1nn'.'IJ contrnJ 0f the ~!PS shifts to the aurmortr.o unit com!Tlqnder upon 9esi~nm~nt of th~ e~otion to q V~licontor ! ~mr in~· '~"~ore~ or, in the cq fl~ of t;in em P.r~ency supryJ v or "lV8 CU9.t1on rnisRion 1 cnntro~ Ahifts t11 the punn11rtnc'1 tinit Com~rynd2r ,..'hiJo !J'?rnvnn in th~ supvortl"1o units's qr~e. nf reennnsibility.

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• h. ~ubrnie~ion of timn.Jy nroQ'r""ue r'-'nnrte t() c:"rmmr com

rru:~ nn "X" t, ~~rhom '3 t t~ ch~Cl •

.J. ·..reliconter ~I'Tlb9r'kt.:~.tion Point ~P.ction

t:l, l1eintt.:~in Pr"acrib~c ~AVf:ll of ~unnlies :9t U:Jliconter Embt:~rk~tinn P()int.

b. ~tore suppJ i~R qnr' Drovifle fn:r their encurit,, r:tnC! ,irotnctirm.

c. :Or·:m!Oire en<'1 1ot:~CI nr~ecribe~ B'lJP'Olins into h,~Jicontl"lrs or cg rr-J"o nr;te.

a. T~log~ recov8red mt:~tar1t.:~1 gn<'1 avqcu~AB from helicoutora t:~s required.

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