text: Chapter 1
  y Drop zone support team leader (DZSTL) and drop zone safety officer (DZSO) operations.
  y Expertise in all aspects of long- and short-range communication (both of which are conducted
  at unit level).
  COMMANDER’S RESPONSIBILITIES
  1-34. Major unit commanders who use pathfinders bear the responsibility for sustaining the pathfinders’
  training and proficiency. Pathfinder training works best when integrated with the training of supported
  aviation and ground units.
  PATHFINDER’S RESPONSIBILITIES
  1-35. The assigned, qualified, and trained pathfinder must ensure that any nonqualified Soldiers
  assigned to his unit team receive adequate pathfinder training before going on a mission.