text: Chapter 6
  Air Movement Plan
  After development, backbriefs, and approval of the landing plan, planners begin to
  finalize the air movement plan. This plan is the third step in planning an airborne
  operation and supports both the landing plan and the ground tactical plan. It provides
  the required information to move the airborne force from the departure airfield to the
  objective area.The plan includes the period fromwhen forces load until they exit the
  aircraft. The air movement plan is a tab to the airborne operations appendix within
  AnnexC, Operations.
  SECTION I – JOINT PLANNING
  6-1. Airborne assaults are inherently joint operations with specific service component responsibilities.
  Deliveryby USAFairlift will befromeither the continentalUnited States,anintermediate stagingbase,or
  a theater airbase. Although the commander, airlift force is solely responsible for executing the air
  movement phase (See JP 3-17.), the ABNTFC normally exercises responsibility for the airlift plan, to
  includepriorityofairdropandairland sorties,the preparatoryfiresplan,andthe ground tactical planinthe
  airhead.
  6-2. The ABNAF contributes its landing plan and the procedures for controlling and positioning
  personnel at the departure airfield. The airlift force controls takeoff times and, based on the ABNAF’s
  landing plan, coordinates air operations and timing between different departure airfields, to ensure the
  proper arrival sequence at the drop zone, and/or landing zone (See JP 3-30.). The airlift force designates
  rendezvouspointsand developstheflight routediagrams. The ABNTFoperationplanandABNAFground
  tacticalplandetermineflightroutesandorientationofdropzonesandlandingzones.
  SECTION II – ELEMENTS OF THE AIR MOVEMENT PLAN
  6-3. The movementplanincludestheperiodfromwhenforcesload untiltheyexittheaircraft.Elements
  oftheairmovementplaninclude(cid:650)
  (cid:122) Airmovementtable.
  (cid:122) Typesofmovement.
  (cid:122) Aircraftrequirements.
  AIR MOVEMENT TABLE
  6-4. The air movement table forms the principal part of the air movement plan with the following
  information:
  (cid:122) Departureairfieldforeachserial.
  (cid:122) Numberofaircraftforeachserial.
  (cid:122) Chalk numbers for each aircraft, each serial, and each departure airfield; aircraft tail numbers
  correspondtoaircraftchalknumbers.
  (cid:122) Unitidentityoftheairliftelement.
  (cid:122) Name/rankofeachUSAFserialcommander.
  (cid:122) Numberandtypeaircraft.
  (cid:122) Employmentmethodforeachaircraft.
  (cid:122) Armyforceidentity.