text: Index
  landing symbols, 4-21 marking, 2-3 (illus), 4-14, initial preparation, 2-1
  (illus) 6-36 insertion, 2-4
  lighting unit, 6-22 ratio, 4-7, 4-31 internal net, 4-11
  multihelicopter operations, reconnaissance, 6-28 limitations, 1-2
  4-34 removal of, 2-4, 2-6, 4-3, night assault, 2-6
  pilot balloon (PIBAL), 4-5 stay-behind operations,
  6-14 to 6-17 (illus) risk assessment and, 6-26 2-6
  rotary-wing aerial snow, 3-15, 4-3, 4-28,
  patterns,
  delivery, 5-3 (illus), 4-29 (illus), 5-24
  air traffic, 3-7 (illus)
  6-4 (illus) spacing between loads,
  legs, 3-8, 3-9 (illus)
  signals, 4-19, 6-29 5-1
  site team leader, 4-13 terrain contour, 4-35 personnel drops, 6-5 (illus),
  slingload operation site, 6-19, 6-25, 6-29
  operation
  4-17 (illus)
  decentralized, D-2 phrases, air traffic control, 3-2,
  spacing, 5-1
  ground, 2-7, 4-28, 6-48 3-4 (illus)
  tactical landing lights,
  landing site, 4-13
  4-25 PIBAL. See pilot balloon
  landing zone, 4-22
  touchdown point
  mixed, 2-7 pilot advisories, 1-1, 2-6, 3-8,
  markings, 4-25 (illus)
  multihelicopter, 4-27 3-15 (illus), 4-3, 4-5, 4-10,
  night (continued) night, 2-5, 4-8, 4-9, 4-23, 4-11
  vision, 4-27 4-24, 6-22, 6-42
  pilot balloon (PIBAL), 6-15,
  visual navigation aids, 1-3
  operation (continued) 6-16 (illus), 6-17 (illus)
  night operations, 2-6, 4-7, 4-8 plan, format, B-1,
  planning, 2-1
  (illus), 4-9, 4-14, 4-17 to B-3 (illus)
  coordination, 2-2 thru
  4-21 (illus), 4-22, 4-23, plan, tentative, B-6
  2-3 (illus), 3-12
  4-24, 4-25 (illus), 4-26 stay-behind, 2-6
  checklist, 6-24 (illus)
  (illus), 4-30, 6-9
  organization decentralized operations,
  night vision goggles, 1-3, combat, 2-4 D-2
  4-3 (illus), 4-27, 6-27 helicopter landing zone, direction finding, 1-5
  4-10 final, 2-4, 4-10
  numbers, transmittal of, 3-3
  drop zone support team, initial preparation, 2-1
  (illus)
  6-18 liaison, 2-2, 2-7, 3-12,
  5-29, D-1
  overland movement, 2-5
  obstacles, 4-10, 6-6
  linkup, 2-4, D-3
  advisory information, 3-15
  reorganization, 2-1, 2-7
  advisory services, 3-8 panel markers, VS-17, 4-14,
  security, 1-5, 3-17, 4-24,
  air assaults, 4-10 6-6, 6-20, 6-21 (illus),
  6-23
  approach path, 4-7, 4-34, 6-27, 6-32, 6-37
  position of the sun, 4-35
  6-18
  path, final glide, 3-11
  checkpoint, 4-22 preparations, 2-1
  pathfinder. See also
  ground to air, 1-2, 2-8,
  communications, control prevailing wind, 4-7
  3-12, 3-14, 4-11, 4-24
  center, equipment,
  clearance, 2-7, 4-27, 6-36
  organizational radios
  (illus), 4-6
  capabilities, 1-2 AN/PRC-77, 6-21
  communications, 3-12
  duties, 2-2, 4-10, 5-26, AN/PRC-113 (Have
  control center, 3-12, 4-1,
  6-27 Quick), 6-23
  4-10, 6-4, 6-29, B-2
  ground unit(s), 1-6, 2-1, AN/PRC-119A
  coordination, 4-7 (illus)
  2-4 , 3-1, 3-12, 3-16, (SINCGARS), 6-22
  departure, 2-2, 3-15
  4-14
  drop heading, 6-31 raised angle marker (RAM),
  commander, 2-2 thru
  height, 3-6, 4-35 6-21 (illus)
  2-3 (illus), 2-4, 2-7,
  identification of, 4-9
  2-9, 4-1, 4-10, 4-28,
  jungle, 4-31
  4-32, 6-1, 6-43, A-3