text: Chapter 7
  Note. At a minimum, marshalling activities include briefing personnel, inspecting,
  preparingairdropcontainers,issuingrationsandammunition,andresting.
  SECTION II – MOVEMENT
  7-3. A marshalling area is a location in the vicinity of a reception terminal or pre-positioned equipment
  storage site where arriving unit personnel, equipment, materiel, and accompanying supplies are
  reassembled,returned to the controlof the unitcommander, and prepared for onward movement. (Refer to
  JP 3-35 for more information.) Unit marshalling areas should be located near departure airfields to limit
  movement, higher headquarters can either control the movement to the marshalling area completely, or it
  canget a copyofthe marchtableanduseit tocontrolthetrafficoutoftheassemblyarea,alongtherouteof
  march,andintothemarshallingarea.Advancepartiesassignpersonneltoareas.
  7-4. The S-4 of the unit to be marshaled notifies higher headquarters on the number of organic vehicles
  that the unit can give to move its personnel and equipment to the marshallingareas. This information and
  the personnel list furnished by the S-3 must be available early enough during planning to procure other
  transportationrequiredforthemovement.
  7-5. When marshalling areas are on airfields, they are placed temporarily at the disposal of the airborne
  force’s higher headquarters. The air base commander’s permission is obtained by the tactical units that
  mustconductactivitiesoutsideofthecamparea.
  7-6. Parachute issue and rigging may be conducted on the ramp, alongside the aircraft, or in-flight.
  Advantagesanddisadvantagesarelistedbelowintable 7-1.
  Table 7-1. Parachute issue
  Issue/Rig Advantages Disadvantages
  RAMP (cid:120) Reducestheparachutesupplyproblem. (cid:120) Parachutistsmayrequiretransportation
  (cid:120) Efficientuseofpersonnel. totheaircraft.
  (cid:120) Supplyaccountability. (cid:120) Parachutistsarerigged for a greater
  period.
  PLANE (cid:120) Parachutistsarenotrequiredtowalkwhile (cid:120) Parachutesmustbetransportedtothe
  SIDE rigged. aircraft.
  (cid:120) Decentralizedexecutionreducesrigging (cid:120) Riggingprocessmayimpedeother
  time. activities.
  IN-FLIGHT (cid:120) Preventsfatigueduringlongflights. (cid:120) Reducesthenumberofparachutiststhat
  (cid:120) Providesmoretimeforrehearsalsand anaircraftcancarry.
  inspections. (cid:120) Requiresloadingofparachutesonthe
  aircraft.
  SECTION III – PROTECTION
  7-7. Protection tasks and systems preserve the force so the commander can apply maximum combat
  power to accomplishthe mission.Preservingthe force includesprotectingpersonneland physicalassetsof
  theU.S.,host-nation,andmultinationalmilitaryandcivilianpartners.
  7-8. The marshalling area should be surrounded bysecurity fencing or, at least, triple-strand concertina. It
  should have a postedsecurityarea outside theperimeter that isatleast50meterswideandcleared ofbrush
  andtrees.Ifavailable,uselightstoilluminatethesecurityarea.Gatestothecampshouldbetwo laneswide
  toaccommodateheavytraffic.
  PASSIVE DEFENSE MEASURES
  7-9. Uncommitted airborne forces pose a strategic or operational threatto the enemy. Avoid concentrating
  forces during marshalling to keep impending operations secret and to deny lucrative targets to the enemy.
  Dispersalmethodsincludethefollowing: