text: Organization and Employment
  CAN 1. CAN 1 provides common communications between the air assault task force
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  commander, air mission commander, ground commander, and the pickup zone control
  officer.
  CAN 2. CAN 2 is usually reserved as an anti-jamming network. The pickup zone control
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  officer can use this network to provide terminal guidance to individual flight leads when
  required.
  (cid:122) Air battle networkis typically a UHFcommand networkdedicated to air-to-air communications
  between the air mission commander and all aviation element leaders. All aviation elements
  monitor this networkand receive instructions fromthe air missioncommander or the air assault
  task force commander when he is airborne. This network is operated on the lift unit’s UHF
  commandfrequencyifadedicated airborneisnotspecifiedintheOPORDorairmissionbrief.
  (cid:122) Fire support network is a VHF network operated by the air assault task force fire support
  coordinator.Allaviationelement s must have access to this network to facilitate calls for fire
  during movements, insertions, and extractions. An artillery quick-fire network is used when a
  supporting battery or battalion is dedicated to an air assault. Plan alternate means of
  communication, suchas TACSAT, multi-use internetrelaychat,and blue force tracker or Force
  XXIBattleCommand-BrigadeandBelow(FBCB2),incaseofVHFcommunicationfailure.
  (cid:122) Operations and intelligence network is a secure VHF network controlled by the S-2 section at
  themaincommandpost.Allroutinetacticalreportsandotherintelligencereportsaresentonthis
  network, freeingthe air assault task forcecommander network forcommandandcombat critical
  traffic. The main command posts for all elements of the air assault task force and supporting
  aviationunitsmonitortheoperationsandintelligencenetwork.
  (cid:122) Aviation internal network is typicallya VHF network operated byeach aviation element leader
  forinternaluse.UsingVHFradiosprovideseachelementleaderwithadedicatedfrequencywith
  which to direct and control individual aircraft, teams, or platoons and to communicate with air
  trafficcontrolauthorities.
  (cid:122) PickupzonecontrolnetworkisaVHFnetworkestablishedbythepickupzonecontrolofficerfor
  communicationsbetweengroundforcesat thepickupzone. Thepickupzonecontrolofficer may
  request to use the communication platform from a mission command UH-60 if it is available.
  The pickup zone control officer uses this network to control the flow of vehicles in and around
  the pickup zone. He communicates with the pickup zone control party on this network. This
  ensuresthat chalksarelinedupcorrectly,externalloads(slingloads) areready, the bump planis
  activated if necessary, and extraneous vehicles and personnel are kept clear of pickup zone
  operations. Alllifted units should enter the pickup zone controlnetwork30 minutesbefore their
  pickup zone time. Specific chalks may be required to monitor the network if the aircraft
  formationinthepickupzonerequiresthem.