text: Marshalling Plan
  (cid:122) Move. Units move rapidly under cover of darkness to dispersed marshalling areas near air
  facilities.
  (cid:122) Control. Commanders control movement to loading sites so most personnel arrive after the
  equipmentandsuppliesareloadedontheaircraft.
  (cid:122) Prepare.Commandersprepareforloadingbeforearrivalattheloadingsite.
  (cid:122) Avoid.Commandersavoidassemblingmorethan50percentofanABNIBCTat a singlepoint.
  DISPERSAL
  7-10. The degree of dispersal is based on an intimate knowledge of the operation’s problems and what is
  best for the overall operation. Regardless of the dispersed loading method, the airlift commander ensures
  thataircraftarriveovertheobjectiveareaintheorderrequiredbytheairmovementplan.Dependingonthe
  situation,oneofthefollowingmethodsisused:
  (cid:122) Movement to departure air facilities. Move airborne forces and equipment to departure air
  facilitieswhereairliftaircraftmaybedispersed.
  (cid:122) Movement to intermediate stagingbase. Before the mission,airliftaircraftflyto an intermediate
  staging base to pick up airborne forces and equipment. Airlift airborne forces and equipment to
  disperseddepartureairfields;themissionoriginatesfromthesefacilities.
  (cid:122) Combining methods. Airlift aircraft fly to intermediate staging bases for the equipment before
  the mission. The equipment is airlifted to the dispersed departure airfields and the mission
  originates from these facilities, or airlift aircraft stop en route at intermediate staging bases to
  pick up personnel. Crews load aircraft quickly, so the fewest possible aircraft are at the
  intermediatestagingbaseatonetime.
  SECTION IV – DEPARTURE AIRFIELD-MARSHALLING AREA
  7-11. Basethedepartureairfield selectionontheproposedairmovementand the capabilityofairfieldsto
  handlethetraffic.Designateloadingsitesneardepartureairfieldsafterselectingdepartureairfields.
  SELECTING DEPARTURE AIRFIELDS
  7-12. For aspecificsituationoroperation,oneora combinationofthefollowingfactorscandeterminethe
  selection:
  (cid:122) Mission.
  (cid:122) Airfields(numberrequired,location,andtype).
  (cid:122) Runwaylengthandweight-bearingcapacity.
  (cid:122) Communicationsfacilities.
  (cid:122) Navigationalaidsandairfieldlighting.
  (cid:122) Locatingparticipatingunitsandmarshallingareas.
  (cid:122) Radiusofactionrequired.
  (cid:122) Vulnerabilitytoenemyactiontoincludechemical,biological,radiological,andnuclear.
  (cid:122) Otherairsupportavailableorrequired.
  (cid:122) Logisticalsupportavailable,required,orboth.
  (cid:122) Facilitiesforreceptionofpersonnelandcargo.
  (cid:122) Facilitiesforloadingandunloadingofpersonnelandcargo.
  (cid:122) Facilitiesfordispatchofpersonnelandcargo.
  (cid:122) Facilitiestosupportriggingandstorageofheavy-dropplatforms.
  Note. While dispersionisnecessaryto avoid vulnerabilityto enemyaction, excessive dispersion
  increasescontrolproblems andcandiminishtheeffectivenessofothersupportingground andair
  operations.