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  UH-60/HH-60 L/M Blackhawk Characteristics .......................................................... 5-2
  CH-47F Chinook Characteristics .............................................................................. 5-4
  MQ-1C Gray Eagle Characteristics ........................................................................... 5-5
  RQ-7BV1/V2 Shadow Characteristics ...................................................................... 5-7
  C-12 Series Aircraft ................................................................................................... 5-8
  UC-35 Aircraft ......................................................................................................... 5-10
  AN/MSQ-135 Mobile Tower System ....................................................................... 5-10
  AN/TPN-31 Air Traffic Navigation, Integration, and Coordination System ............. 5-11
  AN/TSQ-221 Tactical Airspace Integration System ................................................ 5-12
  AN/TSQ-198B Tactical Terminal Control System ................................................... 5-13
  Appendix A AVIATION OPERATIONS AND PLANNING RESOURCES ................................... A-1
  Appendix B RISK MANAGEMENT .............................................................................................. B-1
  GLOSSARY ................................................................................................. Glossary-1
  REFERENCES ......................................................................................... References-1
  INDEX ................................................................................................................ Index-1
  Figures
  Figure 1–1. Close, deep, support, and consolidation areas .......................................................... 1-8
  Figure 2–1. Operational framework ............................................................................................... 2-1
  Figure 2–2. Combat aviation brigade ............................................................................................. 2-2
  Figure 2–3. Expeditionary combat aviation brigade ...................................................................... 2-4
  Figure 2–4. Theater aviation brigade (general support) ................................................................ 2-5
  Figure 2–5. Theater aviation brigade (assault) .............................................................................. 2-5
  Figure 2–6. Theater airfield operations group ............................................................................... 2-6
  Figure 2–7. Theater aviation sustainment maintenance group ..................................................... 2-7
  Figure 2–8. Air cavalry squadron ................................................................................................... 2-8
  Figure 2–9. Attack battalion ........................................................................................................... 2-8
  Figure 2–10. Assault helicopter battalion ....................................................................................... 2-9
  Figure 2–11. General support aviation battalion (CAB) ............................................................... 2-10
  Figure 2–12. General support aviation battalion (ECAB) ............................................................ 2-10
  Figure 2–13. General support aviation battalion (TAB-GS) ......................................................... 2-10
  Figure 2–14. Aviation support battalion ....................................................................................... 2-11
  Figure 2–15. Security and support battalion ................................................................................ 2-11
  Figure 2–16. Airfield operations battalion .................................................................................... 2-12
  Figure 2–17. Theater fixed-wing battalion ................................................................................... 2-13
  Figure 2–18. Air cavalry squadron task force .............................................................................. 2-14
  Figure 2–19. Attack battalion task force ...................................................................................... 2-14
  Figure 2–20. Assault aviation battalion task force ....................................................................... 2-14
  Figure 2–21. Common Army airspace coordinating measures ................................................... 2-23
  Figure 3–1. Air cavalry squadron conducts movement to contact using MUM-T .......................... 3-2
  Figure 3–2. Deliberate attack by an attack weapons team in support of a Stryker battalion
  conducting a movement to contact ............................................................................ 3-5
  Figure 3–3. Hasty attack by an attack weapons team reacting to troops in contact ..................... 3-6