text: Landing Plan
  Soldiersfrom arotary-wingaircraftthatare unableto land.FRIESisnotapproved forArmy-wide useand
  isrestricted to specialoperations forcesand long-range surveillance units.(Refer to FM 3-05.210 for more
  information.)
  ONE-SIDEOFF-LOAD
  11-35. In this method, Soldiers exit from either the right or left side of the aircraft. (See figure 11-1.)
  Soldiersexiting the aircraftshould step outward and take up a prone position, forming180-degree security
  on that side of the aircraft yet remaining under the main rotor system and outside the landing gear of the
  aircraft.Soldiersshould remainin the prone positionuntilthe aircraftliftsoff before departing the landing
  zone.Thechalkleaderdirects hischalkto movetothenearestcovered and concealedpositionaccordingto
  thelandingplanorSOPs.
  11-36. A unit plans to execute a one-side off-load on the side away from known or potential enemy
  positions but may be forced to exit the aircraft on the opposite side due to the enemy or other METT-TC
  considerationsoncetheaircrafthaslanded.
  Figure 11-1. One-side off-load (UH-60)
  Advantages
  11-37. Theone-sideoff-load simplifiesmissioncommandandtheestablishmentofzonesofresponsibility
  on the landing zone. It allows the door gunners on the opposite side of the aircraft to engage enemy
  positions during off-loading. (See figure 11-2a, page 11-8.) This allows the door gunners of follow-on
  serials to engage enemy on the far side of the landing zone. Figure 11-2b on page 11-8 allows for
  immediateestablishmentof360-degreesecurityuponlanding.