1 OCTOBER 1993
COMMAND AVIATION BATTALION
DIVISION AVIATION BRIGADE
AIR ASSAULT DIVISION
DESIGNATION: ______ BATTALION (COMMAND), _______ AVIATION
1. MISSION. TO PERFORM COMMAND, CONTROL, AND
COMMUNICATIONS (C3); COMBAT ELECTRONIC WARFARE AND
INTELLIGENCE (CEWI); AND LIMITED AIR MOVEMENT FLIGHTS FOR
THE AIR ASSAULT DIVISION.
2. ASSIGNMENT. ORGANIC TO THE DIVISION AVIATION BRIGADE OF
THE AIR ASSAULT DIVISION, TOE 01200A.
3. CAPABILITIES.
A. AT LEVEL 1, THIS UNIT PROVIDES:
(1) AERIAL COMMAND AND CONTROL (C2) PLATFORMS FOR
KEY DIVISION COMMANDERS AND STAFF.
(2) RAPID AND HIGHLY MOBILE TRANSPORTATION OF
COMMANDERS AND STAFF TO FACILITATE COORDINATION AND LIAISON.
(3) AIR MESSENGER SERVICE AND AERIAL RADIO RELAY
OPERATIONS.
(4) SURVEILLANCE AND/OR RESTORATION OF DIVISION
LINES OF COMMUNICATION AND RECONNAISSANCE AND SURVEILLANCE
OF REAR AREAS WHEN REQUIRED.
(5) SEARCH AND RESCUE OF DOWNED AIRCREWS.
(6) AUGMENTATIVE AEROMEDICAL EVACUATION WHEN
MEDICAL AIRCRAFT ARE INADEQUATE OR NOT READILY AVAILABLE.
(7) COMBAT ELECTRONIC WARFARE AND INTELLIGENCE
(CEWI) FLIGHT OPERATIONS FOR THE DIVISION.
(8) LIMITED AIR MOVEMENT OF PERSONNEL, SUPPLIES,
AND EQUIPMENT.
(9) AIRLIFT FOR AIR ASSAULT OPERATIONS ONLY
WHEN REQUIRED BY TACTICAL EXIGENCIES.
(10) CONTINUOUS DAY AND NIGHT AVIATION OPERATIONS
DURING VISUAL AND MARGINAL WEATHER CONDITIONS AND LIMITED
AVIATION OPERATIONS DURING INSTRUMENT WEATHER CONDITIONS.
(11) UNIT LEVEL PERSONNEL SERVICE SUPPORT, INCLUDING
PERSONNEL, ADMINISTRATIVE, LEGAL, HEALTH, AND RELIGIOUS
SERVICES, FOR ALL ORGANIC OR ATTACHED UNITS.
(12) UNIT LEVEL LOGISTICAL SUPPORT, INCLUDING
SUPPLY, AUTOMOTIVE AND COMMUNICATIONS MAINTENANCE, AND FOOD
SERVICE, FOR ALL ORGANIC OR ATTACHED UNITS.
(13) AVIATION UNIT MAINTENANCE (AVUM) FOR ALL
ORGANIC AIRCRAFT.
B. THE COLUMNS UNDER LEVELS 2 AND 3 ADAPT THIS TABLE
FOR REDUCED OPERATIONAL CAPABILITIES IN DECREMENTS OF 10
PERCENT, FROM APPROXIMATELY 90 PERCENT FOR LEVEL 2 TO
APPROXIMATELY 80 PERCENT FOR LEVEL 3.
C. THIS UNIT IS NOT ADAPTABLE TO A TYPE B ORGANIZATION.
D. THE COLUMNS DESIGNATED BY LEVELS 1 THROUGH 3 ARE
DESIGNED TO RELATE TO THE CATEGORIES ESTABLISHED IN AR
220-1, UNIT STATUS REPORTING.
E. INDIVIDUALS OF THIS ORGANIZATION, EXCEPT THE
CHAPLAIN AND MEDICAL PERSONNEL, CAN ASSIST IN THE
COORDINATED DEFENSE OF THE UNIT'S AREA OR INSTALLATION.
F. THIS UNIT PERFORMS UNIT MAINTENANCE ON ALL ORGANIC
EQUIPMENT EXCEPT MEDICAL AND COMMUNICATIONS SECURITY
(COMSEC).
G. THIS UNIT IS DEPENDENT UPON:
(1) APPROPRIATE ELEMENTS OF THE DIVISION, CORPS, OR
THEATER ARMY FOR LEGAL, FINANCE, AND LOGISTICAL SUPPORT,
INCLUDING SUPPLEMENTAL TRANSPORTATION.
(2) U.S. AIR FORCE WEATHER TEAM IN THE HEADQUARTERS
AND HEADQUARTERS COMPANY OF THE DIVISION AVIATION BRIGADE,
TOE 01202A, FOR AIR WEATHER SUPPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH AR
115-10/AFR 105-3 AND FM 34-81/AFM 105-4.
(3) HEADQUARTERS, HEADQUARTERS, AND OPERATIONS
COMPANY OF THE MILITARY INTELLIGENCE BATTALION (CEWI), TOE
34276L, FOR THE IDENTIFICATION AND SPECIFICATION OF
INTERCEPT, COLLECTION, AND JAMMING MISSIONS FOR THE EH-60
AIRCRAFT.
(4) SERVICE SUPPORT COMPANY OF THE MILITARY
INTELLIGENCE BATTALION (CEWI), TOE 34279L, FOR DIRECT
SUPPORT (DS) MAINTENANCE ON ELECTRONIC WARFARE/INTERCEPT
(EW/I) AVIATION SYSTEMS AND EQUIPMENT.
4. BASIS OF ALLOCATION. ONE PER DIVISION AVIATION BRIGADE,
TOE 01200A.
5. CATEGORY. THIS UNIT IS DESIGNATED A CATEGORY II UNIT.
FOR UNIT CATEGORIES, SEE AR 310-25
6. MOBILITY. FOR THE MOBILITY OF THE COMPONENT
ORGANIZATIONS OF THIS BATTALION, SEE SECTION I, GENERAL, OF
THE RESPECTIVE TABLES OF ORGANIZATION AND EQUIPMENT (TOE)
LISTED AS PARAGRAPHS IN SECTION II OF THIS TABLE.
7. DOCTRINE: THE FOLLOWING DOCTRINAL PUBLICATIONS ARE
APPLICABLE TO THE OPERATION OF THIS UNIT.
FM 1-100, DOCTRINAL PRINCIPLES FOR ARMY AVIATION IN
COMBAT OPERATIONS
FM 1-101, AVIATION BATTLEFIELD SURVIVABILITY
FM 1-102, ARMY AVIATION IN AN NBC ENVIRONMENT
FM 1-103, AIRSPACE MANAGEMENT AND ARMY AIR TRAFFIC IN
A COMBAT ZONE
FM 1-104, TACTICS, TECHNIQUES, AND PROCEDURES FOR
FORWARD ARMING AND REFUELING POINTS
FM 1-106, AVIATION SELF-DEPLOYMENT PLANNING
FM 1-108, AVIATION EMPLOYMENT IN SPECIAL OPERATIONS
(C)
FM 1-111, AVIATION BRIGADES
FM 1-118, COMMAND AVIATION BATTALION/COMPANY
FM 1-202, ENVIRONMENTAL FLIGHT
FM 1-203, FUNDAMENTALS OF FLIGHT
FM 1-230, METEOROLOGY FOR ARMY AVIATORS
FM 1-240, INSTRUMENT FLYING AND NAVIGATION FOR ARMY
AVIATORS
FM 1-300, FLIGHT OPERATIONS AND AIRFIELD MANAGEMENT
FM 1-302, AVIATION LIFE SUPPORT EQUIPMENT (ALSE) FOR
ARMY AIRCREWS
FM 1-303, AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL FACILITY OPERATIONS AND
TRAINING
FM 1-500, ARMY AVIATION MAINTENANCE
FM 1-506, THE FUNDAMENTALS OF AIRCRAFT POWER PLANTS
AND PROPELLERS
FM 1-508-1, MAINTAINING AVIATION LIFE SUPPORT EQUIPMENT
(ALSE): MAINTENANCE PROGRAM
FM 1-509, FUNDAMENTALS OF AIRCRAFT PNEUDRAULICS
FM 1-511, ARMY AIRCRAFT QUALITY CONTROL AND TECHNICAL
INSPECTION
FM 1-513, TACTICS, TECHNIQUES, AND PROCEDURES FOR
AERIAL RECOVERY OF AIRCRAFT
FM 1-544, STANDARDIZED MAINTENANCE TEST FLIGHT
PROCEDURES
FM 1-563, FUNDAMENTALS OF AIRFRAME MAINTENANCE
FM 3-4, NBC PROTECTION
FM 3-5, NBC DECONTAMINATION
FM 3-100, NBC DEFENSE, CHEMICAL WARFARE, SMOKE, AND
FLAME OPERATIONS
FM 7-30, INFANTRY, AIRBORNE, AND AIR ASSAULT BRIGADE
OPERATIONS
FM 8-15, MEDICAL SUPPORT IN DIVISIONS, SEPARATE
BRIGADES, AND THE ARMORED CAVALRY REGIMENT
FM 10-68, AIRCRAFT REFUELING
FM 11-50, COMBAT COMMUNICATIONS WITHIN THE DIVISION
(HEAVY AND LIGHT)
FM 12-3-2, DIVISION/SEPARATE BRIGADE LEVEL PERSONNEL
AND ADMINISTRATIVE DOCTRINE
FM 24-1, SIGNAL SUPPORT IN THE AIRLAND BATTLE
FM 34-1, INTELLIGENCE AND ELECTRONIC WARFARE
OPERATIONS
FM 34-81, WEATHER SUPPORT FOR ARMY TACTICAL OPERATIONS
FM 43-5, UNIT MAINTENANCE OPERATIONS
FM 43-12, DIVISION MAINTENANCE OPERATIONS
FM 55-414, FUNDAMENTALS OF ROTOR AND POWER TRAIN
MAINTENANCE
FM 63-2-1, DIVISION SUPPORT COMMAND, LIGHT INFANTRY,
AIRBORNE, AND AIR ASSAULT DIVISIONS
FM 71-101, INFANTRY, AIRBORNE, AND AIR ASSAULT DIVISION
OPERATIONS
FM 90-14, REAR BATTLE
FM 100-5, OPERATIONS
FM 100-10, COMBAT SERVICE SUPPORT
FM 100-20, LOW INTENSITY CONFLICT
FM 100-26, THE AIR-GROUND OPERATIONS SYSTEM
FM 100-28, DOCTRINE AND PROCEDURES FOR AIRSPACE CONTROL
IN THE COMBAT ZONE
FM 100-42, U.S. AIR FORCE/U.S. ARMY AIRSPACE MANAGEMENT
IN AN AREA OF OPERATIONS
FM 100-103, ARMY AIRSPACE COMMAND AND CONTROL IN A
COMBAT ZONE
FM 101-5, STAFF ORGANIZATION AND OPERATIONS
FM 101-5-1, OPERATIONAL TERMS AND SYMBOLS
TC 1-201, TACTICAL FLIGHT PROCEDURES
TC 1-204, NIGHT FLIGHT TECHNIQUES AND PROCEDURES
COMMAND AVIATION BATTALION
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