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Primary Mission of Marine Corps Aviation

The primary mission of Marine Corps aviation is to participate as the air component of the Marine air ground task force in the seizure in defense of advanced naval bases and conduct search land operations as may be essential for the prosecution of a naval campaigns

Collateral mission of marine corps aviation

The collateral mission is to participate as a integral component of Naval aviation in the execution of such other navy functions as the fleet commander so direct.

Discuss the expeditionary aspects of Marine Corps aviation

The ace must be prepared to operate from a variety of Sea and Shore based facilities and fobs in support of magtf expeditionary operations

Offensive air support

Air operations conducted against enemy installations facilities and personnel including close air support and deep air support

Anti-air warfare

Actions required to destroy or reduced to an acceptable level the enemy air and missile threat

Air reconnaissance

The acquisition of intelligence information by employing visual observation and/or sensors in air vehicles

Control of aircraft and Missles

The control of aircraft missiles involves the coordinate employment facilities equipment communication procedures and the personnel that allows ace commander to plan, directly, control the efforts of the ace. it is controlled by MACCS marine air command and control system

Assault support

Use of aircraft to provide mobility and logistic support to the MAGTF

VMGR

Marine Aerial refueler/transport squadron

7 tasks of VMGR squadron

1. Provide tactical aerial refueling service to fmf units.


2. Provide long ranged aerial refueling service


3. Provide air transport for air landed and air delivered troops, supplies, and equipments.


4. Provide an aircraft platform for the airborne dasc.


5. Provide ground refueling service


6. Provide air transport service for the evacuation of casualties and non combatants.


7. Operate day/night, under all weather condition, operate from logistic air-head, advanced bases, or tactical landing zones!

VMGR type and quantity of aircraft

12 KC-130 Lockheed Martin

VMAQ
Marine Tactical EW Squadron
Mission if the VMAQ

Is to conduct airborne EW in support of FMF operations.

Seven tasks of VMAQ


1. Conduct airborne EA and EW support operations


2. Conduct EA support of training of FMF units.


3. Process and provide mission data from tape recordings obtained on EW missions.


4. Maintain capability of operating from aircraft carriers, advanced bases.


5. Maintain the capability to operate during darkness and under all weather conditions.


6. Maintain the capability extended range through arieal refueling.


7. Perform organizational maintenance.

Type Quantity VMAQ Aircrafts

5 EA-6B Prowlers

VMU

Marine Unmanned Aerial Squadron

The mission of VMU Squadron

Is to operate and maintain UAV system, and provide unmanned aerial reconnaissance support to the MAGTF.
7 tasks of a VMU squadron


1. Conduct reconnaissance, Surveillance, and target acquisition, airborne surveillance for SAR and TRAP missions


2. Provide real time target information to the DASC and Fire Support Coordination Center.


3. Provide information to assist adjusting indirect- fire weapons and support and facilitate DAS and air indiction.


4. Collect Battle damage assesents.


5. Support rear area security


6. Provide remote receive capability and liaison to designated units.


7. Conduct individual and unit training

Type Quantity VMU system


one pioneer with five UAVs




VMFA

Marine Fighter Attack squadron

Mission of the VMFA
To intercept and destroy enemy aircraft under all weather conditions and attack and destroy surface targets.

8 Task of a VMFA squadron

1. Intercept and destroy enemy aircrafts.


2. Maintain the capability to attack and destroy surface targets.


3. Provide escort of friendly aircraft


4. Maintain the capability to deploy and operate from aircraft cariers and advanced bases


5. conduct day and night CAS


6. Maintain the capability to extended mission range by aerial refueling.


7. Perform organizational maintenance.

Types and quantity of VMFA

12 F/A-18A/C Hornet
VMAF(AW)

Marine Fighter Attack all weather squadron
Mission of VMFA(AW)
To attack and destroy surface targets, day/night and under adverse weather conditions; conduct multisensory imagery reconnaissance; supporting arms coordination; intercept and destroy enemy aircraft under all weather conditions.
11 tasks of VMFA(AW)


1. Conduct day and night CAS under all weather conditions.


2. Conduct day and night DAS.


3. Conduct multi-sensory imagery reconnaissance, including prestrike and post-strike target damage assesment and visual reconnaissance.


4. Conduct day and night supporting arms cordination.


5. Intercept and destroy enemy aircraft


6. Conduct battle s[ace illumination


7. conduct armed escort of friendly aircraft.


8. Maintain capability of operating from aircraft carriers, advanced bases.


9. Maintain capability to deploy extended ranges operations by aerial refueling


10. Maintain the capability to conduct SEAD operations


11. Perform organizational maintenance

Type and quantity of VMFA(AW) aircrafts

12 F/A-18D Duel seated hornets
VMA

Marine Attack squadron

Mission of VMA squadron

Attack and destroy surface targets under day and night visual meteorological conditions and provide helicopter escort.

8 tasks of VMA squadron

1. Conduct close air support.


2. Conduct armed reconnaissance, air interdiction, and strikes against enemy installations.


3. conduct air defense operations.


4. Maintain the capability to operate in darkness under instrument conditions,


5. Maintain the capability to deploy at extended ranges by arial refueling.


6. Maintain the capabiltity to operate aboard aircraft carriers and sea-going platforms.


7. Conduct armed escorts missions in support of helicopter operations.


8. Perform organizational maintenance


Types, quantity VMA aircrafts

16 AV-B Harrier 10 in the squadron 6 with detachments
HMH

Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron

Mission of HMH (CH-53D)
Provide assault helicopter transport of heavy weapons, equipment, and supplies during amphibious operations.
Mission of HMH (CH-53E)
Provide assault helicopter transport of heavy weapons, equipment, and supplies during amphibious operations.
11 tasks of CH-53D

1. Provide combat assault transport of heavy weapons, equipment, and supplies as primary function.


2. Provide combat assault support transport of troops as secondary function.


3. Conduct tactical retrieval and recovery operations for downed aircraft and personnel.


4. Conduct assault support for evacuation operations


5. Provide supports for mobile forward arming refeuling points


6. Augment Local SAR and provide aeromedical evacuations of casualties


7. Provide airborne control and coordination for assualt support operations.


8. maintain the capability of self defense from ground to air, air to air threats.


9. Maintain the capabilities to operate from amphbious shipping and other floating bases


10. Maintain the capability to operate at night and in adverse weather conditions, and under instrument flight conditions at extended ranges.


11. Perform organizational maintenance




12 tasks of CH-53E

1. Provide combat assault transport of heavy weapons, equipment, and supplies as primary function.


2. Provide combat assault support transport of troops as secondary function.


3. Conduct tactical retrieval and recovery operations for downed aircraft and personnel.


4. Conduct assault support for evacuation operations


5. Provide supports for mobile forward arming refeuling points


6. Augment Local SAR and provide aeromedical evacuations of casualties


7. Provide airborne control and coordination for assualt support operations.


8. maintain the capability of self defense from ground to air, air to air threats.


9. Maintain the capabilities to operate from amphbious shipping and other floating bases


10. Maintain the capability to operate at night and in adverse weather conditions, and under instrument flight conditions at extended ranges.


11. Perform organizational maintenance

12. MAintain capability to operate from extended ranges by aerial refueling
type, quantities of CH-53D


8 CH-53D Sea Stallion




type, quantity of CH-53E

16 CH-53E Super stallion
VMM

Marine Medium Tilt Rotary Squadron
Mission of VMM Squadron


Support MAGTF commander by providing assault support transport of combat troops, supplies, and equipment, day and night and under all weather conditions.



10 task of VMM squadron


1. Provide combat assault troop transport as a primary mission.


2. Provide combat assault transport of supplies and equipment secondary.


3. conduct assault support for evacuation operations.


4. Provide support for mobile FARPs


5. Provide aiborne control and coordination for assualt support operations


6. Maintain capability of self defense form ground to air and air to air threats


7. Maintain capability to operate from amphibious shipping and other floating bases


8. Conduct TRAP


9. Conduct rapid airborne insert/extract (HRST/SPIE Teams)


10. Conduct air evacuations


11. Provide airborne command and control platform for command elements.


12. Provide aviation delivered battlefield illumination.


13. Augment local SAR assets and provide aeromedical evaluations of casualties.


14. Perform organizational maintenance.

Type, Quantity of VMM Aircraft
12 MV-22 Osprey

What aircraft did the MV-22 replace and in what year?


CH-46E in 2002




Deployment range?


External Load Capacity?


How Many troops?


2100 Nautical miles


10,000lbs


24 fully geared troops


HMLA
Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron

Mission of HMLA

To provide combat utility helicopter support, attack helicopter fire support, and fire coordination during amphibious operations
12 tasks of utility helicopter


1. Provide an airborne command and control platform for CE's


2. Provide farmed escort for assault support operations


3. Provide combat assault transport of troops, supplies, and equiptment


4. Augment local SAR and provide Aeromedical evacuations of casualties.


5. Conduct combat assault and assault support for evacuation operations6. Control coordination, and terminal guidence for supporting arms


6. Provide fire support and security for forward and rear area forces.


7. Maintain the capability of self defense from ground to air and air to air threats.


8. Maintain the capability to operate from amphibious shipping and other floating bases.


9. maintain the capability to operate at night and under instrument conditions at extended raanges


10. Perform organization Maintinance



Type, Quantitiy of Utility Helicopter


9 UH-1N Twin Huey

11 task of attack helicopter


1. Provide fire support and security for forward and rear area forces.


2. Conduct point target/anti armor operations


3. Conduct anti helicopter operations.


4. Provide armed escort, control, and coordination for assualt support operations.


5. Control, coordinate and provide terminal ordance for supporting arms


6. Provide point and limited area air defence from threat fixed wing aircraft


7. Conduct armed and visual reconnissance


8. Augment local SAR


9. Maintain the capability to operate from aphibious shipping and other floating bases


10. Maintain the capability to operate day and night in adverse weather conditions and under instrument flight conditions.


11. Perform organizational maintenance.

type, quantity of attack helicopter

18 AH-1W Cobra
Naval Aviation Mishap


Is an unplanned event resulting in damage to DoD property or Personnell



Reportable injury

ANy bodily harm such as a cut, fracture, burn, or poisoning received while involved with naval aircraft or UAV. Injury resulting from Single or 1 day exposure

Class A Mishap


Damage to aircraft higher than 2 Million or fatality or permanent total disability




UAV greater than 1 million


Class B Mishap

Damage higher that $500,000 less than 2 million or permanent partial disability or hospitalization of 3 or more personnell

Class C Mishap

Damage higher that $50,000 but less that 500,000 or injuring requiring 5 or more workdays lost

Class D Mishap
Damage higher than 20,000 but less than 50,000 or a reportable injury

NATOPS

Naval Air Training and operation procedure Standardization

Purpose of Natops

Improve combat readiness and decrease aircraft mishaps
Crew Rest

Non-duty time before a flight duty begins must allow for 8 hours of continuous sleep.
Flight Times


daily flightThree 6 1/2 hour flight for single piloted


12 hours for dual piloted

Weekly flight Hours


Single -30hrs


Other- 50hrs




How many consecutive days can crew fly?

6 consecutive days

Nutrion


1. Failure to eat 12 hrs preceding flight can impair performance


2. Nutrient counseling should be offered


3. Supplements must be approved by flight surgeons

OTC drugs
Prohibited unless prescribed by flight surgeon
Alcohol

Prohibited 12 hrs preceding flight
caffeine


450mg


3-4 cups

Type of oxygen


Gasous


Liquid


Technical(both)

Hypoxia

Lack of Oxygen to the brain.
Stages of hypoxia


Indifference Stage


Compensatory Stage


Disturbance Stage


Critical stage

Indifference stage
No notice, Dark adaptation weakend
Compensatory Stage


Increase pulse


Minute respiratory volume


systolic BP/ cardiac output


fatigue


irritability


headache



Disturbance phase


Hypoxia is evident


Headache


Fatigue


lassitude


dizziness


Air Hunger


Euphoria





What feet is period of usual consciousness

20,000ft

Critical stage


Almost complete mental and physical incapacitation


loss of consciousness


convulsions


death

Tx for hypoxia


100% O2


Check 2 equipment


Control breathing reducing rate, depth, or respirations


Decend below 10,000ft


Communication with crew

Lift


Force upward direction


Lift must be equal or


greater than weight

Weight

Force of gravity acting downward

Thrust


Force forward direction


Must be greater or equal to drag


Drag

Force holding aircraft back

FOD

Foreign Object Damage it is everybody responsibility to make sure area is clear of debris

Bombs

LArge high explosive charge to weight ration
MWHS

Marine Wing Headquarters Squadron
Mission of MWHS
Provide command, administrative, and supply support for a MAW headquarters and certain elements of MWHS

4 Tasks of MWHS


1. Provide camp facilities and services, Including food services for MWHS, MTACS,MWCS, MACG


2.Provide for internal security of MAW headquarters


3. Maintain capability of deploying as an intergral unit when augmented with mintenance


4. Provide detachments for supported units as required.


Logistic capabilities of MWHS


Maintinance


Supply


Medical


Transportation (MWSG)


Messing



MASS

Marine Air Support Squadron
Mission of the MASS

The Mission of MASS is to Provide Direct Air Support center(DASC)
7 Task of MASS


1. Provide operational planning for MAGTF air support operations,


2. Receive, coordinate, and process immediate requests for direct air support


3.Provide equipment, facilities, and personnel for the operation of air support elements.


4.Conduct air support control as required to meet MAGTF operational requirements.


5. Maintain the ability to provide continuous control of direct air support


6.Provide personnel and facilities for simultaneous operations of the dasc


7. Coordinate and inter MAGTF direct air support operations with those of other services, allies, and nations

tasks of Assault support

Air Defense


Active. Passive


Aerial delivery


Aerial refueling


Air evacuation


Tactical recovery of aircraft and personnel


Air Logistical Support


Battle space Illumination



Electronic Warfare

Electronic Attack


Electronic Protection


Electronic warfare support

MTACS


Marine Tactical Air Command Center




Mission of MTACS

Mission of the MTACS is provide equipment, maintenance, and operations for the Tactical Air Command Center
Tasks of MTACS

1. Provide operational Command Post for ACE commander of a MEF.


2. assist in the planning of air operation


3. assist in coordinating air operations to meet operational requirements,


4. Maintain capability to accomplish TACC Functions


5. Conduct operations while in NBC/EW environment.


6. Assist in coordinating with other U.S. services and allies


7. Perform command and staff functions to perform MTACS Mission


8. Coordinate with the appropriate commands to plan for the deployment of a squadron


9. Provide logistical and supply support for the MACG HQ

Tasks of assault support

Combat assault support


Air defense


Aerial delivery


Aerial refueling


Air Evacuation


TRAP


Air Logistical support


Battle space illumination