FM 1-100
ARMY AVIATION OPERATIONS
Table of Contents
FUTURE DOCTRINE
CHAPTER 1 - INTRODUCTION TO ARMY AVIATION
1-1. Purpose
1-2. Strategic Realities
1-3. Army's Response
1-4. A Vision
1-5. Aviation Operational Principles
1-6. Battlefield Operating System
Maneuver
Intelligence
Fire Support
Air Defense
Mobility, Countermobility, and Survivability
Logistics
Battle Command
1-7. Training and Readiness Challenges
1-8. Force Projection
1-9. Joint Operations
1-10. Multinational Operations
CHAPTER 2 - FUNDAMENTALS OF ARMY AVIATION OPERATIONS
Section I - SHAPING THE BATTLESPACE
2-1. Army Aviation's Unique Capabilities
2-2. Tenets of Army Aviation Doctrine
Initiative
Agility
Depth
Synchronization
Versatility
Section II - ARMY AVIATION MISSIONS
2-3. Aviation Combat Missions
Reconnaissance
Security
Attack
Air Assault
Theater Missile Defense
Special Operations
Support by Fire
2-4. Aviation Combat Support Missions
Command, Control, and Communications
Air Movement
Electronic Warfare
Combat Search and Rescue
Air Traffic Services
Aerial Mine Warfare
2-5. Aviation Combat Service Support Missions
Aerial Sustainment
Casualty Evacuation
Section III - AVIATION OPERATIONS
2-6. Offensive Operations
Movement to Contact
Attack
Exploitation
Pursuit
Search and Attack
2-7. Defensive Operations
Mobile Defense
Area Defense
2-8. Retrograde Operations
2-9. Planning
Deep Operations
Close Operations
Rear Operations
2-10. Air Combat Operations
Air Combat in Deep Operations
Air Combat in Short Range Air Defense Operations (Close/Rear Battles)
Other Issues in Combat Operations
2-11. Aviation Liaision
2-12. Stability and Support Operations (SASO)
Aviation Forces in SASO
SASO and Aviation Task Organization
SASO Overview
Security and Limited Conflict
Show of Force
Noncombatant Evacuation Operations
Counterdrug Operations
Support for Insurgencies and Counterinsurgencies
Combatting Terrorism
Peace Enforcement
Attacks and Raids
Peacekeeping and Humanitarian Assistance
Peacekeeping Operations
Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief
Nation Assistance
Security Assistance
Military Support to Civilian Authorities (MSCA)
CHAPTER 3 - ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS ON OPERATIONS
3-1. Effects of Weather
3-2. Geographical Environments
Mountains
Jungles
Deserts
Arctic Areas
Urbanized Terrain
3-3. NBC Environment
3-4. Electronic Warfare Environment
CHAPTER 4 - SUSTAINMENT OF AVIATION OPERATIONS
4-1. Force Protection
4-2. Risk Management
4-3. Logistics Planning
4-4. Maintenance Support
4-5. Personnel Support
4-6. Arming and Refueling
4-7. Ground Vehicle Operations
4-8. Aviation Reconstitution
APPENDIX A - ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURES
APPENDIX B - AVIATION COMMAND AND CONTROL
APPENDIX C - US ARMY AIRCRAFT CAPABILITIES
APPENDIX D - DIGITIZATION
APPENDIX E - ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS AND COMPLIANCE
APPENDIX F - RISK MANAGEMENT
APPENDIX G - HISTORY OF ARMY AVIATION
GLOSSARY
REFERENCES
HOMEPAGE