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...which led to an increased role for [[Army aviation]], and deployment of an air assault division into the [[Vietnam War]]

First divisional-scale battle involving helicopter-borne [[air assault]] troops, with U.S. forces against those of North Vietnam

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...echnology in support of ground operations, including [[helicopter]]s and [[air assault]], either associated with or introduced in Vietnam, between 1962 and 1975

...gh altitudes. It is used for emergency escape from aircraft in distress, [[air assault]] by [[paratroop]]s, and the sport of skydiving.

...ion pioneer, considered the creator of division-sized, helicopter-mobile [[air assault]] forces. Retired as four-star commander of UN forces in Korea.

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...t takes them into the battle area (e.g., [[combat search and rescue]] or [[air assault]])

...reated the first division-sized heliborne force, the 1st Cavalry Division (Air Assault),a key unit in the [[Vietnam War]]. ...Board conducted [[Air assault#The Test | division-level exercises]] called AIR ASSAULT II, which demonstrated that while the airmobile force needed tuning, it was

[[Air assault]] transport version of the [[V-22 Osprey]] aircraft; the most numerous type

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...emy and screening the friendly force. In modern practice, this may be an [[air assault]] role, or a role for wheeled vehicles with varying degrees of armor.

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...an uninhabited part of the Iraqi desert, the units, especially the fast [[air assault]] units and [[attack helicopter]]s, fought anything in their path.

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German air and air assault operation met with mixed success, but prepared the way for the attack into

{{main|air assault}} ...ault, but the experience gives strong lessons on the environments in which air assault can, and cannot, succeed.

...gnated "Special Forces", but, in the Western sense, these were heliborne [[air assault]] units.

...k to move light vehicles and artillery was essential to the success of the AIR ASSAULT II test. ...irst used there in 1962, but had a critical role in the [[Howze Board]] AIR ASSAULT II feasibility demonstration of an airmobile division.

...h horse cavalry than with tank-heavy forces, although it lends itself to [[air assault]]. In a short campaign such as the [[Gulf War]], this essentially was the m

...tructure of a division was triangular, with three brigades. When the first air assault|airmobile division arrived, it had a fourth brigade, but this principally s

...in Air Force Base]], [[Florida (U.S. state)|Florida]], including airborne, air assault, small boat, and dismounted combat patrol operations in a low intensity com

In [[Operation Mercury]], Crete was conquered by German [[air assault]] forces, but at extremely heavy cost that prevented Germany from using lar

...signated "Special Forces", but, in the Western sense, these were heliborne air assault units.

...''', were [[Operation Neptune]]. They began with night [[paratroop]] and [[air assault|glider]] drops, and amphibious attacks after dawn. "D-Day" was actually the

...the [[U.S. Army]]. She is a senior flight surgeon, and wears the airborne, air assault, and the expert field medic badges; she was shot down, wounded, and capture

*'''[[air assault]]''': while parachuting is actually a subset, air assault or airmobile infantry are principally carried to battle with helicopters. A While mechanized and air assault infantry do have accessible storage on hand, the infantryman carries necess

...d Marines and Marine helicopters to be the first U.S. carrier to conduct [[air assault operations]].

...Europe included an air assault on the seemingly impregnable fortress of [[Air assault#Eben Emael: enter the assault glider|Eben Emael]] After closely coupled air | title = Air Assault, the Beginning of Airmobile Warfare

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...it, the combat battalions are qualified as [[paratroop]]s, in helicopter [[air assault]], or in light infantry operations in difficult terrain.

...ded a company and was on the brigade staff of the 101st Airborne Division (air assault), and, working with foreign troops, host nation

...ontinuous operations. In very different ways, Mao's revolutionary warfare, air assault|airmobile operations in Vietnam, and the first network-centric warfare in t

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...Tab, the Combat Infantryman's Badge, the Master Parachutist Badge, and the Air Assault Badge.

...ent process. The [[U.S. Army]], generally considered the lead agency for [[air assault]] and [[tactical mobility]], began the program in 1981, but transferred it

Larsen's II Field Force controlled 1 Cavalry Division (airmobile), the first air assault division, during the Battle of the Ia Drang and Battle of Bong Son. During

They also conducted amphibious warfare| amphibious and air assault|airborne operations <ref name=AJRP=Celebes>{{citation

...l, [[Kentucky (U.S. state)|Kentucky]]. It has latterly been deployed as an air assault unit using helicopters rather than parachuting.

{{seealso|Air Assault}} Helicopter mobility is very much associated with the Vietnam War. In [[air assault]], the history of heliborne operations is discussed, and then the [[Howze B

...rine is to strike from mobile sea forces, first with long-range helicopter air assault and long-range guided missile and aircraft strikes, neutralizing key points

...ieu, but, on January 5, 250 Rangers from the 81st airborne Rangers made an air assault to reinforce Phuoc Long City. Without air, artillery, or armored support, t

Soldiers in [[armored fighting vehicle]]s, as well as helicopter-borne [[air assault]], units, are expected to use the classic [[cavalry]] attack tactics, which

...-Iraq. Before those assignments, he commanded the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) in combat operations in Iraq. Before taking the Iraq assignment, he served

Units that are highly mobile within part of a theater, such as air assault troops, or amphibious warfare| amphibious forces maneuvering at sea, are ke

...e Plei Me area, was the first combat action involving a United States Army air assault#First U.S. Airmobile Combat Deployments|an airmobile unit of divisional str | title = Air Assault: the development of airmobile warfare

..., although they will all have UAVs. As an aside, one of the assumptions of air assault divisions was that they had an aviation brigade that could lift one combat

...r rules on how to encircle a military force with a helicopter-borne (i.e., air assault) unit, logisticians worked out the procedure by which a short-ranged helico

...particular, the PAVN were not sure of the best tactics to use against the air assault capability of the 1st Cav, so BG Man revised a plan to bring to try to figh ...wn lessons from what they believed the PAVN developed as countertactics to air assault, and used obvious helicopters to cause the PAVN to retreat onto very reason

...ncept of operations was to surround Baghdad with tanks, while airborne and air assault infantry cleared it block-by-block. <ref name=Zucchino>{{citation ...While the V Corps staff had thought the best approach to seizing it was by air assault by the 101st Airborne Division, while MG Dailey of JSOC saw it as a mission

...articular, the PAVN were not sure of the best tactics to use against the [[air assault]] capability of the 1st Cav, so BG Man revised a plan to bring to try to fi

.... He thought the 3rd ID was worn out, and suggested sending the 16 British Air Assault Brigade to Baghdad to train police and help in security. MG Albert Whitley,

...articular, the PAVN were not sure of the best tactics to use against the [[air assault]] capability of the 1st Cav, so BG Man revised a plan to bring to try to fi

...ncept of operations was to surround Baghdad with tanks, while airborne and air assault infantry cleared it block-by-block. <ref name=Zucchino>{{citation