Airdrop of Supplies and Equipment: Rigging Loads for Special Operations — FM 4-20.142 (FM 10-542), MCRP 4-11.3P NAVSEA SS400-AD-MMO-010, TO 13C7-51-21

Date Published: 19 August 2007

Categories: Aviation, Special Forces, US Air Force, US Army, US Marine Corps, US Navy

This manual tells and shows how to rig the following airdrop loads for special operations:

• Four different High Speed Low Level Aerial Delivery System (HSLLADS) container loads rigged for airdrop from the MC-130 aircraft.
• Two different inflated Combat Rubber-Raiding Crafts (CRRC) rigged on a Combat Expendable Platform (CEP) for low-velocity airdrop from a C-130 or C-17 aircraft.
• The Rigging Alternate Method Zodiac (RAMZ) is rigged in an A-22 container for low-velocity airdrop from a C-130 or C-17 aircraft.
• The Naval Special Warfare Rigid Inflatable Boat (NSWRIB) is rigged for low-velocity airdrop on a specially designed platform from a C-130 or C-17 aircraft.
• Two different Advanced Rescue Crafts (ARC) rigged on a combat expendable platform (CEP) for low velocity airdrop from a C-130 or C-17 aircraft.
• The Wind Supported Aerial Delivery System (WSADS) Snow Goose is a low-cost, reusable, fully autonomous, Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) that can be used to carry out a variety of missions at otherwise inaccessible locations for low velocity airdrop from a C-130 or C-17 aircraft.