Special Forces Military Free-Fall Operations (parachuting) MCWP 3-15.6

Cover......Page 1
Foreword......Page 2
Contents......Page 3
Preface......Page 7
CHARACTERISTICS......Page 9
PLANNING CONSIDERATIONS......Page 10
PHASES OF MILITARY FREE-FALL OPERATIONS......Page 13
MC-4 RAM-AIR PARACHUTE SYSTEM COMPONENTS......Page 17
DONNING AND RECOVERING THE MC-4 RAM-AIR PARACHUTE SYSTEM......Page 31
FF-2 AUTOMATIC RIPCORD RELEASE......Page 35
AR2 AUTOMATIC RIPCORD RELEASE, M451......Page 40
AR2 BAROMETRIC CALCULATOR, MODEL 466-001......Page 43
SENTINEL MK 2100......Page 54
MILITARY CYPRES......Page 56
PHYSIOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF HIGH-ALTITUDE MILITARY FREE-FALL OPERATIONS......Page 67
OXYGEN FORMS......Page 70
OXYGEN REQUIREMENTS......Page 71
OXYGEN LIFE-SUPPORT EQUIPMENT......Page 73
OXYGEN SAFETY PERSONNEL AND PREFLIGHT CHECKS......Page 85
OXYGEN HANDLING AND SAFETY......Page 90
PARACHUTIST AND PARACHUTE LOAD LIMITATIONS......Page 91
HOOK-PILE TAPE (VELCRO) LOWERING LINE ASSEMBLY......Page 93
COMBAT PACKS AND OTHER EQUIPMENT CONTAINERS......Page 95
PARACHUTIST DROP BAG......Page 121
WEAPON-RIGGING PROCEDURES......Page 126
LIFE PRESERVERS......Page 140
AIRCRAFT PROCEDURE SIGNALS......Page 145
JUMP COMMANDS......Page 151
TABLETOP BODY STABILIZATION TRAINING......Page 159
RECOVERY FROM INSTABILITY......Page 161
RAM-AIR PARACHUTE CHARACTERISTICS......Page 165
RAM-AIR PARACHUTE DEPLOYMENT SEQUENCE......Page 167
RAM-AIR PARACHUTE THEORY OF FLIGHT......Page 171
RAM-AIR PARACHUTE FLIGHT CHARACTERISTICS......Page 172
CANOPY CONTROL......Page 173
TURBULENCE......Page 183
LAND AND SEA BREEZES......Page 184
VALLEY AND MOUNTAIN BREEZES......Page 185
EMERGENCY MEASURES......Page 187
TECHNIQUES AND REQUIREMENTS......Page 195
SPECIAL EQUIPMENT......Page 196
PARACHUTE JUMP PHASES......Page 197
LIMITED-VISIBILITY OPERATIONS......Page 198
DROP ZONE SELECTION CRITERIA......Page 201
DROP ZONE SURVEYS......Page 202
DROP ZONE PERSONNEL QUALIFICATIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES......Page 203
HIGH-ALTITUDE RELEASE POINT AND MILITARY FREE-FALL DROP ZONE DETECTION......Page 206
AUTHENTICATION SYSTEM......Page 207
ADDITIONAL SUPPORT REQUIREMENTS......Page 209
EQUIPMENT REQUIREMENTS......Page 210
PARACHUTIST PROCEDURES FOR WATER JUMPS......Page 212
DROP ZONE PROCEDURES FOR PICKUP OF PARACHUTISTS AND EQUIPMENT......Page 213
WATER JUMPS WITH COMBAT EQUIPMENT......Page 214
RESPONSIBILITIES......Page 215
CARDINAL RULES......Page 216
CURRENCY AND REQUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS......Page 217
MILITARY FREE-FALL BASIC COURSE......Page 219
ADVANCED MILITARY FREE-FALL COURSE......Page 220
MILITARY FREE-FALL JUMPMASTER COURSE......Page 221
CRITICAL TASK LIST......Page 222
MILITARY FREE-FALL PARACHUTE REQUALIFICATION AND REFRESHER TRAINING......Page 231
MILITARY FREE-FALL HIGH-ALTITUDE HIGH-OPENING PARACHUTIST REQUALIFICATION AND REFRESHER TRAINING......Page 232
Appendix C......Page 233
Appendix D......Page 237
Appendix E......Page 243
CALCULATING AND PLOTTING THE HARP......Page 247
USING THE WIND DRIFT FORMULA AND CONSTANTS......Page 248
CALCULATING HALO FREE-FALL DRIFT AND DIRECTION......Page 249
CALCULATING THE HAHO HARP......Page 250
JMPI OF THE MC-4 HARNESS AND CONTAINER SYSTEM......Page 255
JMPI FOR THE MC-4 RAPS WITH THE 106-CUBIC-INCH PORTABLE BAILOUT OXYGEN SYSTEM......Page 265
JMPI FOR THE MC-4 RAPS WITH WEAPON (M16A1/A2 AND M4A1)......Page 268
JMPI FOR THE MC-4 RAPS WITH REAR- OR FRONT-MOUNTED COMBAT PACK (RUCKSACK)......Page 270
Appendix H......Page 273
Appendix I......Page 275
Glossary......Page 277
Bibliography......Page 285
Index......Page 289
Authentication......Page 293
PIN......Page 295