Heliborne operations

Planning and execution

Spanish Marine Corps personnel doing fast-roping from Sea King helicopters of the 5th Aircraft Squadron of the Spanish Navy. Heliborne assault is increasingly important for all types of infantry units
Spanish Marine Corps personnel doing fast-roping from Sea King helicopters of the 5th Aircraft Squadron of the Spanish Navy. Heliborne assault is increasingly important for all types of infantry units. Photo - Ministry of Defense of Spain.

Currently, any rifle company must be perfectly trained and prepared to be able to be deployed through the use of helicopters, regardless of the type of Infantry unit to which it belongs. Like any military operation, this will also require meticulous planning, which will include not only the assault itself, with the action on the objective, but also the procedure to carry out the loading and unloading of its personnel, weapons. and material.

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