Phase One - Combat Assault

This phase is three days long. During the Combat Assault Phase, soldiers receive instructions on the following tasks:

1. Aircraft Safety.
2. Aircraft Orientation - includes the familiarization of the characteristics & capabilities of Army aircraft.
3. Aero Medical Evacuation - includes the capabilities and request procedures for MEDEVAC aircraft.
4. Pathfinder Operations - HLZ selection, marking and operation for day and night missions involving multiple aircraft, to include sling loads.
5. Hand and arm signals - soldiers are taught 17 hand and arm signals used during sling load operations.
6. Close Combat Attacks - use of attack aviation in a CAS role.
7. Combat Assault Operations - Includes various factors encompassed in an Air Assault operation such as: components of an AASLT mission, the reverse planning sequence, duties & responsibilities of platoon level personnel during an Air Assault, static load training and a simulated combat assault on UH-60 aircraft.