Air Support/Defense – June 1966

 

Air Support/Defense

  1. Air Support.  During the month of June, the air support requirements for the battalion consisted mainly of helicopter resupply of outlying units and for medical evacuations.

Air Support Requests

  1. Helicopter

(a)    Resupply

(1)   Mission requests – 23

(2)   Missions completed – 23

(b)   Evacuation

(1)   Mission requests – 13

(2)   Missions completed – 13

(c)   Tactical (includes recon)

(1)   Mission requests – 12

(2)   Missions completed – 12

  1. Fixed Wing Transport.  None
  2. Air Strike.  None
  3. Air Defense.  Air defense measures employed by the battalion are passive.  No organic weapons are available for active air defense.