This Field Manual (FM 4-20.107) gives the latest approved doctrine for derigging, recovery and evacuation of airdrop supplies and equipment. IT is to be used by acting recovery NCOICs or OICs for a unit receiving airdrop supplies. This manual provides critical instructions for recovery of airdrop supplies and equipment. The instructions include: derigging, recovery, and evacuation responsibilities; identification of airdrop items and components; methods of collecting and handling parachutes and related airdrop equipment for recovery and evacuation; derigging and recovery support requirements;...

This manual, "Airdrop of Supplies and Equipment: Rigging 130G Motor Grader," tells and shows how to rig the type I and II, 130G motor graders for LAPE airdrop from C-130 aircraft and LV airdrop from C-130 or C-141 aircraft. This manual is designed for use by all parachute riggers. The Type I, 130G motor grader with the fuel tank 3/4 full weighs 31,395 pounds. This weight can be reduced to 29,940 pounds by removing the components described in paragraph 1-5a. The grader is 300 inches long. Its width is 144 inches (reducible to 95 1/2 inches). Its height is 125 inches (reducible to 91 inches)....

This manual, "Airdrop of Supplies and Equipment: Rigging Mortars," is designed to be used by all parachute riggers. It tells and shows how to rig the 120-millimeter mortar in the trailer-mounted configuration with a 1 1/4 -ton HMMWV-series truck for low-velocity airdrop from a C-130, C-141, or C-5 aircraft. This manual also shows the 120-millimeter mortar rigged in a 1 1/4-ton HMMWV-series truck for low-velocity airdrop from a C-130, C-141, or C-5 aircraft

This manual, "Airdrop of Supplies and Equipment: Rigging 5-Kilowatt Generator Set with Portable Floodlight Set," tells and shows how to rig the 5-kilowatt generator set with portable floodlight set and accompanying load for low-velocity airdrop from a C-130 or C-141 aircraft. In addition, it tells and shows how to rig the 5-kilowatt generator set with portable floodlight set and accompanying load for LAPE airdrop from a C-130 aircraft. This manual is designed for use by all parachute riggers.

The unrigged items covered in this manual, "Airdrop of Supplies and Equipment - Rigging Potable Water," include: a) twenty-four 1-quart plastic canteens filled with 6 gallons of water weight 54 pounds, b) one case of zip-top cans weighs 39 pounds, c) one case of 10-ounce cans weighs 44.25 pounds, d) the milk-dispensing contained filled with 5 gallons of water weighs 42 pounds. It is 10 inches square and 17 inches high. Forty containers can be delivered in one A-22 cargo bag, eight containers can be delivered in one A-21 cargo bag, and 160 containers can be delivered in four A-22 cargo bags,...

This manual tells and shows hot to rig aluminum deck sections with auxiliary components for a low-velocity airdrop. Eight pontoon boats also are rigged for low-velocity airdrop. This manual tells and shows how to rig the aluminum bridge deck balk with transverse stiffeners and bridge plates and accessories for low-velocity airdrop. Only the C-130 aircraft can be used for the airdrop of these loads. This manual also shows and tells how to rig the five- and seven-bay, single-story, medium girder (fixed) bridges for low-velocity ad LAPE airdrops from the C-130 aircraft. These bridges may also be...

This manual tells and shows how to prepare and rig the steel landing field mat and how to rig the rapid runway repair kits for low-velocity airdrop from C-130, C-141, C-5, and C17 aircrafts. It is designed to be used by all parachute riggers.

This manual tells and shows how to rig the Murray model, towed, 7 1/2 -cubic-yard earthmoving scraper and the MRS-100, towed, 8-cubic-yard earthmoving scraper for low-velocity airdrop from C-130 and C-141 aircraft. It also tells and shows how to rig the MRS-100, towed, 8-cubic-yard earthmoving scraper for low-altitude parachute-extraction (LAPE) airdrop from the C-130 aircraft. This manual is designed for use by all parachute riggers.

This manual tells and shows how to prepare and rig the Mobile Microwave Landing System (MMLS) which is packed in 11 hard-shell protective cases. These cases are rigged with four 3kw generators and four fuel cans in the beds of an M998 HMMWV truck and an M116A2 3/4 -ton trailer. The load is rigged on a 24-foot, type V platform with three G-11 cargo parachutes for low-velocity airdrop from a C-130, C-141, C-5, and C-17. The Standard Intergraded Command Post System (SICPS) and the Common Hardware/Software 2nd Generation Package (CHS-2) are rigged on a 20-foot, type V airdrop platform with three...

This manual is designed for use by all parachute riggers. It tells and shows how to rig the following cranes: a) The 7-Ton Airborne Crane-Shovel. The 7-ton airborne crane-shovel is rigged for low-velocity airdrop from a C-130 or a C-141 aircraft, b) The 3/8- Cubic Yard Crane-Shovel Attachments. The 3/8-cubic yard crane-shovel attachments are rigged for low-velocity airdrop from a C-130 or a C-141 aircraft, c) The Koehring 7 1/2-Ton Crane. The Koehring 7 1/2-ton crane is rigged for low-velocity airdrop from C-130 or a C-141 aircraft. It is also rigged for LAPE airdrop from a C-130 aircraft