Helicopter Flow Table for Frequent Wind

Appendix K

Helicopter Flow Table for Frequent Wind

The helicopter time schedule as shown below was developed by Regimenral Landing Team (RLT) 4 and Provisional Marine Aircraft Group (ProvMAG) 39 for movement of [he ground security force from ships to the evacuation sire, and is m fact a recap of the Helicopter Employment and Landing Table (HEALT) developed jointly by the RLT and ProvMAG:

Time	Ship	Event
L-2:00	Hancock (CVA 19)	Launch 6 CH-53s for troop pickup (3 to Vancouver [LPD 2], 3 10 Peona [LST 1183])
L-0:50	Duluth (LPD 6)	Land l CH-53 w/troops from Okinawa (LPH 3) for refuel
L-0:50	Hancock (CVA 19)	Land 3 CH-53s w/troops from Vancouver^ refuel
L-0:50	Peona (LST 1183)	Launch l CH-53 w/troops to Mobile (LKA 115)for refuel
L-0:50	Peona (LST 1185)	Land l CH-53 for troop pickup and refuel
L-0:45	Denver (LPD 9)	Land l CH-55 w/troops from Okinawa tor refuel
L-0:45	Duluth (LPD 6)	Land l CH-53 w/troops from Okinawa for refuel
L-0:40	Mobile (LKA 115)	Land l CH-53 w/rroops from Peona for refuel
L-0:40	Okinawa (LPH 5)	Load 4 CH-53s w/iroops
L-0:50		Launch first wave of 12 CH-53s (4 from Okinawa, 2 each from Dubuque [LPD 8], Denver, and Duluth, and l each from Mobile and Peona)
L-0:30	Okinawa (LPH 3)	Land 5 CH-53s for troop pickup and refuel
L-0:15		Launch second wave of 11 CH-53s (5 from Hancock, 3 from Okinawa, 2 from Vancouver and l from Mount Vernon [LSD 39])
L-l:25	Peona (LST 1185)	Launch I CH-53 w/troops to Hancock for refuel
L-l:25	Vancouver (LPD 2)	Land 2 CH-53s for troop pickup and refuel
L-l:20	Okinawa (LPH 3)	Launch 4 CH-53s (2 w/troops to Dubuque for refuel, 2 to Peona for troop pickup)

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