Army Techniques Publication Atp 3 0413 Aircraft Recovery Operations April 2018

This manual, Army Techniques Publication ATP 3-04.13 Aircraft Recovery Operations April 2018, provides guidance concerning maintenance personnel operating and employing resources in an aircraft recovery operational environment. The principle audience for ATP 3-04.13 is aviation maintenance commanders, leaders, officers, technicians, noncommissioned officers (NCOs), and aircraft repair and maintenance personnel. Trainers and educators throughout the Army also use this publication. The term 'aircraft' refers to all Army aircraft types (rotary-wing, fixed-wing [FW], and unmanned aircraft systems [UAS]), unless a specific aircraft is identified in this publication. ATP 3-04.13 uses joint terms where applicable. Selected joint and Army terms and definitions appear in both the glossary and the text. Terms for which ATP 3-04.13 is the proponent publication (the authority) are marked with an asterisk (*) in the glossary. Definitions for which ATP 3-04.13 is the proponent publication are boldfaced in the text. For other definitions shown in the text, the term is italicized and the number of the proponent follows the definition. ATP 3-04.13 applies to all Active Army, Army National Guard/Army National Guard of the United States, United States Army Reserve, and Department of Defense (DOD) civilian and contract maintenance personnel. Commanders must consider the contents of this document and the particular circumstances in which they find themselves (national military objectives, available forces, threat capabilities, and rules of engagements) when planning maintenance operations.