Department Of the Army

Airdrop of Supplies and Equipment Department Of the Army

"Airdrop of Supplies And Equipment: Rigging 5-Ton Trucks," (TM 4-48.06/FM 10-526), provides doctrinal guidance on the approved procedures on how to prepare and rig a 5-ton cargo truck on a 24-foot, type V airdrop platform with six G-11C cargo parachutes and other items of airdrop equipment to be delivered by low-velocity airdrop from C-130 or C-17 aircraft. The principal audience for TM 4-48.06 is all members of the profession of arms. Commanders and staffs of Army headquarters serving as joint task force or multinational headquarters should also refer to applicable joint or multinational doctrine concerning the range of military operations and joint or multinational forces. Trainers and educators throughout the Army and the Air Force will also use this publication.