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, C141, C-5 and C-17 aircraft. It is designed to be used by all parachute riggers.
NOTES: Some references listed in this doc might have been superseded and/or updated and should be checked for accuracy, which can be easily done using the DA PAM 25-30 web page or downloaded and installed program for checking current and superseded DOD publications (For example purposes only: FM 3-0 was superseded by ADP 3-0, on 10 October 2011) : This document is in PDF format : FM 10-579 is a Joint publication and is also TO 13C7-50-1 : TM 4-48.07 Supersedes FM 10-541 and FM 10-579
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