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FM 3-04.508 (FM 1-508)

AVIATION LIFE SUPPORT
SYSTEM MAINTENANCE
MANAGEMENT AND
TRAINING PROGRAMS

APRIL 2004
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from automatic dissemination under the International Exchange Program or by
other means. This determination was made on 1 September 2003. Other
requests for this document will be referred to the Commander, U.S. Army

Aviation Center, ATTN: ATZQ-TDS-D, Fort Rucker, AL 36362-5263
DESTRUCTION NOTICE:Destroy by any method that will prevent disclosure
of contents or reconstruction of the document.
HEADQUARTERS, DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY

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*FM 3-04.508(FM 1-508)
Field Manual
Headquarters
No. 3-04.508
Department of the Army
Washington, DC, 23 April 2004
Aviation Life Support System Maintenance
Management and Training Programs
Contents
Page
PREFACE..........................................................................................................vii
Chapter 1
AVIATION LIFE SUPPORT SYSTEM ON THE BATTLEFIELD
Section I \u2013 Doctrine Fundamentals.................................................................1-0
Power Projection............................................................................................... 1-0
Sustainment Imperatives.................................................................................... 1-0
Section II \u2013 Combat Service Support of Aviation Operations..........................1-2

Planning........................................................................................................... 1-2 Combat Mission................................................................................................ 1-2 Modularization................................................................................................... 1-3

Section III \u2013 The Threat to Aviation Maintenance Functions...........................1-4

Aviation Organization Vulnerability...................................................................... 1-4 Characteristics of Threat Forces......................................................................... 1-4 Types of Threat................................................................................................. 1-5 Threat Capabilities............................................................................................. 1-6 Threats Specific to Aviation Units........................................................................ 1-8 Threats Specific to Aviation Life Support System.................................................. 1-8

__________________________
DISTRIBUTION RESTRICTION: Distribution authorized to U.S. Government agencies and their contractors only
to protect technical and operational information from automatic dissemination under the International
Exchange Program or by other means. This determination was made on 1 September 2003. Other requests
for this document will be referred to the Commander, U.S. Army Aviation Center, ATTN: ATZQ-TDS-D, Fort
Rucker, AL 36362-5263.
DESTRUCTION NOTICE: Destroy by any method that will prevent disclosure of contents or reconstruction of the
document.
*This publication supersedes FM 1 -508, 1 March 2000.
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