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1. Asymmetric Maneuver Warfare
for the 21st Century
BG (R) David L. Grange
BG (R) Huba Wass de Czege
LTC Rich Liebert USAR
MAJ Chuck Jarnot USA
MAJ Al Huber USA
LT Mike Sparks USAR
Foreword by LTG Harold G. "Hal" Moore (Retired)
Best-selling Author of "We were Soldiers Once and Young"

2. Backside of front cover

3. Air-Mech-Strike
Asymmetric Maneuver Warfare
“Commander – What if you had the ability to?...”
Strategically deploy your combat Brigade in 96 hours and your Division in 120.
Project your force directly into the area of operations, negating anti-access
initiatives by your enemy.
Maneuver lethal, mobile and protected mechanized forces throughout your
battlespace for positional advantage - at the right place, at the right time, with the
right force mix.
Take advantage of all terrain, optimizing the strengths of your heavy and
light forces against enemy weakness -- Asymmetric Maneuver Warfare.
Exercise greater agility over the enemy with the flexibility and rapid tempo of
your force.
Simultaneously strike your enemy from any direction.
Brigadier General (R) David Grange
Former Commander 1st Infantry Division
Air-Land Para-Mech Helo-Mech
“TANKER BOOTS AND PARACHUTES”

4. 101st Air-Mech-Strike Division
Air Assaults in Afghanistan
All Data Open Source
Uzbekistan
200Km Conventional
125Km Conventional Helo Dismount Force
Helo AMS Vehicle Insert Radius
Force Insert Radius
FOB
Afghanistan
400Km Compound Helo
AMS Vehicle Force Insert
600Km Compound
Radius
Helo Dismount
Force Insert
Radius
Pakistan
Compound
Helicopters and
AMS vehicles
Expand
Combat Reach

5. Air-Mech-Strike Forces Intervene
in Afghanistan, 2010
SITUATION: The United States conducts pre-emptive strikes in support of the elected
government of Afghanistan to eliminate re-emerged terrorists destabilizing the country.
DEPLOYMENT:
* C-Day (Deployment) the Army’s fleet of 50 leased commercial wide-body jets (Winged Army
Pre-positioned Stocks -”Winged APS”), begin flying from airfields in the Southwest United States
to a former Soviet Air Force Base, ISB (Initial Staging Base) in Uzbekistan. 50 aircraft are
pre-loaded with a complete Air-Mech-Strike (AMS) Brigade set (300 AMS-Light “Ridgway”
fighting vehicles) with vital supplies. On-call, Air Force reserve crews are federalized and fly
the aircraft fleet to deliver the first Brigade set in 24 hours. Meeting objective force deployment
goals of 120 hours, the aircraft cycle back to the U.S. and complete the delivery of
the entire Air-Mech-Strike Division’s three Brigades vehicles, equipment and vital supplies for
sustained operations.
* 101st AMS Division’s 12,000 troops deploy by charter airliners to link-up to the Winged APS.
* The Division’s 150 UH-60, 75 RAH-66 and 50 CH-47 fast compound helicopters self-deploy in
120 hours from Fort Campbell, Kentucky to the ISB in Uzbekistan. Aircraft arrive with only
modest stress on the rotor systems requiring little additional maintenance before combat
operations due to lift-providing wings unloading rotors for 200+ mph flight at reduced fuel rates.
* Winged APS, self-deploying compound helicopters free scarce USAF fixed-wing aircraft so the
82nd Airborne Air-Mech-Strike Division with new technology AMS-Medium M113A3 “Gavin” fightin
vehicles and AMS-Heavy M8 Armored 105mm Gun System light tanks parachute force-entry,
seizing key cities, infrastructure nodes defeating terrorist forces with T-55/62 medium tanks. Afghan
governmental control is restored, as the hunt for remaining terrorists continues...
EMPLOYMENT:
* 101st AMS Division combat operations begin on C+6. Special Operations Units and other Joint
reconnaissance elements prepare the battlefield for Air Assault AMS operations against terrorist
camps, supply caches and command & control sites.
* AMS Brigade Combat Teams conduct air assaults against targets out to 400 kilometer radius using
Ridgway AMSV-Lights with excellent over-snow, steep, rocky terrain mobility to transport infantry
squads under armor protection. Selected Ridgway fighting vehicles render long-range 120mm high
angle mortar fires to lay smoke to screen assaulting infantry, destroy point targets with guided
projectiles, and cut-off fleeing terrorists. Supporting dismounted air assaults (to 600 kilometers)
seize key terrain, cut communications, link-up with friendly forces to isolate terrorist camps.
* Extended ranges via compound helicopters facilitate combat operations without refuel sites,
additional security and/or wheeled ground convoy resupply requirements.Compound
Reconnaissance-Attack helicopters provide responsive targeting throughout the area of operations.
* “Screaming Eagle” and “All American” Air-Mech-Strike capabilities provide command authorities
rapid, strategic deployable forces, operational flexibility and swift, decisive combat operations.