What should be ensured about fire teams and squads with regard to air loading considerations?

Ensuring that fire teams and squads are on the same aircraft is crucial for several reasons. By having them loaded together, unit cohesion and operational effectiveness are maintained during transport. This arrangement allows for immediate coordination and communication among team members, which is vital for the successful execution of their mission upon landing. Assembly in the same aircraft also minimizes the potential for miscommunication and ensures a unified tactical approach once they reach the destination. Moreover, maintaining the integrity of these teams enhances situational awareness and readiness to engage with the environment they will be entering.

In a combat or tactical environment, it is essential that fire teams can respond quickly and effectively without the complications that may arise when team members are dispersed across multiple aircraft. Keeping units intact during transport also simplifies accountability and personnel management during air loading operations.