Previous Edition - Common Army Airborne Standard Operating Procedure (CAASOP) Edition III Paperback Book (Previous Edition)

This is the Previous Edition a newer version is available as of August 2025. CAASOP ED III (Common Army Airborne Standard Operating Procedure) Paper back book.

The Common Army Airborne Standing Operating Procedure (CAASOP) is the AAB’s vehicle to provide the Conventional Airborne Force (CAF) with procedures for training, qualifying, preparing, planning, and executing airborne operations. This document is intended to provide the CAF with a baseline for best practices, while allowing Commanders latitude to accomplish their missions.

The primary audience for the CAASOP is the Airborne Infantry Brigade Combat Team (IBCT (A)) and its airborne enablers.  Common standards and procedures will enable safety and proficiency within the CAF, as Jumpmasters and Jumpers move between airborne assignments.  Unique operating environments and different mission requirements prevent absolute parity across all airborne units.

The CAASOP seeks to deliver a safe, common-sense approach that applies to problem sets encountered by most, if not all, airborne units in the Army.

The CAASOP applies to static line operations conducted by Active Duty Army, Army National Guard, and the United States Army Reserve unless otherwise stated.