Which unit is designated as the ALSE prime unit?

• A. Air Mobility Command
• B. ATC mobile
• C. ALSE maintenance team
• D. SERE unit

Answer: (B)

ALSE prime unit designates the organization that owns, manages, and sustains the Aircrew Life Support Equipment program for the units within its area. This unit is responsible for provisioning, inspecting, maintaining, and updating the equipment, as well as coordinating training on its use so aircrew can operate safely and effectively.

In this scenario, ATC Mobile is the unit assigned as the ALSE prime unit because expeditionary air traffic control operations rely on ready access to life-support gear for aircrews and controllers in forward or deployed environments. This unit takes charge of ALSE provisioning and upkeep for the people and missions it supports, ensuring equipment is serviceable and tracked.

The other options don’t fit as the prime ALSE unit: a larger command like Air Mobility Command isn’t a single unit responsible for ALSE ownership; an ALSE maintenance team handles hands-on upkeep but not the program’s overall ownership; a SERE unit focuses on survival training and resistance to capture, not the management of ALSE equipment.