Over the Ramp Operations (TAP-3/A*TAP-3)16-13 The seating configurations for C-130 in-flight rigging operations are described below. Units authorized for over the ramp operations are as follows:1. Tailgate drops are approved for special tactics teams, PJ, U.S. Air Force survival evasion resistance escape specialists, U.S. Army Special Forces, U.S. Navy SEALs, paratroopers equipped for arctic airdrop, other U.S. and allied special operations personnel, U.S. Army Quartermaster Center and School, Yuma Proving Ground Airborne Test Force, and units for which a combination drop is their normal method of deployment.2. Authorization of Arctic-Equipped Jumpers to Tailgate; authorization was granted “to allow arctic-equipped jumpers with large field pack and skis, if included, to tailgate from C-130 aircraft.” (Large field pack mentioned in message DTG 111345Z JUL 1991 is the FPLIF.)3. U.S. Marine Corps Force Reconnaissance and Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company (ANGLICO) personnel are authorized to conduct C-130 over the ramp parachute operations if required by their mission. These units train for over the ramp parachute operations as a normal method of deployment.4. Based on Airborne materiel and training proponency, the 1st Battalion, 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment, Airborne and Ranger Training Brigade, U.S. Army Infantry School, Fort Benning, Georgia, is authorized to plan and conduct over the ramp operations from the C-130 aircraft.5. U.S. Navy EOD is authorized to plan and conduct over the ramp operations to include combination drops from the U.S. Navy or U.S. Marine Corps C-130 aircraft and U.S. Air Force C-130.