A mobile aerial support system for use in support of ground operations comprises a helicopter and a mobile helicopter pad. The mobile pad consists of an open, drop-bed trailer adapted to bear and restrain the helicopter, a tractor adapted to pull the trailer with the helicopter mounted thereon, a four wheel drive vehicle adapted to be carried on the trailer adjacent said helicopter, an enclosure mounted on the trailer and tractor containing a complete workshop for maintenance and repair of the helicopter as well as a complete inventory of spare parts and accessories for the helicopter.