Air force

Air force

An branch of the military establishment that is responsible for aerial warfare as distinct from an army, navy or other branch. Typically, air forces are responsible for gaining control of the air, carrying out strategic and tactical bombing missions and providing support to surface forces.

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Special operations low level

Military; Air force

Selected airlift SOLL crews trained to augment core Air Force special operations forces by performing specialised low-level flight. SOLL are limited to a no-to-low threat environment during visual ...

Space system

Military; Air force

A system with a major functional component that operates in the space environment or affects a space-based capability. Space systems consist of nodes and links. There are three nodes: space, ...

Space parity

Military; Air force

That condition wherein neither opposing force enjoys an appreciable advantage over the other in controlling the space domain.

Specialty training

Military; Air force

The total training process (life cycle) used to qualify Airmen in their assigned specialty.

Agile combat support (ACS)

Military; Air force

The ability to create, protect, and sustain air and space forces across the full range of military operations. It is the foundational and crosscutting United States Air Force system of support that ...

Counterair

Military; Air force

A mission that integrates offensive and defensive operations to attain and maintain a desired degree of air superiority. Counterair missions are designed to destroy or negate enemy aircraft and ...

Counterproliferation

Military; Air force

Counterproliferation refers to the activities of the full range of US efforts to combat proliferation, including diplomacy, arms control, export controls, and intelligence collection and analyses, ...