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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Joint force commander (JFC)

Military; Air force

A general term applied to a combatant commander, subunified commander, or joint task force commander authorised to exercise combatant command (command authority) or operational control over a joint ...

Joint personnel recovery centre (JPRC)

Military; Air force

A primary joint personnel recovery (PR) node. The centre is suitably staffed by supervisory personnel and equipped for planning, coordinating, and executing joint PR within the geographical area ...

Kill box

Military; Air force

A three-dimensional area reference that enables timely, effective coordination and control and facilitates rapid attacks. A generic term for a preplanned airspace control measure and/or a fire ...

Kinetic

Military; Air force

Relating to actions that involve the forces and energy of moving bodies, including physical damage to or destruction of targets through use of bombs, missiles, bullets, and similar projectiles.

Leadership

Military; Air force

The art and science of influencing and directing people to accomplish the assigned mission.

Link

Military; Air force

A behavioral, physical, or functional relationship between nodes in a system.

Procedural identification

Military; Air force

Identification is based on adherence to airspace control measures and rules. Identification is assumed to be friendly as long as rules are followed, but identification is assumed hostile if rules are ...