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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Mutual assured destruction

Military; Air force

A theory of nuclear deterrence which is based on the premise that neither opponent will initiate a nuclear attack because the ensuring conflict would be unrestrained and would destroy both nations.

Network defence (NetD)

Military; Air force

The employment of network-based capabilities to defend friendly information resident in or transiting through networks against adversary efforts to destroy, disrupt, corrupt, or usurp it.

National assessment (NA)

Military; Air force

A broad, overarching review of the effectiveness of national security strategy and whether national leadership's objectives for a particular operation or campaign are being met.

Measure of effect

Military; Air force

Independent qualitative or quantitative empirical measure assigned to an intended effect, against which the effect's achievement is assessed. Also call MOE.

Measures and indicators

Military; Air force

Encompassing term for the various criteria used to evaluate progress within the assessment process.

Space control (SC)

Military; Air force

Combat, combat support, and combat service support operations to ensure freedom of action in space for the United States and its allies and, when directed, deny an adversary freedom of action in ...

Space force enhancement. (SFE)

Military; Air force

Combat support operations to improve the effectiveness of military forces as well as support other intelligence, civil, and commercial users. The space force enhancement mission area includes: ISR; ...