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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Indirect effect

Military; Air force

A second, third, or nth-order effect created through an intermediate effect or causal linkage following a causal action. It may be physical, psychological, functional, or systemic in nature. It may ...

Influence operations

Military; Air force

Employment of capabilities to affect behaviors, protect operations, communicate commander's intent, and project accurate information to achieve desired effects across the cognitive domain. These ...

Humanitarian operation

Military; Air force

An air mobility operation specifically mounted to alleviate human suffering where responsible civil actors in an area are unable or unwilling to adequately support a population. It may precede, ...

Indirect support

Military; Air force

Denotes security assistance and other efforts to develop and sustain host-nation capabilities. It also establishes a distinction between security assistance and forms of support involving direct ...

Homeland security (HS)

Military; Air force

A concerted national effort to prevent terrorist attack within the United States, reduce America's vulnerability to terrorism, and minimise the damage and recover from attacks that do occur.

Information attack

Military; Air force

An activity taken to manipulate or destroy an adversary's information systems without visibly changing the physical entity within which it resides.

Personnel recovery coordination cell (PRCC)

Military; Air force

A primary personnel recovery facility suitably staffed by supervisory personnel and equipped for coordinating and controlling personnel recovery operations. The facility is operated unilaterally by ...