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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Centralised control

Military; Air force

In joint air operations, placing within one commander the responsibility and authority for planning, directing, and coordinating a military operation or group/category of operations. The planning, ...

Combat offload

Military; Air force

An expeditious procedure for offloading cargo while an aircraft is taxiing, to reduce the ground time and materials handling equipment at an air terminal. This procedure is potentially more hazardous ...

Civil environment

Military; Air force

The civil environment includes factors related to a people, their government, politics, culture, and economy. The organisation of the civil environment includes the major subcategories of political ...

Coalition force

Military; Air force

A force composed of military elements of nations that have formed a temporary alliance for some specific purpose.

Coercion

Military; Air force

Persuading an adversary to behave differently than it otherwise would through the threat or use of force.

Combat recovery

Military; Air force

The act of retrieving resources while engaging enemy forces.

Expeditionary combat support (ECS)

Military; Air force

A subset of agile combat support that responds quickly, is highly mobile, technologically superior, robust, flexible, and fully integrated with operations. Expeditionary combat support is the ...