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Terms for subject Military (71894 entries)

air component	In the military command and force structures, all air assets, aircraft, manpower, maintenance facilities, etc. placed under the authority of the regional, subregional, joint air or air component commander. 2. That part of any operation made up of air forces and assets. 3. In smaller conflict areas, the air forces and assets of a combined joint task force, under their own commander.
air component	In the military command and force structures, all air assets, aircraft, manpower, maintenance facilities, etc. placed under the authority of the regional, subregional, joint or air component commander. 2. That part of any operation made up of air forces and assets. 3. In smaller conflict areas, the air forces and assets of a combined joint task force, under their own commander
Air Component Tactical Operations Center	ACTOC
air control point	An easily identifiable point on the terrain or an electronic navigational aid used to provide necessary control during air movement. These points are generally designated wherever the flight route or air corridor makes a definite change in direction and any other point deemed necessary for timing or control of the operation.
Air Control Unit	ACU
Air Control Wing	ACW
air coordination detachment	An organization of the Air Force sent by its operational level command and attached to the Army’s operational level command in order to make easier the coordination between both these high level commands, ensuring the successful fulfillment of the joint mission.
Air Courses of Action Assessment Model	ACAAM
Air Court-Martial	ACM
air cover	One of the main missions of fighter aviation. Its purposes are to prevent air attacks on friendly land and naval forces and on rear area installations, to prevent enemy air reconnaissance, and also to protect other friendly air units. Air cover is provided by robust and determined fighter action aimed at destroying enemy aircraft in the air and is carried out in cooperation with an antiaircraft grouping of air defense forces.
Air Crew	AC
Air Crew Rescue	ACR
air cushion vehicle	A vehicle capable of being operated so that its weight, including its payload, is wholly or significantly supported on a cushion of air generated continuously at higher than ambient pressure.
Air Date Required to Load	ADRL
Air Defence	All measures designed to nullify or reduce the effectiveness of hostile air action
air defence area	A specifically defined airspace for which air defence must be planned and provided
air defence artillery	All the army air defense formations equipped with the specific assets necessary for a nation to fight against an air enemy.
air defence fire unit	The smallest grouping of personnel and equipment of a particular AD weapon system capable of conducting a complete engagement from detection to destruction
air defence ground environment	The network of ground radar sites and command and control centres within a specific theatre of operations which are used for the tactical control of air defence operations
air defence identification zone	Airspace of defined dimensions within which the ready identification, location, and control of aircraft is required.