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Terms for subject United States (7766 entries)

airborne early warning	The detection of enemy air or surface units by radar or other equipment carried in an airborne vehicle, and the transmitting of a warning to friendly units
Airborne Fire Fighting System	AFFS
airborne mission coordinator	The designated individual that serves as an airborne extension of the component commander or supported commander responsible for the personnel recovery mission
airborne operation	An operation involving the air movement into an objective area of combat forces and their logistic support for execution of a tactical, operational, or strategic mission
aircraft carrier	A warship designed to support and operate aircraft, engage in attacks on targets afloat or ashore, and engage in sustained operations in support of other forces
Aircraft Certification Systems Evaluation Program	ACSEP
airdrop	The unloading of personnel or materiel from aircraft in flight
airfield	An area prepared for the accommodation (including any buildings, installations, and equipment) landing, and takeoff of aircraft
airhead	A designated area in a hostile or potentially hostile operational area that, when seized and held, ensures the continuous air landing of troops and materiel and provides the maneuver space necessary for projected operations
airhead	A designated location in an operational area used as a base for supply and evacuation by air
airhead line	A line denoting the limits of the objective area for an airborne assault
airland	Move by air and disembark, or unload, after the aircraft has landed or while an aircraft is hovering
airlift capability	The total capacity expressed in terms of number of passengers and/or weight/cubic displacement of cargo that can be carried at any one time to a given destination by available airlift.
airlift control team	A core team within the joint air operations center with intratheater airlift functional expertise to plan, coordinate, manage, and execute intratheater airlift operations in support of the joint force air component commander
airlift mission commander	A commander designated when airlift aircraft are participating in airlift operations specified in the implementing directive
airlift requirement	The total number of passengers and/or weight/cubic displacement of cargo required to be carried by air for a specific task
airspace control	Capabilities and procedures used to increase operational effectiveness by promoting the safe, efficient, and flexible use of airspace
airspace control area	Airspace that is laterally defined by the boundaries of the operational area, and may be subdivided into airspace control sectors
airspace control authority	The commander designated to assume overall responsibility for the operation of the airspace control system in the airspace control area
airspace control order	An order implementing the airspace control plan that provides the details of the approved requests for airspace coordinating measures