- Industry: Military
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The United States Air Force (USAF) is the aerial warfare branch of the United States Armed Forces which was created under the National Security Act of 1947 signed President Harry S Truman. The Air Force ended a 40-year association with the U.S. Army to become a separate service two years after the ...
The senior agency of the Air Force component commander that provides command and control of Air Force air and space operations and coordinates with other components and Services.
Industry:Military
The synergistic application of air, space, and information systems to project global strategic military power.
Industry:Military
Deliberate use of air and space power, in any of its lethal or nonlethal, kinetic or nonkinetic, forms to achieve a psychological balance advantageous to friendly forces and objectives. PSYOP may be used offensively or defensively depending on the commander’s intent and the current situation.
Industry:Military
That degree of dominance in the air and space battle of one force over another which permits the conduct of operations by the former and its related land, sea, air and space forces at a given time and place without prohibitive interference by the opposing force.
Industry:Military
An air refueling operation that extends the unrefueled range of aircraft transiting from CONUS and a theater, or any two theaters. This operation reduces the number of aircraft on the ground at forward staging bases, minimizes potential en route maintenance delays, enables airlift assets to maximize their payloads, and facilitates rapid transit of combat aircraft to area of operations.
Industry:Military
A component level liaison that serves as the direct representative of the commander, Air Force forces (COMAFFOR)/joint force air and space component commander (JFACC) to interface with other components or joint task force commanders and their respective staffs. This element facilitates the integration of air and space power by exchanging current intelligence, operational data, support requirements and coordinating the integration of COMAFFOR/JFACC requirements for airspace coordinating measures, joint fire support coordinating measures, and close air support. Element expertise includes plans, operations, intelligence, airspace management, and air mobility.
Industry:Military
Developing Airmen, technology-to-warfighting, and integrating operations are the Air Force core competencies. Core competencies are not doctrine, but are enablers of our doctrine. They begin to translate the central beliefs of doctrine into understandable concepts, and thus contribute to a greater understanding of doctrine.
Industry:Military
Air operations conducted to destroy, neutralize, or delay the enemy’s military potential before it can be brought to bear effectively against friendly forces at such distance from friendly forces that detailed integration of each air mission with the fire and movement of friendly forces is not required. Includes both lethal and nonlethal systems, is employed to destroy, disrupt, divert, or delay the enemy’s surface military potential before it can effectively engage friendly forces, or otherwise achieve its objectives.
Industry:Military
A cell within the air operations center and one of the core teams in the air mobility division. The air mobility control team is the centralized source of air mobility command, control, and communications for the director of mobility forces during mission execution. The director of mobility forces uses the air mobility control team to direct (or redirect as required) air mobility forces in concert with other air and space forces to respond to requirement changes, higher priorities, or immediate execution limitations. The air mobility control team deconflicts all air mobility operations into, out of, and within the area of responsibility or joint operations area. The air mobility control team maintains execution process and communications connectivity for tasking, coordination, and flight with the air operations center’s combat operations division, subordinate air mobility units, and mission forces.
Industry:Military
The forces of Air National Guard and the Air Force Reserve Command.
Industry:Military
