- 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 ...
A comprehensive threat-based program directed at preventing and managing health-related actions against Air Force uncommitted combat power.
Industry:Military
Actions taken to prevent or mitigate hostile actions against Department of Defense personnel (to include family members), resources, facilities, and critical information. These actions conserve the force’s fighting potential so it can be applied at the decisive time and place and incorporate the coordinated and synchronized offensive and defensive measures to enable the effective employment of the joint force while degrading opportunities for the enemy. Force protection does not include actions to defeat the enemy or protect against accidents, weather, or disease.
An integrated application of offensive and defensive actions that deter, detect, preempt, mitigate, or negate threats against or hazards to Air Force air and space operations and assets, based on an acceptable level of risk.
Industry:Military
The single, integrated Air Force program to address the full spectrum of physical risks, threats, mitigation strategies, and passive defense measures. The primary missions of the Air Force full spectrum threat response program are to 1) save lives, 2) minimize the loss or degradation of resources, and 3) continue, sustain, and restore combat and combat support operational capability in an “all hazards”physical threat environment at Air force installations worldwide. The ancillary missions of the full spectrum threat response program are to support Department of Defense homeland defense operations and to provide military support to civil and host nation authorities in accordance with Department of Defense directives and through the appropriate combatant command. The full spectrum threat response program is managed by the office of the Civil Engineer, HQ USAF/A7C.
Industry:Military
In intelligence usage, the process of examining all sources of intelligence and information to derive a complete assessment of activity. Process of combining/aggregating data to derive a more complete assessment of a specific capability, action, or situation.
Industry:Military
A permanent Air Force base where Airmen execute and support air and space operations. Also referred to as home station.
Industry:Military
The exploitation and analysis of imagery and geospatial information to describe, assess and visually depict physical features and geographically referenced activities on the earth.
Industry:Military
Provides responsive, worldwide support to airlift and air refueling operations. This system consists of an existing but limited set of CONUS and en route locations. Deployable forces capable of augmenting the fixed en route locations or establishing en route locations where none exist are also an integral part of this system.
Industry:Military
The protection of US territory, sovereignty, domestic population, and critical infrastructure against external threats and aggression.
Industry:Military
A concerted national effort to prevent terrorist attack within the United States, reduce America’s vulnerability to terrorism, and minimize the damage and recover from attacks that do occur.
Industry:Military
