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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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 ...

force development

Military; Air force

A series of experiences and challenges, combined with education and training opportunities, that is directed at producing Airmen who possess the requisite skills, knowledge, experience, and ...

force health protection

Military; Air force

A comprehensive threat-based program directed at preventing and managing health-related actions against Air Force uncommitted combat power.

force protection (FP)

Military; Air force

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 ...

full spectrum threat response program (FSTR)

Military; Air force

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 ...

functional effect

Military; Air force

An effect on the ability of a system to function properly.

fusion

Military; Air force

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 ...