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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no-strike list (NSL)

Military; Air force

A list of geographic areas, complexes, or installations not planned for capture or destruction. Attacking these may violate the law of armed conflict or interfere with friendly relations with ...

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Military; Air force

A tangible entity that is a physical, functional, or behavioral element of a system.

non-kinetic

Military; Air force

Relating to actions that produce effects without direct use of the force or energy of moving objects, including such means as electromagnetic radiation, directed energy, information operations, etc.

offensive counterair (OCA)

Military; Air force

Offensive operations to destroy, disrupt, or neutralize enemy aircraft, missiles, launch platforms, and their supporting structures and systems both before and after launch, but as close to their ...

offensive counterspace. (OCS)

Military; Air force

Operations to preclude an adversary from exploiting space to their advantage.

offensive force protection

Military; Air force

Proactive measures taken to deny, defeat, or destroy hostile forces who currently are not committed to direct hostile activity but whose intent is to target Air Force assets not currently engaged in ...