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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passive defense

Military; Air force

Measures taken to reduce the probability of and to minimize the effects of damage caused by hostile action without the intention of taking the initiative. To protect US, allied, and coalition forces ...

passive force protection

Military; Air force

Measures to negate or reduce the effects of hostile acts on Air Force assets by making them more survivable. This can be proactively accomplished through training, education, hardening, camouflage, ...

personnel recovery (PR)

Military; Air force

The aggregation of military, civil, and political efforts to obtain the release or recovery of personnel from uncertain or hostile environments and denied areas whether they are captured, missing, or ...

personnel recovery coordination cell (PRCC)

Military; Air force

A primary personnel recovery facility suitably staffed by supervisory personnel and equipped for coordinating and controlling personnel recovery operations. The facility is operated unilaterally by ...

Personnel Support for Contingency Operations (PERSCO)

Military; Air force

The collection of manual and automated procedures, systems, hardware, personnel agencies, and deployable teams to accomplish total force accountability, casualty reporting, strength reporting, and ...

Phoenix Raven

Military; Air force

Specially trained security forces teams that deploy with the air mobility aircraft to mitigate threats. These teams are comprised of individuals trained and equipped to provide protection of the ...