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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reachback

Military; Air force

The process of obtaining products, services, and applications or forces, equipment, or materiel from Air Force organizations that are not forward deployed.

recovery teams (RT)

Military; Air force

Designated Air Force teams specifically trained to operate independently or in conjunction with rotary wing / fixed wing aircraft, watercraft and overland vehicles. Combat rescue officers (CRO), ...

reliability tanker

Military; Air force

An air mobility tanker that operates within a given area with no scheduled receiver. It acts as a flying spare should another tanker not be able to pass fuel. Additionally it can be used in ...

remediation

Military; Air force

Actions taken in response to cleaning up a contaminated site to mitigate effects of environmental contamination on human health and safety, the environment, or the mission. Remediation actions can ...

restricted target list (RTL)

Military; Air force

A list of restricted targets nominated by elements of the joint force and approved by the joint force commander. This list also includes restricted targets directed by higher authorities. A list of ...

retrograde

Military; Air force

Returning assets—particularly repairable parts—from the area of operations to their source of repair.

security assistance team

Military; Air force

For purposes of Air Force Foreign Internal Defense doctrine, any team temporarily deployed by the United States Air Force to a recipient country to perform security assistance duties in behalf of the ...