- 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 ...
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 source as possible. Offensive counterair operations range throughout enemy territory and are generally conducted at the initiative of friendly forces. These operations include attack operations, fighter sweep, escort, and suppression of enemy air defenses.
Offensive counterair operations range throughout enemy territory and are generally conducted at the initiative of friendly forces.
Industry:Military
Operations to preclude an adversary from exploiting space to their advantage.
Industry:Military
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 combat operations.
Industry:Military
The person designated to coordinate the personnel recovery efforts at the recovery site.
Industry:Military
The process of observing phenomena, orienting mentally toward them, deciding upon a course of action concerning them, and acting on that decision.
Industry:Military
The process of observing phenomena, orienting mentally toward them, deciding upon a course of action concerning them, and acting on that decision.
Industry:Military
Joint force components’ evaluation of the achievement of their objectives, both tactical and operational, through assessment of effects, operational execution, environmental influences, and attainment of the objectives’ success indicators, in order to develop strategy recommendations. It also includes any required analysis of causal linkages.
Industry:Military
Operational doctrine guides the proper organization and employment of air and space forces in the context of distinct objectives, force capabilities, broad functional areas, and operational environments. Operational doctrine provides the focus for developing the missions and tasks that must be executed through tactical doctrine. Doctrine at this level changes a bit more rapidly than basic doctrine, but usually only after deliberate internal Service debate.
Industry:Military
The systematic process of identifying hazards, assessing risks, analyzing risk control measures, making control decisions, implementing risk controls, and supervising and reviewing the process. Commanders accept the residual risks.
Industry:Military
Offensive military action that strikes a wide array of targets in a short period of time in order to cause maximum shock and dislocation effects across an entire enemy system.
Industry:Military
