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air interdiction
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Air operations conducted to destroy, neutralize, or delay the enemy's military potential before it can be brought to bear effectively against friendly forces at such distance from friendly forces that detailed integration of each air mission with the fire and movement of friendly forces is not required.


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Remind folks that for the last 50 years, ground forces have enjoyed the luxury of not having to worry about aerial interdiction from enemy air forces.
The aerial interdiction campaign in the Mediterranean disrupted the flow of supplies for the German army.
Since aerial interdiction was recently restarted (it was suspended after the downing of a plane in Peru in 2001 killed two US missionaries), four planes have been shot down and three more captured (see NotiSur, 2001-05-18, 2001-11-09).
 
 
 
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