combat air patrol
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An aircraft patrol provided over an objective area, the force protected, the critical area of a combat zone, or in an air defense area, for the purpose of intercepting and destroying hostile aircraft before they reach their targets. Also called CAP. See also airborne alert; barrier combat air patrol; patrol; rescue combat air patrol.

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airborne alert barrier combat air patrol combat patrol patrol rescue combat air patrol			Both types flew target combat air patrol (TARCAP), naval gun fire spotting, close support, deep support, call strikes, night heckler, night intruder and night TARCAP missions. The Navy's Air War in Korea: September-October 1950 by Evans, Mark L. / Naval Aviation News			tare tare weight Tared Tareekh e Kasas Tarente Tarentism Tarentula Tarentum taret organ targe target target acquisition target acquisition system target allocation target analysis target approach point target area target area of interest target area survey base target array target audience target base line target bearing target cell target classification Target Combat air patrol target company target complex target component target concentration target critical damage point target data inventory target date target discrimination target dossier target folder target grid target illustration print target information center target information sheet target intelligence target language target list target man target materials target nomination list target number target of opportunity target organ target overlay target pattern			Target Award Date target base line Target Beacon Transmit Time target bearing target bearing Target Bearing Indicator Target Bearing Transmitter Target Benefit Target Benefit plan Target Benefit Plans Target Bulletin Target Calcification Target cash balance target cell target cell target cell target cell Target cell (codocyte) target cells target cells target cells Target Center Display Target Centered Display target central processing unit Target Chamber Service System Target Channel Type Field Target Chip Ganassi Racing target classification Target Classification Process Target Collimator Dump Injection Target Combat air patrol Target Companies Target Companies target company target company Target Completion Date target complex target component target compound Target Compound List target computer target concentration target concentration target concentration target configuration Target Configuration Date Target Console Target Continuum Distorted-Wave Target Continuum Distorted-Wave 1st-Order Target Control System Bulletin Target Control System Change Target Controlled Infusion Target Coordinate Data Target Corp Target Corporation Target Cost Award Fee Target Cost Incentive Fee Target Criteria target critical damage point

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combat air patrol (redirected from Target Combat air patrol)

combat air patrol
(redirected from Target Combat air patrol)