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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air support request close air support interdiction salvo			Air interdiction damaged roads and bridges, thus halting communist forces in 1950 and again in 1951 after Chinese intervention. Silver Wings, Golden Valor: The USAF Remembers Korea by Ortensie, R. Ray / Air & Space Power Journal They are: a JFA is an FSCM, not a reference system; a JFA is planned to support fires and maneuver; JFAs facilitate air interdiction regardless of location in the operational area; weapons release may occur outside the confines of the JFA where effects are intended; direct fires are not restricted by the JFA's establishment; and CAS may be conducted within a JFA with specific considerations. The JFA: redefining the kill box by Mullin, James E., III / Fires Counterland Concepts In Air Force doctrine, the term counterland encompasses two specific missions: close air support (CAS) and air interdiction (AI). Counterair and counterland: concepts for the 21st century by Hinman, Ellwood P., IV / Joint Force Quarterly			Air Force special operations component Air Force special operations detachment Air Force special operations element Air Force special operations forces Air fountain air freight air freighting air frost Air furnace Air gap air gas air ground operations system air group air guitar air gun Air hammer air hardening air hole air horn air hose air hostess air hunger air intercept control common air intercept zone air interception air interdiction air jacket air kiss air landed air landed operation air lane air layering air letter Air level air liaison officer Air line air lock air logistic support air logistic support operation air mail air marshal air mass air mattress Air Medal air mile Air Miles air miss air mission air mission intelligence report air mobility Air Mobility Command			Air Intake Control Actuator Air Intake Controller Air Intake Recirculation and Purification Air Intelligence Air Intelligence Agency Air Intelligence Brief Air Intelligence Force Air Intelligence Group Air Intelligence Information Report Air Intelligence Officer Air Intelligence Report Air Intelligence Squadron Air Intelligence Support Team Air Intelligence Technician Air Intercept air intercept control common air intercept control common Air Intercept Control School air intercept controller Air Intercept Controller Supervisor Air Intercept Missile Air Intercept Missile Evaluation Air Intercept Missile Evaluation/Air Combat Evaluation air intercept zone air intercept zone air interception air interdiction Air Interdiction Design Analysis Air Interdiction Officer Air Interdiction Target Nomination Air interface Air interface Air Interface Multiple Access Air Interface Protocol Air Interface Specification Air Interface Speech Equivalent Air Interface Standards Working Group Air Interface User Rate Air ioniser Air ioniser Air ionizer air jacket Air Jamaica Air Jamaica Express Air Jamaica Vacations Air Jet Explosives Trace Detector Air Jordan Boots Air Jordan Fusion Air Jungle Rescue Squadron Air Kelantan Sdn Bhd air kiss Air knife Air Koryo

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