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airlift capability |
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The total capacity expressed in terms of number of passengers and/or weight/cubic displacement of cargo that can be carried at any one time to a given destination by available airlift. See also airlift requirement; allowable load; payload. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| administration showed great
forbearance when French President Jacques Chirac announced that the
European Rapid Deployment Force, which would be carved out of NATO and
would be almost entirely dependent on American airlift capability, would
project European power in the world. Our air reserve component accounts for
more than 65 percent of our tactical airlift, 35 percent of our
strategic airlift capability, 60 percent of our air refueling, and
possesses over a third of our strike fighters. This rapid response team, which has
worldwide airlift capability designed to evacuate and manage patients
under high-level containment, also offers a portable containment
laboratory, limited environmental decontamination, and specialized
consultative expertise. |
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