close maneuver air combat
1Air combat manoeuvring — Air combat maneuvering (ACM) is the art of maneuvering a combat aircraft in order to attain a position from which an attack can be made on another aircraft. It relies on offensive and defensive Basic Fighter maneuvering (BFM) in order to gain an… …
2Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps — (AFROTC) is one of the three commissioning sources for officers in the United States Air Force, the other two being the Air Force Academy and Officer Training School. It is the largest and oldest source of commissioned officers for the Air Force… …
3air warfare — Military operations conducted by airplanes, helicopters, or other aircraft against aircraft or targets on the ground and in the water. Air warfare did not become important until World War I (1914–18). The British, French, German, Russian, and… …
4Air-to-air missile — An air to air missile (AAM) is a guided missile fired from an aircraft for the purpose of destroying another aircraft. It is typically powered by one or more rocket motors, usually solid fuelled but sometimes liquid fuelled. Ramjet engines, as… …
5Combat box — of a 12 plane B 17 squadron developed in October 1943. Three such boxes completed a 36 plane group box. 1. Lead Element 2. High Element 3. Low Element 4. Low Low Element The Combat box was a tactical formation used by heavy (strategic) bombers of …
6Close operations — are operations that are within the commander s area of operation (AO) in his battlespace (see: Area of responsibility). Most operations that are projected in close areas are usually against hostile forces in immediate contact and are often the… …
7Combat Assault Battalion — Combat Assault Battlaion CAB s Insignia Active February 16, 1942 present Country United St …
8Maneuver warfare — Warfare Military history Eras Prehistoric Ancient Medieval Gunpowder Industrial …
9Combat — Fight and Fighting redirect here. For other uses, see Fight (disambiguation). For other uses of Combat , see Combat (disambiguation). Warfare Military history …
10Air Resupply And Communications Service — Infobox Military Unit unit name= Air Resupply And Communications Service caption= Emblem of the USAF Air Resupply And Communications Service dates= 1951 1956 country= United States allegiance= branch= United States Air Force type= Psychological… …
