combat assault transport helicopter
1Assault Support — is one of the six functions of United States Marine Corps aviation and is comprised of those actions required to airlift personnel, supplies or equipment into or within a battle area by helicopters or fixed wing aircraft. It provides the Marine… …
2Helicopter — For other uses, see Helicopter (disambiguation). Helicopter An LAPD Bell 206 …
3helicopter — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ air force, army, coastguard (BrE), Coast Guard (in the US), military, naval, police ▪ civilian, private …
4Combat stores ship — USNS Spica, a combat stores ship. Combat stores ships, or S …
5Air assault — An Air Assault is a tactical or operational manoeuvre of an infantry unit airlifted by helicopters, usually to fulfil an aerial envelopment role in a larger ground operation plan. The role of the assaulting force is rarely to immediately engage… …
6Military helicopter — A Mi 17 and troops, Afghanistan, 2009. A military helicopter is a helicopter that is either specifically built or converted for use by military forces. A military helicopter s mission is a function of its design or conversion. The most common use …
7Attack transport — is a United States ship classification.In the early 1940s, as the US Navy expanded in response to the threat of involvement in World War II, a number of civilian passenger ships and some freighters were acquired, converted to transports and given …
8Mistral class amphibious assault ship — The Mistral in Toulon harbour Class overview Name: Mistral Builders: STX Europe …
9Amphibious assault ship — Six of the U.S. Navy s assault ships in formation; lead ship and the ship seen to its left are Tarawa class, all others are Wasp class An amphibious assault ship (also referred to as a commando carrier or an amphibious assault carrier) is a type… …
10Coalition combat operations in Afghanistan in 2008 — There are two coalitions operating in Afghanistan, one of which has a strict basis in international law. The US led coalition , identified by the press, refers to Operation Enduring Freedom, mostly special forces, air and naval forces, within a… …
