ground readiness

  • 1ground readiness — That status in which aircraft can be armed and serviced and personnel alerted to take off within a specified length of time after receiving orders. Once aircraft are serviced and armed, they are on ground alert …

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  • 2readiness — Synonyms and related words: Italian hand, OK, a thing for, ability, acceptance, accord, acquiescence, acuity, acuteness, address, adeptness, adroitness, affirmative, affirmative voice, agility, agreeability, agreeableness, agreement, airmanship,… …

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  • 3ground alert — Mil. 1. the state of waiting for orders in or near combat airplanes ready to take to the air at once. 2. the aircraft standing by during a ground alert. [1960 65] * * * ground alert, 1. a state of readiness in which aircraft and crews are ready… …

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  • 4ground alert — That status in which aircraft on the ground/deck are fully serviced and armed, with combat crews in readiness to take off within a specified short period of time (usually 15 minutes) after receipt of a mission order. See also airborne alert;… …

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  • 5ground alert — That status in which aircraft on the ground or the deck are fully serviced and armed, with combat crews in readiness to take off within a specified short period of time (usually 2, 5, 15, or 30 min) after receipt of a mission order …

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  • 6ground floor — Synonyms and related words: anticipation, beginnings, clerestory, earliness, early hour, early stage, entresol, first crack, first floor, first stage, flat, floor, foresight, head start, level, mezzanine, mezzanine floor, prevenience, prevision,… …

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  • 7Russian Ground Forces — The Russian Ground Forces ( ru. Сухопутные войска Российской Федерации, tr.: Suhopútnyje vojská Rossíjskoj Federácii ) are the land forces of the Russian Federation, formed from parts of the collapsing Soviet Army in 1992. While the Russian… …

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  • 8Ukrainian Ground Forces — Ukrainian Army redirects here. For historical armies of Ukraine, see Ukrainian Army (disambiguation) Military of Ukraine …

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  • 9Japan Ground Self-Defense Force — For the Imperial Japanese Army (1871–1947), please see that article. For the Ministry of the Military (Ritsuryō) (701–1871), please see that article. Japan Ground Self Defense Force 陸上自衛隊 (Rikujō Jieitai) …

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  • 10Central Readiness Force — ] On March 31, 2007, the Central Readiness Force had held its formal ceremony at the JGSDF s Asaka base in Nerima, Tokyo, which included guests such as Fumio Kyuma and Josho Yamaguchi, the former presiding over the formal establishment of the CRF …

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