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11Air Defense Identification Zone (Washington DC) — An Air Defense Identification Zone has existed since 2003 around the Baltimore Washington Metropolitan Area to restrict air traffic near the White House and other locations in the District of Columbia.The ADIZ was established after the September… …
12air defense division — A geographic subdivision of an air defense region. See also air defense sector …
13air defense sector — A geographical subdivision of an air defense region. See also air defense division …
14air defense warning “red” — An air defense warning condition indicating that attack by hostile aircraft and/or missiles is imminent or is in progress. This means that hostile aircraft and/or missiles are either within or in the immediate vicinity of an air defense sector… …
15air defense warning “white” — An air defense warning condition indicating that attack by hostile aircraft and/or missiles is improbable. It may be announced or indicated either before or after an air defense warning yellow or red …
16air defense suppression — In air operations, actions taken to degrade fixed and mobile surface based components of enemy air defense systems so that offensive air forces may effectively attack a target …
17air defense artillery — Normally refers to air defense guns meant to engage enemy aircraft. However, it includes all weapons and equipment to actively engage air targets from the ground but excludes surface to air guided weapons …
18air defense suppression — All actions taken to degrade fixed and mobile surface based components of enemy air defense systems so that offensive air forces may effectively attack a target. SEAD (suppression of enemy air defenses) is the term given to such an operation …
19air defense direction center — An installation having the capability of performing air surveillance, interception, control, and direction of allocated air defense weapons within an assigned sector of responsibility. It may also have an identification capability …
20air defense operations team — A team of United States Air Force ground environment personnel assigned to certain allied air defense control and warning units/elements …
