close-support helicopter
115 Air Assault Close Support Squadron RLC — 15 Air Assault Close Support Squadron is a Close Support Squadron in the 13 Air Assault Regiment Royal Logistic Corps. They provide elements of 16 Air Assault Brigade with combat supplies as well as transport during times of peace and… …
2Close air support — A Boeing AH 64 Apache attack helicopter provides close air support to United States Army soldiers patrolling the Tigris River southeast of Baghdad, Iraq during the Iraq War In military tactics, close air support (CAS) is defined as air action by… …
3Attack helicopter — An attack helicopter, also known as a helicopter gunship, is a Military helicopter armed for attacking targets on the ground such as enemy infantry, armored vehicles and structures, using autocannon and machine gun fire, rockets, and precision… …
4Soviet support for Iraq during the Iran–Iraq war — During the Iran–Iraq War, the Soviet Union sold or gave the greatest amount of military equipment and supplies to Iraq, Fact|date=May 2008 as well as providing military advisers. Their public position, especially in the early phases of the war,… …
5Helicopter parent — is a colloquial, early 21st century term for a parent who pays extremely close attention to his or her child s or children s experiences and problems, particularly at educational institutions. The term was originally coined by Foster W. Cline,… …
6403 Helicopter Operational Training Squadron — No. 403 Squadron RCAF Active 1941 to Present Country …
7443 Maritime Helicopter Squadron — Active 8 February 1944 15 March 1946 12 September 1951 31 March 1964 25 October 1974 present Country Canada …
8417 Combat Support Squadron — Founded June 1941 Role Rescue Part of …
9Armed helicopter — A CH 54 Tarhe of the US Army 1st Cavalry Division carrying a BLU 82/B bomb. An armed helicopter is a helicopter equipped with weapons …
10Military 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 …
