air base
Fighter jet home
An air base is a military installation centered on an airfield, serving as an operational hub for aircraft.
It includes runways, hangars, maintenance facilities, and housing for personnel.
The fighter squadron was stationed at an air base in Germany.
Also spelled as one word: airbase.
Paved path for planes
- control towerAviation guidance facility
- tarmacPaved airport surface
- taxiwayAircraft ground route
- apronWaist-tied protective garment
flight line · squadron · sortie · landing · takeoff · fuselage · cockpit · fighter jet
Soldiers' residential building
- garrisonStationed military force
- personnelWorkers at an organization
- battalionMid-sized military unit
- brigadeLarge military unit
commanding officer · mess hall · quarters · armory · munitions · depot · security · checkpoint
Radio-wave object detection
- reconnaissanceInformation-gathering before action
- early warningAlert before event occurs
- AWACSAerial radar surveillance acronym
- droneUnmanned flying machine
monitoring · intelligence · satellite imagery · patrol · detection · sensors · tracking · observation
Adding more fuel supply
- tankerVessel for liquid bulk
- jet fuelAircraft turbine propellant
- munitions depotMilitary weapons storage site
- supply chainProduct delivery infrastructure
cargo · airlift · ordnance · stockpile · spare parts · fuel depot · resupply · transport
Geography's role in statecraft
- allianceFormal union of parties
- deterrencePrevention via threatened consequences
- treatyBinding pact between nations
- diplomacyNegotiation between nations
deployment · doctrine · coalition · NATO · overseas · territory · sovereignty · host nation
runway
Paved path for planes
- control towerAviation guidance facility
- tarmacPaved airport surface
- taxiwayAircraft ground route
apron · flight line · squadron · sortie · landing · takeoff · fuselage · cockpit · fighter jet · bomber
barracks
Soldiers' residential building
brigade · commanding officer · mess hall · quarters · armory · munitions · depot · security · checkpoint · perimeter
radar
Radio-wave object detection
- reconnaissanceInformation-gathering before action
- early warningAlert before event occurs
- AWACSAerial radar surveillance acronym
drone · monitoring · intelligence · satellite imagery · patrol · detection · sensors · tracking · observation · signals intelligence
refueling
Adding more fuel supply
- tankerVessel for liquid bulk
- jet fuelAircraft turbine propellant
- munitions depotMilitary weapons storage site
supply chain · cargo · airlift · ordnance · stockpile · spare parts · fuel depot · resupply · transport · materiel
geopolitics
Geography's role in statecraft
- allianceFormal union of parties
- deterrencePrevention via threatened consequences
- treatyBinding pact between nations
diplomacy · deployment · doctrine · coalition · NATO · overseas · territory · sovereignty · host nation · staging area
- Cold War SitesBerlin Wall, Checkpoint Charlie, Iron Curtain, Brandenburg Gate, Kremlin
- Military Airfieldsrunway, runways, hangars, control tower, flight line
- landing siteshelipad, heliport, landing pad, landing strip, landing zone
- secure placesprison, jail, vault, bank vault, fortress
- Air Force termssquadron, wing, group, flight, command
- Air Forceflying officer, squadron leader, wing commander, group captain, F-15
air baseregional airport
Smaller aviation facility serving nearby areas
international airport · passenger terminal · municipal airport · heliport · airstrip
air basenaval base
Military port for warships
army base · naval station · army post · naval shipyard · navy yard