air operations
Flights with purpose
Air operations are military activities involving aircraft—combat missions, reconnaissance, transport, and support functions conducted from the sky.
The term encompasses everything from bombing runs to aerial refueling to surveillance flights.
In military planning, air operations are coordinated as a distinct domain alongside ground and naval operations: Coalition air operations targeted enemy supply lines.
- sortieArmed raid outward
- missionPurpose-driven task
- mission briefingPre-task information delivery
- airborneTraveling through air
- combatArmed hostile engagement
tactical · strike · shock and awe · reconnaissance · bombing · flight · squadron · aircraft · flight deck · deployment · boots on the ground · maneuver · theater · command · radar · intercept · assault · behind enemy lines
air operationsground operations
Activities conducted on land
ground combat · naval operations · naval warfare · cyber operations · space operations
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