air patrol
Aerial security sweep
A military or law enforcement operation in which aircraft monitor an area from the sky.
Air patrols may watch for enemy movement, enforce no-fly zones, track smugglers, or provide security: Fighter jets flew air patrol over the capital during the summit.
The term also refers to the aircraft or personnel conducting such surveillance.
- pilotsThose who fly aircraft
- sweepBrush clean with broom
- wingLimb enabling flight
- reconnaissanceInformation-gathering before action
- squadronMilitary aviation unit
eyes in the sky · coast guard · search and rescue · fighter jets · radar systems · aerostats · disaster response · flight · counter-terrorism · boots on the ground · formation · wildlife monitoring · helicopter · peacekeeping missions · no-fly zone · flying low · reconnaissance drones · emergency response
- aircraftairplane, airliner, airplanes, plane, biplane
- policeofficer, cop, officers, cops, police departments
- Air Combatairstrikes, fighter pilot, bombing run, combat aircraft, bomb run
- Air Forceflying officer, squadron leader, wing commander, group captain, F-15
- air warfareairstrike, bombing runs, dive bombing, precision bombing, saturation bombing
- military defensemissile defense, coastal defense, homeland defense, radar station, command center
air patrolfoot patrol
On-foot police monitoring
naval patrol · sea patrol · mounted patrol · border patrol · river patrol