close air support
Aircraft assisting infantry
Close air support is military aviation directed at enemy targets near friendly ground forces.
Aircraft—typically jets, helicopters, or drones—strike positions that troops on the ground identify, requiring precise coordination to avoid hitting allies.
Often abbreviated CAS: The battalion called in close air support when they encountered heavy resistance.
- gunshipArmed support aircraft
- airstrikeAircraft-delivered military attack
- ground attackAssault on land targets
- boots on the groundMilitary presence in area
- strafingAerial gunfire at ground
gun run · fire mission · jet · fighter jets · bombing · forward observer · infantry · fire · Apache · rolling thunder · coordinates · aircraft · warplane · pilot · joint operations · air-to-ground missiles · artillery · missile
close air supportair superiority
Control of the sky
air-to-air combat · combat air patrol · interception · dogfighting
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