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air force
The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military
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2001
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air force AF 1. the branch of a nation's armed forces responsible for air warfare as well as transporting personnel and equipment by air.
2. a unit larger than a division and smaller than a command in the U.S. Air Force.
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U.S. AIR FORCE PROVIDES RESTRUCTURING DETAILS
PR Newswire; 12/13/1991; 700+ words
; U.S. AIR FORCE PROVIDES RESTRUCTURING DETAILS WASHINGTON...details on the restructure of three of the Air Force's major commands into two new commands...headquarters bases of these commands at Langley Air Force Base, Va., Scott Air Force Base, Ill...
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AIR CONTROLLERS KEPT SKIES CLEAR DURING, AFTER SHOW
Newspaper article from: Post-Tribune (IN); 8/9/1988; 700+ words
; ...Lake edition. When the two U.S. Air Force F-15 jet fighters took off from Hatcher...appearing in the Hoosier Hoopla Inc. Air Show, the airport tower radioed to...were to follow on their trip home. Air controllers had reserved the corridor...
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Air C4I 20th & 21st October 2003 -- The Hatton, London.
M2 Presswire; 9/5/2003; 700+ words
; ...Interoperability amongst air, naval and land capabilities...General Manager, NATO Air Command and Control System...support of the German Air Force within the German forces framework * Present the forces and equipment to fulfil...level-IT-system Air Force and its main ...
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Air combat command. (Organization).(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: Airman; 1/1/2002; 700+ words
; ...Mission Operates Air Force bombers and CONUS...maintains combat-ready forces for rapid deployment...Command. Provides air defense forces to...Prepares combat air forces to globally implement...Langley AFB, Va. Air Force Command and Control...15C/D) * 93rd ...
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Air France CEO not convinced that Flight 447 had speed problem.(Aerospace News)
Newspaper article from: Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Seattle, WA); 6/11/2009; 700+ words
; Picture Brazilian Air Force officer Henry Munhoz shows a picture to...MAURICIO LIMA/AFP/Getty Images) Air France Chief Executive Officer Pierre...were in response to the June 1 crash of Air France Flight 447, in which 228 people...
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Chinese Air Conditioner Quarterly Report Provides the Essential Data You Need to Know about the Industry in 2007.
Business Wire; 10/9/2007; 700+ words
; ...Price Gap between China-made and Foreign Air-conditioner Brands Shrinking 4.4 Development of Diversified Functions, Inverter Air-conditioner Developing towards Main Force Distribution of Air-conditioner Brands Most Concerned by Users...
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Chinese Air Conditioner Quarterly Report Provides The Essential Data You Need To Know About The Industry In 2007.
M2 Presswire; 10/8/2007; 700+ words
; ...Price Gap between China-made and Foreign Air-conditioner Brands Shrinking 4.4 Development of Diversified Functions, Inverter Air-conditioner Developing towards Main Force Distribution of Air-conditioner Brands Most Concerned by Users...
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Air France Flight 447: No longer "bodies," but "mortal remains".(Aerospace News)
Newspaper article from: Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Seattle, WA); 6/16/2009; 700+ words
; ...turning over to French investigators and Air France. The Brazilian Navy has 761 people dedicated to the search, and its Air Force has 250 searching the Atlantic. More...also said to be unusual after a mid-air explosion," the newspaper said...
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Air combat command.(Organization)
Magazine article from: Airman; 1/1/2005; 700+ words
; ...Mission Provides primary force of combat air power to America's...maintains combat-ready forces for rapid deployment...Headquarters ACC serving as the air component to U.S. Northern Command and Joint Forces Command. Augments forces to U.S. European Command...Lackland AFB, Texas II ...
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Air education and training command.(Organization)
Magazine article from: Airman; 1/1/2005; 700+ words
; ...combat capability of America's Air Force. Provides basic military training...group 53 Community College of the Air Force 14,584 Other educational activities...University, Maxwell AFB, Ala. I Air Force Officer Accession and Training Schools...
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Air Force Office of Special Investigations, United States
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Espionage, Intelligence, and Security
...antiterrorism teams, based at Lackland Air Force Base (AFB) in Texas; Ramstein...seven are tied with major air force commands: materiel (Region...Region 4), United States Air Forces in Europe (Region 5), Pacific...Forces (Region 6), and Air Force Space Command ...
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Air Canada
Book article from: International Directory of Company Histories
...with roomier vehicles, but high air fares, which were regulated...used that power to demand lower air fares from more competitive airlines...anyone. In the late 1970s these forces combined to gain the support...When Parliament passed the Air Canada Act of 1978, the Crown...
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Air Force Combat Organizations: Tactical Air Forces
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to American Military History
Air Force Combat Organizations: Tactical Air Forces. Tactical air forces...needed to operate an air base and sustain the operational forces stationed at the base...organized into numbered air forces (e.g. Eighth Air Force, Ninth Air ...
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Air Force Intelligence, United States
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Espionage, Intelligence, and Security
Air Force Intelligence, United States █...intelligence agencies. Background. The U.S. Air Force has its roots in the Aeronautical Section...1947 for the first time established the Air Force as a separate military service. Throughout...
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Air masses and fronts
Encyclopedia entry from: The Gale Encyclopedia of Science
...cold air moving across Earth ’ s surface comes into contact with a warm air mass, the denser cold air mass may force its way under the lighter warm air mass. The boundary formed between these two air masses is a cold front. Cold fronts...
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