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OAS – Offensive Air Support
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– “those air operations conducted against enemy installations, facilities, and personnel to directly assist the attainment of MAGTF objectives.”
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AAW – Anti-air Warfare
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“that action required to destroy or reduce to acceptable level the enemy air and missile threat”
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Assault Support –
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“the use of aircraft to provide tactical mobility and logistic support for the MAGTF, through:
• Movement of high priority cargo and personnel within the immediate area of operations. • In-flight refueling • Evacuation of personnel and cargo |
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SEVEN tasks of Assault Support = CDR BATE
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C.A.T. – D.O. – Refueling - - B.S.I. – A.L.S. – TRAP - Evacuation
• Combat assault transport – mobility and logistic support to the MAGTF • Delivery operations – transports equipment and supplies to FOBs. • Refueling – allows MAGTF aircraft to conduct flight-ferrying operation, extended time on station, and extend mission range. • Battle Space Illumination – both fixed and rotary-wing aircraft. Used to provide light in the battle space area. • Air logistical support – using fixed-wing aircraft to provide assault support of MAGTF forces. • TRAP facilities – recovery of equipment and personnel while prevention additional loss. • Evacuation – provides transportation of equipment and personnel from FOBs to remote areas by using transport helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft. |
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Air Reconnaissance –
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“is the acquisition of intelligence information by employing visual observation and/or sensors in air vehicles”
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