Offensive Air Support

Front 1

Define Offensive Air Support

Back 1

Those air operations conducted against enemy installations, facilities, and personnel to
directly assist in the attainment of MAGTF objectives through the destruction of enemy resources or by the
isolation of the enemy’s military forces

Front 2

What are the 2 principle effects of OAS?

Back 2

1. Neutralization
2. Destruction

Front 3

Define neutralization

Back 3

Actions that render areas and weapons ineffective or delay enemy forces for a specified period of time

Front 4

Define destruction

Back 4

Destroy enemy forces, equipment, supplies, and installations

Front 5

Define Deep Air Support

Back 5

Air action against enemy targets at such a distance from friendly forces that detailed integration of each mission with fire and movement of friendly forces is not required.

Front 6

What are the 3 DAS missions?

Back 6

1. Air Interdiction
2. Armed Reconnaissance
3. Strike Coordination and Reconnaisance

Front 7

Define Air Interdiction (AI)

Back 7

missions destroy, neutralize or Missions that delay the enemy’s military potential before it can be brought to bear effectively
against friendly forces

Front 8

Define Armed Reconnaissance (AR)

Back 8

Missions that locate and attach targets of opportunity in assigned areas

Front 9

Define Strike Coordination Armed Reconnaissance (SCAR)

Back 9

Missions that acquire, report, and coordinate the destruction of targets

Front 10

Define CAS

Back 10

is air action by fixed- and rotary-wing aircraft against hostile targets that are in close proximity to friendly forces and which require detailed integration of each air mission with the fire and movement of those forces.