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Define Anti-air warfare
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That action required to destroy or reduce to an acceptable level the enemy air and missile threat
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What are the two purposes of AAW?
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1. Force protection
2. Air superiority |
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What are the 2 types of AAW operations?
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1. Offensive AAW
2. Air Defense |
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Define Offensive AAW
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Operations conducted against enemy assets and air defense systems before they can be launched or assume an attacking role
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Define Air Defense
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All defensive measures designed to destroy attacking enemy aircraft or missiles, or to nullify or reduce the effectiveness of such an attack
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What are the 2 types of air defense?
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1. Active
2. Passive |
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What is active air defense?
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Direct defensive action taken to destroy, nullify, or reduce the effectiveness of hostile air and missile threats against friendly forces and assets. It includes use of aircraft, air defense weapons, electronic warfare, and other weapons.
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What is passive air defense? List 4 examples.
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All measures other than active air defense including deception, dispersion, use of protective constructions, and camouflage
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What are the 3 principles of AAW?
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1. Destruction in depth
2. Mutual support 3. Centralized command and decentralized control |
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What are the 4 operational elements of a theater air defense?
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1. Active air defense
2. Passive air defense 3. Attack operations 4. Command, control, communications, computers, and intel (C4I) |
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What are the threat levels regarding enemy air defenses?
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1. Low
2. Medium 3. High |
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Define OAAW
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Actions that reduce or neutralize the enemy's air and missile threat before it launches or assumes an attacking role.
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What are the two purposes of OAAW?
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1. Gain air superiority
2. Protect friendly forces |
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What are the 4 tasks of OAAW?
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1. Preemptive measures
2. Suppression of enemy air defenses 3. Local air superiority measures 4. Reactive measures |
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What are the two kinds of preemptive measures?
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1. Major
2. Continuous |
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What are the 5 principles of OAAW?
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1. Location
2. Destruction 3. Deception 4. Intimidation 5. Combined arms |
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What are the 6 OAAW missions?
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1. Surface attack
2. Fighter sweep 3. Escort 4. SEAD 5. Electronic attack 6. Time critical attack |
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What are the 3 air defense tasks?
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1. Surveillance (detect, identify, and evaluate)
2. Weapons control and coordination 3. Destruction |
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What are the 4 air defense principles?
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1. Location
2. Destruction 3. Reduction 4. Confusion |
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What are the 3 air defense applications?
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1. Area defense
2. Point defense 3. Self defense |