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air assault
Term Source:
JP 3-18
(Joint Forcible Entry Operations)
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1.) The movement of friendly assault forces by rotary-wing aircraft to engage and destroy enemy forces or to seize and hold key terrain.
See Also:
- related air assault force
- related air assault operation
- see also assault
In the United States, military vocabulary is standardized by the Department of Defence. These terms are used by the United States Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps.
Term Classification: operations
Source:
Department of Defence, Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms
Term sourced from JP 3-18: Joint Forcible Entry Operations, updated November 2012
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