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• ALE-39 [r]: An obsolete dispenser of electronic warfare expendables (e.g., flares and chaff), to be replaced by the AN/ALE-47 ^[e]
• ALR-69 [r]: A radar warning receiver that characterizes the threat beyond simple warning; of early 2000s vintage on aircraft including the A-10 Thunderbolt II, MC-130 COMBAT TALON, MH-53 PAVE LOW, F-16 Fighting Falcon and C-130 Hercules ^[e]
• ALR-93 [r]: Part of the defensive electronics suite for United States Special Operations Command helicopters and fixed-wing transport aircraft, this detects a wide range of radar, and cues a decoy launcher and other countermeasures ^[e]
• Afghanistan War (2001-), major combat phase [r]: During the Afghanistan War (2001-), the period of combat by Afghan ground forces, with U.S. and British air & special operations support, which drove the Taliban and al-Qaeda from their bases, in October through December 2001 ^[e]
• Afghanistan War (2001-) [r]: Beginning on October 7, 2001, in response to the 9-11 attacks, military operations against the Taliban and al-Qaeda by United States and NATO forces ^[e]
• Air Combat Command [r]: The United States Air Force headquarters responsibility for preparing and training resources for the operational Unified Combatant Commands, as well as doctrinal development ^[e]
• Air Force Special Operations Command [r]: The Air Component of United States Special Operations Command; lineage includes Air Commando units in the Vietnam War ^[e]
• Air assault [r]: Military operations in which infantry are carried by aircraft onto, or very near, the target, or by parachuting. The aircraft may be helicopters, tilt-rotor aircraft, short-landing transports, or, historically, gliders. ^[e]
• Air refueling [r]: Transferring fuel from one aircraft to another while both are in flight. ^[e]
• Amphibious ready group [r]: The group of amphibious warfare ships, not including escorts, that can land and support a United States Marine Corps Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), a reinforced naval infantry battalion and an air component; also used for the equivalent Royal Marine Commando ^[e]
• Armed helicopter [r]: A helicopter that can be configured to carry troops or cargo only, light weapons and troops, or possibly a heavier ammunition load with still-removable weapons. ^[e]
• Army Special Operations Command [r]: A command that trains and prepares U.S. Army special operations personnel, including United States Army Special Forces, and serves as the land forces component of United States Special Operations Command ^[e]
• Battle of Tora Bora [r]: A battle of the Afghanistan War (2001-), in which allied special operations forces, principally using Afghan troops, attempted to kill or capture an escaping Osama bin Laden ^[e]
• CH-53 Sea Stallion [r]: A heavy helicopter originally developed by the U.S. Navy for supporting Marine amphibious operations and Naval logistics, it remains the core of heavy lift for amphibious warfare, but has spawned combat search and rescue (HH-53), minesweeping (RH-53) and special operations (MH-53 PAVE LOW) variants ^[e]
• Chief of Staff of the Air Force [r]: The senior uniformed leader of the United States Air Force, responsible for development and readiness of Air Force units and representing the Air Force on the Joint Chiefs of Staff, but not in the line of command over Unified Combatant Commands ^[e]
• Chief of Staff of the Army [r]: Uniformed professional head of the United States Army, a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and of four-star general rank ^[e]
• Counterterrorism [r]: A range of activities that prevent attempted terrorism well before an actual act is close to being executed, including killing or capturing terrorists; complements and can include anti-terrorism, or measures taken to minimize the impact of an attempted or completed act; counterterrorism proper is "enemy centric" rather than counterinsurgency, which is "people-centric" ^[e]
• Davis-Monthan Air Force Base [r]: A large United States Air Force base near Tucson, Arizona; houses the "boneyard" (Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group (AMARG)) of stored out-of-service aircraft, the 355th Fighter Wing, and the headquarters of the Twelfth Air Force. ^[e]
• Dell Dailey [r]: Currently Counterterrorism Coordinator for the U.S. Department of State, a retired U.S. Army lieutenant general whose career was spent in special operations ^[e]
• Delta Force [r]: A generally covert U.S. Army unit in Joint Special Operations Command, specializing in hostage rescue and combat search and rescue, direct action, special reconnaissance, and counterterrorism. ^[e]
• Direct action (military) [r]: Military attacks, usually by special operations forces on land, against specific, well-defined targets, often behind enemy lines. ^[e]
• E-3 Sentry [r]: Airborne warning and control system (AWACS) aircraft, equipped with a large radar and a battle staff, which can detect aircraft and control combat. ^[e]
• Emergency Medical Technician [r]: Paramedical personnel trained to provide basic emergency care and life support under the supervision of physicians and/or nurses. ^[e]
• F-16 Fighting Falcon [r]: Add brief definition or description
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• HH-60H Rescue Hawk [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Information operations [r]: Add brief definition or description
• John Mulholland [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Joint Special Operations Command [r]: Add brief definition or description
• MACV-SOG [r]: Add brief definition or description
• MH-53 PAVE LOW [r]: Add brief definition or description
• MSQ-77 [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Marine Air-Ground Task Force [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Medal of Honor [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Mi-28 (helicopter) [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Military Assistance Command, Vietnam [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Mogadishu [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Naval infantry [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Naval warfare [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Navy [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Night vision devices [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Office of Strategic Services [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Operation DESERT SABRE [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Operation DESERT STORM [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Operation Just Cause [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Operational Preparation of the Battlespace [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Osama bin Laden [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Pararescue [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Paratroop [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Rotary wing aircraft [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Safety and survivability of naval vessels [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Search and rescue [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Special Air Service [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Special operations [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Special reconnaissance [r]: Add brief definition or description
• U.S. Navy [r]: Add brief definition or description
• U.S. foreign military assistance organizations [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Unified Combatant Command [r]: Add brief definition or description
• United States Air Force [r]: Add brief definition or description
• United States Army Special Forces [r]: Add brief definition or description
• United States Navy SEAL [r]: Add brief definition or description