Joint Publication 1-02 DoD Dictionary of Military ... - AcqNotes.com

As Amended Through 15 August 2011
airhead — 1. A designated area in a hostile or potentially hostile operational area that,
when seized and held, ensures the continuous air landing of troops and materiel and
provides the maneuver space necessary for projected operations. Normally it is the area
seized in the assault phase of an airborne operation. (JP 3-18) 2. A designated
location in an operational area used as a base for supply and evacuation by air. See also
beachhead. (JP 3-17)
airhead line — A line denoting the limits of the objective area for an airborne assault. The
airhead line is bounded by assault objectives that are operationally located to ensure
that enemy fires cannot be brought to bear on the main objective and for friendly forces
to conduct defensive operations in depth. See also airhead; assault phase; objective
area. (JP 3-18)
air intercept control common — A tactical air-to-ground radio frequency, monitored by
all air intercept control facilities within an area, that is used as a backup for other
discrete tactical control frequencies.
air interception — To effect visual or electronic contact by a friendly aircraft with another
aircraft. Normally, the air intercept is conducted in the following five phases: a. climb
phase — Airborne to cruising altitude. b. maneuver phase — Receipt of initial vector
to target until beginning transition to attack speed and altitude. c. transition phase —
Increase or decrease of speed and altitude required for the attack. d. attack phase —
Turn to attack heading, acquire target, complete attack, and turn to breakaway heading.
e. recovery phase — Breakaway to landing. See also close-controlled air
interception.
air interdiction — Air operations conducted to divert, disrupt, delay, or destroy the
enemy’s military potential before it can be brought to bear effectively against friendly
forces, or to otherwise achieve objectives. (JP 3-0)
airland — Move by air and disembark, or unload, after the aircraft has landed or while an
aircraft is hovering. See also air movement. (JP 3-17)
air land operation — An operation involving movement by air with a designated
destination for further ground deployment of units and personnel and/or further ground
distribution of supplies. See also airland. (JP 3-17)
air-launched ballistic missile — A ballistic missile launched from an airborne vehicle.
air liaison officer — The senior tactical air control party member attached to a ground unit
who functions as the primary advisor to the ground commander on air power. An air
liaison officer is usually an aeronautically rated officer. Also called ALO. See also
liaison. (JP 3-09.3)
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