JP 1-02, DOD Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms - DMRTI ...

As Amended Through 15 March 2012air interception — To effect visual or electronic contact by a friendly aircraft with anotheraircraft. Normally, the air intercept is conducted in the following five phases: a. climbphase — Airborne to cruising altitude. b. maneuver phase — Receipt of initial vectorto 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 airinterception.air interdiction — Air operations conducted to divert, disrupt, delay, or destroy theenemy’s military surface capabilities before it can be brought to bear effectively againstfriendly forces, or to otherwise achieve objectives that are conducted at such distancesfrom friendly forces that detailed integration of each air mission with the fire andmovement of friendly forces is not required. (JP 3-03)airland — Move by air and disembark, or unload, after the aircraft has landed or while anaircraft is hovering. See also air movement. (JP 3-17)air land operation — An operation involving movement by air with a designateddestination for further ground deployment of units and personnel and/or further grounddistribution 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 unitwho functions as the primary advisor to the ground commander on air power. An airliaison officer is usually an aeronautically rated officer. Also called ALO. See alsoliaison. (JP 3-09.3)airlift capability — The total capacity expressed in terms of number of passengers and/orweight/cubic displacement of cargo that can be carried at any one time to a givendestination by available airlift. See also airlift requirement. (JP 3-17)airlift control team — A cell within the joint air operations center and one of the core teamsin the air mobility division. The airlift control team brings intratheater airlift functionalexpertise from the theater organizations to plan, coordinate, manage, and executeintratheater airlift operations in the area of responsibility and joint operations area for thejoint force air component commander. United States Transportation Command and AirMobility Command may augment the airlift control team with intratheater airliftexpertise. These two sources of airlift expertise integrate into a single airlift controlteam within the air mobility division. Also called ALCT. See also air and spaceoperations center; air mobility division; intratheater airlift. (JP 3-17)airlift mission commander — A commander designated when airlift aircraft areparticipating in airlift operations specified in the implementing directive. The airliftmission commander is usually designated by the commander of the deployed airlift12 JP 1-02