• The Army Air Forces Tactical Center was a major command and military training organization of the United States Army Air Forces during World War II. It...
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    The United States Army Air Forces (USAAF or AAF) was the major land-based aerial warfare service component of the United States Army and de facto aerial...
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    the Army Air Forces School as Air University (AU) on 12 March 1946 and established the Air War College, Air Command and Staff School, and Air Tactical School...
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    The United States Army (USA) is the land service branch of the United States Armed Forces. It is one of the eight U.S. uniformed services, and is designated...
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    development of tactical policy and procedures. The Air Force Center was to be the succeeding unit to the USAAF Army Air Forces Tactical Center, established...
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    A United States Air Force Tactical Air Control Party, commonly abbreviated TACP, is an individual or team of United States Air Force Special Warfare Airmen...
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    air defense, and tactical forces of the post–World War II U.S. Army Air Forces followed by, in 1947, the U.S. Air Force. In 1948, the Continental Air...
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  • special operations forces (SOF) are the active and reserve component forces of the United States Army, Marine Corps, Navy and Air Force within the US...
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    it was one of two Numbered Air Forces of Tactical Air Command. Co-designated as United States Central Command Air Forces (CENTAF) on 1 January 1983, on...
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    means. Tactical communications do not include communications provided to tactical forces by the Defense Communications System to non-tactical military...
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    became the home of the Army Air Forces School of Applied Tactics (AAFSAT) and subsequently as the Army Air Forces Tactical Center (AAFTC). In 1943 the AAFSAT...
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    and Test Center (ADTC) at Eglin AFB Florida. Holloman was designated a Tactical Training Center on 1 August 1977 and on 1 October 1993, the Air Force Development...
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    Netherlands Army's Joint Ground-based Air Defence Command since April 2018) Air Defence Missiles Tactical Training and Instruction Center, in Fort Bliss...
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    and fighter forces to defend against enemy bombers. Air forces still incorporated a significant amount of tactical missions through air interdiction...
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    the Army, pushed for a view of air-power centered around interdiction, which would relieve them of the necessity of integrating with ground forces and...
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    The Air Corps Tactical School opened July 15, 1931. The school evolved into the Army Air Corps (later, U.S. Air Force's) first tactical center until...
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  • concentrate his forces across a limited frontage to gain a local superiority over the defenders, culminating in an attack with at least tactical surprise leading...
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    service branch of the Armed Forces of the Philippines. Initially formed as part of the Philippine Army as the Philippine Army Air Corps (PAAC) in 1935, the...
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  • Airborne Medical Evacuation Unit Unit 5700 - Forward Air Field Tactical Unit Italian Army Army Special Forces Command (Italy) 9th Parachute Assault Regiment...
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  • States Army Air Forces were reorganized into three major operating commands: the Strategic Air Command (SAC), the Tactical Air Command (TAC), and the Air Defense...
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    The First Air Force (Air Forces Northern & Air Forces Space; 1 AF-AFNORTH & AFSPACE) is a numbered air force of the United States Air Force Air Combat Command...
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    Oshkosh-developed JLTV was selected for acquisition under the US military's Army-led Joint Light Tactical Vehicle program. In the very early stages of the program it...
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    potential sites for United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) installations. On 2 January 1942 the order activating the Eighth Air Force was signed and the headquarters...
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    The Polish Air Force (Polish: Siły Powietrzne, lit. 'Air Forces') is the aerial warfare branch of the Polish Armed Forces. Until July 2004 it was officially...
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    Mongolian Ground Force, Mongolian Air Force, Construction and Engineering Forces, cyber security, and special forces. In case of a war situation, the Border...
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  • independent air forces, a naval aviation, or army aviation units. At the end is a separate list of no longer existent nations that once operated air forces. Country...
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    provides tactical command and control of air power assets for the U.S. Army's XVIII Airborne Corps. In this role its subordinate squadrons provide tactical combat...
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    Respubliki Belarus) are the military forces of Belarus. It consists of the Ground Forces and the Air Force and Air Defence Forces, all under the command of the...
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  • September 2018). "Glock 19 (G19) Compact 9mm Combat/Tactical Pistol: How and Why US Army Special Forces (SF) Adopted It…a Little History". Defense Review...
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    historical overview of U.S. Army Special Operations Forces—prior to the creation of USASOC, circa 1984 (51:52) The United States Army Special Operations Command...
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