Air power Fundamentals Flashcards

1
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AAR

A

Air to air refueling

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2
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AI

A

Air intradiction

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3
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CAS

A

Close Air support

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4
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DCA

A

Defensive counter Air

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5
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OCA

A

Offensive counter Air

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6
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SEAD

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Suppress enemy air defense

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7
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DEAD

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Destruction of enemy air defense

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8
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TST

A

Time sensitive Targeting

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9
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TAC C2

A

Tactical command and control

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10
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SU

A

Supported Unit

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11
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JTAC

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Joint Terminal Attack controller

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12
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BDA

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Battle damage assessment

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13
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CDE

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Collateral damage estimate

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14
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PID

A

Positive Identification

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15
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ROE

A

Rules of engagement

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16
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J2

A

Joint Intelligence and security

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17
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A6

A

Air communications and IT

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18
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JFAC

A

Joint force air component

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19
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ACC

A

Air component Commander

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20
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CAOC

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Combined Air operations center

21
Q

CPD

A

Combat plans division

22
Q

COD

A

Combat operations division

23
Q

ISRD

A

Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance division

24
Q

Documentation Products

What comes under ‘who and What?’

A

AOD (Air ops directive)
ATO (air tasking order)
MTO (mission type order)

25
Q

AOD

A

Air ops directive

26
Q

ATO

A

Air tasking order

27
Q

MTO

A

Mission type order

28
Q

What comes under ‘where’ ?

A

ACP. (Airspace control plan)
ACO (airspace control order)
ACM (airspace control means)

29
Q

ACP

A

Airspace control Plan

30
Q

ACO

A

Airspace control order

31
Q

ACM

A

Airspace control means

32
Q

What comes under ‘how’?

A

SPINS (special instructions)

33
Q

Spins

A

Special instructions

34
Q

AOR

A

Area of responsibility

35
Q

ROZ

A

Restricted operations Zone

36
Q

HIDACZ

A

High density aircraft control zone

37
Q

What is BULLSEYE

A

Reference point in which a position of an object can be referred to be bearing and range

38
Q

How many keypads are in a killbox?

A

9

39
Q

What are ROZ, HIDACZ and AOI examples of?

A

ACM (airspace control means)

40
Q

What is the difference between CPD and COD?

A

CPD write the documents for COD to go and operate on

41
Q

Name some mission Types

A
AI 
AAR
DEAD
SEAD
CAS
OCA
DCA
42
Q

What do COD Do?

A

Exercise tactical control over assets allocated by JFAC in execution phase

43
Q

What do ISRD do?

A

Provides JFAC with actionable and predictive Intelligence

44
Q

How far is 1nm?

A

1 minute of Latitude (meridian arc)

45
Q

Give an Example of CGRS code

A

7F9SW

Number and letter, number, South west etc

46
Q

What is CGRS split into?

A

Killbox 30’ x 30”
Keypad 10’ X 10’
Quadrants 5’ x 5’

47
Q

What do spins provide?

A

Special instructions that apply for longer than the time stated in the ATO

48
Q

How long is the air tasking cycle?

A

72 hours

49
Q

Why doesn’t TST operate within the air tasking cycle?

A

TST only operates as dynamic tasking outside the Air tasking cycle as it would otherwise take too long