air force

Noun
  1. The airborne branch of a country's armed forces (synset 108212964)
    referred to in: armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation
    is a type of: armed service, military service, service - a force that is a branch of the armed forces
    subtypes:
    member holonym: air unit - a military unit that is part of the airforce
    same as: airforce
  2. The airforce of the United States of America;
    The agency that defends the United States through control and exploitation of air and space (synset 108213170)
    is a type of: agency, authority, bureau, federal agency, government agency, office - an administrative unit of government
    has:
    • afrl, air force research laboratory - a United States Air Force defense laboratory responsible for discovering and developing and integrating fighting technologies for aerospace forces
    • united states air force academy, us air force academy - a school for training men and women to become officers in the United States Air Force
    • acc, air combat command - a command that is the primary provider of air combat weapon systems to the United States Air Force; operates fighter, bomber, reconnaissance, battle-management, and rescue aircraft
    • afspc, air force space command - a command of the United States Air Force that is responsible for defending the United States through its space and intercontinental ballistic missile operations
    • air national guard, ang - a civilian reserve component of the United States Air Force that provides prompt mobilization during war and assistance during national emergencies
    • afisr, air force intelligence surveillance and reconnaissance, air force isr - an agency focused on ensuring that the United States military attains information superiority; operates worldwide ground sites and an array of airborne reconnaissance and surveillance platforms
    is a part of: defense, defense department, department of defense, dod, united states department of defense - the federal department responsible for safeguarding national security of the United States; created in 1947
    same as: u. s. air force, united states air force, us air force, usaf

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