Air Force

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aerial warfare service armed forces component military branch

The Air Force is the aerial warfare branch of a nation's armed forces, responsible for air defense, air operations, and supporting ground and naval forces.

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Observed surface forms (6)

Surface form Occurrences
Ejército del Aire y del Espacio 4
Luftstreitkräfte 3
Air and Space Force 1

Statements (63)

Predicate Object
instanceOf aerial warfare service ⓘ
armed forces component ⓘ
military branch ⓘ
cooperatesWith Army ⓘ
marine corps ⓘ
surface form: Marine Corps

Navy ⓘ
joint military commands ⓘ
hasCommandStructure air bases ⓘ
air commands ⓘ
air squadrons ⓘ
air wings ⓘ
hasPersonnelType air defense operators ⓘ
air traffic controllers ⓘ
aircrew ⓘ
ground crew ⓘ
intelligence officers ⓘ
logistics personnel ⓘ
maintenance technicians ⓘ
meteorologists ⓘ
pilots ⓘ
hasPrimaryDomain aerial warfare ⓘ
air defense ⓘ
air operations ⓘ
hasRole conduct air interdiction ⓘ
conduct air superiority missions ⓘ
conduct combat search and rescue ⓘ
conduct intelligence gathering ⓘ
conduct offensive air operations ⓘ
conduct reconnaissance ⓘ
conduct search and rescue operations ⓘ
conduct surveillance ⓘ
defend national airspace ⓘ
maintain airspace control ⓘ
provide aerial refueling ⓘ
provide aeromedical evacuation ⓘ
provide air defense of key assets ⓘ
provide air mobility ⓘ
provide airlift ⓘ
provide close air support ⓘ
provide disaster relief by air ⓘ
provide humanitarian airlift ⓘ
provide strategic airlift ⓘ
provide strategic bombing ⓘ
provide tactical airlift ⓘ
provide tactical bombing ⓘ
support ground forces ⓘ
support naval forces ⓘ
objective achieve air superiority ⓘ
project power by air ⓘ
protect national sovereignty in airspace ⓘ
support joint operations ⓘ
partOf national armed forces ⓘ
usesEquipmentType air defense missile systems ⓘ
airborne early warning aircraft ⓘ
bomber aircraft ⓘ
fighter aircraft ⓘ
ground-based radar systems ⓘ
helicopters ⓘ
reconnaissance aircraft ⓘ
surveillance aircraft ⓘ
tanker aircraft ⓘ
transport aircraft ⓘ
unmanned aerial vehicles ⓘ

Referenced by (23)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

this entity surface form: Luftstreitkräfte
Lapland Air Command → branch → Air Force ⓘ
General → foundInBranch → Air Force ⓘ
this entity surface form: air force
this entity surface form: Ejército del Aire y del Espacio
EdA → isAbbreviationFor → Air Force ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ejército del Aire y del Espacio
this entity surface form: Luftstreitkräfte
No. 1 Group RAF → militaryBranch → Air Force ⓘ
Rudolf Hess → militaryBranch → Air Force ⓘ
this entity surface form: Luftstreitkräfte
EdA → nativeName → Air Force ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ejército del Aire y del Espacio
Spanish Air Force → nativeName → Air Force ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ejército del Aire y del Espacio
this entity surface form: Air and Space Force
CAF → serviceBranch → Air Force ⓘ
Spanish Air Force → shortName → Air Force ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ejército del Aire
Swedish Air Force → shortName → Air Force ⓘ
this entity surface form: Flygvapnet