air support

air support
   an attack from aircraft
   • Military jargon for raids to help soldiers on the ground. The usage is so common that we forget the logical meaning of the phrase, including the phenomenon whereby a laminar flow of air supports an aircraft in flight.

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  • Air Support in Ground Operations — ▪ Primary Source       1st U.S. Army Report of Operations 20 Oct. 1943 1 Aug. 1944       In its official “after action” report on the conduct of the first phase of Operation Overlord (the code name for the Normandy Invasion), the U.S. First Army… …   Universalium

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