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air assault operation

Term · Defense and military · MLC-T-DEF-000029

An operation in which assault forces, using the mobility of rotary-wing or tiltrotor aircraft and the total integration of available fires, maneuver under the control of a ground or air maneuver commander to engage enemy forces or to seize and hold key terrain.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-DEF-000029
FieldDefense and military
ReferencesJP 3-18
Record as JSON 
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  "field": "Defense and military",
  "definition": "An operation in which assault forces, using the mobility of rotary-wing or tiltrotor aircraft and the total integration of available fires, maneuver under the control of a ground or air maneuver commander to engage enemy forces or to seize and hold key terrain.",
  "references": [
    "JP 3-18"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/defense/air-assault-operation/"
}

Record 29 of 1,781 in Defense and military terminology (MLC-0115). Request the full dataset.