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close air support

Term · Defense and military · MLC-T-DEF-000257

Air action by aircraft against hostile targets that are in close proximity to friendly forces and that require detailed integration of each air mission with the fire and movement of those forces.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-DEF-000257
FieldDefense and military
AbbreviationCAS
ReferencesJP 3-09.3
See alsoair interdiction
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-DEF-000257",
  "term": "close air support",
  "field": "Defense and military",
  "definition": "Air action by aircraft against hostile targets that are in close proximity to friendly forces and that require detailed integration of each air mission with the fire and movement of those forces.",
  "abbreviation": "CAS",
  "see_also": [
    "air interdiction"
  ],
  "references": [
    "JP 3-09.3"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/defense/close-air-support/"
}

Record 257 of 1,781 in Defense and military terminology (MLC-0115). Request the full dataset.