Sentences with phrase «close air support»

It allows you to focus on the task at hand which is usually close air support.

As the military onslaught to dislodge Boko Haram terrorists from the North East gains momentum, troops of the 28 task Force Brigade, backed by close air support by the Nigerian Air Force, have rescued 61 persons abducted and held captive by the terrorist's along Bitta and Damboa axis and in the process, cleared Boko Haram terrorists» camps at Modupe 1, 2 and 3.

Throughout 2017, AFRICOM reported a number of «self - defense strikes» against Shabaab in Somalia, a euphemism for close air support for offensive operations.

British helicopters and American A10s were engaged in close air support in an intense battle, the BBC reported at the time.

It's especially popular with ground troops, as the Warthog provides them with close air support when they're pinned down or in a pickle.

At times they feel forgotten, mystified as to why they could not be reinforced or provided better close air support, but they never falter as a team.

Guy had switched venues from land to air, and was becoming an important visionary in the concept of close air support.

«The amount of weapons employed by each aircraft varies due to a number of factors, such as time in theater, types of missions (i.e. close air support, air - to - air, escort, interdiction, etc.), ordnance type, etc.,» Atanasoff said in an email last week.

Close - quarters fighting against determined ISIS militants in reinforced positions often necessitates close air support from Iraqi and coalition aircraft.

The light - attack experiment started taking shape earlier this year, when the Goldfein said the Air Force was looking for a cheap, commercially built fighter capable of performing close air support and other basic operations.

Even though the U.S. continued with providing effective close air support to the YPG, it also strictly adhered to a policy that sought to prevent the YPG from acquiring more independent military capabilities that could one day become dangerous to the U.S. ally, Turkey.

Key Highlights: • Recommended the employment of fire support means to include naval gunfire and close air support during Operation Enduring Freedom - 5 (OEF - 5) Afghanistan.

US Air Force Major General James Hecker said the A-10s were returning to meet an increased need for close air support in a campaign targeting Taliban revenue sources including drug - producing facilities and in counter-terrorism operations.

As the military onslaught to dislodge Boko Haram terrorists from the North East gains momentum, troops of the 28 task Force Brigade, backed by close air support by the Nigerian Air Force, have rescued 61 persons abducted and held captive -LSB-...]

The 74th Fighter Squadron is a combat - coded A-10C unit ready to support our operations with the best Close Air Support, Forward Air Control (Airborne), and Combat Search and Rescue on the planet.

Dubbed Warthog, Hog or just Hawg, the A-10 Thunderbolt II, the «airplane built around the GAU - 8 Avenger 30 - mm hydraulically driven seven - barrel Gatling - type cannon» to fight the Soviet tanks in the European battlefields during the Cold War, is considered one of the most durable and lethal combat plane in the CAS (Close Air Support) mission.

Some of the airstrikes may have been close air support to a Yemeni and coalition offensive to clear Shabwah from AQAP during the summer of 2017, which US Special Forces supported.

Our primary mission [the A-10] is close air support, protecting troops who are in close combat with enemy forces on the ground,» Levy explains.

For more on this subject, please see my article «Close Air Support in the Age of Dragons» in the latest Marine Corps Gazette.

As the military onslaught to dislodge Boko Haram terrorists from the North East gains momentum, troops of the 28 task Force Brigade, backed by close air support by the Nigerian Air Force, have rescued...

A Nigerian Air Force (NAF) Alpha Jet aircraft on Monday, 7 May 2018, neutralized scores of Boko Haram Terrorists (BHTs) while providing Close Air Support (CAS) to ground troops.

During this time, we learn all the military skills to become «provisional infantry platoon commanders» for the USMC, which includes grueling physical events, academic studies on warfighting theory, military skills like calling for fire from artillery or close air support, and training on automatic weapons and explosives.