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| air base |
a military base for air force operations. |
| air command |
a major unit in a military air force, esp. in the United States. |
| airman |
in the U.S. Air Force, an enlisted person of one of the four lowest ranks. [1/3 definitions] |
| airstrike |
an attack by air forces or other military aviation against a ground or naval target. |
| blast furnace |
a large, vertical furnace in which metal, esp. iron, is smelted from ore by means of heat intensified by a blast of air forced in at the bottom. |
| blitz |
(cap.; prec. by "the") the bombing attacks on Britain carried out by the German air force in 1940 and 1941 during World War II. [1/4 definitions] |
| captain |
a commissioned officer of the U.S. Army, Air Force, or Marines holding the rank immediately below major. [1/8 definitions] |
| chief of staff |
(usu. cap.) the head staff officer in the U.S. Department of the Army or Air Force, or the head staff officer of any of various major units in the U.S. or other military forces. [1/2 definitions] |
| Col. |
abbreviation of "Colonel," in the U.S. Army, Air Force, and Marines, a rank above lieutenant colonel and below brigadier general (used in a proper name). |
| colonel |
in the U.S. Army, Air Force, and Marines, a rank above lieutenant colonel and below brigadier general. |
| corporal2 |
a noncommissioned officer in the U.S. Army, Air Force, or Marine Corps ranked below sergeant and above private first class. |
| Cpl. |
abbreviation of "Corporal," a noncommissioned officer in the U.S. Army, Air Force, or Marine Corps ranked below sergeant and above private first class (used in a proper name). |
| Department of Defense |
the U.S. federal department of the executive branch of government responsible for national security, military policy, and military forces. The Department of Defense includes the Army, Navy, and Air Force. |
| first lieutenant |
a commissioned officer of the U.S. Army, Air Force, or Marines, ranking below a captain and above a second lieutenant. |
| first sergeant |
the senior noncommissioned officer in the U.S. Army, Air Force, or Marines who is responsible for personnel and administration of a company, squadron, or other unit. |
| Joint Chiefs of Staff |
the principal military advisory body to the President of the United States, consisting of the chiefs of the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marines. |
| lieutenant |
in the U.S. Air Force, Army, or Marine Corps, an officer ranking just below captain; first lieutenant. [2/5 definitions] |
| RAF |
abbreviation of "Royal Air Force." |
| second lieutenant |
the lowest rank of commissioned officer in the U.S. Army, Marines, or Air Force. |
| sergeant |
in the U.S. Army, Marine Corps, or Air Force, any of several ranks of noncommissioned officers above the rank of corporal or airman first class. [1/4 definitions] |
| staff sergeant |
in the U.S. military, a noncommissioned officer ranking above sergeant and, in the Army, below sergeant first class, in the Air Force, below technical sergeant, and in the Marine Corps, below gunnery sergeant. |
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