tactical air operations


tactical air operations

[′tak·tə·kəl ′er ‚äp·ə‚rā·shənz] (aerospace engineering) An air operation involving the employment of air power in coordination with ground or naval forces to gain and maintain air superiority, to prevent movement of enemy forces into and within the objective area and to seek out and destroy these forces and their supporting installations, and to join with ground or naval forces in operations within the objective area in order to assist directly in attainment of their immediate objective.