kick down the door v. phr.— «The Air Force will need a new bomber, capable of knocking out ground targets ahead of its mission. “We refer to it ‘Kick down the door,'” said Lt. Col. Tony Siler, ACC chief of the (aptly named)...
spiral n.— «After three spirals spanning five months, the main experiment for the Joint Expeditionary Force Experiment 2006 is finally under way here.…According to Scott Sampson, execution director, JEFX consists of three spiral...
unmannable adj.— «A new word is entering the aero space lexicon as the US Air Force analyses its long-range strike options—unmannable: an aircraft that could begin its life manned, then evolve over time to unmanned operation; or one that...
torch party n.— «We ascertained the need to have several personnel deploy with the first group (“Torch Party”) of personnel to arrive in Albania even before arrival of the advance parties. These three ACE soldiers coordinated...
torch party n.— «Members of the 3rd Brigade Combat Team “torch party”…joined colleagues from Combined Joint Task Force 76 in operating areas at Bagram Airfield, Forward Operating Base Salerno and Forward Operating Base Orgun-E...
five and fly n.— «Hamm, of the Air Force Academy, countered that the attitude of quitting after the required five years—known as “five and fly”—was “a minority view.…One of the reasons for the exodus now is the...