air command
noun
a unit of command that is higher than an air force.
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The officer previously oversaw the central air command, leading operations in the centre of the country.
From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2024
Ukraine’s air command said Russian long-range Tu-22 bombers were deployed from Belarus for the first time.
From Washington Times ● Jun. 25, 2022
Some of the missiles were fired from Russian long-range Tu-22 bombers deployed from Belarus for the first time, Ukraine’s air command said.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 25, 2022
Ramstein air base in south-western Germany is headquarters for the US air forces in Europe and Nato allied air command.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 9, 2022
After the war, the Norfolk Naval Base confirmed its command of the Atlantic Fleet and was appointed the headquarters of the navy’s air command.
From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly
“One of the challenges is you can deplete these really quickly,” said Kelly Grieco, a senior fellow at the Stimson Center think tank who used to teach at the Air Command and Staff College.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 1, 2026
Strategic Air Command, signed a 1998 statement, organized by the group Global Zero, that called for the elimination of nuclear weapons globally.
From Salon ● Oct. 1, 2025
Plus the formation of The Joint Nordic Air Command, which brings together Finland's, Sweden's, Norway's and Denmark's 250 front-line combat aircraft under a joined up command structure, with flexible basing and backed by shared intelligence.
From BBC ● Mar. 5, 2025
She was the first female to command an all-male squadron with the Strategic Air Command.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 12, 2021
At the Air Force’s Strategic Air Command headquarters in Omaha, Nebraska, the SAC commander marched down a concrete ramp into the earth.
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
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