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
Yurii Ihnat, a spokesperson for Ukraine’s air command, told reporters in Kyiv Tuesday that all the hypersonic missiles had been tracked and destroyed thanks to the new Western-supplied air defense systems.
From Washington Times • May 16, 2023
Ukraine’s air command said 33 missiles were fired in all — 17 missiles from “at least 10” bombers from Russia’s strategic air command, and 16 missiles from ships in the Black Sea.
From Washington Post • Oct. 22, 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
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
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