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air power

NOUN
air military strength
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During the Vietnam War, the Viet Cong used miles-long tunnel networks to hide from U.S. air power and ambush the U.S. military.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

Pape finds no evidence—from the wars in Korea to Vietnam to the first Gulf War or any others—to support the theory that air power can accomplish any of those aims on its own.

From Slate ● Jul. 30, 2026

Some US analysts have described the loss of an F-15E deep inside Iranian territory, followed by the destruction of several rescue aircraft, as showing the limitations of the US air power.

From BBC ● Apr. 5, 2026

Operation Epic Fury will show if we are edging closer to the early air-power prophets’ vision or if air power in support of maneuvering ground forces remains the key to victory.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 30, 2026

American air power is demolished as the Japanese airstrikes continue.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly


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