air power

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"This is a new type of approach to air power where you have a crewed fighter giving directions to four or five Ghost Bats flying in formation with it," he said.

From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026

Since then, American air power has played an essential role in defeating adversaries, though successful operations to oust regimes have drawn on U.S. or local ground forces.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 9, 2026

Even Kosovo, often cited as the success story of coercive air power, undermines the case.

From Salon • Mar. 4, 2026

History suggests air power alone is rarely enough, and the US has shown no desire to put boots on the ground.

From BBC • Mar. 2, 2026

In the European theater the necessary bases for the massing of ground and air power against Germany were already available in Great Britain.

From State of the Union Address by Roosevelt, Franklin Delano