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air base [′er ‚bās] (aerospace engineering) In the U.S. Air Force, an establishment, comprising an airfield, its installations, facilities, personnel, and activities, for the flight operation, maintenance, and supply of aircraft and air organizations. A similar establishment belonging to any other air force. In a restricted sense, only the physical installation. (mapping) The line joining two air stations, or the length of this line. The distance, at the scale of the stereoscopic model, between adjacent perspective centers as reconstructed in the plotting instrument. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Kyrgyzstan, home to an
American military air base, blamed the United States on Tuesday for
violating flight security in a September incident when a Kyrgyz aircraft
hit a US military plane. Air Forces in
Europe, Ramstein Air Base, Germany, to commandant, Air Command and Staff
College, Air University, Air Education and Training Command, Maxwell Air
Force Base, Ala. EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE -- Assisting airmen before and after
deployments overseas, improving quality of life and community outreach
are among the goals of Edwards' new air base wing commander, Col. |
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