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GLOSSARY
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AIMPOINT
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Desired location of bomb impact on target.
AIR SUPERIORITY
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The degree of dominance in the air battle of one force over another,
which permits operations by the former and its related land, sea, and
air forces at a given time and place without prohibitive interference
by the opposing force.
AIR SUPREMACY
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The degree of air superiority wherein the opposing force is incapable
of effective interference.
BATTLE DAMAGE ASSESSMENT
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An analysis of the damage inflicted on a target from a bombing or
missile strike.
BLACK HOLE
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The Special Planning Group established by Gen. Glosson in Riyadh
during Desert Shield to design the air campaign.
BREACH
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To create a break or opening in a line of defenses.
CENTER OF GRAVITY
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The economic, military, and political pillars of an existing regime.
EFFECTIVENESS
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The level of functional damage achieved for a given munition or
strike.
FULLY SUCCESSFUL
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A bomb damage assessment determination that the target objective was
achieved and a restrike was unnecessary.
IMAGERY
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Intelligence derived from visual photography, infrared sensors,
lasers, electro-optical systems, and radar sensors such as synthetic
aperture radar.
KARI
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A French-design computer network for Iraq's air defense components.
(KARI is Iraq spelled backward in French.)
KILL BOX
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A 30-mile by 30-mile geographic designation within the Kuwait theater
of operations in which autonomous strike operations were conducted.
LASER-GUIDED BOMB
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A bomb that uses a seeker to detect laser energy reflected from a
target and, through signal processing, guides itself to the point
from which the laser energy is being reflected.
LINES OF COMMUNICATION
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Land, water, or air route that connects an operating military force
with a base of operations and along which supplies and military
forces move.
MUNITION
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Explosive projectiles (such as missiles) or items (such as bombs)
with a fuse.
NOT FULLY SUCCESSFUL
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A bomb damage assessment determination where the target objective was
not achieved and a restrike was necessary.
OPERATION ORDER
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A directive, usually formal, issued by a commander to subordinate
commanders to effect the coordinated execution of an operation.
OPERATION PLAN
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A plan for a single or series of connected operations to be carried
out simultaneously or in succession.
PLATFORM
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An aircraft or missile that delivers a munition to a target.
SORTIE
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One flight by one aircraft.
STRATEGIC TARGET
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A target integral to the source of an enemy's military, economic, or
political power.
STRIKE
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The delivery of munitions on one target by one platform during one
sortie.
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