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Joint Chiefs of Staff [r]: The staff committee of the most senior members of the U.S. military services, charged with policy advice, doctrinal development, and preparedness rather than operational control of forces ^[e]
United States Air Force [r]: Branch of the U.S. armed forces responsible for land-based aircraft, as well as land-based intercontinental ballistic missiles ^[e]
- Air Force Special Operations Command [r]: Add brief definition or description
United States Transportation Command [r]: The single point of contact and operations for transportation services, by land, air, and sea, for the U.S. Department of Defense ^[e]
Robert Gates [r]: U.S. Secretary of Defense in the Obama and George W. Bush Administrations; Member, Iraq Study Group; former Director of Central Intelligence ^[e]

Chief of Staff of the Air Force [r]: The senior uniformed leader of the United States Air Force, responsible for development and readiness of Air Force units and representing the Air Force on the Joint Chiefs of Staff, but not in the line of command over Unified Combatant Commands ^[e]

F-22 Raptor [r]: Add brief definition or description
United States nuclear surety [r]: Add brief definition or description
MRAP [r]: Mine-Resistant, Ambush-Protected vehicle, deployed in the Afghanistan War and in Iraq, designed to be more resistant than the HMMWV to improvised explosive devices ^[e]
DULL SWORD. An incident involving nuclear weapons, in U.S. military reporting, which is relatively minor in that there has been no explosion, contamination, or loss of custody to outside forces.

AC-130 [r]: Add brief definition or description
HC-130 [r]: Search and rescue variant of the C-130 Hercules transport ^[e]
MC-130 COMBAT TALON [r]: Special operations transport aircraft primarily intended to support ground forces in denied areas, by airdrop or assault landing; secondary capability of helicopter refueling and navigational assistance. ^[e]
MC-130 COMBAT SHADOW [r]: A long-range U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command aircraft intended to refuel special operations helicopters, and carry out other clandestine functions such as leaflet drops ^[e]
MH-53 PAVE LOW [r]: A U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command long-range heavy helicopter, with all-weather and night capability, used for combat search and rescue, guiding other helicopters without equivalent night and navigation equipment, and infiltrating, exfiltrating, and supplying special operations personnel ^[e]
MH-60 Nighthawk [r]: Special operations version of the H-60 Blackhawk helicopter ^[e]