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AUXILIARY AIRFIELD SECURITY FORCE [1 record]

Record 1 2009-07-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Special Forces (Military)
  • Ground Installations (Air Forces)
DEF

An augmentation force formed and trained to assist the airfield security force when there is a demand for increased manpower due to a threat or incident outside of normal operations.

OBS

An AASF is capable of responding rapidly and is comprised of secondary-duty personnel from any and all deployed occupations.

OBS

auxiliary airfield security force; AASF: term, abbreviation and definition officially approved by the Aerospace Doctrine Committee (Trenton).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Forces spéciales (Militaire)
  • Installations au sol (Forces aériennes)
DEF

Force d'appoint formée et entraînée pour appuyer la force de protection des aérodromes lorsqu'elle a besoin d'effectifs supplémentaires pour contrer une menace ou un incident qui subviendrait à l'extérieur du cadre normal des opérations.

OBS

La FAPA possède une capacité d'intervention rapide. Elle constitue une fonction secondaire pour les militaires qui en font partie, lesquels proviennent de n'importe quel poste en déploiement.

OBS

force auxiliaire de protection des aérodromes; FAPA : terme, abréviation et définition uniformisés par le Comité de la doctrine aérospatiale (Trenton).

Spanish

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