air assault
air engagement

None of us had seen a night air assault before.

Iraq's supply line would be long and open to air assault.

The flight was more than a practice run for an air assault on Iraq.

Large open areas allow for air assault operations to take off and land.

As the air assault ended, the ground elements were moving into position.

Most of these locations no longer run air assault courses.

About 2,300 troops from this air assault division are being deployed.

The air assault, they said, began around 1 a.m. and lasted for about three hours.

Their use can be pivotal for air assaults on bases.

The heaviest of the air assaults was on 9 March.

Air assault was no longer a radical new idea.

Air assault: To run infiltration operations in areas of difficult access.

It also completed the two longest air assaults in division history.

Ultimately, Burnett decided his crew could handle an air assault.

Everything was supposed to be synchronized for a simultaneous ground and air assault.

Since the 1990s the regiment has been designated as air assault infantry.

It's time to ground this air assault on wolves.

A special air assault school battalion is tasked with training new troops.

Half of the current class here came from the regular Army, many with airborne, ranger and air assault combat training.

Addlers must also be alert for the rare air assault.

It was not clear whether the air assault represented the first wave of a prolonged attack or a single strike.

Sometimes, they fly combat air assaults to help units on the ground go after insurgents.

The American military command described the push as the largest "air assault" since the invasion in 2003.

The attack was called off and the town was saved from the planned air assault.

Bennett points out that the military term air assault refers specifically to moving troops into an area.