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air mobility

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Definition of air mobility

: the ability to transport military troops and supplies in and out of combat areas by means of aircraft U.S. air mobility made North Vietnamese conventional or large-scale guerrilla attacks more costly because it was more difficult for the Communist forces to withdraw to safety afterward.— James S. Robbins, This Time We Win, 2010

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First Known Use of air mobility

1930, in the meaning defined above

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“Air mobility.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/air%20mobility. Accessed 29 Nov. 2021.

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