Air force
Air force noun - The airborne branch of a country's armed forces.
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Synonyms for Air force
Troops
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The unified administration and training ultimately worked out after initial teething troubles, but the idea of trying to create a single service identity and uniform with no distinction between army, navy and air force never really caught on with the troops.
- They have upwards of 200,000 troops, split between the Royal Thai Army, Navy (which has it's own Marine Corps and one of the oldest in Asia), and Air Force.
Source: Useful Notes / Thai Fighters - Without his air force, grounded by NATO, Gaddafi's troops only had their green flag to distinguish them from the rebels, who flew the flag of the old monarchy.
Source: Useful Notes / The Arab Spring
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