A Guide to the Six Basic Aviation Functions of the USMC for Expeditionary Forces (MAGTF): Assault Air Support. Fire support for soldiers and isolation of the combat zone. Airlift support. Operational transfer of forces, supplies, aerial refueling and evacuation of wounded. air defense Achieving air superiority and defense against air and missile threats. Aviation and missile control - coordination of operations and distribution of targets through the automatic control system for aviation and air defense (MACCS). Aerial reconnaissance - tactical and strategic discovery of the situation, gathering data on the enemy and the terrain. Electronic warfare - suppressing the enemy's radar and communications, protecting the aircraft in the electromagnetic spectrum.

A Guide to the Six Basic Aviation Functions of the USMC for Expeditionary Forces (MAGTF): Assault Air Support. Fire support for soldiers and isolation of the combat zone. Airlift support. Operational transfer of forces, supplies, aerial refueling and evacuation of wounded. air defense Achieving air superiority and defense against air and missile threats. Aviation and missile control - coordination of operations and distribution of targets through the automatic control system for aviation and air defense (MACCS). Aerial reconnaissance - tactical and strategic discovery of the situation, gathering data on the enemy and the terrain. Electronic warfare - suppressing the enemy's radar and communications, protecting the aircraft in the electromagnetic spectrum.