(DoD) A designated area in a hostile or potentially hostile operational area that, when seized and held, ensures the continuous air landing of troops and materiel and provides the maneuver space necessary for projected operations. Normally it is the area seized in the assault phase of an airborne operation.
(DoD) A designated location in an operational area used as a base for supply and evacuation by air. See also beachhead; bridgehead.
(DoD) A designated location in an operational area used as a base for supply and evacuation by air. See also beachhead; bridgehead.
Department of Defense Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. 31 January 2011.
| APA | Military Dictionary (DoD). (2011). airhead. Retrieved September 20, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/airhead/definitions/1960260 |
| Chicago | Military Dictionary (DoD). 2011. "airhead" http://smartdefine.org/airhead/definitions/1960260 (accessed September 20, 2026). |
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| MLA | Military Dictionary (DoD). "airhead" 4 April 2011. Web. 20 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/airhead/definitions/1960260> |