Alpha strike (United States Navy)
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Alpha strike (United States Navy)
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Alpha strike is a term used by the United States Navy to denote a large air attack by an aircraft carrier air wing, first coined during the Vietnam War. It is the Navy's version of the more widely used term "strike package." An Alpha strike is typically a large strike representing a "deck load" of aircraft, i.e. the number of aircraft that can be brought to the flight deck, armed and launched against a high-value target. This will generally amount to about half of the aircraft aboard and will co
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alpha_strike_(United_States_Navy)
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2011-02-24T12:29:20Z
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2024-08-30T14:52:18Z
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