flying force

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The United States had spent billions building a flying force in Afghanistan to give Kabul an edge over Islamic insurgents.

From Reuters • Dec. 29, 2021

Without any fanfare and with very little notice, a momentous change was thus made: the Army's flying force was turned over to flying men.

From Time Magazine Archive

This Wright machine was not only the first plane bought by the U S.: it was the winged germ of the world's first military flying force.

From Time Magazine Archive

But at the same time it is a well-known fact that during the year 1913 France augmented her flying force by no fewer than 544 aeroplanes.

From Aeroplanes and Dirigibles of War by Talbot, Frederick Arthur Ambrose

In 1914 we had reached a point where we possessed a small but mobile and efficient flying force, equipped and trained essentially for reconnaissance.

From Aviation in Peace and War by Sykes, Frederick Hugh, Sir