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
The cavalry were ordered not to pursue a flying force, for the country was well suited for concealment, and they might be tempted into an ambuscade.
From Historic Tales, Vol. 1 (of 15) The Romance of Reality by Morris, Charles
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
