JOINT AIRBORNE ADVANCE PARTY


Meaning of JOINT AIRBORNE ADVANCE PARTY in English

An advance ground party that provides terminal guidance, air traffic control, ground control measures, intelligence gathering, and surface weather observation in the objective area of an airlift operation. It may consist of US Air Force combat control team members and a US Army long-range surveillance team or similar forces. Also called JAAP. (JP 3-17)

DOD English dictionary of military terms.      Английский словарь военных терминов DOD.