air unit


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Noun1.air unit - a military unit that is part of the airforceair unit - a military unit that is part of the airforce
air force, airforce - the airborne branch of a country's armed forces
military force, military group, military unit, force - a unit that is part of some military service; "he sent Caesar a force of six thousand men"
armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker"
air division, division - a unit of the United States Air Force usually comprising two or more wings
wing - a unit of military aircraft
air group - a unit of the United States Air Force larger than a squadron and smaller than a wing
squadron - an air force unit larger than a flight and smaller than a group
flight - an air force unit smaller than a squadron
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Firefighters from both sides of the Greater Manchester border attended, including specialist wildfire units and the GMFRS air unit.
The air unit of the Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) has successfully airlifted a 25-year old Japanese Akihiro Noda from Mount Mulu and flew him to the Miri General Hospital this morning.
'Our air unit before was only made up of air but no unit.
The PC Air unit mounted at each gate delivers and directs conditioned air through a double-wall telescoping air duct mounted to the passenger loading bridge, through a flexible duct that connects to the bottom of the aircraft.
These will include: the Proflow 3 EX--the latest addition to the Scott Safety Air Purifying portfolio, reported to be the only continuous powered air unit in the market to provide AX gas respiratory protection ;a brand new range of Self Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA) that can provide the ultimate comfort, reliability and performance for those working in the emergency firefighting, marine and industrial sectors.; the recently developed 379bar high pressure cylinder.
The Government has also made it clear it is prepared to order forces to collaborate with each other to create the national air unit.
VAQ-133 received the Outstanding Naval Air Unit of the Year Award for 2005 from the Association of Old Crows.
The air unit operates 24 hours a day across Northumbria, County Durham and Cleveland.
South Yorkshire air unit was the first to trail the three sports cars after they were stolen from a compound in Doncaster on Wednesday.
Products featured include the Vakuex vacuum extruder, Trex rubber extruder, Rotomex gear extruder, QSM pin extruder, Microkur microwave unit, Hotkur hot air unit and machines for the production of profiles and hoses.
A graphical user interface features a diagram of the selected air unit configuration along with controls that enable the components.
He said: "The intention was to airlift the casualty to Selly Oak Hospital, Birmingham, and the air unit was asked to assist as the County Air Ambulances could not.