Combat Air Patrols Explained | Defensive Counterair | Air Supremacy | Part 4

We hear the phrase "Combat Air Patrol" used to describe just about any fighter mission. But what does it really mean? And how does a real CAP work? This video is for anyone who has ever asked those questions.


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Sources:

Allied Force CAP map comes from here: https://www.doctrine.af.mil/Portals/6...

AFMAN 11-202 volume 3: https://static.e-publishing.af.mil/pr...

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