Airlift
Military transportation of materials and personnel using aircraft
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# Airlift
An **airlift** is the organized delivery of supplies, equipment, or personnel primarily through the use of military transport aircraft. Unlike commercial freight, airlifts are often conducted in response to humanitarian crises, military operations, or urgent logistical requirements where ground or sea transport is impractical or too slow.
## Operational Classification
Airlifting operations are generally categorized into two distinct types based on their range, scale, and objective:
### Strategic Airlift
Strategic airlifting involves the transportation of materiel and personnel over long distances, typically spanning across continents or between different theaters of operation.
* **Purpose:** To move large volumes of resources from a home base to a main operating base in a distant region.
* **Equipment:** Utilizes heavy, long-range transport aircraft capable of carrying outsize cargo.
### Tactical Airlift
Tactical airlifting focuses on the precise deployment of resources and personnel into specific locations within a theater of operations.
* **Purpose:** To support immediate battlefield requirements, including "last-mile" delivery to forward operating bases or remote areas.
* **Features:** Often involves low-altitude flight, delivery into austere or contested environments, and the use of specialized techniques such as airdrops or short takeoff and landing (STOL) maneuvers.
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