Sentence examples for airspace support from inspiring English sources

Belarus has not expressed a desire to join NATO but has participated in the Individual Partnership Program since 1997, and Belarus provides refueling and airspace support for the ISAF mission in Afghanistan.

In 1943, the station became the first to fly sorties using Supermarine Spitfire Mk IXs in German airspace in support of bomber operations.

On 22 June the Geschwader crossed into Soviet airspace in support of Operation Barbarossa, the invasion of the Soviet Union which opened the Eastern Front.

On 22 June at 03 05, 120 aircraft of the Geschwader crossed into Soviet airspace in support of Operation Barbarossa, the invasion of the Soviet Union.

"I cannot estimate how long we will need before we can control our airspace without American support".

The killing would be especially perverse since, of all Muslim nations, Pakistan is emerging as the key ally in the hunt for Osama bin Laden, and it has pledged its airspace and intelligence support in tracking him down.

Re "Bush Freezes Assets Linked to Terror Net; Russians Offer Airspace and Arms Support" (front page, Sept. 25): Why has it taken thousands of lives and the horrific devastation of our country's financial and defense centers for the United States government finally to decide on sweeping measures to freeze the assets of Osama bin Laden and other known terrorists?

American warplanes entered Somali airspace on Friday in support of an attempt by French commandos to rescue a French agent held hostage by Al Shabab militants in Somalia, President Obama told Congress in a letter on Sunday.

Prince Saud al-Faisal, the Saudi foreign minister, refused in a Riyadh interview with CNN today to pledge Saudi airspace or bases to support United States forces in the region until the royal family sees what kind of war Mr. Bush intends to wage -- solo or with allies under a United Nations mandate.

In granting permission for American planes and missiles to cross Pakistan's airspace, the general was risking support of the public as well as some elements of the military in this Muslim nation.

Belarus's president, Alexander Lukashenko, dubbed "Europe's last dictator", already sacked several top defence officials over the incident in July last year in which two Swedish advertising agency employees piloted a light plane into Belarus' heavily guarded airspace in a show of support for Belarusian human rights activists.