Office of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (Hrsg.): DOD Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. Washington DC Januar 2021, S.14 (englisch, jcs.mil [PDF; abgerufen am 1. Juli 2021]): “air superiority — That degree of control of the air by one force that permits the conduct of its operations at a given time and place without prohibitive interference from air and missile threats.”
Office of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (Hrsg.): DOD Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. Washington DC Januar 2021, S.14 (englisch, jcs.mil [PDF; abgerufen am 1. Juli 2021]): “air supremacy — That degree of control of the air wherein the opposing force is incapable of effective interference within the operational area using air and missile threats.”
Office of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (Hrsg.): Joint Publication 3-01 – Countering Air and Missile Threats. Washington DC 21. April 2017, S.I-4 (englisch, jcs.mil [PDF; abgerufen am 1. Juli 2021]): “Counterair operations usually begin early in the conduct of a campaign to produce the desired degree of control of the air and protection at the times and places chosen by the JFC.”
