Definition of the term 'barrier combat air patrol ' per official documentation of the United States Department of Defense.
barrier combat air patrol
One or more divisions or elements of fighter aircraft employed between a force and an objective area as a barrier across the probable direction of enemy attack. It is used as far from the force as control conditions permit, giving added protection against raids that use the most direct routes of approach. See also combat air patrol. (US DoD)
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