They were most used in ground attack and close air support role.

He fled on the morning of the ground attack and has not been seen since.

This time around, the air campaign was to open the offensive and set the stage for the ground attack.

Maybe they thought it made them safer from ground attack.

But at least they could protect themselves in the case of ground attack.

The question nobody seems able or willing to answer is when the ground attack may come.

Air Force opened the game with an impressive ground attack.

"Only if there is a ground attack against Taliban will they fall."

"Our security force would not stand against a massive ground attack."

The unit was starting to be used for ground attack.

"You know they've all been loaded just for high-explosive land attack."

Neither is yet willing to support a land attack.

Sixty-eight men were killed in the land attack and nearly 300 wounded.

So American commanders advanced the timing of the land attack.

The land attack on Baghdad is still in its initial phases.

The sea battle was followed up by a land attack later that day.

The land attack went under cover of darkness, but it was heavily unsuccessful.

That will be the signal for me to launch my land attack into their rear.

It seemed, then, that land attack would be the most important mission for the new ships.

The airforce provided cover for the army as they launched their land attack.