Which of the following is one of the five major ICC air defense functions?

• A. Friendly Protection
• B. Weather Monitoring
• C. Targeted Logistics
• D. Space Surveillance

Answer: (A)

Protecting friendly forces is a central aim of ICC air defense operations. The five major functions are organized to ensure that troops, bases, and other critical assets stay defended against air threats by coordinating warning, sense-making, prioritization, and engagement. Friendly Protection concentrates on safeguarding those prioritized assets and units, directing sensors and shooters where protection is most needed, and coordinating with joint forces to deny or defeat enemy air activity. This focus on safeguarding personnel and infrastructure underpins mission security and continuity.

Weather monitoring and space surveillance fall outside this protection-focused role; weather data informs all operations but isn’t itself an air defense function, and space surveillance concerns the space domain rather than air threats. Targeted logistics relates to moving supplies and equipment, not defending against air attack.