air cover

"I recommended that we provide air cover for his team."

We aren't in a position to provide any sort of air cover!

This gave the Republicans the air cover they needed to vote against the legislation, which most of them wanted to do in the first place.

I want air cover over the area they went down.

However the Japanese lost 600 planes in three days, leaving them without air cover.

The 43th division had around 7,000 men with four guns and no air cover.

At high tide, on a cold day, with no air cover?

His air cover over the river battle was cut in half.

The rest of the 13th is under attack on the plateau, so we're going to have to do without any air cover.

The next shot, of a naval task force with air cover, is in full color.