sortie

nouns

a military action in which besieged troops burst forth from their position
sally, sortie
(military) an operational flight by a single aircraft (as in a military operation)
sortie
domain category
the military forces of a nation
"their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker"
armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine
is a type of (narrower)
an instance of traveling by air
"flying was still an exciting adventure for him"
flight, flying