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Air Traffic Control Service

From Department of Defense, for About.com

Definition: (DOD, NATO) A service provided for the purpose of:

a. preventing collisions: (1) between aircraft; and (2) on the maneuvering area between aircraft and obstructions; and

b. expediting and maintaining an orderly flow of air traffic.

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