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Peace keeping

Hybrid of politico-military interventions aimed at conflict control usually with the involvement of the United Nations presence in the field by military and civilian personnel.

Contributors in Peace keeping

Peace keeping

Wet lease arrangements

Military; Peace keeping

A contingent-owned equipment reimbursement system where the troop-contributing country assumes responsibility for maintaining and supporting deployed major or minor items of equipment and is entitled ...

Wet lease system

Military; Peace keeping

A contingent-owned equipment reimbursement system where the troop-contributing country assumes responsibility for maintaining and supporting deployed major or minor items of equipment and is entitled ...

Brevity code

Military; Peace keeping

A code which provides no security but which has as its sole purpose the shortening to messages rather than concealment of their content.

Call sign

Military; Peace keeping

A combination of letters and numbers used to represent certain persons, teams, operations or organizations, used in radio communications.

National command

Military; Peace keeping

A command that is organised by, and functions under the authority of, a specific nation and may or may not be placed under a UN commander.

Key point

Military; Peace keeping

A concentrated site or installation, the destruction or capture of which would seriously affect the success of operations.

Task force

Military; Peace keeping

A component of a fleet organised by the commander of a task fleet or higher authority for the accomplishment of a specific task or tasks.

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