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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.
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Combat service support (CSS)
Military; Peace keeping
Generic term used to designate the elements of transport, maintenance, supply, construction, map services, as well as medical support, MP, chaplaincy, legal and financial services, physical ...
Container accommodation module
Military; Peace keeping
Hard-walled prefabricated building, modular and based on 20' ISO container configuration: the base and roof of these units are completely pre-built, and walls are knocked-down and are packed between ...
Operational plan (OPLAN)
Military; Peace keeping
Formal directives (in the same format as operation orders) designed to meet a contingency which is expected but not yet imminent.
Floating base support
Military; Peace keeping
Fuel, ammunitions, parts, supplied by support ships such as the Royal Fleet Auxiliaries; Max Houghton.
Cease fire line (CFL)
Military; Peace keeping
Forward limit of the positions occupied by the troops of the opposing sides at the suspension of hostilities.
Military officer on loan
Military; Peace keeping
Gratis military officer released by his government at no cost to the UN for a few months.
Officer on loan
Military; Peace keeping
Gratis military officer released by his government at no cost to the UN for a few months.
