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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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Peace keeping

Confrontation line (CL)

Military; Peace keeping

A general trace delineating the location where two opposing forces are engaged.

Logging form

Military; Peace keeping

A form where name, car license, destination is logged in at checkpoint into controlled area.

Line of contact

Military; Peace keeping

A general trace delineating the location where two opposing forces are engaged.

Column

Military; Peace keeping

A group of vehicles moving under a single commander over the same route, in the same direction.

Helipad

Military; Peace keeping

A prepared area designated and used for take-off and landing of helicopters (including touch down or hover): it may be a circular or rectangular area, in or near a camp, which has been cleared of ...

Grid coordinate system

Military; Peace keeping

A plane rectangular coordinate system usually based on, mathematically adjusted to, a map projection in order that geographic positions (latitudes and longitudes) may be readily transformed into ...

Civilian police adviser

Military; Peace keeping

A police officer who assists the SRSG in the preparation of cooperation agreements with the National Police, and in the supervision of civilian police monitors. A civilian police advisor also advises ...

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