Peace keeping

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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Warning order

Military; Peace keeping

A preliminary notice of an action or order that is to follow. Usually issued as a brief oral or written message, it is designed to give subordinates time to make necessary plans and preparations.

Choke point

Military; Peace keeping

A passage through which military forces and materiel must transit because of geographic or infrastructure constraints, and where they become vulnerable to interdiction.

Airdrop

Military; Peace keeping

A parachute jump or a supply delivery by parachute from an aircraft in flight; in logistics, an airdrop (for resupplying a unit) is sometimes called "vertical replenishment"

Defile

Military; Peace keeping

A passage through which military forces and materiel must transit because of geographic or infrastructure constraints, and where they become vulnerable to interdiction.

Detachment (DET)

Military; Peace keeping

A part of a unit separated from its main organisation for duty elsewhere.

Electronic counter measure (ECM)

Military; Peace keeping

Actions taken to prevent or reduce the enemy's effective use of the electromagnetic spectrum. Includes jamming and electronic deception.

Liquidation of peace-keeping mission

Activities executed in the closure of a field mission: includes the physical withdrawal of equipment, supplies and personnel from the AO, and the administrative closure action (closure of accounts, ...