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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

Fleet dispatch and control unit

Military; Peace keeping

A special unit that allocates vehicles to the mission's various components, issues pool vehicles; the officer heading the unit is usually a FS

Boundary disclaimer

Military; Peace keeping

A statement on a map or chart that the status or alignment of international or administrative boundaries is not necessarily recognised by the government of the publishing nation.

Landing zone (LZ)

Military; Peace keeping

A specified zone within an objective area used for landing aircraft.- Any specified zone used for the landing of aircraft.

Unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)

Military; Peace keeping

Aircraft used for surveillance, targeting and bomb damage assessment; an UAV is preprogrammed for a mission and executes it without further intervention, whereas a remotely piloted vehicle is ...

Drone

Military; Peace keeping

Aircraft used for surveillance, targeting and bomb damage assessment; an UAV is preprogrammed for a mission and executes it without further intervention, whereas a remotely piloted vehicle is ...

Buffer zone (BZ)

Military; Peace keeping

Also known as area of separation; neutral space created by withdrawal of both hostile parties; a demilitarised zone where the parties have agreed not to deploy military forces; the cease-fire lines, ...

Movement control centre (MCC)

Military; Peace keeping

Allocates resources and coordinates air, rail, road and sea movements; one is attached to the civilian component of the mission and another to the military component, both form the joint movement ...

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