
Home > Industry/Domain > Military > 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.
Industry: Military
Add a new termContributors in Peace keeping
Peace keeping
Observer mission
Military; Peace keeping
Consists of unarmed officers, to man observation posts, to monitor cease-fires and armistices.
United Nations Course for Mobile Peace-keeping Training Teams
Military; Peace keeping
First such course held in Canada (January 1995), second held in Sweden (June 1995); the mobile training teams are formally called United Nations Training Assistance Teams (UNTAT)
Air operations centre (AOC)
Military; Peace keeping
For standby forces: for a specified airfield, provides air traffic control, operates an air operations room, issues flights plans and briefs pilots and crews, provides ground handling services and ...
Terrain following flight
Military; Peace keeping
Flight at low altitude conforming generally to, and in the proximity of, the contours of the earth. It is characterised by varying altitude and airspeed as dictated by vegetation, obstacles, and ...
Contour flying
Military; Peace keeping
Flight at low altitude conforming generally to, and in the proximity of, the contours of the earth. It is characterised by varying altitude and airspeed as dictated by vegetation, obstacles, and ...
Chemical incident report
Military; Peace keeping
First report filed in by military observers immediately after a chemical attack: gives time and place; is followed by further, more detailed reports.
Contingency operation plan (COP)
Military; Peace keeping
Formal directive in the same format as operation orders designed to meet a contingency which is expected but not yet imminent.