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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
Armoured infantry combat vehicle (AICV)
Military; Peace keeping
The essential difference between the AICV and the APC is that the former has firin ports through which the infantry can fire their weapons from inside the vehicle.
Artisans
Military; Peace keeping
The group of personnel that includes carpenters, electricians, generator and refrigeration mechanics, plumbers, masons, welders and painters. They are part of a pioneer unit.
Disposition
Military; Peace keeping
The distribution of the elements of a command within an area, incl. usually the exact location of each unit headquarters and the deployment of the forces subordinate to it.
Bladder tank
Military; Peace keeping
They are used for transport and for storage of water, fuel and chemicals and come in various sizes and capacities (e.g. 50,000 or 20,000, or 1,000 gallons, down to jerrican-sized flexible ...
Assistant chief of staff (ACOS)
Military; Peace keeping
There are several of them, all military officers; in charge of, e.g. ACOS administration and personnel (A & P); ACOS liaison; ACOS operations (OPS); the US classification into G1 (personnel), G2 ...
Voluntary contribution-in-kind
Military; Peace keeping
Those non-reimbursable contributions to peace-keeping can take the form of military officers released on loan by Governments to the Department of Peace-keeping Operations, at no cost to the ...
Ground handling
Military; Peace keeping
Those services include interior and exterior cleaning of aircraft, de-icing, catering, provision of ground power, of tow tractors, mobile lighting and passenger embarkation and control.
