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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Disease and non-battle injury (DNBI) rate

Military; Peace keeping

Expressed as a daily percentage rate or as 2 separate rates (one for diseases and one for non-battle injuries); the rate is used for medical support planning purposes.

Mission-specific contingency planning

Military; Peace keeping

Evaluates the nature and scope of potential operations in specific geographic areas and the resources required to mount these operations.

Triage

Military; Peace keeping

Evaluation and classification of casualties for purposes of treatment and evacuation, according to type and seriousness of injury, and likelihood of survival.

Degrade to someone's ability or efficiency

Falling short of complete and outright destruction, some military actions aim at making the other side less able to perform its mission, i.e. degrading its combat effectiveness, weapons' performance, ...

Combat support (CS)

Military; Peace keeping

Fire support and other types of operational assistance provided to combat elements; it may include support from artillery, air defense, aviation, engineering, signals, electronic warfare units.

Egress

Military; Peace keeping

Extricating oneself from untenable situation; e.g. when UNMO come under sniper fire, they should radio for assistance and an armed armoured escort will be dispatched to protect their egress from the ...

Fire control system (FCS)

Military; Peace keeping

Fire control system: a system that performs the functions of target acquisition, tracking, data computation and engagement control, primarily using electronic means.