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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

holding capacity

Military; Peace keeping

The quantitative potential of a holding facility to accommodate patients waiting for medical evacuation, usually in other than fully supported hospital beds.

medical capacity

Military; Peace keeping

The quantitative potential of the medical support system to collect, treat and evacuate patients; it does not measure qualitative aspects of that support.

battle stress reaction

Military; Peace keeping

The reactions to situations that place extraordinary pressure upon a soldier with stress symptoms. Symptoms are for example: burn out; flame out; personnel exhaustion; lethargic behavior. Peace ...

main supply route (MSR)

Military; Peace keeping

The route designated within an area of operations over which the bulk of traffic flows in support of military operations.

joint staff (JS)

Military; Peace keeping

The staff of a commander of a unified or specified command, or of a joint task force, which includes members from the several Services comprising the force. These members should be assigned in such a ...

chain of command

Military; Peace keeping

The succession of commanding officers from a superior to a subordinate through which command is exercised. Also called command channel.

payload capacity

Military; Peace keeping

The sum of the weight of passengers and cargo that an aircraft can carry.

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