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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cease-fire violation (CFV)

Military; Peace keeping

The breach of a cease-fire agreement that involves the firing of weapons by either party.

sealift capacity

Military; Peace keeping

The capacity to move troops, equipment, and supplies rapidly to a conflict zone by ship; includes sea movement, sea landing and sea support.

airlift

Military; Peace keeping

The carrying of troops and equipment over large distances by air to bring them into crisis areas rapidly also found: 'airlifters' (referring to personnel or planes)

significant incident report (SINCREP)

The category includes initial, intermediate and final reports on serious incidents in a PKO's area of operation; they are submitted by a unit to a higher formation concerning an incident in its area ...

armored fighting vehicle (AFV)

Military; Peace keeping

The category includes: main battle tanks, light tanks, armored cars, infantry fighting vehicles, armored personnel carriers, armored command vehicles and combat engineer vehicles.

chief integrated support services (CISS)

Military; Peace keeping

The CISS and the COS exercise joint operational control over the entire mission logistic support system.

chief communications officer (CCO)

Military; Peace keeping

The civilian counterpart to the (military) chief signal officer; responsible for the civilian-pattern communications equipment; manages the mission's communications network (radio, satellite, ...