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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Combined Rescue Coordination Center (CRCC)

Military; Peace keeping

US-French center to coordinate operations of Combat Search and Rescue (of downed pilots) in the former Yugoslavia; based in Brindisi (Italy)

Vehicle not available because it awaits repair, or needs other vital services; not to be confused with 'off-road vehicles'. This number is usually factored in when determining the number of vehicles ...

United Nations mobile logistics team

Military; Peace keeping

Visits potential troop-contributing countries to assist in determining heavy and specialized equipment requirements, before the countries concerned are called upon to provide troops for an operation.

dragon teeth

Military; Peace keeping

Wedge-shaped concrete anti-tank obstacles laid in multiple rows.

absolute emergency

Military; Peace keeping

When calling the medevac chopper, the call can be "priority" (for non-mortal wounds), '(absolute) emergency' (for mortal wounds or ailments) or 'tactical emergency' (casualties of a seriousness or on ...

air liaison officer (ALO)

Military; Peace keeping

Where the PKO has air support, a small air cell is deployed as part of the Ops branch; an air cell at HQ can be composed of a chief air staff officer (CASO) and several air liaison officers (ALO). ...