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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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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.
