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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
trunking system
Military; Peace keeping
The system monitors and identifies the transmissions of each radio operating within a given network and performs multiplexing of radio transmissions and assignment of frequencies.
United Nations-owned equipment (UNOE)
Military; Peace keeping
The UN purchases some items, which remain UN property, to be handed on to the relieving contingent; the acronym UNO is also found.
United Nations Ration Scale
Military; Peace keeping
The UN ration scale incorporates two Basis of Provisioning (BOP); BOP A has been developed to reflect non western tastes and dietary patterns and BOP B is the western equivalent.
claims administration unit (CAU)
Military; Peace keeping
The unit that processes claims for reimbursement from troop-contributing countries, deals with COE backlog, death and disability, wet/dry leases, LOAs, third party claims and commercial disputes.
supplies
Military; Peace keeping
The US distinguishes Class I supplies (subsistance), Class II (clothing, tentage, individual tools), Class III (POL), Class IV (construction), Class V (ammo), Class VI (equipment of troops), Class ...
search and rescue (SAR)
Military; Peace keeping
The use of aircraft, surface craft, submarines, specialized rescue teams and equipment to search for and rescue personnel in distress on land or at sea.
