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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operational plan (OPLAN)

Military; Peace keeping

Formal directives (in the same format as operation orders) designed to meet a contingency which is expected but not yet imminent.

cease fire line (CFL)

Military; Peace keeping

Forward limit of the positions occupied by the troops of the opposing sides at the suspension of hostilities.

floating base support

Military; Peace keeping

Fuel, ammunitions, parts, supplied by support ships such as the Royal Fleet Auxiliaries; Max Houghton.

border control

Military; Peace keeping

Full border control requires a capability to deny passage and to act where borders had already been closed, whereas border monitoring involves observing and reporting on movements only.

collective peace-keeping forces (CPF)

Military; Peace keeping

Generic term applied to any temporary coalition formation mandated as peace-keeping forces by the Council of Heads of State of CIS; such forces have already been deployed in Abkhazia (Georgia), ...

combat service support (CSS)

Military; Peace keeping

Generic term used to designate the elements of transport, maintenance, supply, construction, map services, as well as medical support, MP, chaplaincy, legal and financial services, physical ...