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The United Nations Organization (UNO), or simply United Nations (UN), is an international organization whose stated aims are facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, and the achieving of world peace.
Mobility, survivability and sustainability of all mission contingents vary depending on tasks deployment areas and national support (self sufficiency); medical sustainability: ability to maintain quality and quantity of treatment and evacuation, and to resupply and replace personnel.
Industry:Military
Mostly forming a blend word with the designation of the nation, as in AUSCON (Austrian Contingent), BRITCON (British Contingent), CANCON (Canadian Contingent), etc.
Industry:Military
Movement (usually on the ground) through or into an area or territory occupied by either friendly or enemy troops or organizations; the movement is made either by small groups or by individuals, at extended or irregular intervals, usually while avoiding contact.
Industry:Military
Movement control; also found as: port of embarkation.
Industry:Military
Name of various specific formations: one set up by NATO, another created to support UNPROFOR, another proposed under UNSAS; the generic term used for this type of formations is "rapid deployment force"
Industry:Military
National chain of command (for administrative affairs), as opposed to UN chain (or line) of command.
Industry:Military
Nets with a woodland pattern. Those nets are used to camouflage positions and vehicles against reconnaissance; especially against aerial reconnaissance.
Industry:Military
Noncombat military operations undertaken by outside forces with the consent of all major belligerent parties and designed to monitor and facilitate the implementation of an existing truce agreement in support of diplomatic efforts to reach a political settlement; 'PKOs' covers: peace-keeping forces, observer missions and mixed operations.
Industry:Military
North-South band defined by the Universal Transverse Mercator projection and numbered; each zone is subdivided into lettered grids.
Industry:Military
Number of soldiers entitled to draw rations in a contingent, used to calculate supplies and plan indents; the daily personnel strength is entered on the monthly "Ration Entitlement Register"
Industry:Military
