- Industry: NGO
- Number of terms: 31364
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- Company Profile:
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.
US-French center to coordinate operations of Combat Search and Rescue (of downed pilots) in the former Yugoslavia; based in Brindisi (Italy)
Industry:Military
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 needed for a particular mission or when reimbursing a contingent for the use of their own vehicles.
Industry:Military
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.
Industry:Military
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 a scale such as to endanger mission)
Industry:Military
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). The ALO advises the chief operations officer (COO) and staff on the capabilities, limitations, and employment of tactical air operations. He operates the Air Force request net.
Industry:Military
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; it is also in charge of CASEVACs.
Industry:Military
Whereby "type" operations would be planned, utilizing information based on the standby arrangements system.
Industry:Military
With respect to serious violations committed in the territory of the former Yugoslavia since 1991, there is concurrent jurisdiction of the International Tribunal and national courts; this concurrent jurisdiction, however, should be subject to the primacy of the International Tribunal; at any stage of the procedure, the International Tribunal may formally request the national courts to defer to the competence of the International Tribunal.
Industry:Military
With use of tanks armored fighting vehicles, armored personnel carriers, trucks, etc.; not to be confused with "motorized"
Industry:Military
