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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.
Mean solar time at the meridian of Greenwich, England, used as a basis for standard time throughout the world. Normally expressed in four numerals 0001 to 2400. Also called Zulu time.
Industry:Military
Member of a tribunal to which will be submitted some disputes and appeals from the award of the claims commission.
Industry:Military
Member of medical corps, trained in combat first aid, accompanying the foot patrols.
Industry:Military
Member of medical corps, trained in combat first aid, accompanying the foot patrols.
Industry:Military
Military activities during peacetime and conflict that do not necessarily involve armed clashes between two organized forces.
Industry:Military
Military bridges are of 3 main types : 1. scissor-type launched bridges (foldable and often laid by an armored vehicle); 2. floating (or pontoon or ribbon) bridges (several flotation units are assembled side by side to span a river, but are transported folded); 3. dry support bridges (e.g. Bailey bridges), built of standardized panels and used for lines of communication (highways and railways)
Industry:Military
Military communications in which policy is established or a specific action is ordered governing conduct or procedure; normally issued and signed by the highest military authority in the operation.
Industry:Military
Military equipment brought to the mission area by infantry or logistics contingents with prior agreement of the UN secretariat becomes a UN responsibility, and governments are reimbursed for its depreciation.
Industry:Military
Military officer (of a contingent); only responsible for informing the public of his home country on the activities of his particular contingent and for providing members of his contingent with news from the home country and from within the contingent; synonym with "contingent public information officer"
Industry:Military
