preventive diplomacy
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Action to prevent disputes from arising between parties, to
prevent existing disputes from escalating into conflicts,
and action to limit the spread of the latter.
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preventive measures
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Actions intended to stop something before it happens.
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preventive medical measures
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PVNT-MED
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Medical actions intended to prevent diseases, illnesses and
exposure to threats to the health and readiness of military
and civilian personnel.
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preventive war
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A war initiated in the belief that military conflict is inevitable,
and that to delay would involve greater risk.
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primary censorship
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Censorship imposed by Command, or by a CO on the personal communications of personnel assigned, attached, or otherwise
under the jurisdiction of that command.
Example: Because of the sensitive nature of the operation, the
CO had no alternative but to introduce primary censorship.
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primary function
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A function or duty of first rank or importance.
Example: The primary function of the device detection.
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primary interest
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Principal, although not exclusive, interest and responsibility for accomplishment of a given mission, including responsibility for reconciling the activities of other agencies with collateral interest
in the program.
Example: His primary interest was to ensure the war did
not spread beyond the current area of hostilities.
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primary target
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An object of high publicity value. A target for terrorists,
for example.
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prior permission
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Permission granted before any action is taken.
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priority
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A type of call to a MEDEVAC helicopter to indicate non-mortal wounds, as opposed to, say, 'absolute emergency' or 'tactical emergency'.
Example: The priority transmission simply stated that injuries
were light.
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priority message
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A category of precedence reserved for messages that require quick action by the addressee.
Example: The priority message simply stated that injuries
were light, but that reinforcements were necessary.
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prisoner of war
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POW
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One, who while engaged in combat under orders of his government,
is captured by the armed forces of an enemy.
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prisoner-of-war censorship
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The censorship of the communications to and from enemy POWs
and civilian internees held by the Armed Forces.
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prisoner-of-war compound
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A subdivision of a POW enclosure.
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prisoner-of-war enclosure
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A subdivision of a POW camp.
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prisoner-of-war camp
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POW camp
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A camp of semi-permanent nature established for the complete administration of POWs. The camp might be located on, or independent of, other military installations.
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private property
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Property/possessions of an individual.
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private voluntary organization
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PVOs
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A private, non-profit-making organization involved in
humanitarian assistance or development and relief activities.
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privately owned vehicle
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POV
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A vehicle that is a personal possession.
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pro-active measures
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Measures taken in the preventive stage of anti-terrorism and
designed to harden targets and detect actions before they occur.
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proactive mine-countermeasures
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Measures intended to prevent the enemy from successfully
laying mines.
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probability of damage
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PD
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The probability that damage will occur to a target. Probability
of damage is expressed as either a percentage or
as a decimal.
Example: The pilot estimated the PD to the complex to be
some 40 per cent.
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procedure word
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proword
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A word or phrase limited to radio telephony procedure and
used to facilitate communication by conveying information in a
condensed, standard form.
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proclamation
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A document published to the inhabitants of an area that sets forth
the basis of authority and the scope of activities of a commander
in a given area, and which defines the obligations, liabilities, duties, and rights of the population affected.
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procurement
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The process of obtaining personnel, services, supplies, and
equipment.
Example: Procurement of the necessary supplies and
equipment would be difficult; however, it was possible
that certain priority items could be procured from the
local population.
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prohibited area
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A specified area of the surface over which the flight of aircraft is prohibited, or to which surface access is prohibited.
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promote
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To elevate someone to a higher rank or position within
an organisation.
Example: On return to duty, he was promoted to Lt Col.
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property damage
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Damage inflicted on property.
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protected frequencies
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Friendly frequencies used for a particular operation that are
identified and protected to prevent them from being jammed by
friendly forces while active electronic-warfare measures are
directed against hostile forces.
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protected site
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A facility that is protected by the use of camouflage or concealment, selective siting, or the construction of facilities designed to prevent damage from fragments caused by conventional weapons.
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protective clothing
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Clothing especially designed, fabricated, or treated to protect personnel against hazards caused by extreme changes in physical environment, dangerous working conditions, or enemy action.
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protective mask
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A protective ensemble designed to protect the wearer's face and eyes and prevent the breathing of air contaminated with chemical
and/or biological agents.
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protective minefield
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1. A minefield employed to assist a unit in its local,
close-in protection.
2. A minefield laid in friendly territorial waters
to protect ports, harbours, anchorages, coasts and coastal routes.
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psychological operations
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psyops
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Planned operations to convey selected information and indicators to
foreign audiences to influence their emotions, motives, objective reasoning, and ultimately the behaviour of foreign governments, organizations, groups, and individuals. The purpose of psychological operations is to induce or reinforce foreign attitudes and behaviour favourable to the originator's objectives.
Example: The enemy's psyops were proving extremely
effective and civil unrest was becoming a problem.
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psychological warfare
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psywar
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The planned use of propaganda and other psychological actions having the primary purpose of influencing the opinions, emotions, attitudes, and behaviour of hostile foreign groups in such a way as to support the achievement of national objectives.
Example: All measures were being considered, including the
effective use of psywar.
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public affairs guidance
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PAG
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Normally, a package of information to support the public
discussion of defence issues and operations.
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public information
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PI
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Information of a military nature, the dissemination of which through
public news media is not inconsistent with security, and the release
of which is considered desirable or non-objectionable to the
responsible releasing agency.
Example: The public-information message was to be
broadcast at 1800.
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public information officer;
press information officer
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PIO
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1. Most commonly, a UN civilian staff member, who coordinates the activities of public relations officers of national contingents. A PIO
serves as liaison between a peacekeeping force and the media, and serves in an advisory capacity to the force commander, or the special representative of the UN Secretary-General. The PIO is concerned
with external relations in respect of local communities and the
media, and he sometimes acts as spokesman.
2. The title PIO might also refer to the information officer of a contingent, with responsibility for informing the public of his home country of a contingent's activities in the field. Conversely, the
PIO might provide members of his own contingent with news
from home and from within the contingent itself.
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public relations officer
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PRO
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A military officer, with responsibilities similar to those of
the contingent Public Information Officer, with responsibility
for informing the public of his home country of the activities of
a particular contingent and for providing members of his contingent with news either from home or from within that contingent.
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purchasing & processing officer
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An officer, usually a civilian, in the procurement section
of a PKO.
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pyrotechnics
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Ammunition containing chemicals that produce smoke or
brilliant light that is used for the purposes of signalling or for
lighting up an area at night. Flares are a type of pyrotechnic.
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quartering
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To provide shelter for troops, HQs, establishments and supplies.
Example: Quartering the troops in the field would be difficult;
however, they would be away from their current quarters
for just a short period.
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quartering area; quartering site
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The temporary quartering of troops in the process of
being demobilized.
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quartermaster
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An army officer who provides clothing and subsistence to troops.
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QUEBEC
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The letter Q in the phonetic alphabet.
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quick-reaction force
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QRF
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A rapid deployment force.
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radar coverage
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The limits within which objects can be detected by one or
more radar stations.
Example: The aircraft would soon be within radar coverage,
when air traffic control would be able to provide guidance.
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radar intelligence
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radint
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Intelligence derived from data collected by radar.
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radiation dose
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The total amount of ionising radiation absorbed.
Example: Unfortunately, he had received a high dose of
radiation, which had exceeded the maximum safe
radiation dose for personnel in the field.
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radio communications
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Wireless medium for communications.
Example: Radio communication had been lost at a critical point.
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radio deception
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The use of radio transmissions to deceive the enemy. Radio
deception includes the sending of false dispatches, the use of
deceptive headings, the employment of enemy call signs etc.
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radio detection
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The detection of the presence of an object by radio-location
without precise determination of its position.
Example: To avoid radio detection, all communications were
to be by hand signals.
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radio-range station
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A radio-navigation station on land or at sea, within the Aeronautical Radio-Navigation Service, which provides radio equi-signal zones.
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radio telephony
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The transmission of speech by means of modulated radio waves.
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radius of action
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The maximum distance a ship, aircraft, or vehicle can travel from its base, with normal combat load, and return without refuelling,
and allowing for all safety and operating factors.
Example: The known radius of action of the intruder was
some 800 nm.
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rapid-deployment force
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RDF
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Short-notice contingency force, formed both unilaterally and with partners, the of which might range from disaster relief, or humanitarian relief, to operations to maintain the peace or
engage in warfare. RDF is the generic term, whereas the term
rapid-reaction force relates to various specific formations.
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rapid-reaction force
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RRF
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The term used for various specific formations, ie a NATO
contingent, an UNPROFOR contingent, or a UNSAS contingent.
The generic term used for this type of formation is Rapid-
Deployment Force'.
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rate of fire
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The number of rounds fired per minute.
Example: The rate of fire for the weapon was 1000 rounds per minute.
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rate of march
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The average number of miles or kilometres to be travelled in a
given period of time, including all ordered halts. The rate of march
can be expressed in either miles or kilometres per hour.
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ration
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A limited or approved amount of an item, such as food, that
one person is permitted.
Example: Because of the delay and the hot weather, the
supply of water would need to be rationed.
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razor wire
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A strong wire constructed with barbs of sharp metal placed
closely together, which is utilised for fencing.
Example: The facility had been surrounded by a razor-wire
fence, which served to hinder the attack.
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readiness
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The ability of military forces to fight and meet the demands
of the military strategy.
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rear guard
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1. The rear-most elements of a force either advancing or retreating.
The functions of a rear guard might be to protect the rear of a
column from attack during a withdrawal, to delay an enemy during
an advance, or to keep supply routes open.
2. A security detachment positioned at the rear of a moving
ground force to keep that force informed of enemy activity
and to keep it covered from attack.
Example: A rear-guard action was necessary, so the commander
detailed the unit to fall back and form a rear guard.
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