- Industry: NGO
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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.
A detained person as defined in Articles 4 and 5 of the Geneva Convention Relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War of August 12,1949. IN particular, one, who while engaged in combat under orders of his government, is captured by the armed forces of the enemy. As such, he is entitled to the combatant's privilege of immunity from the municipal law of the capturing state for warlike acts which do not amount to breaches of the law of armed conflict. For example, a prisoner of war may be, but is not limited to, any person belonging to one of the following categories who has fallen into the power of the enemy: a member of the armed forces, organized militia or volunteer corps; a person who accompanies the armed forces without actually being a member thereof; a member of a merchant marine or civilian aircraft crew not qualifying for more favorable treatment; or individuals who on the approach of the enemy, spontaneously take up arms to resists the invading force.
Industry:Military
A device that emits a beam of laser energy which is used to mark a specific place or object.
Industry:Military
A device to kill or maim an unsuspecting person who disturbs an apparently harmless object or performs a normally safe act.
Industry:Military
A facility established for the purpose of furnishing medical and/ or dental care to eligible individuals.
Industry:Military
A field hospital includes full accommodation (tented or prefabricated), ambulances, vehicles, operating theatre, sterilizer, x-ray, dentist, equipment workshop, intensive care unit, examination rooms, mortuary etc; as a standby forces standard component, the field hospital provides second and limited third line medical support to military units: 50 beds, clinical, surgical and dental services, sterilization and lab facilities, ambulance and catering services.
Industry:Military
A form where name, car license, destination is logged in at checkpoint into controlled area.
Industry:Military
A fuel farm can comprise dozens or hundreds of fuel bladders, with associated pumps, pipelines, tanks, etc.
Industry:Military
A general trace delineating the location where two opposing forces are engaged.
Industry:Military
A general trace delineating the location where two opposing forces are engaged.
Industry:Military
A generic term which can refer to: thick concrete walls, sandbag walls, earth mounds, and, more rarely, trenches (in this case the surrounding ground is used as a natural barrier)
Industry:Military
