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Record 1 2009-08-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Military Strategy
DEF

To place military units, equipment, or supplies at or near the point of planned use or at a designated location to reduce reaction time, and to ensure timely support of a specific force during initial phases of an operation.

OBS

pre-position: term and definition standardized by NATO.

OBS

pre-position: term extracted from the "Disarmament and Peace Keeping" glossary with the permission of the United Nations Office at Geneva.

Key term(s)
  • preposition

French

Domaine(s)
  • Stratégie militaire
DEF

Placer des unités, équipements ou ravitaillements militaires à l'endroit ou à proximité de l'endroit où il est prévu de les utiliser, ou encore dans une position choisie de manière à réduire les délais et à assurer un soutien opportun à une unité déterminée pendant la première phase d'une opération.

OBS

mettre en place; prépositionner : termes et définition normalisés par l'OTAN.

OBS

prépositionner; mettre en place : termes tirés du lexique «Désarmement et Maintien de la Paix» avec l'autorisation de l'Office des Nations Unies à Genève.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Estrategia militar
DEF

[Colocar] unidades militares, equipo y abastecimientos en el lugar donde se ha planificado su empleo, o cerca de él en un emplazamiento tal que se reduzca el tiempo de reacción y que se asegure el apoyo a una fuerza determinada durante las fases iniciales de una operación.

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