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SPECIAL FORCES OPERATIONS [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2003-05-20
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- General Conduct of Military Operations
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- special operations
1, record 1, English, special%20operations
correct, NATO, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- special ops 2, record 1, English, special%20ops
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Military activities conducted by specially designated, organized, trained and equipped forces using operational techniques and modes of employment not standard to conventional forces. These activities are conducted across the full range of military operations independently or in coordination with operations of conventional forces to achieve political, military, psychological and economic objectives. Politico-military considerations may require clandestine, covert or discreet techniques and the acceptance of a degree of physical risk not associated with conventional operations. 3, record 1, English, - special%20operations
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Special Forces commandos rely on psychology as much as force. As one sergeant put it: "Other special ops guys go in and kill all the snakes. We go in, kill two snakes, then recruit two more to convert or kill the rest". (Linda Robinson, "The men in the shadows - Why special forces are providing the model for a new kind of war", in www.usnews.com, May 19th, 2003). 2, record 1, English, - special%20operations
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
special operations: term and definition standardized by NATO. 4, record 1, English, - special%20operations
Record 1, Key term(s)
- Special Forces Operations
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Conduite générale des opérations militaires
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- opérations spéciales
1, record 1, French, op%C3%A9rations%20sp%C3%A9ciales
correct, feminine noun, NATO, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Activités militaires menées par des forces spécialement désignées, organisées, entraînées et équipées, utilisant des techniques opérationnelles et des modes d'action inhabituels aux forces conventionnelles. Ces activités sont menées dans toute la gamme des opérations militaires, indépendamment des opérations de forces conventionnelles, ou en coordination avec celles-ci, pour atteindre des objectifs politiques, militaires, psychologiques et économiques. Des considérations politico-militaires peuvent nécessiter le recours à des techniques clandestines ou discrètes et l'acceptation d'un niveau de risque physique et politique non compatible avec les opérations conventionnelles. 1, record 1, French, - op%C3%A9rations%20sp%C3%A9ciales
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
opérations spéciales : terme et définition normalisés par l'OTAN. 2, record 1, French, - op%C3%A9rations%20sp%C3%A9ciales
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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