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AIR CONTINGENCY FORCE [6 records]

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Alphabetical list of terms

Record 1 2022-12-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • General Conduct of Military Operations
DEF

An operation planned in advance of known events or events that could reasonably be expected.

CONT

If an operation does not clearly fall into the routine category, then it is a contingency operation and a grouping, tailored to the operation, is generated.

CONT

In contrast, contingency operations are unexpected, often time-critical operations where new organizational structures, command relationships or additional resources may be required.

OBS

contingency operation; CONOP : designations and definition officially approved by the Air Force Terminology Panel; designations officially approved by the Defence Terminology Standardization Board, the Joint Terminology Panel and the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Forces.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Conduite générale des opérations militaires
DEF

Opération planifiée en vue d’un événement connu ou raisonnablement prévisible, exigeant ainsi de suivre un processus de planification officiel.

CONT

Si une opération ne correspond pas nettement à une activité courante, il s'agit alors d'une opération de contingence qui entraîne la mise sur pied d'un groupe adapté à l'opération.

OBS

opération de contingence; OPCON : désignations et définitions normalisées par le Groupe d'experts en terminologie de la Force aérienne; désignations uniformisées par le Conseil de normalisation de terminologie de la Défense, par le Groupe d'experts en terminologie interarmées et par le ministère de la Défense nationale et les Forces canadiennes.

OBS

opération de contingence : désignation uniformisée par le Comité de terminologie française du Conseil de doctrine et de tactique de l'Armée de terre.

Spanish

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Record 2 2022-12-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of International Laws and Regulations
  • Laws and Legal Documents
  • Meteorological Forecasting, Data Measurement and Analysis
OBS

Under Air Weather Service Regulation(AWSR) 55-2, "Operations : AWS [Air Weather Service] Tactical Weather Support, "and other existing war plans, in each contingency operation AWS would have a lead wing, that is, one weather wing that would function as the weather support coordinator and immediate manager of the deployed weather support force.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de lois et de règlements internationaux
  • Lois et documents juridiques
  • Prévisions météorologiques et mesure et analyse des données

Spanish

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Record 3 2012-12-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • General Conduct of Military Operations
CONT

The Air Force may need to consider additional FP [force protection] measures for domestic contingency operations... Generally, these types of domestic operations include humanitarian assistance and community support, planning and response to asymmetric threats and emergency management activities to support the civil power and in defence of Canada. Force protection considerations for such domestic contingency operations are likely to include security, force health protection and engineering.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Conduite générale des opérations militaires
CONT

La Force aérienne peut devoir envisager des mesures de PF [protection des forces] supplémentaires pour les opérations de contingence nationales [...] En général, ces types d’opérations nationales comprennent l’aide humanitaire et le soutien communautaire, la planification et la réaction aux menaces asymétriques et les activités de gestion des urgences en appui aux autorités civiles et en vue de la défense du Canada. Les questions touchant la protection des forces, en ce qui concerne les opérations de contingence nationales de la sorte, comprennent normalement la sécurité, la protection de la santé des forces et le génie.

Spanish

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Record 4 2001-07-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Air Forces
CONT

A Contingency Capability Component provides the air force with the ability to plan and execute ground support for deployed aerospace operations in a global environment. It allows the air force to draw together any combination of its Contingency Capability units into a composite, joint-minded, air component wing, which is then able to deploy anywhere in the world within prescribed reaction times to support and sustain the air power capabilities embodied in Air Command Operations Plans.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Forces aériennes

Spanish

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Record 5 2001-07-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Military Administration
CONT

The Contingency Capability allows the air force to draw together any combination of its Contingency Capability units into a composite, joint-minded, air component wing, which is then able to deploy within prescribed reaction times to support and sustain the air power capabilities embodied in Air Command Operations Plans.

Key term(s)
  • CCAP

French

Domaine(s)
  • Administration militaire
CONT

Par ailleurs, le personnel de la Réserve aérienne constituera 20 p. 100 environ de l'élément de contingence de la Force aérienne, ce qui équivaut à près de 600 postes.

OBS

élément de contingence : terme approuvé par le Commandement aérien des Forces canadiennes.

Spanish

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Record 6 1993-08-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aeroindustry
  • Air Defence
  • Types of Aircraft
CONT

United States Air Force commanders will be able to relax a little and adjust their long-range deployment contingency plans when the KC-10A advanced tanker/cargo aircraft starts going into service in April 1981.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Constructions aéronautiques
  • Défense aérienne
  • Types d'aéronefs
CONT

L'US Air Force pourra respirer un peu et modifier ses plans d'urgence de déploiement à grande distance, lorsqu'en avril 1981, le nouvel avion-citerne/cargo KC-10A entrera en service.

Spanish

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