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AUTHORITY TRANSFER [1 record]

Record 1 2018-03-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Defence Planning and Military Doctrine
  • Military Organization
DEF

Within NATO, an action by which operational command or operational control of designated forces and/or resources, if applicable, is passed between national and NATO commands or between commanders in the NATO chain of command.

OBS

transfer of authority; TOA: designations and definition standardized by NATO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Doctrine militaire et planification de défense
  • Organisation militaire
DEF

Dans le cadre de l'OTAN, action par laquelle le commandement ou le contrôle opérationnels de forces et, le cas échéant, de ressources désignées est transmis entre commandements nationaux et de l'OTAN ou entre commandants au sein de la chaîne de commandement de l'OTAN.

OBS

transfert d'autorité; TOA : désignations et définition normalisées par l'OTAN.

Spanish

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