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RDF

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Militerm | riigikaitseterminite andmebaas

ID 531818 Last modified 18.11.2020
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Domain General Conduct of Military Operations -> GeneralGeneral Conduct of Military Operations -> Military Strategy
  • sõjaväeline üksus, mis on võimeline oma vägesid kiiresti ümber paigutama
  • a military formation capable of quick deployment of its forces
kiirsiirmisvägi preferred
kiiresti paigutatavad väed deprecated
rapid deployment force preferred
RDF abbreviation
Usage examples
  • described as short-notice contingency forces, RDFs can be formed both unilaterally and with partners, and be deployed in situations where their military organization, training, and equipment, such as transport and communications, enable them to cope with a totally civil situation; their activities range from disaster relief (earthquakes, floods etc), to humanitarian relief (famines), to operations to maintain the peace by separating warring sides, to actual warfare; [UNTERM]
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  • RDF is the generic term (whereas the term rapid reaction force has been given to various specific national formations with the same functions). [UNTERM]
force de déploiement rapide preferred

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