Refimprove date August 2008 War A military is an organisation authorized by its greater society to use ... actual or Threat of force public international law perceived threats . As an adjective the term military is also used to refer to any property or aspect of a military. Militaries often function as societies within societies, by having their own military communities, Military industrial complex economies , Military education and training education , military medicine medicine , Military justice judiciary ... ing as part of a military is older than recorded history itself. Some of the most enduring images of the classical antiquity portray the power and feats of its military Leadership leaders . The Battle ... Shi Huang , was so determined to impress the gods with his military might that he was buried with an army ... to military matters, leaving to posterity many treatise s and writings as well as a large number ... The first recorded use of military in English, spelled militarie , was in 1585. ref name OED ... in use of weapons, or engaged in military service or in warfare. ref name COD http www.askoxford.com ... Merriam Webster Dictionary online ref As a noun the military usually refers generally to a country ..., and physical area which they occupy. As an adjective military originally applied only to soldiers ... with their profession. ref name OED The names of both the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich Royal Military Academy 1741 and United States Military Academy 1802 reflect this. However, at about the time of Napoleonic Wars military begun to be applied to armed forces as a whole ref name OED and in the 21st century expressions like military service , military intelligence and military history reflect this broader meaning. As such, it now connotes any activity performed by the military personnel. History Main Military history Military history is often considered to be the history of all conflicts, not just the history of the state militaries. It differs somewhat from the history of war with military ... more details
Military art lang fr historical L Art de la Guerre lit. art of war , lang ru is a field of Military theory theoretical research and Military education and training training methodology in military science used in the conduct of military operation s on land, in the maritime or air environments. Military art includes the study and application of the principles of warfare and laws of war that apply equally to the closely interrelated military strategy , operational mobility operational art and military tactics tactics . Exercise of military art is highly dependent on the economics and logistics supporting the armed forces , their military technology and equipment , and reflects the social influences on the military organisation exercising military art. Often misunderstood due ... indications is one which rarely misleads, and is one of the most precious attributes of military genius ... military leaders in Europe and Asia, notably Japan, were themselves either accomplished artist s, or Art collector collectors of art . In history, schools of thinking about military art can be divided ... have tended to associate military art with offensive manoeuvre, cavalry, and therefore, before advent of late 19th century firearms, Asia. ref p.97, De La Barre Duparcq ref In Europe military ... can enhance Defense military defensive potential of a small field army largely consisting of relatively Mobility military low mobility troops, by often using high ground , terrain choke point s or field entrenchment s. Due to relative lack of economic and logistic support, European military art theorists advocated Battle Types of battle decisive battles that could bring a military campaign to a quick ... mobility, military art developed a more Offensive military offensive based way of thinking about military tactics, and military art was dominated by considerations of choosing point of attack and military communications . The confrontation between these two forms of military art that took place as a result ... more details
Military of Korea could refer to Korean People s Army Military of North Korea , known as the Korean People s Army Military of South Korea , the armed forces of South Korea Republic of Korea Military history of Korea , the military history of Korea n civilization Disambig Category Military of Korea ... more details
Military Secretary is a post found in the military of several countries Military Secretary United Kingdom Military Secretary Sri Lanka disambig Category Command staff occupations he ... more details
Military Park can refer to Local parks Military Park Indianapolis in Indianapolis, Indiana Military Park Newark in Newark, New Jersey Military Park NCS station National Parks National Military Park run by the United States National Park Service , these include Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County Battlefields Memorial National Military Park Gettysburg National Military Park Guilford Courthouse National Military Park Horseshoe Bend National Military Park Kings Mountain National Military Park Moore s Creek National Military Park Pea Ridge National Military Park Shiloh National Military Park Vicksburg National Military Park disambiguation ... more details
Military Council may refer to Military Council for Justice and Democracy , the supreme political body of Mauritania Military Council of National Salvation , a military dictatorship quasi government administering Poland during the martial law Revolutionary Military Council , the supreme military authority of Soviet Russia Transitional Military Council , a period in the history of Sudan Military council was an organisational grouping of senior ranking officers in the European armies of the 19th century during operational planning. It also refers to the practice retained in the Red Army until 1947. disambig de Milit rrat ... more details
otheruses Military administration identifies both the techniques and system s used by military departments, agencies, and Armed Services involved in the management of the armed forces. It describes the processes that take place within military organisation s outside of combat , particularly in managing military personnel , their military training training , and services they are provided with as part of their soldier military service . In many ways military administration serves the same role as public administration in the civil society, and is often sited as a source of bureaucracy in the government as a whole. Given the wide area of application, military administration is often qualified by specific areas of application within the military , such as logistics administration, administration of doctrine development or military reform administration. ref p.xxiv, Weber, Eliasson ref Citations and notes reflist References Weber, Jeffrey A., Eliasson, Johan, Handbook of Military Administration , CRC Press, 2007 military stub DEFAULTSORT Military Administration Category Military organization ja ko ... more details
Unreferenced date October 2006 A military psychiatrist is a psychiatrist whether Officer armed forces uniformed officer or civilian consultant specializing in the treatment of military personnel suffering from mental disorder s consequent to warfare or Military sociology Military as a society military life . Military psychiatry encompasses substance abuse prevention , substance abuse treatment treatment , and strategy counselling , among other elements. Notable military psychiatrists W. H. R. Rivers 1864 1922 Ernst R din 1874 1952 Simon Wessely ? living DEFAULTSORT Military Psychiatrist Category Military psychiatry Psychology stub Military stub ... more details
A military threat , sometimes expressed as danger of military action, a military challenge, or a military risk, is a concept in military intelligence that identifies an imminent capability for use of military force in resolving diplomatic or economic disputes. It is the ultimate escalation in international relations conflicts, and follows explicit diplomatic Threat of force public international law threat to use force as a means of coercion . In general a military threat is identified when military personnel are detected conducting operations that can be interpreted as a Phase combat phase that precedes combat , i.e. occupying positions, preparing weapons for use, and Force concentration concentrating forces in an Offensive military offensive manner. Category Military intelligence ... more details
See also Catholic Church hierarchy Equivalents of diocesan bishops in law A military ordinariate is an ecclesiastical ... Churches Eastern Rite, responsible for the pastoral care of Catholics serving in the military armed forces of a nation. Until 1986, they were called military vicariates and had a status similar to that apostolic ... the military vicariates to diocese s. ref Spirituali militum curae , I 1 ref Each of them is headed ... cleric. Some nations have military ordinariates of the Anglican Communion , Lutheranism and Eastern ... October 2009 are similar in some ways to the existing military ordinariates. ref http 212.77.1.245 ... for Anglicans entering the Catholic Church ref But the jurisdiction of military ordinariates is cumulative ... military ordinariates class wikitable border 1 Country Military Ordinariate Notes valign top colspan 4 Africa valign top Flag Kenya Military Ordinariate of Kenya created military vicariate and first military vicar appointment 20 January 1964 elevated to a military ordinariate 21 July 1986 valign top Flag South Africa Military Ordinariate of South Africa created military vicariate and first military vicar appointment 17 May 1951 elevated to a military ordinariate 21 July 1986 it is vested in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Pretoria Archbishop of Pretoria valign top Flag Uganda Military Ordinariate of Uganda created military vicariate and first military vicar appointment 20 January 1964 elevated to a military ordinariate 21 July 1986 vested in a Metropolitan valign top colspan 4 Americas valign top Flag Argentina Military Bishopric of Argentina created military vicariate 8 July 1957 first military vicar appointment in 1957 elevated to a military ordinariate 21 July 1986 valign top Flag Bolivia Military Bishopric of Bolivia created military vicariate 19 March 1961 first appointment military vicar 26 July 1961 elevated to a military ordinariate 21 July 1986 valign top Flag Brazil Military Ordinariate of Brazil created military vicariate and first military vicar appointment 6 November ... more details
Military power may refer to The armed forces of a nation A great power , in a military context The maximum power setting of a military jet aircraft without afterburner disambig es Poder militar ... more details
Banner as a term for military units can refer to Bandum , a military unit of 200 400 men in the late Roman army Bandon Byzantine Empire , successor to the bandum, the basic territorial and military unit Chor giew of the Polish Lithuanian Commonwealth disambig ... more details
Military polonaise may refer to Polonaises Op. 40 Chopin Polonaise in A major Military by Fr d ric Chopin A List of Polish divisions in World War I Polish military division of World War I disambig ... more details
Military rule may mean Militarism or militarist ideology the ideology of government as best served when under military control Military occupation , when a country or area is occupied after invasion. List of military occupations Martial law , where military authority takes over normal administration of law Police state , where people s lives are subject to constant and often covert police surveillance Military law , the legal system applying to members of the armed forces Military dictatorship , a form of government where political power resides with the militaryMilitary junta khakistocracy , where the military regime colludes with the elite and industrial classes for perpetuating their rule Military tribunal Military rule may also be When a military applies a court martial and Nonjudicial punishment non judicial punishment When specific laws are applied in a military context as in the United States Uniform Code of Military Justice by the Judge Advocate General s Corps JAG disambig Category Military law Rule Category Military sociology ... more details
A Military defeat is the ultimate acceptance of cessation of combat by an armed force brought on through exhaustion of the troops, complete loss of cohesion military cohesion , lack of weapon s and equipment, significant interruption of Military logistics logistic support or loss of effective military command . It is usually followed by a surrender military surrender of forces to the victorious enemy. Military defeats can be tactical defeat tactical , operational defeat operational or strategic defeat strategic , though all can be partial within the scope of a larger war . Only a defeat in war can be considered decisive defeat military decisive because it brings the conflict to an end. Military defeat renders those who surrender prisoner of war military prisoners . A defeat in which most of the troops of a given force become prisoners, or most of their equipment is destroyed as a result of combat, or captured by the enemy, is often considered a catastrophic defeat . References unreferenced article date February 2009 references military stub Category Military strategy ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 Cleanup date March 2008 The military of Dominica consists of the Commonwealth of Dominica Police Force includes Special Service Unit, Coast Guard . Military expenditures dollar figure NA Military expenditures percent of GDP NA Military of North America DEFAULTSORT Military Of Dominica Category Government of Dominica Category Military by country Dominica Category Regional Security System Dominica Dominica stub ja ... more details
Military Museum may refer to Aldershot Military Museum , in Aldershot, England Athens War Museum , in Athens, Greece Base Borden Military Museum , Borden, Ontario, Canada California State Military Museum , California, United States Elgin Military Museum , St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada Istanbul Military Museum , in Istanbul Keep Military Museum , Dorchester , England Military Museum Belgrade , a museum in Belgrade Military Museum of the Chinese People s Revolution , in Beijing Military Museum of Finland , Helsinki, Finland Military Museum Station , station at Line 1, Beijing Subway The Military Museums , museum in Alberta, Canada Military museums in Denmark Republic of China Armed Forces Museum , museum in Taipei, Taiwan The Defence and Garrison Museum , in Aalborg, Denmark Liberation War Museum , a museum in Dhaka, Bangladesh The Queen s Own Cameron Highlanders of Canada Museum , in Winnipeg, Canada See also Category Military and war museums Military and war museums disambig tr Asker m zeler ... more details
Image Austrian military hospital WWI.jpg thumb 250px Austria n military hospital during World War I . Military hospital is a hospital , which works actively during a war , and which generally services soldier s and other military personnels. Gallery Pictures of Israel ian military hospital at 1948 . gallery Image PikiWiki Israel 7053 Military hospital 11 1948 Ziv.jpg Image PikiWiki Israel 7049 Military hospital 11 1948 Ziv.jpg Image PikiWiki Israel 7052 Military hospital 11 1948 Ziv.jpg Image PikiWiki Israel 7050 Military hospital 11 1948 Ziv.jpg gallery See also Commonscat Military hospitals Field hospital mil stub Category Hospitals fi Sotasairaala ... more details
File Arkhangelsk.Nabereznaya.47.JPG thumb 250px Military commissariat, Arkhangelsk Military commissariat is a military institution in some Europe an counties. Russia and former USSR Military commissariat lang ru , abbreviated as voyenkomat voenkomat is local military administrative agency in the former Soviet Union as well as in present day Russia and some other CIS countries that prepares and executes plans for military mobilization , maintains records on military manpower and economic resources available to the armed forces, provides premilitary training, conscription draft s men for military service, organizes reserves for training, and performs other military functions at the local level. Voennyi komissariat is headed by an officer called voenkom lang ru in Russian, which is an abbreviation for voennyi komissar lang ru , translated simply as military commissar . France The word commissariat , within the Military of France , designates services providing supplies, as well as financial and legal support to units, roughly equivalent to the Quartermaster s in the US military. Officers from these services are called commissaires . mil stub soviet stub Category Military of Russia Category Military of the Soviet Union ru ... more details
orphan date April 2010 Military occupations are the chosen or assigned Trade profession trade or career specialities in the armed forces which demand from the individuals achievement of Professional certification qualifications , and a degree of knowledge and skill in the tradecraft to perform tasks and assignments to an acceptable level of completeness or quality. Commonly military occupations are specific to the Arm, Service or Branch of the armed forces because of the different requirements of the personnel to operate in different environments, using different technologies and working within different Military operation Military operations operational systems. The general term of reference to service personnel in the land component of an armed forces is a soldier , that of the naval component a sailor , that of the naval infantry component a marine military marine , and in the air component an airman , which are sometimes also the lowest military rank in these Services. See also Military Occupational Specialty Category Military occupations Category Military personnel mil stub ... more details
Unreferenced date July 2008 Military theory is the analysis of Norm sociology normative behavior and trends in military affairs and military history , beyond simply describing events in war and military theories, especially since the influence of Carl von Clausewitz Clausewitz in the nineteenth century attempt to encapsulate the complex cultural, political and economic relationships between societies and the conflicts they create. Theories and conceptions of warfare have varied in different places throughout human history. The Chinese Sun Tzu is recognized to be one of the earliest military theorists. His now iconic The Art of War laid the foundations for operational planning, Military tactics tactics , Military strategy strategy and Military logistics logistics . See also Military doctrine Books Sun Tzu. The Art of War . New York City Barnes & Noble Books, 2003. ISBN 978 1 59308 016 7 cite book author Clausewitz, Carl Von others edited and translated by Michael Howard historian Michael Howard and Peter Paret . title On War location Princeton publisher Princeton University Press year 1976, rev.1984 isbn 0 691 05657 9 Category Military theory Category Military doctrines military stub uk ... more details
about military rank in Finnish army worldwide Roman Catholic use Military ordinariate Expand Finnish date December 2008 Military Bishop lang fi Kentt piispa lang sv F ltbiskop is a military rank and position within the Finnish Defence Forces . The military bishop is the leader of the priest s and the deacon s serving in the army as military chaplain s, both Lutheran and orthodox. The office was founded by marshal Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim in 1941. Though the military bishop is called a bishop and is a member of the Synod of Bishops of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland , he is not a bishop in the doctrinal sense of the word. Military bishops are not ordained as bishops and cannot ordain priests. Their field of duty, the Finnish Defence Forces, does not constitute a diocese, and the military chaplains belong to the dioceses where their duty stations are located. Similarly, the servicemembers belong to the parishes of their domiciles. Military Bishops of the Finnish Defence Forces Johannes Bj rklund 1941 1956 Toivo Laitinen 1956 1969 Yrj Massa 1969 1978 Viljo Remes 1978 1986 Jorma Laulaja 1986 1995 Hannu Niskanen 1995 See also Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland Finnish Orthodox Church Finnish Defence Forces Category Military ranks of Finland Category Religion in the military de Milit rbischof fr Liste des ordinaires militaires d Allemagne no Feltbiskop fi Kentt piispa sv F ltbiskop ... more details
Military urbanism is the militarization of Urban area urban spaces. This can include changes to built environments in military conflict areas or modifications of cityscapes to strengthen or subvert control by authorities. Military urbanism concerns the planning and implementation processes by which areas are fortified and militarized, as well as observations and critiques of these processes. See also Urban warfare Further reading Board, Christopher. New Insights in Cartographic Communication . University of Toronto Press, 1984. ISBN 0919870317 External links http subtopia.blogspot.com Subtopia A Field Guide to Military Urbanism Category Military terminology military stub ... more details
A military satellite is an artificial satellite used for a military purpose, often for gathering intelligence information gathering intelligence , as a communications satellite used for military purposes, or as a military weapon . File SAR Lupe.jpg thumb right A model of a Germany German SAR Lupe reconnaissance satellite inside a Cosmos 3M rocket. Description Strategic Defense Initiative Star Wars program A satellite by itself is neither military nor civil. It is the kind of payload it carries that enables one to arrive at a decision regarding its military or civilian character. sup Ref N 1 sup Nevertheless, even the above distinction is now blurred. For example, a civilian satellite can carry military transponders and vice versa. Civil commercial satellites are also known to carry out military tasks including enabling military communications, imagery etc. At the same time, military satellites like the NAVSTAR GPS have more civilian users than military users. In spite of the above possibilities, satellites which have purely military uses are known as military satellites. See also Commonscat Military satellites Spy satellite Resources fr en Guy Leb gue , trad. Robert J. Amral , Gulf War Military satellites , the Lesson , in Revue aerospatiale , n 79, June 1991. Squadron Leader KK Nair, Space The Frontiers of Modern Defence , Knowledge World Publishers, New Delhi. elos world External links N 1 For details, see http books.google.co.in books?vid ISBN8187966440&id ZBXL1i n6UAC&pg PA4&lpg PA4&ots VlV0cdVwC&dq space frontiers modern defence&sig 58 7qcFZ azxhCCizuXy7meT8kQ Space The Frontiers of Modern Defence Category Military satellites Category Unmanned vehicles Category Military equipment Technology and equipment, military de Milit rsatellit ja pt Sat lite militar fi Sotilaallinen satelliitti spacecraft stub ... more details
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