Noncombatant Evacuation Operations Definition - MilitaryDictionary.org

noncombatant evacuation operations

1.) Operations directed by the Department of State or other appropriate authority, in conjunction with the Department of Defense, whereby noncombatants are evacuated from foreign countries when their lives are endangered by war, civil unrest, or natural disaster to safe havens as designated by the Department of State.

See Also:

• see also safe haven
• see also evacuation
• also called noncombatant evacuees
• also called operation

In the United States, military vocabulary is standardized by the Department of Defence. These terms are used by the United States Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps.

Term Classification: operations