cooperation – German translation

cooperation

Cooperation

mil., logist. Coordinated joint action to achieve objectives by units, tactical formations and major formations of the armed forces, various arms of the service, elements in the battle deployment operational order of battle and various types of weapon relative to missions, targets, axes, lines or areas, times and methods of execution. Cooperation may be strategic, operational or tactical, depending on its scale. Strategic cooperation consists of coordinated joint action by large force groupings conducting operations in one or more theatres or on one or more strategic axes in order to achieve the aim of a strategic operation or a war as a whole. In wars fought by coalitions there may also be strategic cooperation among the armed forces of allied states and their individual force groupings involved in a joint operation in a continental or maritime theatre of operations. Operational cooperation consists of coordinated, joint operations along one or more adjacent operational axes conducted by operational or operational-tactical formations from the various armed forces and arms of the service, including multinational forces, in order to achieve an operational or tactical objective. Tactical cooperation is a coordinated joint action by formations and units, either among themselves or with adjacent units, to achieve a common goal. (UKR/NATO)