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This is a list of established military terms which have been in use for at least 50 years. Since technology and doctrine have changed over time, not all of them are in current use, or they may have been superseded by more modern terms. However, they are still in current use in articles about previous military periods.
Fiscal-military state. A fiscal-military state is a state that bases its economic model on the sustainment of its armed forces, usually in times of prolonged or severe conflict. Characteristically, fiscal-military states will subject citizens to high taxation for this purpose. [1]
Military history of Europe. The military history of Europe refers to the history of warfare on the European continent. From the beginning of the modern era to the second half of the 20th century, European militaries possessed a significant technological advantage, allowing its states to pursue policies of expansionism and colonization until the ...
The military time zones are a standardized, uniform set of time zones for expressing time across different regions of the world, named after the NATO phonetic alphabet. The Zulu time zone (Z) is equivalent to Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) and is often referred to as the military time zone. The military time zone system ensures clear ...
Separation of church and state or free church vs. state religion; Totalitarianism or authoritarianism vs. libertarianism; By approach to regional autonomy. This list focuses on differing approaches that political systems take to the distribution of sovereignty, and the autonomy of regions within the state.
A stratocracy (from Ancient Greek στρατός (stratós) ' army ', and κράτος (krátos) 'dominion, power'), [2] also called stratiocracy, [3] [4] [5] is a form of government headed by military chiefs. [6] The branches of government are administered by military forces, the government is legal under the laws of the jurisdiction at issue ...
1904: Panama: From November 17 to 24, U.S. forces protected American lives and property at Ancon at the time of a threatened insurrection. 1904–1905: Korea: From January 5, 1904, to November 11, 1905, a guard of Marines was sent to protect the American legation in Seoul during the Russo-Japanese War.
Bottom right: A South Carolina State Guard member distributes drinking water following a flood. In the United States, state defense forces (SDFs) are military units that operate under the sole authority of a state government. State defense forces are authorized by state and federal law and are under the command of the governor of each state.