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Civic action program

Not to be confused with CivicAction or CivicActions.
U.S. Army conducts MEDCAP in Afghanistan

A civic action program, also known as civic action project, is a type of operation designed to assist an area by using the capabilities and resources of a military force or civilian organization to conduct long-term programs or short-term projects. This type of operations include: dental civic action program (DENTCAP), engineering civic action program (ENCAP), medical civic action program (MEDCAP), and veterinarian civic action program (VETCAP).[1] Entities of foreign nations usually conduct these operations at the invitation of a host nation.

  1. ^ Chairman, U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, Joint Doctrine for Civil-Military Operations, Joint Publication (JP) 3-57 (Washington, DC: CJCS, February 08, 2001), p. I-24.

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MEDCAP VI

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