(DoD) The controlled process of collecting, classifying, and shipping unserviceable or abandoned materiel, US or foreign, to appropriate reclamation, maintenance, technical intelligence, or disposal facilities.
(DoD) The clearance of personnel, animals, or materiel from a given locality.
(DoD) Removal of a patient by any of a variety of transport means (air, ground, rail, or sea) from a theater of military operation, or between health service support capabilities, for the purpose of preventing further illness or injury, providing additional care, or providing disposition of patients from the military health care system.
(DoD) The ordered or authorized departure of noncombatants from a specific area by Department of State, Department of Defense, or appropriate military commander. This refers to the movement from one area to another in the same or different countries. The evacuation is caused by unusual or emergency circumstances and applies equally to command or non-command sponsored family members. See also evacuee; noncombatant evacuation operations.
(DoD) The clearance of personnel, animals, or materiel from a given locality.
(DoD) Removal of a patient by any of a variety of transport means (air, ground, rail, or sea) from a theater of military operation, or between health service support capabilities, for the purpose of preventing further illness or injury, providing additional care, or providing disposition of patients from the military health care system.
(DoD) The ordered or authorized departure of noncombatants from a specific area by Department of State, Department of Defense, or appropriate military commander. This refers to the movement from one area to another in the same or different countries. The evacuation is caused by unusual or emergency circumstances and applies equally to command or non-command sponsored family members. See also evacuee; noncombatant evacuation operations.
Department of Defense Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. 31 January 2011.
| APA | Military Dictionary (DoD). (2011). evacuation. Retrieved September 21, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/evacuation/definitions/1961604 |
| Chicago | Military Dictionary (DoD). 2011. "evacuation" http://smartdefine.org/evacuation/definitions/1961604 (accessed September 21, 2026). |
| Harvard | Military Dictionary (DoD) 2011, evacuation, Smart Define, viewed 21 September, 2026, <http://smartdefine.org/evacuation/definitions/1961604>. |
| MLA | Military Dictionary (DoD). "evacuation" 4 April 2011. Web. 21 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/evacuation/definitions/1961604> |