(DoD) An act of nature (such as a flood, drought, fire, hurricane, earthquake, volcanic eruption, or epidemic), or an act of man (such as a riot, violence, civil strife, explosion, fire, or epidemic), which is or threatens to be of sufficient severity and magnitude to warrant United States foreign disaster relief to a foreign country, foreign persons, or to an intergovernmental organization. See also foreign disaster relief.
Department of Defense Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. 31 January 2011.
| APA | Military Dictionary (DoD). (2011). foreign disaster. Retrieved September 24, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/foreign_disaster/definitions/1961805 |
| Chicago | Military Dictionary (DoD). 2011. "foreign disaster" http://smartdefine.org/foreign_disaster/definitions/1961805 (accessed September 24, 2026). |
| Harvard | Military Dictionary (DoD) 2011, foreign disaster, Smart Define, viewed 24 September, 2026, <http://smartdefine.org/foreign_disaster/definitions/1961805>. |
| MLA | Military Dictionary (DoD). "foreign disaster" 4 April 2011. Web. 24 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/foreign_disaster/definitions/1961805> |