| English | Thesaurus |
| Base Operation Services | BOS |
| high intensity operation | Operation whereby all operational functions are activated in order to face open violence from an enemy. (FRA) |
| low intensity operation | Operation whereby only a part of the operational functions are activated in order to face a situation with little coercion, within the framework of violence control, but which does not preclude the use of firearms. (FRA) |
| medium intensity operation | Operation in which all or part of the operational functions are activated in order to counter an obvious or expressed violence from the part of the enemy. (FRA) |
