evacuation

{
  "id": "MLC-T-DEF-000600",
  "term": "evacuation",
  "field": "Defense and military",
  "definition": "1. Transfer of a patient to or between medical treatment facilities.\n\n2. Withdrawal from a threatened area.\n\n3. The controlled process of collecting, classifying, and shipping unserviceable or abandoned materiel, United States or foreign, to appropriate reclamation, maintenance, technical intelligence, or disposal facilities.",
  "see_also": [
    "noncombatant evacuation operation"
  ],
  "references": [
    "JP 4-02",
    "JP 3-68",
    "JP 4-09"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/defense/evacuation/"
}