The institutionalization and unfolding of the civilian democratic comprehensive control over security and defense structures, in particular over the Armed Forces, is absolutely necessary for ensuring democracy, stability and safety. The new requirements of internal and external security environment have caused, in the sphere of military- civilian concerns, the emergence of distinct areas of military activity. In this regard, the need for the Armed Forces to provide support to central and local authorities as well as to the civilian population in areas of armed conflict or in areas where natural disasters have occurred, led to the emergence of new concepts of which the most important is civil- military cooperation. This syntagma defines the actions taken to collaboration and cooperation between military and civilian component of the social system, with a larger area of coverage, touching also the political sphere.