Military Definitions

radar. [JP 1-02] (DoD) A radio detection device that provides information on range, azimuth and/or elevation of objects.

radar advisory. [JP 1-02] (DoD) The term used to indicate that the provision of advice and information is based on radar observation.

radar altimetry area. [JP 1-02] (DoD, NATO) A large and comparatively level terrain area with a defined elevation which can be used in determining the altitude of airborne equipment by the use of radar.

radar altitude control mode. [JP 1-02] (DoD) In an automatic flight control system, a control mode in which the height of an aircraft is maintained by reference to signals from a radar altimeter.

radar beacon. [JP 1-02] (DoD) A receiver-transmitter combination which sends out a coded signal when triggered by the proper type of pulse, enabling determination of range and bearing information by the interrogating station or aircraft.

radar camouflage. [JP 1-02] (DoD, NATO) The use of radar absorbent or reflecting materials to change the radar echoing properties of a surface of an object.

radar clutter. [JP 1-02] (DoD, NATO) Unwanted signals, echoes, or images on the face of the display tube, which interfere with observation of desired signals.

radar countermeasures. See electronic warfare; chaff.

radar coverage. [JP 1-02] (DoD, NATO) The limits within which objects can be detected by one or more radar stations.

radar danning. [JP 1-02] (DoD, NATO) In naval mine warfare, a method of navigating by using radar to keep the required distance from a line of dan buoys.

radar deception. See electromagnetic deception.

radar exploitation report (RADAREXREP). [JP 1-02] (DoD) A formatted statement of the results of a tactical radar imagery reconnaissance mission. The report includes the interpretation of the sensor imagery.

radar fire. [JP 1-02] (DoD, NATO) Gunfire aimed at a target which is tracked by radar. See also fire.

radar guardship. [JP 1-02] (DoD, NATO) Any ship which has been assigned the task by the officer in tactical command of maintaining the radar watch.

radar horizon. [JP 1-02] (DoD, NATO) The locus of points at which the rays from a radar antenna become tangential to the Earth's surface. On the open sea this locus is horizontal but on land it varies according to the topographical features of the terrain.

radar imagery. [JP 1-02] (DoD) Imagery produced by recording radar waves reflected from a given target surface.

radar intelligence (RADINT). [JP 1-02] (DoD) Intelligence derived from data collected by radar. See also intelligence.

radar netting. [JP 1-02] (DoD, NATO) The linking of several radars to a single center to provide integrated target information.

radar netting station. [JP 1-02] (DoD, NATO) A center which can receive data from radar tracking stations and exchange this data among other radar tracking stations, thus forming a radar netting system. See also radar netting unit; radar tracking station.

radar netting unit. [JP 1-02] (DoD) Optional electronic equipment which converts the operations central of certain air defense fire distribution systems to a radar netting station. See also radar netting station.

radar picket. [JP 1-02] (DoD, NATO) Any ship, aircraft, or vehicle, stationed at a distance from the force protected, for the purpose of increasing the radar detection range.

radar picket CAP. [JP 1-02] (DoD) Radar picket combat air patrol.

radar reconnaissance. [JP 1-02] (DoD) Reconnaissance by means of radar to obtain information on enemy activity and to determine the nature of terrain.

radar signal film. [JP 1-02] (DoD) The film on which is recorded all the reflected signals acquired by a coherent radar, and which must be viewed or processed through an optical correlator to permit interpretation.

radar silence. [JP 1-02] (DoD, NATO) An imposed discipline prohibiting the transmission by radar of electromagnetic signals on some or all frequencies.

radar spoking. [JP 1-02] (DoD, NATO) Periodic flashes of the rotating time base on a radial display. Sometimes caused by mutual interference.

radar tracking station. [JP 1-02] (DoD) A radar facility which has the capability of tracking moving targets.

radarscope overlay. [JP 1-02] (DoD, NATO) A transparent overlay for placing on the radarscope for comparison and identification of radar returns.

radarscope photography. [JP 1-02] (DoD, NATO) A film record of the returns shown by a radar screen.

radiac. [JP 1-02] (DoD, NATO) An acronym derived from the words radioactivity, detection, indication and computation and used as an all-encompassing term to designate various types of radiological measuring instruments or equipment. (This word is normally used as an adjective.)

radiac dosimeter. [JP 1-02] (DoD) An instrument used to measure the ionizing radiation absorbed by that instrument.

radial. [JP 1-02] (DoD) A magnetic bearing extending from a very high frequency omnirange/tactical air navigation station.

radial displacement. [JP 1-02] (DoD, NATO) On vertical photographs, the apparent leaning out, or the apparent displacement of the top of any object having height in relation to its base. The direction of displacement is radial from the principal point on a true vertical, or from the isocentre on a vertical photograph distorted by tip or tilt.

radiant exposure. See thermal exposure.

radiation dose. ¹[JP 1-02] (DoD, NATO) The total amount of ionizing radiation absorbed by material or tissues, expressed in centigrays. ²[JP 1-02] (DoD) The term radiation dose is often used in the sense of the exposure dose expressed in roentgens, which is a measure of the total amount of ionization that the quantity of radiation could produce in air. This could be distinguished from the absorbed dose, also given in rads, which represents the energy absorbed from the radiation per gram of specified body tissue. Further, the biological dose, in rems, is a measure of the biological effectiveness of the radiation exposure. See also absorbed dose; exposure dose.

radiation dose rate. [JP 1-02] (DoD, NATO) The radiation dose (dosage) absorbed per unit of time. A radiation dose rate can be set at some particular unit of time (e.g., H + 1 hour) and would be called H + 1 radiation dose rate.

radiation exposure state. [JP 1-02] (DoD, NATO) The condition of a unit, or exceptionally an individual, deduced from the cumulative whole body radiation dose(s) received. It is expressed as a symbol which indicates the potential for future operations and the degree of risk if exposed to additional nuclear radiation.

radiation intelligence. [JP 1-02] (DoD) Intelligence derived from the collection and analysis of non-information-bearing elements extracted from the electromagnetic energy unintentionally emanated by foreign devices, equipments, and systems, excluding those generated by the detonation of atomic/nuclear weapons.

radiation intensity. [JP 1-02] (DoD, NATO) The radiation dose rate at a given time and place. It may be used, coupled with a figure, to denote the radiation intensity used at a given number of hours after a nuclear burst, e.g., RI-3 is a radiation intensity 3 hours after the time of burst.

radiation scattering. [JP 1-02] (DoD, NATO) The diversion of radiation (thermal, electromagnetic, or nuclear) from its original path as a result of interaction or collisions with atoms, molecules, or larger particles in the atmosphere or other media between the source of the radiation (e.g., a nuclear explosion) and a point at some distance away. As a result of scattering, radiation (especially gamma rays and neutrons) will be received at such a point from many directions instead of only from the direction of the source.

radiation sickness. [JP 1-02] (DoD, NATO) An illness resulting from excessive exposure to ionizing radiation. The earliest symptoms are nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea, which may be followed by loss of hair, hemorrhage, inflammation of the mouth and throat, and general loss of energy.

radio and wire integration. [JP 1-02] (DoD) The combining of wire circuits with radio facilities.

radio approach aids. [JP 1-02] (DoD, NATO) Equipment making use of radio to determine the position of an aircraft with considerable accuracy from the time it is in the vicinity of an airfield or carrier until it reaches a position from which landing can be carried out.

radio beacon. [JP 1-02] (DoD, NATO) A radio transmitter which emits a distinctive, or characteristic, signal used for the determination of bearings, courses, or location. See also beacon.

radio countermeasures. See electronic warfare.

radio deception. [JP 1-02] (DoD) The employment of radio to deceive the enemy. Radio deception includes sending false dispatches, using deceptive headings, employing enemy call signs, etc. See also electronic warfare.

radio detection. [JP 1-02] (DoD, NATO) The detection of the presence of an object by radio-location without precise determination of its position.

radio direction finding. [JP 1-02] (DoD, NATO) Radio-location in which only the direction of a station is determined by means of its emissions.

radio direction finding data base. [JP 1-02] (DoD) The aggregate of information, acquired by both airborne and surface means, necessary to provide support to radio direction finding operations to produce fixes on target transmitters/emitters. The resultant bearings and fixes serve as a basis for tactical decisions concerning military operations, including exercises, planned or underway.

radio fix. [JP 1-02] (DoD, NATO)

l The locating of a radio transmitter by bearings taken from two or more direction finding stations, the site of the transmitter being at the point of intersection.

l The location of a ship or aircraft by determining the direction of radio signals coming to the ship or aircraft from two or more sending stations, the locations of which are known.

radio guard. [JP 1-02] (DoD) A ship, aircraft, or radio station designated to listen for and record transmissions, and to handle traffic on a designated frequency for a certain unit or units.

radio magnetic indicator. [JP 1-02] (DoD, NATO) An instrument which displays aircraft heading and bearing to selected radio navigation aids.

radio navigation. [JP 1-02] (DoD, NATO) Radio-location intended for the determination of position or direction or for obstruction warning in navigation.

radio range finding. [JP 1-02] (DoD, NATO) Radio-location in which the distance of an object is determined by means of its radio emissions, whether independent, reflected, or retransmitted on the same or other wave length.

radio range station. [JP 1-02] (DoD, NATO) A radio navigation land station in the aeronautical radio navigation service providing radio equisignal zones. (In certain instances a radio range station may be placed on board a ship.)

radio recognition. [JP 1-02] (DoD, NATO) The determination by radio means of the friendly or enemy character, or the individuality, of another.

radio recognition and identification. See identification, friend or foe.

radio silence. ^¹[JP 1-02] (DoD, NATO) A condition in which all or certain radio equipment capable of radiation is kept inoperative. ^²[JP 1-02] (DoD) (Note: In combined or United States Joint or intra-service communications the frequency bands and/or types of equipment affected will be specified.)

radio sonobuoy. See sonobuoy.

radio telegraphy. [JP 1-02] (DoD, NATO) The transmission of telegraphic codes by means of radio.

radio telephony. [JP 1-02] (DoD, NATO) The transmission of speech by means of modulated radio waves.

radioactive decay. [JP 1-02] (DoD, NATO) The decrease in the radiation intensity of any radioactive material with respect to time.

radioactive decay curve. [JP 1-02] (DoD, NATO) A graph line representing the decrease of radioactivity with the passage of time.

radioactive decay rate: [JP 1-02] (DoD) The time rate of the disintegration of radioactive material generally accompanied by the emission of particles and/or gamma radiation.

radioactivity. [JP 1-02] (DoD) The spontaneous emission of radiation, generally alpha or beta particles, often accompanied by gamma rays, from the nuclei of an unstable isotope.

radioactivity concentration guide. [JP 1-02] (DoD, NATO) The amount of any specified radioisotope that is acceptable in air and water for continuous consumption.

radiological defense. [JP 1-02] (DoD, NATO) Defensive measures taken against the radiation hazards resulting from the employment of nuclear and radiological weapons.

radiological environment. [JP 1-02] (DoD, NATO) Conditions found in an area resulting from the presence of a radiological hazard.

radiological monitoring. See monitoring.

radiological operation. [JP 1-02] (DoD, NATO) The employment of radioactive materials or radiation producing devices to cause casualties or restrict the use of terrain. It includes the intentional employment of fallout from nuclear weapons.

radiological survey. [JP 1-02] (DoD, NATO) The directed effort to determine the distribution and dose rates of radiation in an area.

radiological survey flight altitude. [JP 1-02] (DoD) The altitude at which an aircraft is flown during an aerial radiological survey.

radius of action. [JP 1-02] (DoD, NATO) The maximum distance a ship, aircraft, or vehicle can travel away from its base along a given course with normal combat load and return without refueling, allowing for all safety and operating factors.

radius of damage. [JP 1-02] (DoD) The distance from ground zero at which there is a 0.50 probability of achieving the desired damage.

radius of integration. [JP 1-02] (DoD) The distance from ground zero which indicates the area within which the effects of both the nuclear detonation and conventional weapons are to be integrated.

radius of safety. [JP 1-02] (DoD, NATO) The horizontal distance from ground zero beyond which the weapon effects on friendly troops are acceptable.

raid. [JP 1-02] (DoD, NATO) An operation, usually small scale, involving a swift penetration of hostile territory to secure information, confuse the enemy, or to destroy installations. It ends with a planned withdrawal upon completion of the assigned mission.

raid report. [JP 1-02] (DoD, NATO) In air defense, one of a series of related reports that are made for the purpose of developing a plot to assist in the rapid evaluation of a tactical situation.

railhead. [JP 1-02] (DoD, NATO) A point on a railway where loads are transferred between trains and other means of transport. See also navigation head.

railway line capacity. [JP 1-02] (DoD, NATO) The maximum number of trains which can be moved in each direction over a specified section of track in a 24 hour period. See also route capacity.

railway loading ramp. [JP 1-02] (DoD, NATO) A sloping platform situated at the end or beside a track and rising to the level of the floor of the rail cars or wagons.

rainfall (nuclear). [JP 1-02] (DoD) The water that is precipitated from the base surge clouds after an underwater burst of a nuclear weapon. This rain is radioactive and presents an important secondary effect of such a burst.

rainout. [JP 1-02] (DoD, NATO) Radioactive material in the atmosphere brought down by precipitation.

ramjet. [JP 1-02] (DoD, NATO) A jet-propulsion engine containing neither compressor nor turbine which depends for its operation on the air compression accomplished by the forward motion of the engine. See also pulsejet.

ramp up. [DSMC] Usually refers to low rate initial production (LRIP) with small number of quantities gradually increasing as production line is proven and additional procurement dollars obtained.

random minelaying. [JP 1-02] (DoD, NATO) In land mine warfare, the laying of mines without regard to pattern.

random selection. [TR 350-70] A process of choosing people or objects at random rather than through some systematic plan. A selection is random when all elements available for selection have the same chance of selection.

range. [JP 1-02] (DoD)

l The distance between any given point and an object or target.

l Extent or distance limiting the operation or action of something, such as the range of an aircraft, ship, or gun.

l The distance which can be covered over a hard surface by a ground vehicle, with its rated payload, using the fuel in its tank and its cans normally carried as part of the ground vehicle equipment.

l Area equipped for practice in shooting at targets. In this meaning, also called target range.

range marker. [JP 1-02] (DoD, NATO) A single calibration blip fed onto the time base of a radial display. The rotation of the time base shows the single blips as a circle on the plan position indicator scope. It may be used to measure range.

range markers. [JP 1-02] (DoD) Two upright markers which may be lighted at night, placed so that when aligned, the direction indicated assists in piloting. They may be used in amphibious operations to aid in beaching landing ships or craft.

range spread. [JP 1-02] (DoD) The technique used to place the mean point of impact of two or more units 100 meters apart on the gun-target line.

Rangers. [JP 1-02] (DoD) Rapidly deployable airborne light infantry organized and trained to conduct highly complex joint direct action operations in coordination with or in support of other special operations units of all services. Rangers also can execute direct action operations in support of conventional nonspecial operations missions conducted by a combatant commander and can operate as conventional light infantry when properly augmented with other elements of combined arms.

ranging. [JP 1-02] (DoD, NATO) The process of establishing target distance. Types of ranging include echo, intermittent, manual, navigational, explosive echo, optical, radar, etc. See also spot.

rank order. ^¹[TR 350-70] The relative standing of an individual on a given trait with reference to other members of the group. Example: When all members of a group of 10 are arranged in order from lowest to highest, the number I may be assigned to the one who stands highest, 10 to the lowest. ^²The assignment of ranks to students. This could refer to groups, such as the top 10%, or simply listing each student from the highest to lowest. Rank ordering is appropriate when there is a need to select the fastest, the most accurate, or the best producer.

raster. The closely spaced parallel lines produced on a display device. An image is formed by modulating the intensity of the individual pixels. A binary representation, a raster form, of the pixels can be used to digitally represent an image.

rate cost. [DSMC] A mathematical way of explaining and measuring the impact of curves changing production rates on a program's total cost.

rate of fire. [JP 1-02] (DoD, NATO) The number of rounds fired per weapon per minute.

rate of march. [JP 1-02] (DoD, NATO) The average number of miles or kilometers to be traveled in a given period of time, including all ordered halts. It is expressed in miles or kilometers in the hour. See also pace.

rated load. [JP 1-02] (DoD, NATO) The designed safe operating load for the equipment under prescribed conditions.

ratification. [JP 1-02] (DoD) The declaration by which a nation formally accepts with or without reservation the content of a standardization agreement. See also implementation; reservation; subscription.

rating errors. Errors of standards, ratio, and logic.

rating factor. [DSMC] That percentage of skill, effort, and method displayed by an operator during the period of the study with 100 percent representing normal skill and effort.

rating scale. [TR 350-70] A measurement device in which a student must choose a response from a range of choices arranged in a continuum such as from low to high or good to bad.

ratio print. [JP 1-02] (DoD) A print the scale of which has been changed from that of the negative by photographic enlargement or reduction.

ration dense. [JP 1-02] (DoD) Foods which, through processing, have been reduced in volume and quantity to a small compact package without appreciable loss of food value, quality, or acceptance, with a high yield in relation to space occupied, such as dehydrates and concentrates.

rationalization. [JP 1-02] (DoD) Any action that increases the effectiveness of allied forces through more efficient or effective use of defense resources committed to the alliance. Rationalization includes consolidation, reassignment of national priorities to higher alliance needs, standardization, specialization, mutual support or improved interoperability, and greater cooperation. Rationalization applies to both weapons/materiel resources and non-weapons military matters.

rationalization, standardization, and interoperability (RSI). RSI is an action that increases effectiveness of alliance forces through more efficient or effective use of committed defense resources.

ratline. [JP 1-02] (DoD) An organized effort for moving personnel and/or material by clandestine means across a denied area or border.

raw materials. [DSMC] Includes raw and processed material in a form or state that required further processing.

raw score. A score obtained on a test as determined by the performance itself, to which no correction or modification of any kind has been applied other than the possible addition or subtraction of a constant score.

raw video. Video that has not yet been edited.

reaction time. [JP 1-02] (DoD)

l The elapsed time between the initiation of an action and the required response.

l The time required between the receipt of an order directing an operation and the arrival of the initial element of the force concerned in the designated area.

readiness. ^¹[JP 1-02] (DoD) The ability of US military forces to fight and meet the demands of the National military strategy. Readiness is the synthesis of two distinct but interrelated levels:

l Unit readiness. The ability to provide capabilities required by the combatant commanders to execute their assigned missions. This is derived from the ability of each unit to deliver the outputs for which it was designed.

l Joint readiness. The combatant commander's ability to integrate and synchronize ready combat and support forces to execute his or her assigned missions. See also military capability; National military strategy.

^²[DSMC] State of preparedness of forces or weapon system or systems to meet a mission or to warfight. Based on adequate and trained personnel, material condition, supplies/reserves of support system and ammunition, numbers of units available, etc. See military capability.

readiness condition. See operational readiness.

readiness drivers. [DSMC] Those system characteristics which have the largest effect on operational characteristics.

readiness planning. [JP 1-02] (DoD) Operational planning required for peacetime operations. Its objective is the maintenance of high states of readiness and the deterrence of potential enemies. It includes planning activities that influence day-to-day operations and the peacetime posture of forces. As such, its focus is on general capabilities and readiness rather than the specifics of a particular crisis, either actual or potential. The assignment of geographic responsibilities to combatant commanders, establishment of readiness standards and levels, development of peacetime deployment patterns, coordination of reconnaissance and surveillance assets and capabilities, and planning of joint exercises are examples of readiness planning. No formal joint planning system exists for readiness planning such as exists for contingency and execution planning.

reading grade level (RGL) (individual). [TR 350-70] A number representing a person's ability to read and comprehend. This number is equated to the school grade level at which a student should be capable of reading and comprehending written matter. For example, a reading grade level of "7" is representative of an individual being able to read and comprehend subject matter written at the seventh grade level. A sample of the individual's vocabulary is used to assess reading grade level. The assignment of a school grade level to the complexity of reading materials. Formulas used to calculate reading grade level are usually based on length of words and sentences.

ready. [JP 1-02] (DoD, NATO) The term used to indicate that a weapon(s) is loaded, aimed, and prepared to fire.

ready CAP. [JP 1-02] (DoD) Fighter aircraft in condition of standby.

ready for training (RFT). [DSMC] The first attainment of the sustained capability to train military units adequately to operate and maintain a weapon system effectively for operational capability. See fielding date.

ready for use (RFU). When a new acquisition is available for use either operationally or in a support function.

ready position. [JP 1-02] (DoD, NATO) In helicopter operations, a designated place where a helicopter load of troops and/or equipment waits for pick-up.

Ready Reserve. [JP 1-02] (DoD) The Selected Reserve and Individual Ready Reserve liable for active duty as prescribed by law. (10 U.S.C. 268, 672, and 673.)

Ready Reserve Force (RRF). [JP 1-02] (DoD) A force composed of ships acquired by the Maritime Administration (MARAD) with Navy funding and newer ships acquired by the MARAD for the National Defense Reserve Fleet (NDRF). Although part of the NDRF, ships of the Ready Reserve Force are maintained in a higher state of readiness and can be made available without mobilization or Congressionally declared state of emergency. See also National Defense Reserve Fleet.

ready-to-load date (RLD). [JP 1-02] (DoD) The day, relative to C-day, in a time-phased force and deployment data when the unit, non-unit equipment, and forces are prepared to depart for their origin on organic transportation or are prepared to begin loading on U.S. Transportation Command-provided transportation.

real estate. In video technology, the space available on a videodisk or tape.

real precession. [JP 1-02] (DoD, NATO) Precession resulting from an applied torque such as friction and dynamic imbalance.

real property. [JP 1-02] (DoD) Lands, buildings, structures, utilities systems, improvements, and appurtenances thereto. Includes equipment attached to and made part of buildings and structures (such as heating systems) but not movable equipment (such as plant equipment).

real time. ^¹[JP 1-02] (DoD, NATO) Pertaining to the timeliness of data or information which has been delayed only by the time required for electronic communication. This implies that there are no noticeable delays. See also near real time. ^²[DSMC]

l Software — essence of real time is the synchronism of processes with the outside world.

l An immediate response to an outside stimulus. Pertaining to the timeliness of data or information which has been delayed only by the time required for electronic communication. This implies that there are no noticeable delays. See also near real time.

real wander. See real precession.

realism. The extent to which an operator's experience in a training device corresponds to experiences as they would actually occur in/on the operational system/equipment under a given set of conditions.

realistic test environment. [DSMC] The conditions under which the system is expected to be operated and maintained, including the natural weather and climatic conditions, terrain effects, battlefield disturbances, and enemy threat conditions.

realization factor. [DSMC] The ratio of actual performance time to standard performance time, usually expressed as a decimal number.

reallocation authority. [JP 1-02] (DoD, NATO) The authority given to NATO commanders and normally negotiated in peacetime, to reallocate in an emergency in war national logistic resources controlled by the combat forces under their command, and made available by nations, in order to influence the battle logistically. Also called reallocation of resources.

reapportionment. [DSMC] A revision by the Office of Management and Budget of a previous apportionment of budgetary resources for an appropriation or fund account. A revision would ordinarily cover the same period, projects, or activity covered in the original apportionment.

rear area. [JP 1-02] (DoD) For any particular command, the area extending forward from its rear boundary to the rear of the area of responsibility of the next lower level of command. This area is provided primarily for the performance of combat service support functions. See also Army service area.

rear area operations center/rear tactical operations center. [JP 1-02] (DoD) A command and control facility that serves as an area/subarea commander's planning, coordinating, monitoring, advising, and directing agency for area security operations.

rear echelon. [JP 1-02] (DoD, NATO) Elements of a force which are not required in the objective area.

rear guard. [JP 1-02] (DoD) Security detachment that protects the rear of a column from hostile forces. During a withdrawal, it delays the enemy by armed resistance, destroying bridges, and blocking roads.

rear operations. Operations that assist in providing freedom of action and continuity of operations, logistics, and battle command. Their primary purposes are to sustain the current close and deep fights and to posture the force for further operations.

rear screen. Translucent screen onto which images are projected from the rear and photographed or viewed from the front.

rearming. ^{^rearming.}^{^{[JP 1-02] (DoD)}}

l An operation that replenishes the prescribed stores of ammunition, bombs, and other armament items for an aircraft, naval ship, tank, or armored vehicle, including replacement of defective ordnance equipment, in order to make it ready for combat service.

l Resetting the fuse on a bomb, or on an artillery, mortar, or rocket projectile, so that it will detonate at the desired time.

reasonable price. [DSMC] A business decision reached jointly by a buyer and seller, a product of judgment influenced by bargaining strength and economic realities dictated by the marketplace.

rebuild. [JP 1-02] (DoD) The restoration of an item to a standard as nearly as possible to its original condition in appearance, performance, and life expectancy. See also overhaul; repair.

receipt. [JP 1-02] (DoD, NATO) A transmission made by a receiving station to indicate that a message has been satisfactorily received.

receipt into the supply system. [JP 1-02] (DoD) That point in time when the first item or first quantity of the item of the contract has been received at or is en route to point of first delivery after inspection and acceptance. See also procurement lead time.

receiving ship. [JP 1-02] (DoD, NATO) The ship in a replenishment unit that receives the rig(s).

reception. [JP 1-02] (DoD)

l All ground arrangements connected with the delivery and disposition of air or sea drops. Includes selection and preparation of site, signals for warning and approach, facilitation of secure departure of agents, speedy collection of delivered articles, and their prompt removal to storage places having maximum security. When a group is involved, it may be called a reception committee.

l Arrangements to welcome and provide secure quarters or transportation for defectors, escapees, evaders, or incoming agents.

receptivity. [JP 1-02] (DoD, NATO) The vulnerability of a target audience to particular psychological operations media.

reclama. [JP 1-02] (DoD) A request to duly constituted authority to reconsider its decision or its proposed action.

RECLAMA. [DSMC] A formal appeal to the service comptroller or the Secretary of Defense's (SECDEF) tentative budget decision on the service budget estimates.

reclassification training. [TR 350-70] A soldier may be reclassified into a new job due to organizational restructure, mission or new/revised systems, etc. Reclassification training is training provided to those individuals which qualifies them to perform in a newly assigned job (MOS, AOC, etc.).

recognition. [JP 1-02] (DoD)

l The determination by any means of the individuality of persons, or of objects such as aircraft, ships, or tanks, or of phenomena such as communications-electronics patterns.

l In ground combat operations, the determination that an object is similar within a category of something already known; e.g., tank, truck, man.

recognition signal. [JP 1-02] (DoD) Any prearranged signal by which individuals or units may identify each other.

recoilless rifle (heavy). [JP 1-02] (DoD) A weapon capable of being fired from either a ground mount or from a vehicle, and capable of destroying tanks.

recompression chamber. See hyperbaric chamber.

reconciliation. [DSMC] Directives to standing committees contained in congressional budget resolutions calling for certain dollar savings and a deadline for reporting legislation to achieve the savings. Omnibus reconciliation bill incorporating these changes is introduced and acted on in both Houses.

reconnaissance. [JP 1-02] (DoD, NATO) A mission undertaken to obtain, by visual observation or other detection methods, information about the activities and resources of an enemy or potential enemy, or to secure data concerning the meteorological, hydrographic, or geographic characteristics of a particular area.

reconnaissance by fire. [JP 1-02] (DoD, NATO) A method of reconnaissance in which fire is placed on a suspected enemy position to cause the enemy to disclose a presence by movement or return of fire.

reconnaissance exploitation report (RECCEXREP). [JP 1-02] (DoD, NATO) A standard message format used to report the results of a tactical air reconnaissance mission. Whenever possible the report should include the interpretation of sensor imagery.

reconnaissance in force. [JP 1-02] (DoD, NATO) An offensive operation designed to discover and/or test the enemy's strength or to obtain other information.

reconnaissance patrol. See patrol.

reconnaissance photography. [JP 1-02] (DoD) Photography taken to obtain information on the results of bombing, or on enemy movements, concentrations, activities, and forces. The primary purposes do not include making maps, charts, or mosaics.

reconstitution. ^¹At the strategic level, those functions and activities required to restore the Army’s capability to respond to any mission across the full range of possible operations. Involves maintaining technology, doctrine, training, experienced military personnel, and innovation necessary to retain the competitive edge in decisive areas of potential military competition. ^²At the operational and tactical levels, reconstitution consists of extraordinary actions that commanders plan and implement to restore units to a desired level of combat effectiveness commensurate with mission requirements and available resources. Involves forming, training, and fielding new fighting units. This includes initially drawing on cadre-type units and laid-up military assets; mobilizing previously trained or new manpower; and activating the industrial base on a large scale.

reconstitution site. [JP 1-02] (DoD) A location selected by the surviving command authority as the site at which a damaged or destroyed headquarters can be reformed from survivors of the attack and/or personnel from other sources, predesignated as replacements.

reconstitution units. Forces in addition to those in the Active and Reserve Component base force; forces are created to deter an emerging global threat from competing militarily with the United States and, should such deterrence fail, to provide a global warfighting capability. Reconstitution forces may be composed of regeneration assets, industrial/technology base assets, and manpower assets.

record. [TP 25-71] Records include all books, papers, maps, photographs, machine-readable materials, and other documentary materials, regardless of physical form or characteristics, made or received by an office in connection with the transaction of official business and preserved or appropriate for preservation by that office as evidence of the organizations functions, policies, decisions, procedures, operations, or other activities of that office or because of the value of data in the record.

record as target. [JP 1-02] (DoD, NATO) In artillery and naval gunfire support, the order used to denote that the target is to be recorded for future engagement or reference.

record category. [TP 25-71] A level in a file plan; e.g., group, subgroup, series, file.

record category status code. [TP 25-71] Code assigned to the values of this data element are used for event-driven disposition.

record identifier. [TP 25-71] A sequentially-assigned, system-generated, unique number used to identify a particular record.

record information. [JP 1-02] (DoD) All forms (e.g., narrative, graphic, data, computer memory) of information registered in either temporary or permanent form so that it can be retrieved, reproduced, or preserved.

record location. [TP 25-71] A pointer to the record. Examples: an operating system path-file name, the location of a file cabinet, the location of a magnetic tape rack.

record profile. [TP 25-71] Information (metadata) about a record that is used by the records management application to file and retrieve the record. It includes information fields such as to, from, date, subject, document type, format, location, record number, version number, file category, and originating organization. The data fields may also be used by the records management application as search criteria.

record repository. [TP 25-71] A direct access device on which the electronic records and profiles are stored.

record series. [TP 25-71] File units or documents arranged according to a filing system or kept together because they relate to a particular subject or function, result from the same activity, have a particular physical form, or for some relationship arising from their creation, receipt or use.

record status action code. [TP 25-71] Code that indicates the action to be taken when a disposition date occurs (e.g., transfer or destroy).

recorded. [JP 1-02] (DoD, NATO) In artillery and naval gunfire support, the response used to indicate that the action taken to "record as target" has been completed.

records management. [TP 25-71] The planning, controlling, directing, organizing, training, promoting, and other managerial activities involving the life cycle of records, including creation, maintenance (use, storage, retrieval) and disposition, regardless of media.

records management application (RMA). [TP 25-71] Software used by an organization to manage its records. Its primary management functions are: classifying and locating records, storing and retrieving records, and disposing of records.

records manager. [TP 25-71] An individual responsible for the management of the records of an organization, IAW statutory and regulatory guidelines.

recoupment. This is the estimated cost savings from prior year programs used to finance current programs.

recoverable item. [JP 1-02] (DoD) An item which normally is not consumed in use and is subject to return for repair or disposal. See also reparable item.

recovery. ^¹[JP 1-02] (DoD, NATO)

l In air operations, that phase of a mission which involves the return of an aircraft to a base.

l In naval mine warfare, salvage of a mine as nearly intact as possible to permit further investigation for intelligence and/or evaluation purposes. See also salvage operation.

^²[JP 1-02] (DoD) In amphibious reconnaissance, the physical extraction of landed forces or their link-up with friendly forces. ^³[JP 1-02] (DoD) In evasion and recovery operations, the return of evaders to friendly control, either with or without assistance, as the result of planning, operations, and individual actions on the part of recovery planners, conventional/unconventional recovery forces, and/or the evaders themselves.

recovery activation signal. [JP 1-02] (DoD) In evasion and recovery operations, a precoordinated signal from an evader that indicates his presence in an area to a receiving or observing source that indicates "I am here, start the recovery planning.". See also evader; evasion; evasion and recovery; recovery operations; signal.

recovery airfield. [JP 1-02] (DoD) Any airfield, military or civil, at which aircraft might land post-H-hour. It is not expected that combat missions would be conducted from a recovery airfield. See also airfield.

recovery and reconstitution. [JP 1-02] (DoD) Those actions taken by one nation prior to, during, and following an attack by an enemy nation to minimize the effects of the attack, rehabilitate the national economy, provide for the welfare of the populace, and maximize the combat potential of remaining forces and supporting activities.

recovery controller. [JP 1-02] (DoD, NATO) The air controller responsible for the correct execution of recovering aircraft to the appropriate terminal control agency.

recovery force. [JP 1-02] (DoD) In evasion and recovery operations, an organization consisting of personnel and equipment with a mission of seeking out evaders, contacting them, and returning them to friendly control. See also evader; evasion; evasion and recovery; recovery operations.

recovery operations. [JP 1-02] (DoD) Operations conducted to search for, locate, identify, rescue, and return personnel, sensitive equipment, or items critical to national security.

recovery procedures. See explosive ordnance disposal procedures.

recovery site. [JP 1-02] (DoD) In evasion and escape usage, an area from which an evader or an escaper can be evacuated.

recovery vehicle, medium. [JP 1-02] (DoD) A full-tracked vehicle designed for crew rescue and recovery of tanks and other vehicles under battlefield conditions. Designated as M88A1.

recovery zone (RZ). [JP 1-02] (DoD) A designated geographic area from which special operations forces can be extracted by air, boat, or other means.

rectification. [JP 1-02] (DoD, NATO) In photogrammetry, the process of projecting a tilted or oblique photograph on to a horizontal reference plane.

rectified airspeed. Indicated airspeed corrected for instrument installation error. See airspeed.

rectifier. [JP 1-02] (DoD, NATO) A device for converting alternating current into direct current. See also inverter.

recuperation. [JP 1-02] (DoD) Not to be used. See recovery and reconstitution.

recurring demand. [JP 1-02] (DoD) A request by an authorized requisitioner to satisfy a materiel requirement for consumption or stock replenishment that is anticipated to recur periodically. Demands for which the probability of future occurrence is unknown will be considered as recurring. Recurring demands will be considered by the supporting supply system in order to procure, store, and distribute materiel to meet similar demands in the future.

recurring effort. [DSMC] An effort repeated during a contract's duration.

recycling. The process by which students are afforded additional opportunities to complete a training course (or cycle) either through repetition of training previously not completed satisfactorily or makeup of extensive training that was missed because of medical or other absences.

red force. Potential threat forces.

red teaming. [TP 71-9] Red teaming is an independent vulnerability assessment activity which targets information or information-based systems and their associated information support infrastructure for the purpose of assessing system vulnerabilities, conducts risk management in analyzing those vulnerabilities, implements appropriate fixes, and thereby increases the Commander's ability to conduct combat operations.

red-lining. A process used to record recommended change actions prior to [U.S.] Government approval.

redeployment. [JP 1-02] (DoD) The transfer of a unit, an individual, or supplies deployed in one area to another area, or to another location within the area, or to the zone of interior for the purpose of further employment.

redeployment airfield. [JP 1-02] (DoD, NATO) An airfield not occupied in its entirety in peacetime, but available immediately upon outbreak of war for use and occupation by units redeployed from their peacetime locations. It must have substantially the same standard of operational facilities as a main airfield. See also airfield; alternative airfield; departure airfield; main airfield.

redesignated site. [JP 1-02] (DoD) A surviving facility that may be redesignated as the command center to carry on the functions of an incapacitated alternate headquarters and/or facility.

Redeye. [JP 1-02] (DoD) A lightweight manportable, shoulder-fired air defense artillery weapon for low altitude air defense of forward combat area troops. Designated as FIM-43.

redistribution. [JP 1-02] (DoD) The act of effecting transfer in control, utilization, or location of material between units or activities within or among the military services or between the military services and other Federal agencies.

reduced charge. [JP 1-02] (DoD)

l The smaller of the two propelling charges available for naval guns.

l Charge employing a reduced amount of propellant to fire a gun at short ranges as compared to a normal charge.

See also normal charge.

reduced lighting. [JP 1-02] (DoD, NATO) The reduction in brightness of ground vehicle lights by either reducing power or by screening in such a way that any visible light is limited in output. See also normal lighting.

reduced operational status (ROS). [JP 1-02] (DoD) Applies to the Military Sealift Command ships withdrawn from full operational status (FOS) because of decreased operational requirements. A ship in reduced operational status is crewed in accordance with shipboard maintenance and possible future operational requirements with crew size predetermined contractually. The condition of readiness in terms of calendar days required to attain full operational status is designated by the numeral following the acronym ROS (i.e., ROS-5). See also Military Sealift Command.

reduction. [JP 1-02] (DoD) The creation of lanes through a minefield or obstacle to allow passage of the attacking ground force.

reduction (photographic). [JP 1-02] (DoD) The production of a negative, diapositive, or print at a scale smaller than the original.

redundancy. [DSMC] Repetition of parts or subsystems to assure operation if original (primary) part or subsystem fails.

redundant training. [TR 350-70] Training that occurs when training of a task is repeated at subsequent skill levels.

reefer. [JP 1-02] (DoD)

l A refrigerator.

l A motor vehicle, railroad freight car, ship, aircraft, or other conveyance, so constructed and insulated as to protect commodities from either heat or cold.

reenactment. A reconstruction of something that has really happened, possibly using the same people and places, but quite likely edited.

reentry phase. [JP 1-02] (DoD) That portion of the trajectory of a ballistic missile or space vehicle where there is a significant interaction of the vehicle and the Earth's atmosphere. See also boost phase; midcourse phase; terminal phase.

reentry vehicle. [JP 1-02] (DoD, NATO) That part of a space vehicle designed to re-enter the Earth's atmosphere in the terminal portion of its trajectory. See also maneuverable reentry vehicle; multiple reentry vehicle.

refer-to box. See reference box.

reference box. [JP 1-02] (DoD, NATO) The identification box placed in the margin of a map or chart which contains the series designation, sheet number and edition number in a readily identified form. Also called refer to box. See also information box.

reference datum. [JP 1-02] (DoD, NATO) As used in the loading of aircraft, an imaginary vertical plane at or near the nose of the aircraft from which all horizontal distances are measured for balance purposes. Diagrams of each aircraft show this reference datum as balance station zero.

reference diversion point. [JP 1-02] (DoD, NATO) One of a number of positions selected by the routing authority on both sides of the route of a convoy or independent to facilitate diversion at sea.

reference point. [JP 1-02] (DoD, NATO) A prominent, easily located point in the terrain.

reference version. [TR 5-11] The most recent version of a modeling and simulation which has been released for community use by, and under configuration management of, the modeling and simulation users group executive committee.

reference-dependent task. [TR 350-70] A summary written for those tasks which require the trained soldier to refer to one or more publications while performing all or part of a task in operational conditions.

reference-independent task. [TR 350-70] A summary written for those tasks which require the trained soldier to perform the task in operational conditions from memory, without reference to any publications.

reflected shock wave. [JP 1-02] (DoD) When a shock wave traveling in a medium strikes the interface between this medium and a denser medium, part of the energy of the shock wave induces a shock wave in the denser medium and the remainder of the energy results in the formation of a reflected shock wave that travels back through the less dense medium. See also shock wave.

reflection. [JP 1-02] (DoD, NATO) Energy diverted back from the interface of two media. The reflection may be specular (i.e., direct) or diffuse according to the nature of the contact surfaces.

reflex force. [JP 1-02] (DoD) As applied to Air Force units, that part of the alert force maintained overseas or at zone of interior forward bases by scheduled rotations.

reflex sight. [JP 1-02] (DoD, NATO) An optical or computing sight that reflects a reticle image (or images) onto a combining glass for superimposition on the target.

refraction. [JP 1-02] (DoD) The process by which the direction of a wave is changed when moving into shallow water at an angle to the bathymetric contours. The crest of the wave advancing in shallower water moves more slowly than the crest still advancing in deeper water, causing the wave crest to bend toward alignment with the underwater contours.

refresher training. [TR 350-70] Used to reinforce previous training and/or sustain/regain previously acquired skills and knowledge. It –

l Is –

l Related to course-specific training objectives.

l Performed under prescribed conditions and must meet prescribed performance standards.

l Usually takes place in the unit to sustain or retrain a previously required proficiency level; may be trained to prepare an individual for institutional training, i.e., meet prerequisite training requirements.

l May take place in a course during/outside of POI time.

refuge area. [JP 1-02] (DoD, NATO) A coastal area considered safe from enemy attack to which merchant ships may be ordered to proceed when the shipping movement policy is implemented. See also safe anchorage.

refugee. [JP 1-02] (DoD) A civilian who, by reason of real or imagined danger, has left home to seek safety elsewhere. See also displaced person; evacuee; expellee.

REGENCY NET. Unclassified code name for USEUCOM HF/SSB communications system

regenerative design. A lesson style that allows for a different set of questions to be presented for each student or for each time a student enters a lesson.

regimental landing team. [JP 1-02] (DoD) A task organization for landing comprised of an infantry regiment reinforced by those elements which are required for initiation of its combat function ashore.

regional coordinating element (RCE). [TR 350-70] The TRADOC office in the Continental U.S. (CONUS) sub-geographical region that facilitates the coordination for Army training instructors, students, training devices, equipment, and facilities for Reserve Component (RC) individual soldier training.

regional joint intelligence training facility (RJITF). A command-designated facility which is dedicated to joint general intelligence training.

register. [JP 1-02] (DoD, NATO) In cartography, the correct position of one component of a composite map image in relation to the other components, at each stage of production.

register marks. [JP 1-02] (DoD, NATO) In cartography, designated marks, such as small crosses, circles, or other patterns applied to original copy prior to reproduction to facilitate registration of plates and to indicate the relative positions of successive impressions.

registration. [JP 1-02] (DoD) The adjustment of fire to determine firing data corrections.

registration fire. [JP 1-02] (DoD, NATO) Fire delivered to obtain accurate data for subsequent effective engagement of targets. See also fire.

registration point. [JP 1-02] (DoD, NATO) Terrain feature or other designated point on which fire is adjusted for the purpose of obtaining corrections to firing data.

regrade. [JP 1-02] (DoD) To determine that certain classified information requires, in the interests of national defense, a higher or a lower degree of protection against unauthorized disclosure than currently provided, coupled with a changing of the classification designation to reflect such higher or lower degree.

regroup airfield. [JP 1-02] (DoD) Any airfield, military or civil, at which post-H-hour reassembling of aircraft is planned for the express purpose of rearming, recocking, and resumption of armed alert, overseas deployment, or conducting further combat missions. See also airfield.

regular drill. See unit training assembly.

regulated item. [JP 1-02] (DoD, NATO) Any item whose issue to a user is subject to control by an appropriate authority for reasons that may include cost, scarcity, technical or hazardous nature, or operational significance. Also called controlled item. See also critical supplies and materiel.

regulating station. [JP 1-02] (DoD) A command agency established to control all movements of personnel and supplies into or out of a given area.

Regulus. Ship-launched long-range cruise missile. Regulus I and II were otherwise totally different. The Regulus missile was also carried by the two Grayback class submarines. No longer in service.

rehabilitation. [JP 1-02] (DoD, NATO)

l The processing, usually in a relatively quiet area, of units or individuals recently withdrawn from combat or arduous duty, during which units recondition equipment and are rested, furnished special facilities, filled up with replacements, issued replacement supplies and equipment, given training, and generally made ready for employment in future operations.

l The action performed in restoring an installation to authorized design standards.

reimbursable. [DSMC] An expenditure made for another agency, fund, or appropriation, or for a private individual, firm or corporation, which subsequently will be recovered.

reimbursements. [DSMC] Amounts received by an activity for the cost of material, work, or services furnished to others, for credit to an appropriation or other fund account.

reinforced task. See task reinforced.

reinforcement training. See refresher training.

reinforcement training unit. See voluntary training unit.

reinforcing. [JP 1-02] (DoD, NATO) In artillery usage, tactical mission in which one artillery unit augments the fire of another artillery unit.

reinforcing obstacles. [JP 1-02] (DoD) Those obstacles specifically constructed, emplaced, or detonated through military effort and designed to strengthen existing terrain to disrupt, fix, turn, or block enemy movement. See also obstacle.

relateral tell. [JP 1-02] (DoD, NATO) The relay of information between facilities through the use of a third facility. This type of telling is appropriate between automated facilities in a degraded communications environment. See also track telling.

relative altitude. See vertical separation.

relative aperture. [JP 1-02] (DoD) The ratio of the equivalent focal length to the diameter of the entrance pupil of photographic lens expressed f:4.5, etc. Also called aperture stop; f-number; stop; or diaphragmstop.

relative bearing. [JP 1-02] (DoD, NATO) The direction expressed as a horizontal angle normally measured clockwise from the forward point of the longitudinal axis of a vehicle, aircraft or ship to an object or body. See also bearing; grid bearing.

relative biological effectiveness. [JP 1-02] (DoD) The ratio of the number of rads of gamma (or X) radiation of a certain energy which will produce a specified biological effect to the number of rads of another radiation required to produce the same effect is the relative biological effectiveness of the latter radiation.

release. [JP 1-02] (DoD, NATO) In air armament, the intentional separation of a free-fall aircraft store, from its suspension equipment, for purposes of employment of the store.

release altitude. [JP 1-02] (DoD) Altitude of an aircraft above the ground at the time of release of bombs, rockets, missiles, tow targets, etc.

release form. [TR 350-70] A form used to obtain written permission to use copyrighted materials or pictures taken of persons.

release point (road). [JP 1-02] (DoD) A well-defined point on a route at which the elements composing a column return under the authority of their respective commanders, each one of these elements continuing its movement towards its own appropriate destination.

releasing commander (nuclear weapons). [JP 1-02] (DoD) A commander who has been delegated authority to approve the use of nuclear weapons within prescribed limits. See also executing commander (nuclear weapons).

releasing officer. [JP 1-02] (DoD) A properly designated individual who may authorize the sending of a message for and in the name of the originator. See also originator.

reliability. ^¹[TR 350-70] The extent to which the test/test item gives consistent results each time it is used. Any time a test item is examined for validity, it must also be examined for reliability. ^²A fundamental characteristic of materiel expressed as the probability that an item will perform its intended function for a specified interval under stated conditions. Durability is a special case of reliability. ^³[DSMC] The ability of a system and its parts to perform its mission without failure, degradation, or demand on the support system. See mean time between failures (MTBF).

reliability, availability, and maintainability (RAM). RAM requirements are those imposed on materiel systems to ensure that they are operationally ready for use when needed, will successfully perform assigned functions, and can be economically operated and maintained within the scope of logistics concepts and policies. RAM programs are applicable to materiel systems, test measurement and diagnostic equipment (TMDE), training devices, and facilities developed, produced, maintained, procured, or modified for Army use. Reliability is the duration or probability of failure-free performance under stated conditions. Availability is a measure of the degree to which an item is in operable and commitable state at the start of the mission. Maintainability is the ability of an item to be retained in or restored to specified condition when maintenance is performed by personnel having specified skill levels, using prescribed procedures and resources, at each level of maintenance and repair. See individual definitions for reliability, availability, and maintainability.

reliability, equipment. The characteristic that a device, equipment, or system will operate effectively for a period of time without a failure or breakdown.

reliability, test. The extent to which the test/test item gives consistent results each time it is used. Any time a test item is examined for validity, it is also examined for reliability.

reliability and maintenance (R&M) accounting. [DSMC] That set of mathematical tasks which establish and allocate quantitative R&M requirements, and predict and measure quantitative R&M achievements.

reliability and maintenance (R&M) engineering. [DSMC] That set of design, development, and manufacturing tasks by which R&M are achieved.

reliability based logistics (RBL). [DSMC] Emphasizes the importance of designing reliability into systems and is an expansion of the process used to determine the support concept for a system, subsystem, and/or component. RBL addresses decisions such as consumable versus repairable, commercial versus organic repair, warranties, technology insertion, and form-fit-function interface specifications as methods for facilitating reliable designs.

reliability diagram. [JP 1-02] (DoD, NATO) In cartography, a diagram showing the dates and quality of the source material from which a map or chart has been compiled. See also information box.

reliability of source. See evaluation.

reliable records. [TP 25-71] Records that can be trusted due to their degree of completeness, the degree of control exercised on their creation and maintenance procedures, and/or the author's reliability.

relief. [JP 1-02] (DoD, NATO) Inequalities of evaluation and the configuration of land features on the surface of the Earth which may be represented on maps or charts by contours, hypsometric tints, shading, or spot elevations.

relief in place. [JP 1-02] (DoD, NATO) An operation in which, by direction of higher authority, all or part of a unit is replaced in an area by the incoming unit. The responsibilities of the replaced elements for the mission and the assigned zone of operations are transferred to the incoming unit. The incoming unit continues the operation as ordered.

religious ministry support. [JP 1-02] (DoD) The entire spectrum of professional duties to include providing for or facilitating essential religious needs and practices, pastoral care, family support programs, religious education, volunteer and community activities, and programs performed to enhance morale and moral, ethical, and personal well being. Enlisted religious support personnel assist the chaplain in providing religious ministry support. See also command chaplain; command chaplain of the combatant command; lay leader or lay reader; religious ministry support plan; religious ministry support team; Service component command chaplain.

religious ministry support plan. [JP 1-02] (DoD) A plan that describes the way in which religious support personnel will provide religious support to all members of a joint force. When approved by the commander, it may be included as an annex to operation plans. See also command chaplain; command chaplain of the combatant command; lay leader or lay reader; religious ministry support; religious ministry support team; Service component command chaplain.

religious ministry support team. [JP 1-02] (DoD) A team that is composed of a chaplain and an Army Chaplain Assistant or Navy Religious Program Specialist or Air Force Chaplain Service Support Personnel or Coast Guard yeoman. The team works together in designing, implementing, and executing the command religious program. See also command chaplain; command chaplain of the combatant command; lay leader or lay reader; religious ministry support; religious ministry support plan; Service component command chaplain.

relocatable building. [JP 1-02] (DoD) A building designed to be readily moved, erected, disassembled, stored, and reused. All types of buildings or building forms designed to provide relocatable capabilities are included in this definition. In classifying buildings as relocatable, the estimated funded and unfunded costs for average building disassembly, repackaging (including normal repair and refurbishment of components), and nonrecoverable building components, including typical foundations, may not exceed 20 percent of the building acquisition cost. Excluded from this definition are building types and forms that are provided as an integral part of a mobile equipment item and that are incidental portions of such equipment components, such as communications vans or trailers.

remain-behind equipment. [JP 1-02] (DoD) Unit equipment left by deploying forces at their bases when they deploy.

remaining forces. [JP 1-02] (DoD) The total surviving United States forces at any given stage of combat operations.

remedial instruction. [TR 350-70] Special instruction designed and delivered to alleviate deficiencies in the achievement of some of the learning objectives of an instructional program.

remediation. Corrective training. A form of feedback that reteaches information for which the student has demonstrated a lack of understanding.

remediation design criteria. Previously determined paths developed by the designer and influenced by the user's input. The remediation is intended to reteach information the trainee has failed to understand. It may also be supplemental instruction to correct student nonunderstanding of course material or a student learning deficiency.

remote delivery. [JP 1-02] (DoD, NATO) In mine warfare, the delivery of mines to a target area by any means other than direct emplacement. The exact position of mines so laid may not be known.

remote operations. Events conducted away from the normal local area of operations.

remote site facilitator. [TR 350-70] The site facilitator manages students, assists the lead instructor as preplanned, and facilitates learning at the remote site. The site facilitator may be trained to function also as site coordinator.

remotely piloted vehicle. [JP 1-02] (DoD, NATO) An unmanned vehicle capable of being controlled from a distant location through a communication link. It is normally designed to be recoverable. See also drone.

remotivation step. A segment of a lesson conclusion during which the presenter reminds students why the information presented is important to the student as an individual so that student will have a desire to retain and use what they have learned.

render safe procedures. See explosive ordnance disposal procedures.

rendezvous. [JP 1-02] (DoD, NATO)

l A pre-arranged meeting at a given time and location from which to begin an action or phase of an operation, or to which to return after an operation. See also join up.

l In land warfare, an easily found terrain location at which visitors to units, headquarters or facilities are met by personnel from the element to be visited.