recce vehicle
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A vehicle used for reconnaissance purposes.
Example: The vehicle could prove invaluable for
recce purposes.
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recognition
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1. The determination by any means of the identity of persons;
objects, such as aircraft, ships, or tanks; or phenomena, such
as communications-electronics patterns. Recognition also
refers to the classification of an object as being one of a
particular category of, say, tank, aircraft or vehicle.
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recognition signal
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Any prearranged signal by which individuals or units
may identify each other.
Example: He awaited the recognition signal and it duly came
as briefed.
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reconnaissance
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recon;
recce
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1. A collection of visual, photographic, infrared or electronic information relating to enemy forces or terrain.
2. The employment of probing forces to ascertain enemy
dispositions or weapon locations.
Example: The vehicle could prove invaluable for
recce purposes.
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reconnaissance by fire
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A method of reconnaissance in which fire is placed on a suspected
enemy position to cause the enemy to disclose its presence and location either by means of movement or by returning fire.
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reconnaissance exploitation report
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reccexrep
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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.
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reconnaissance in force
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An offensive operation designed to discover and/or test the enemy's strength or to obtain other information.
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reconnaissance patrol
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A patrol deployed to collect information or to assess terrain.
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recovery operations
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Operations conducted to search for, locate, identify, rescue, and
return personnel, sensitive equipment, or items critical to security.
Example: A major recovery operation would be needed to
recover the downed planes.
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recovery vehicle
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A vehicle, aircraft, maritime, or land, on which isolated personnel
are boarded and transported from a pickup site in a search and
rescue operation.
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recovery zone
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RZ
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A designated geographic area from which special-operations
forces can be extracted by air, boat, or other means.
Example: The unit needed to be in position at the RZ at 2300.
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recruit
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A recently enlisted soldier.
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rectifier
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An electrical device for converting alternating current (ac)
into direct current (dc).
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redeployment
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The transfer of forces and materiel from one task or location
to another. Personnel, equipment and materiel can also be
redeployed home to demobilization stations and subsequent
reintegration or out-processing.
Example: On completion of its task, the unit was redeployed to
the front line.
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redeployment activities
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The activities related to the transfer of forces and materiel to support another joint force commander's operational requirements, or to return personnel, equipment, and materiel home to demobilization stations for reintegration and/or out-processing.
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redeployment phase
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The fifth and final phase in a peacekeeping operation, during which the mission is phased out. The redeployment phase includes
stores drawdown, out-survey procedures and
transportation planning.
Example: The mission was entering its redeployment phase.
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reduced lighting
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Operating conditions in which the brightness of ground lighting is reduced by either reducing power or by screening in such a way that any visible light is limited in output.
Example: The commander ordered reduced lighting.
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reference point
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A prominent, easily located point in the terrain.
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refuge area
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A coastal area considered safe from enemy attack to which merchant ships may be ordered to proceed when the shipping movement
policy is implemented.
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refugee
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A person who, by reason of real or imagined danger, has left their home country or country of their nationality and is unwilling
or unable to return.
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regiment
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A military division.
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regulated item; controlled item
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Any item whose issue to a user is subject to control by an
appropriate authority for reasons of cost or
scarcity, for reasons of a technical or hazardous nature, or
of operational significance.
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reliability of source
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Appraisal of an item of information in terms of the credibility
and reliability of its source, or the pertinence and accuracy
of the information itself.
Example: There was a need to check reliability of source, prior
to acting upon the information.
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relief
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The configuration of land features on the surface of the Earth. On
maps and charts, relief is represented by contour lines, hypsometric tints, shading, spot elevations etc.
Example: The chart had limited use: it did not show the relief
of the land, nor any significant features.
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relocatable building
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A building designed to be readily moved, erected, disassembled, stored, or re-utilised.
Example: The building was of the relocatable variety.
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remote control
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A system or a device for controlling the likes of a machine or vehicle
from a distance by using electrical or radio signals.
Example: The remote control was damaged.
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remotely piloted vehicle;
unmanned aerial vehicle
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RPV;
UAV
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An RPV can be controlled and directed from afar during its mission, whereas a UAV must be pre-programmed for a task, which
it then executes without further intervention.
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repatriate
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A person sent or returned to his home country.
Example: While the policy was to repatriate all refugees, he was hopeful that exceptions would be made and that he might avoid
repatriation.
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repatriation
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1. The procedure whereby citizens and their families are officially returned to their country of origin.
2. The release and return of enemy POWs to their own country.
Example: While the policy was to repatriate all refugees, he was hopeful that exceptions would be made and that he might avoid
repatriation.
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replacements
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Personnel required to take the place of others who have
departed a unit or have become casualties.
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report line;
report point
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Another term for a checkpoint.
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reprisal
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Activity against a person, group or organisation, as a punishment
by military forces or a political group.
Example: There would undoubtedly be reprisals following the
incident.
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request for information
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RFI
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Any specific time-sensitive ad hoc requirement for intelligence information to support an ongoing crisis or operation.
Example: The RFI was sent PRIORITY.
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rescue combat-air patrol
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RESCAP
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An aircraft patrol over a combat search-and-rescue area for the purposes of intercepting and destroying hostile aircraft.
The primary mission of a RESCAP is to protect the search-and-
rescue forces during recovery operations.
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rescue ship
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The ship of a convoy that is stationed at the rear of the column
to rescue survivors.
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reserve
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1. That portion of a body of troops that is kept to the rear, or
is withheld from action at commencement of an engagement, to be available for a decisive movement.
2. Members of the Services who are not in active service, but who
may be called to active duty when required.
3. A portion of allocated funds that is held or set aside for future operations or contingencies.
Example: The squadron had been held in reserve pending
the outcome of the initial operation.
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reserve supplies; reserves
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Supplies accumulated in excess of immediate needs for the purpose
of ensuring continuity of an adequate supply.
Example: Because of the nature of the emergency, rations
were taken from the reserves to meet the immediate need.
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reserved route
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A specific traffic route that is allocated exclusively for use
by an authority or formation.
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residual radiation
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Nuclear radiation caused by fallout, artificial dispersion of
radioactive material, or irradiation that results from a nuclear explosion and persists longer than one minute after burst.
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resistance movement
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An organized portion of the civil population of a
country that resists the legally established government or
occupying power and whose aim is to disrupt civil order
and stability.
Example: He was rescued by members of the local resistance
movement.
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resolution
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1. A measurement of the smallest detail that can be distinguished
by a sensor system, radar for example, under specific conditions.
2. A formal expression by an official body such as the UN
Security Council, or NATO that may provide the basis for
or imposes limits on a military operation.
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resources
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The forces, materiel, and other assets or capabilities apportioned or allocated to a commander.
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respirator
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A device worn over the mouth and nose to prevent harmful
substances from being inhaled. A respirator is commonly known
also as a 'gas mask'.
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response force
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RF
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A mobile force with appropriate fire support tasked to deal with
Level II threats in the rear area.
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responsibility
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The obligation placed on a person to ensure the proper custody,
care and safekeeping of property, documents, funds et al, entrusted
to that person. Responsibility compares closely
with 'accountability'.
Example: He was given responsibility for the task by his
superiors and would be accountable to his OC should he fail.
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rest and recuperation
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R&R
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The withdrawal of individuals from combat or duty in a combat area for short periods of rest and recuperation.
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restricted area
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RA
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Area under military jurisdiction in which special security measures
are employed to prevent unauthorized entry.
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restricted-weapons zone
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RWZ
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Zone within which no heavy military equipment is allowed.
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restrictive-fire area
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RFA
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An area in which specific firing restrictions are imposed and
into which firings that exceed those restrictions must not be
delivered without coordination with HQ.
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re-supplying
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The act of replenishing stocks to maintain required levels of supply.
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retirement
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An operation in which a force out of contact retreats from the enemy.
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retirement route
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The track or series of tracks along which helicopters withdraw
from a specific landing site or LZ.
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retreat
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Withdrawal by a military force to a more favourable position.
Example: The order was given to withdraw and the unit
retreated to a safe area.
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revolt
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Organised opposition to authority, ie a rebellion, insurrection,
or uprising.
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rifle
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A gun with a long barrel, which is fired from the shoulder.
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riot-control operations
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The employment of riot-control measures, tactics, formations
and equipment to control violent disorders.
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risk management
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RM
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The process of identifying, assessing, and controlling the risks
associated with operational factors and decision making that
balance the risks with the likely benefits of a mission.
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road block
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A barrier or obstacle, usually with weapons in support, that is
used to block or limit the movement of hostile vehicles along a route.
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road capacity
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The maximum traffic flow possible on a given roadway, using all available lanes. Road capacity is expressed in the number of
vehicles per hour or number of vehicles per day.
Example: The capacity of the road was some 200 vehicles per hour.
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road-hazard sign
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A sign used to indicate traffic hazards. Military-hazard signs
should be used in a communications zone only in accordance
with existing agreements with the national authorities.
Example: Road-hazard signs were placed at the entrance and
the exit to the zone, along with signs to indicate the presence
of military hazards.
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rocket
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A self-propelled vehicle whose trajectory or course while in flight
cannot be controlled.
Example: The guidance mechanism of the missile had failed;
the weapon was therefore now merely a rocket out of control.
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rocket launcher
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Armament in the form of a device capable of launching a rocket; a special device/weapon from which rockets or missiles are launched. a mobile
rocket launcher.
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roll-call
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Reading aloud the names of personnel on a roll to ensure
all are present.
Example: He was absent at the time and missed the roll-call.
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