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As Amended Through 15 March 2013
recovery zone — A designated geographic area from which special operations forces can
be extracted by air, boat, or other means. Also called RZ. (JP 3-05.1)
redeployment — The transfer or rotation of forces and materiel to support another joint
force commander’s operational requirements, or to return personnel, equipment, and
materiel to the home and/or demobilization stations for reintegration and/or outprocessing.
See also deployment. (JP 3-35)
red team — An organizational element comprised of trained and educated members that
provide an independent capability to fully explore alternatives in plans and operations
in the context of the operational environment and from the perspective of adversaries
and others. (JP 2-0)
reduced charge — 1. The smaller of the two propelling charges available for naval guns. 2.
Charge employing a reduced amount of propellant to fire a gun at short ranges as
compared to a normal charge.
reduced operating status — Military Sealift Command ships withdrawn from full
operating status because of decreased operational requirements. Also called ROS. See
also Military Sealift Command. (JP 4-01.2)
reduction — The creation of lanes through a minefield or obstacle to allow passage of the
attacking ground force. (JP 3-15)
refraction — The process by which the direction of a wave is changed when moving into
shallow water at an angle to the bathymetric contours. (JP 4-01.6)
refugee — A person who owing to a well-founded fear of being persecuted for reasons of
race, religion, nationality, membership of a particular social group or political opinion,
is outside the country of his or her nationality and is unable or, owing to such fear, is
unwilling to avail himself or herself of the protection of that country. See also
dislocated civilian; displaced person; evacuee; expellee; stateless person. (JP 3-29)
regimental landing team — A task organization for landing composed of an infantry
regiment reinforced by those elements that are required for initiation of its combat
function ashore. (JP 3-02)
regional air defense commander — Commander, subordinate to the area air defense
commander, who is responsible for air and missile defenses in the assigned regionand
exercises authorities as delegated by the area air defense commander. Also called
RADC. (JP 3-01)
regional liaison group — A combined Department of State-Department of Defense
element collocated with a combatant command for the purpose of coordinating post
emergency evacuation plans. Also called RLG. (JP 3-68)
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