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As Amended Through 15 March 2013
regional response coordination center — A standing facility that is activated to coordinate
regional response efforts, until a joint field office is established and/or the principal
federal official, federal or coordinating officer can assume their National Response Plan
coordination responsibilities. Also called RRCC. (JP 3-28)
regional satellite communications support center — United States Strategic Command
operational element responsible for providing the operational communications planners
with a single all-spectrum (extremely high frequency, super-high frequency, ultrahigh
frequency, Ku, and Ka) point of contact for accessing and managing satellite
communications (SATCOM) resources. Specific tasks include: supporting combatant
commanders’ deliberate and crisis planning, assisting combatant commanders in dayto-day
management of apportioned resources and allocating non-apportioned resources,
assisting theater spectrum managers, and facilitating SATCOM interface to the defense
information infrastructure. Also called RSSC.
regional security officer — A security officer responsible to the chief of mission
(ambassador), for security functions of all US embassies and consulates in a given
country or group of adjacent countries. Also called RSO. (JP 3-10)
regulating point — An anchorage, port, or ocean area to which assault and assault followon
echelons and follow-up shipping proceed on a schedule, and at which they are
normally controlled by the commander, amphibious task force, until needed in the
transport area for unloading. See also assault; commander, amphibious task force.
(JP 3-02)
regulating station — A command agency established to control all movements of
personnel and supplies into or out of a given area.
rehabilitative care — Therapy that provides evaluations and treatment programs using
exercises, massage, or electrical therapeutic treatment to restore, reinforce, or enhance
motor performance and restores patients to functional health allowing for their return to
duty or discharge from the Service. Also called restorative care. See also patient
movement policy; theater. (JP 4-02)
rehearsal phase — In amphibious operations, the period during which the prospective
operation is practiced for the purpose of: (1) testing adequacy of plans, the timing of
detailed operations, and the combat readiness of participating forces; (2) ensuring that
all echelons are familiar with plans; and (3) testing communications-information
systems. See also amphibious operation. (JP 3-02)
reinforcing obstacles — 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. (JP 3-15)
reintegrate — In personnel recovery, the task of conducting appropriate debriefings and
reintegrating recovered isolated personnel back to duty and their family. (JP 3-50)
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