jp1_02

As Amended Through 15 March 2013
rendezvous area — In an amphibious operation, the area in which the landing craft and
amphibious vehicles rendezvous to form waves after being loaded, and prior to
movement to the line of departure. (JP 3-02)
reorder point — 1. That point at which time a stock replenishment requisition would be
submitted to maintain the predetermined or calculated stockage objective. 2. The sum
of the safety level of supply plus the level for order and shipping time equals the
reorder point.
repair — The restoration of an item to serviceable condition through correction of a specific
failure or unserviceable condition.
repairable item — An item that can be reconditioned or economically repaired for reuse
when it becomes unserviceable. (JP 4-09)
repair cycle — The stages through which a repairable item passes from the time of its
removal or replacement until it is reinstalled or placed in stock in a serviceable
condition. (JP 4-09)
repatriate — A person who returns to his or her country or citizenship, having left said
native country either against his or her will, or as one of a group who left for reason of
politics, religion, or other pertinent reasons.
repatriation — 1. The procedure whereby American citizens and their families are
officially processed back into the United States subsequent to an evacuation. See also
evacuation. (JP 3-68) 2. The release and return of enemy prisoners of war to their
own country in accordance with the 1949 Geneva Convention Relative to the
Treatment of Prisoners of War. (JP 1-0)
reportable incident — Any suspected or alleged violation of Department of Defense policy
or of other related orders, policies, procedures or applicable law, for which there is
credible information. (JP 3-63)
request for assistance — A request based on mission requirements and expressed in terms
of desired outcome, formally asking the Department of Defense to provide assistance to
a local, state, tribal, or other federal agency. Also called RFA. (JP 3-28)
request for information — 1. Any specific time-sensitive ad hoc requirement for
intelligence information or products to support an ongoing crisis or operation not
necessarily related to standing requirements or scheduled intelligence production. A
request for information can be initiated to respond to operational requirements and will
be validated in accordance with the combatant command’s procedures. 2. The National
Security Agency/Central Security Service uses this term to state ad hoc signals
intelligence requirements. Also called RFI. See also intelligence. (JP 2-0)
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