Joint Publication 1-02 DoD Dictionary of Military ... - AcqNotes.com

As Amended Through 15 August 2011
receipt into the supply system — 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. (JP 4-10)
receiving ship — The ship in a replenishment unit that receives the rig(s). (JP 4-03)
reception — 1. 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. 2. Arrangements to
welcome and provide secure quarters or transportation for defectors, escapees, evaders,
or incoming agents. 3. The process of receiving, offloading, marshalling, and
transporting of personnel, equipment, and materiel from the strategic and/or intratheater
deployment phase to a sea, air, or surface transportation point of debarkation to the
marshalling area. (JP 3-35)
reclama — A request to duly constituted authority to reconsider its decision or its proposed
action.
recognition — 1. The determination by any means of the individuality of persons, or of
objects such as aircraft, ships, or tanks, or of phenomena such as communicationselectronics
patterns. 2. 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 — Any prearranged signal by which individuals or units may identify
each other.
reconnaissance — A mission undertaken to obtain, by visual observation or other detection
methods, information about the activities and resources of an enemy or adversary, or to
secure data concerning the meteorological, hydrographic, or geographic characteristics
of a particular area. Also called RECON. (JP 2-0)
reconnaissance in force — (*) An offensive operation designed to discover and/or test the
enemy’s strength or to obtain other information.
recovery — 1. In air (aviation) operations, that phase of a mission which involves the return
of an aircraft to a land base or platform afloat. 2. The retrieval of a mine from the
location where emplaced. 3. In personnel recovery, actions taken to physically gain
custody of isolated personnel and return them to the initial reception point. 4. Actions
taken to extricate damaged or disabled equipment for return to friendly control or repair
at another location. See also evader; evasion; recovery; recovery force. (JP 3-50)
recovery activation signal — In personnel recovery, a precoordinated signal from an evader
to a receiving or observing source that indicates, “I am here, start the recovery planning.”
Also called RAS. See also evader; evasion; recovery operations. (JP 3-50)
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