JP 1-02, DOD Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms - DMRTI ...

As Amended Through 15 March 2012Rangers — Rapidly deployable airborne light infantry organized and trained to conducthighly complex joint direct action operations in coordination with or in support of otherspecial operations units of all Services. (JP 3-05)rapid and precise response — Rapid and precise response is the ability of the defensesupply chain to meet the constantly changing needs of the joint force. (JP 4-0)Rapid Engineer Deployable Heavy Operational Repair Squadron Engineer. Air Forceunits wartime-structured to provide a heavy engineer capability that are mobile, rapidlydeployable, and largely self-sufficient for limited periods of time. Also called REDHORSE. (JP 3-34)rapid global mobility — The timely movement, positioning, and sustainment of military forcesand capabilities across the range of military operations. See also mobility. (JP 3-17)rapid response force — A battalion minus-sized force providing responsive, missiontailored,lightly armed ground units that can deploy on short notice, with minimal liftassets, and capable of providing immediate or emergency response. Also called RRF.(JP 3-27)ratification — 1. The declaration by which a nation formally accepts, with our withoutreservation, the content of a standardization agreement. 2. The process of approving anunauthorized commitment by an official who has the authority to do so. See alsoimplementation; subscription; unauthorized commitment. (JP 4-10)rationalization — Any action that increases the effectiveness of allied forces through moreefficient or effective use of defense resources committed to the alliance.Rationalization includes consolidation, reassignment of national priorities to higheralliance needs, standardization, specialization, mutual support or improvedinteroperability, and greater cooperation. Rationalization applies to both weaponsand/or materiel resources and non-weapons military matters. (JP 4-08)R-day — See times.reachback — The process of obtaining products, services, and applications, or forces, orequipment, or material from organizations that are not forward deployed. (JP 3-30)readiness — The ability of United States military forces to fight and meet the demands ofthe national military strategy. Readiness is the synthesis of two distinct but interrelatedlevels. a. unit readiness — The ability to provide capabilities required by thecombatant commanders to execute their assigned missions. This is derived from theability of each unit to deliver the outputs for which it was designed. b. joint readiness— The combatant commander’s ability to integrate and synchronize ready combat andsupport forces to execute his or her assigned missions. See also National MilitaryStrategy.JP 1-02 273