ADRP1-02

Military Terms
redeployment – (DOD) 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. (JP 3-35) See FM 4-01, FM 4-95, ATP 3-35. (Army) The
transfer of forces and materiel to home and/or demobilization stations for reintegration and/or out-processing.
(ATP 3-35)
red team – (DOD) 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) See FM 3-38, ATP 2-19.3.
reduce – 1. A tactical mission task that involves the destruction of an encircled or bypassed enemy force.
(FM 3-90-1) 2. A mobility task to create and mark lanes through, over, or around an obstacle to allow the
attacking force to accomplish its mission. (ATTP 3-90.4) See also assault, bypass, destroy, neutralize,
obscure, secure, suppress, tactical mission task.
reduction area – A number of adjacent points of breach that are under the control of the breaching commander.
(ATTP 3-90.4)
redundancy – Using two or more like assets to collect against the same intelligence requirement. (FM 3-90-2)
refer – To measure, using the panoramic telescope, the deflection to a given aiming point without moving the
tube of the weapon. (ATP 3-09.50)
referred deflection – The deflection measured to an aiming point without moving the tube of the weapon.
(ATP 3-09.50)
refugee – (DOD) 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. (JP 3-29) See FM 3-07, FM 3-57.
regional air defense commander – (DOD) Commander, subordinate to the area air defense commander, who is
responsible for air and missile defense in the assigned region and exercises authorities as delegated by the
area air defense commander. Also called RADC. (JP 3-01) See ATP 3-27.5.
regionally aligned forces – Those forces that provide a combatant commander with up to joint task force capable
headquarters with scalable, tailorable capabilities to enable the combatant commander to shape the
environment. They are those Army units assigned to combatant commands, those Army units allocated to a
combatant command, and those Army capabilities distributed and prepared by the Army for combatant
command regional missions. (FM 3-22)
regional mechanism – The primary method through which friendly forces affect indigenous populations, host
nations, or the enemy to establish the conditions needed to safeguard our interests and those of our allies.
(ADP 3-05)
registering piece – The howitzer designated by the fire direction center to conduct a registration fire mission.
(ATP 3-09.50)
rehearsal – A session in which a staff or unit practices expected actions to improve performance during execution.
(ADRP 5-0)
reinforcing – A support relationship requiring a force to support another supporting unit. (ADRP 5-0)
reintegration – The process through which former combatants, belligerents, and displaced civilians receive
amnesty, reenter civil society, gain sustainable employment, and become contributing members of the local
populace. (ADRP 3-07)
relay – A single transport mission completed in one trip and utilizes multiple vehicles without transferring the
load. (ATP 4-11)
release point – A location on a route where marching elements are released from centralized control. Also called
RP. (FM 3-90-2) See also lane, march column, march serial, march unit, start point.
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