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U.S. Department of Defence
Sektör: Government; Military
Number of terms: 79318
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In personnel recovery, designated US or US-directed forces, who are specifically trained to operate in conjunction with indigenous or surrogate forces, and are tasked to contact, authenticate, support, move, and exfiltrate isolated personnel.
Industry:Military
In personnel recovery, the process of normalizing psychological and behavioral reactions that recovered isolated personnel experienced or are currently experiencing as a result of their isolation and recovery.
Industry:Military
In personnel recovery, assistance rendered to evaders by an individual or elements of the local population who sympathize or empathize with the evaders’ cause or plight.
Industry:Military
In personnel recovery, any piece of information or equipment designed to assist an individual in avoiding capture. Evasion aids include, but are not limited to, blood chits, pointee-talkees, evasion charts, barter items, and equipment designed to complement issued survival equipment.
Industry:Military
In personnel recovery, an organization consisting of personnel and equipment with a mission of locating, supporting, and recovering isolated personnel, and returning them to friendly control.
Industry:Military
In personnel recovery, a visual signal displayed in a covert manner to indicate the presence of an individual or object at a given location.
Industry:Military
In personnel recovery, an area from which isolated personnel can be recovered.
Industry:Military
In personnel recovery, a secure area or facility under friendly control where initial reception of recovered isolated personnel can safely take place. This point is ideally associated with a medical treatment facility, can safeguard recovered isolated personnel for up to 48 hours, and is where the reintegration process begins.
Industry:Military
In naval mine warfare, any sweep used with the object of physically contacting the mine or its appendages.
Industry:Military
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In naval mine warfare, the amount by which a moored mine is carried beneath its set depth by a current or tidal stream acting on the mine casing and mooring.
Industry:Military