ATP-5-0-2-1 Staff Reference Guide Volume 1 Download
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Glossary 07 December 2020 ATP 5-0.2-1 391 relief in place An operation in which, by direction of higher authority, all or part of a unit is replaced in an area by the incoming unit and the responsibilities of the replaced elements for the mission and the assigned zone of operations are transferred to the incoming unit. (JP 3-07.3) responsiveness The ability to react to changing requirements and respond to meet the needs to maintain support. (ADP 4-0) retain A tactical mission task in which the commander ensures that a terrain feature controlled by a friendly force remains free of enemy occupation or use. (FM 3-90-1) retirement When a force out of contact moves away from the enemy. (ADP 3-90) retrograde A type of defensive operation that involves organized movement away from the enemy. (ADP 3-90) retrograde of materiel An Army logistics function of returning materiel from the owning or using unit back through the distribution system to the source of supply, directed ship-to location, or point of disposal. (ATP 4-0.1) risk management The process to identify, assess, and control risks and make decisions that balance risk cost with mission benefits. (JP 3-0) route reconnaissance A type of reconnaissance operation to obtain detailed information of a specified route and all terrain from which the enemy could influence movement along that route. (ADP 3-90) rules of engagement Directives issued by competent military authority that delineate the circumstances and limitations under which United States forces will initiate and/or continue combat engagement with other forces encountered. (JP 3-84) screen A type of security operation that primarily provides early warning to the protected force. (ADP 3-90) sea state A scale that categorizes the force of progressively higher seas by wave height. (JP 4-01.6) secure A tactical mission task that involves preventing a unit, facility, or geographical location from being damaged or destroyed as a result of enemy action. (FM 3-90-1) security operations Those operations performed by commanders to provide early and accurate warning of enemy operations, to provide the forces being protected with time and maneuver space within which to react to the enemy, and to develop the situation to allow commanders to effectively use their protected forces. (ADP 3-90) seize A tactical mission task that involves taking possession of a designated area by using overwhelming force. (FM 3-90-1) shaping operation An operation at any echelon that creates and preserves conditions for success of the decisive operation through effects on the enemy, other actors, and the terrain. (ADP 3-0)