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Glossary Glossary-18 FM 3-09 30 April 2020 preparation (Army) Those activities performed by units and Soldiers to improve their ability to execute an operation. (ADP 5-0) *preparation fire A brief, intense bombardment on selected targets or a prolonged effort over time covering a large number of targets. principle (Army) Is a comprehensive and fundamental rule or an assumption of central importance that guides how an organization approaches and thinks about the conduct of operations. (ADP 1-01) *priority of fires The commander’s guidance to the staff, subordinate commanders, fires planners, and supporting agencies to employ fires in accordance with the relative importance of a unit’s mission. *priority target A target, based on either time or importance, on which the delivery of fires takes precedence over all the fires for the designated firing unit or element. propellant (Army) A low-order explosive that burns rather than detonates. (TC 3-09.81) protection (DOD) Preservation of the effectiveness and survivablity of mission-related military and nonmilitary personnel, equipment, faciltities, information, and infrastructure deployed or located within or outside the boundaries of a given operational area. See also mission-oriented protective posture. (JP 3-0) pursuit (Army) A type of offensive operation designed to catch or cut off a hostile force attempting to escape, with the aim of destroying it. (ADP 3-90) reconnaissance (DOD) 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. (JP 2-0) reconnaissance objective (Army) A terrain feature, geographical area, enemy force, adversary, or other mission or operational variable, such as specific civil considerations, about which the commander wants to obtain additional information. (ADP 3-90) reinforcing (Army) A support relationship requiring a force to support another supporting unit. (FM 3-0) relief in place (DOD) 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) required supply rate (Army) The amount of ammunition expressed in terms of rounds per weapon per day for ammunition items fired by weapons, in terms of other units of measure per day for bulk allotment, and other items estimated to be required to sustain operations of any designated force without restriction for a specified period. (ATP 3-09.23) reserve (Army) That portion of a body of troops that is withheld from action at the beginning of an engagement to be available for a decisive movement. (ADP 3-90)