text: Military Terms
  request for information — (DOD) 1. Any specific time-sensitive ad hoc requirement for intelligence information
  or products to support an ongoing crisis or operation not necessarily related to standing requirements or
  scheduled intelligence production. (JP 2-0) Also called RFI. See also intelligence.
  required delivery date — Identifies when personnel and/or cargo must arrive at its destination in order to
  properly support an operation or contingency. (ATP 4-16) Also called RDD.
  required supply rate — 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)
  requirements development — (DOD) The process of defining specific contract support requirements and
  capturing these requirements in procurement-ready contract support requirements packages. (JP 4-10)
  requiring activity — (DOD) A military or other designated supported organization that identifies the need for
  contracted support during military operations. (JP 4-10)
  rerailer — Cast iron devices used in simple derailments to retrack cars and locomotives. (ATP 4-14)
  rescue combat air patrol — (DOD) An aircraft patrol provided over that portion of an objective area in which
  recovery operations are being conducted for the purpose of intercepting and destroying hostile aircraft. (JP 3-
  50)Also called RESCAP.
  rescue coordination center — (DOD) A unit, recognized by International Civil Aviation Organization,
  International Maritime Organization, or other cognizant international body, responsible for promoting efficient
  organization of search and rescue services and coordinating the conduct of search and rescue operations
  within a search and rescue region. (JP 3-50) Also called RCC.
  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)
  reserved obstacle — (Army/Marine Corps) Obstacles of any type, for which the commander restricts execution
  authority. (ATP 3-90.8)
  resistance area command — The largest territorial resistance organization commanded by a senior resistance
  leader inside a defined resistance area of operations. (ATP 3-18.1)
  resistance movement — (DOD) An organized effort by some portion of the civil population of a country to resist
  the legally established government or an occupying power and to disrupt civil order and stability. (JP 3-05)
  resistance partner — A partner conducting resistance with whom the United States Government mutually
  establishes agreements to cooperate for some specified time in pursuit of mutually supporting specific
  objectives. A resistance partner is influenced; he is not an employee or subordinate to be commanded and
  controlled. (ATP 3-18.1)
  resource management operations — The execution of the resource management mission includes analyze
  resource requirements, ensure commanders are aware of existing resource implications in order for them to
  make resource informed decisions, and then obtain the necessary funding that allows the commander to
  accomplish the overall unit mission. (FM 1-06)
  responsiveness — The ability to react to changing requirements and respond to meet the needs to maintain
  support. (ADP 4-0)
  restricted operations zone — (DOD) Airspace reserved for specific activities in which the operations of one or
  more airspace users is restricted. (JP 3-52) Also called ROZ.
  restricted target — (DOD) A valid target that has specific restrictions placed on the actions authorized against it
  due to operational considerations. (JP 3-60)
  restricted target list — (DOD) A list of restricted targets nominated by elements of the joint force and approved
  by the joint force commander or directed by higher authorities. (JP 3-60) Also called RTL.
  restrictive fire area — (DOD) A location in which specific restrictions are imposed and into which fires that
  exceed those restrictions will not be delivered without coordination with the establishing headquarters. (JP 3-
  09)Also called RFA.
  restrictive fire line — (DOD) A specific boundary established between converging, friendly surface forces that
  prohibits fires or their effects from crossing. (JP 3-09) Also called RFL.
  resuscitative care — Advanced trauma management care and surgery limited to the minimum required to
  stabilize a patient for transportation to a higher role of care. (FM 4-02)
  retain — A tactical mission task in which a unit prevents enemy occupation or use of terrain. (FM 3-90)