text: Glossary
  USC United States Code
  USG United States Government
  SECTION II – TERMS
  *Army personnel recovery
  The military efforts taken to prepare for and execute the recovery and reintegration of isolated
  personnel.
  decisive action
  The continuous, simultaneous combinations of offensive, defensive, and stability or defense support of
  civil authorities tasks. (ADRP 3-0)
  intergovernmental organization
  An organization created by a formal agreement between two or more governments on a global,
  regional, or functional basis to protect and promote national interests shared by member states.
  (JP 3-08)
  joint personnel recovery center
  The primary joint force organization responsible for planning and coordinating personnel recovery for
  military operations within the assigned operational area. (JP 3-50)
  nongovernmental organization
  A private, self-governing, not-for-profit organization dedicated to alleviating human suffering; and/or
  promoting education, health care, economic development, environmental protection, human rights, and
  conflict resolution; and/or encouraging the establishment of democratic institutions and civil society.
  (JP 3-08)
  recovery force
  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.
  (JP 3-50)
  unified land operations
  How the Army seizes, retains, and exploits the initiative to gain and maintain a position of relative
  advantage in sustained land operations through simultaneous offensive, defensive, and stability
  operations in order to prevent or deter conflict, prevail in war, and create the conditions for favorable
  conflict resolution. (ADP 3-0)