Personnel recovery
Encyclopedia
The United States Army
defines personnel recovery as "The sum of military, DOD
civilian, DOD contractor personnel, or other personnel designated by the President
or Secretary of Defense
, who are isolated, missing, detained, or captured (IMDC) in an operational environment. Also called PR."
United States Army
The United States Army is the main branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for land-based military operations. It is the largest and oldest established branch of the U.S. military, and is one of seven U.S. uniformed services...
defines personnel recovery as "The sum of military, DOD
United States Department of Defense
The United States Department of Defense is the U.S...
civilian, DOD contractor personnel, or other personnel designated by the President
President of the United States
The President of the United States of America is the head of state and head of government of the United States. The president leads the executive branch of the federal government and is the commander-in-chief of the United States Armed Forces....
or Secretary of Defense
United States Secretary of Defense
The Secretary of Defense is the head and chief executive officer of the Department of Defense of the United States of America. This position corresponds to what is generally known as a Defense Minister in other countries...
, who are isolated, missing, detained, or captured (IMDC) in an operational environment. Also called PR."
The five PR execution tasks
- Report: Begins with the recognition of an isolating event. It must be both timely and accurate.
- Locate: Involves the effort to find and authenticate isolated personnel. Accurate position and positive ID are generally required prior to committing forces.
- Support: Involves support for isolated personnel and their families. It can include establishing two-way communications, dropping supplies, or suppressing enemy threats.
- Recover: Involves coordinated actions of commanders and staffs, recovery forces and the isolated individual.
- Reintegrate: The primary consideration is the physical and mental health of the recovered personnel.
See also
- Official Army Personnel Recovery Home
- Manhunt (military)Manhunt (military)Manhunting is the deliberate identification, capturing, or killing of senior or otherwise important enemy combatants, classified as high-value targets, usually by special operations forces and intelligence organizations...