Joint Personnel Recovery: A Contrarian View

Abstract

The result of this announcement is a period of limbo for Department of Defense (DoD) Personnel Recovery (PR) programs while the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation office and United States Joint Forces Command (USJFCOM) evaluate the requirement.2Although the Secretary referred to CSAR, OSD-Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation office and USJFCOM are studying the broader mission set of PR. PR refers to the the sum of military, diplomatic, and civil efforts to affect the recovery and reintegration of isolated personnel.3 Best described, CSAR is a method (or operational capability) for conducting PR. Since Secretary Gates referred to the CSAR mission, it is logical to investigate the PR mission rather than the CSAR methodthe nuances of these terms routinely complicate understanding of PR.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 17, 2010
Accession Number
AD1018560

Entities

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  • Michael R. Outlaw

Organizations

  • Air War College

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  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Defense
  • Air Force
  • Aircrafts
  • Combat Operations
  • Combatant Commanders
  • Command And Control
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Defense Systems
  • Department Of Defense
  • Marine Corps
  • Military Operations
  • Search And Rescue
  • Training
  • United States
  • United States Special Operations Command
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

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