(DoD) Good faith. In personnel recovery, the use of verbal or visual communication by individuals who are unknown to one another, to establish their authenticity, sincerity, honesty, and truthfulness. See also evasion; recovery; recovery operations.
Department of Defense Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. 31 January 2011.
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