(DoD) In personnel recovery, a precoordinated signal from an evader to a receiving or observing source that indicates, "I am here, start the recovery planning." Also called RAS. See also evader; evasion; recovery operations; signal.
Department of Defense Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. 31 January 2011.
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