Personnel recovery - wikipedia Personnel recovery Honduran military medics bandage U.S. Army Staff Sgt. David Simpson, a simulated casualty, for evacuation during an Isolated Personal Recovery Exercise near Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, April 25, 2013. The United States Armed Forces 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. '' The Joint Personnel Recovery Agency is the Chairman 's Controlled Activity and is designated as DoD 's office of primary responsibility for DoD - wide personnel recovery ( PR ) matters, less policy. The European union has set up the European personnel recovery centre by developing harmonizing PR policy, doctrine and standards through clear lines of communications with partners stakeholders ( nations and international organizations ). Contents 1 The five PR execution tasks 2 See also 3 References 4 External links 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 Joint Personnel Recovery Agency Manhunt ( military ) References Jump up ^ https://www.eprc.it/structure/ Jump up ^ `` 1056a : Reintegration of recovered Department of Defense personnel ; post-isolation support activities for other recovered personnel ''. uscode.house.gov. uscode.house.gov. Retrieved 25 July 2014. External links Official Army Personnel Recovery Home Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Personnel_recovery&oldid=807787766 '' Categories : Military science Talk Contents About Wikipedia Deutsch Svenska Edit links This page was last edited on 30 October 2017, at 03 : 24. About Wikipedia

Question: who may designate isolated missing detained or captured personnel
Answer: The United States Armed Forces