FM 3-05.231 Special Forces Personnel Recovery: June 2003 - PaperbackReport copyright infringement by Headquarters Department of The Army (Author) 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. In English, that means combat search and rescue, and the interrelated fields of combat evasion