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The Special Forces community and the military
services in general use a multitude of words, phrases, and acronyms in its
vocabulary, documentation, correspondence, and publications. This
glossary is intended to aid those unfamiliar with specific special
operations terminology.
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HA. Humanitarian Assistance.
HE. High Explosive.
HEAT. High Explosive
Anti-Tank.
HEMTT. Heavy Expanded
Mobility Tactical Truck.
HF. High Frequency.
HHC. Headquarters and
Headquarters Company.
High and Tight. Something SF dudes
just don't do. Rangers used too until they got cool and started doing
90-day combat tours. Learn more about
"high and tights".
Hi-Lux. A Toyota truck that
is four-wheel drive and seats 4-5 personnel in the cab. Very common
NTV for Special Forces teams.
HMMWV. High-Mobility
Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle. The HMMWV comes in many configurations to
include trucks, ambulances, TOW missile variant, and communications
vehicles. Later versions used in Iraq and Afghanistan received "Up
Armored" modifications to withstand small arms fire and roadside IEDs.
HN. Host Nation. "A
nation that receives the forces and/or supplies of allied nations,
coalition partners, and/or NATO organizations to be located on, to operate
in, or to transite through its territory." (JP 1-02).
HPT. High-Payoff Target.
HQ. Headquarters.
HRT. Hostage Rescue Team.
HUMINT. Human Intelligence.
"A category of intelligence derived from information collected and
provided by human sources". (JP 1-02).
HVT. High Value Target.
Hybrid Warfare. The term hybrid
war or warfare refers to the blending of traditional and non-traditional
modes of fighting. For more on this topic see
Special Forces and
Hybrid Warfare.
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