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17 terms found for letter H

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Handshake
Data link established between a ground station and an aircraft.
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HCA
Head of Contracting Activity; the individual with overall responsibility for managing a contracting activity.
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HCP
Health Care Provider; an individual employed as a healthcare professional at a military facility.
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Head
The bathroom on a ship or Marine base.
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Heads Up
Alert that an enemy aircraft has broken through a defensive screen.
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HEMTT
Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Truck; a standard heavy Army truck.
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HMMWV
High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle; the Humvee.
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Home Plate
The aircraft's home base or carrier.
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Hooah
Universal Army expression of enthusiasm or agreement.
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Hooyah
Universal Navy SEAL expression of enthusiasm.
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Hostile
A positively identified enemy contact with authority to engage.
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Hot
Contact aspect is less than 90 degrees from the nose; or weapon is armed.
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HPSP
Health Professions Scholarship Program; pays for medical school.
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HQ
Headquarters; the command center of a unit.
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HSPD
Homeland Security Presidential Directive; a directive issued by the President on matters of homeland security.
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HUBZone
Historically Underutilized Business Zone; a program that helps small businesses in distressed areas gain access to federal contracts.
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Husky
Active radar-guided missile at high pulse repetition frequency.

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