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Terms for subject Military (71894 entries)
HOSPRATS hospital rations
HOSS homing optical system study
HOSS homing system survey
HOSS hostile observation satellite study
Host Automated Message Interface H-AMI
Host Document Data Interchange HDDI
Host Environment HE
Host Front-End Protocol HFP
host nation A nation which, by agreement: a. receives forces and matériel of NATO or other nations operating on/from, or transiting through, its territory, b. allows matériel and/or NATO organizations to be located on its territory, and/or c. provides support for these purposes
Host Nation Agreement HNA
Host Nation Armed Forces HNAF
Host Nation Intelligence Support HNIS
host nation support Civil and/or military assistance rendered by a nation to foreign forces within its territory during peacetime, crisis or conflict, based on agreements mutually concluded between nations
host structure Structure, static or deployable, in which deploys a contingency operational command post (operation commander CP, joint HQ, COMFRANCE HQ) It can be provided and supported by a permanent, organic, or operational command. It is in charge: 1. of hosting the staff and the related information systems assets; 2. of the every day support and protection.
Host-Based Word Processing HBWP
Host-Message Interface HMI
host-nation support Civil and military assistance rendered in peace, crisis or war by a host nation to NATO or other forces and NATO organizations which are located on, operating on/from, or in transit through the host nation’s territory. This support is based on commitments deriving either from the North Atlantic Treaty or from bilateral or multilateral agreements contracted between the host country, NATO organizations and the nations to which the forces operating on the territory of the host nation belong.
Hostage Rescue Unit HRU
hostile The standard identity definition of a track, object or entity declared to belong to any opposing nation, party or group which, by virtue of its behaviour or information gathered on it such as characteristics, origin or nationality contributes to the threat to friendly forces. 2. (NATO) In identification, the designation given to a track, object or entity whose characteristics, behaviour or origin indicate that it is a threat to friendly forces. Designation as hostile does not necessarily imply clearance to engage. Related terms: friend; neutral; unknown.
hostile act Behavior of an aircraft which permits to consider it, without any doubt, as enemy. Note: the criteria which will have to be taken into account to precisely define the hostile act will be determined for every new case, depending on the overall context of the operation.