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Terms for subject United States (7423 entries)

Heavily Indebted Poor Country	HIPC
Heavy- Ion Fusion Virtual National Laboratory	HIF-VNL
heavy-lift cargo	Any single cargo lift, weighing over 5 long tons, and to be handled aboard ship
heavy-lift cargo	In Marine Corps usage, individual units of cargo that exceed 800 pounds in weight or 100 cubic feet in volume
heavy-lift ship	A ship specially designed and capable of loading and unloading heavy and bulky items and has booms of sufficient capacity to accommodate a single lift of 100 tons
height of burst	The vertical di stance from the Earth’s surface or target to the point of burst
helicopter coordination section	The section within the Navy tactical air control center that coordinates rotary-wing air operations with the air traffic control centers in the amphibious force
Hell To Abolish	HTA
Helps On Personal Evaluation	HOPE
heppest	informed about the latest trends	Val_Sh­ips
HERO SAFE ordnance	Any ordnance item that is percussion initiated, sufficiently shielded or otherwise so protected that all electro-explosive devices contained by the item are immune to adverse effects (safety or reliability) when the item is employed in its expected radio frequency environments, provided that the general hazards of electromagnetic radiation to ordnance requirements defined in the hazards from electromagnetic radiation manual are observed
HERO SUSCEPTIBLE ordnance	Any ordnance item containing electro-explosive devices proven by test or analysis to be adversely affected by radio frequency energy to the point that the safety and/or reliability of the system is in jeopardy when the system is employed in its expected radio frequency environment
HERO UNSAFE ordnance	Any ordnance item containing electro-explosive devices that has not been classified as HERO SAFE or HERO SUSCEPTIBLE ordnance as a result of a hazards of electromagnetic radiation to ordnance (HERO) analysis or test is considered HERO UNSAFE ordnance. Additionally, any ordnance item containing electro-explosive devices (including those previously classified as HERO SAFE or HERO SUSCEPTIBLE ordnance) that has its internal wiring exposed; when tests are being conducted on that item that result in additional electrical connections to the item; when electro-explosive devices having exposed wire leads are present and handled or loaded in any but the tested condition; when the item is being assembled or disassembled; or when such ordnance items are damaged causing exposure of internal wiring or components or destroying engineered HERO protective devices
Hickory Creek Range	HCR
hicksville	a derogatory term used to describe a small town	Val_Sh­ips
high altitude bombing	Horizontal bombing with the height of release over 15,000 feet
High On Patriotic Enthusiasm	HOPE
High Performance Project Team	HPPT
high value airborne asset protection	A defensive counterair mission using fighter escorts that defends airborne national assets which are so important that the loss of even one could seriously impact United States warfighting capabilities or provide the enemy with significant propaganda value
high velocity drop	A drop procedure in which the drop velocity is greater than 30 feet per second and lower than free drop velocity