List of U.S. Government and Military Acronyms - H

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  • HALO – High Altitude Low Opening (Airborne)
  • HE – High Explosive
  • HEAT – High Explosive Anti-Tank warhead
  • HMAS – Her Majesty's Australian Ship (Australia)
  • HMCS – Her Majesty's Canadian Ship (Canada)
  • HMFIC – Head Motherf*cker In Charge – colloquialism for the highest-ranking person present; more commonly used by NCO's than by officers (U.S. Military)
  • HMMWV – High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (U.S. Military)
  • HMNZS – Her Majesty's New Zealand Ship (New Zealand)
  • HMS – Hans Majestäts Skepp (His Majesty's ship, Sweden)
  • HMS – Her Majesty's Ship (Royal Navies such as Royal British Navy) (His Majesty's Ship if King)
  • HOMSEC – Homeland Security
  • HQ – Headquarters
  • HUMINT – Human Intelligence
  • HYT – High Year Tenure (USAF)

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