HVT
Military abbreviation · Military Term
| Stands for | High-value target |
|---|---|
| Categories | Military |
HVT stands for High-value target, a military term abbreviation.
Person or resource considered critical to an enemy's ability to fight, such as a commander, bomb maker or key facility, whose capture or destruction would significantly affect the enemy.
Example: Special operators captured the HVT without firing a shot.
Usage notes
After the 2003 invasion of Iraq, US forces issued playing cards showing the most-wanted HVTs, with Saddam Hussein as the ace of spades. A related term, HVI, means high-value individual. Targeting HVTs was a central part of counterterrorism campaigns after 2001.
Related abbreviations
More military term abbreviations
- GO – General officer
- GQ – General quarters
- GWOT – Global War on Terrorism
- HADR – Humanitarian assistance and disaster relief
- HHG – Household goods
- HUMINT – Human intelligence
- HYT – High year tenure
- IDP – Imminent danger pay
- IED – Improvised explosive device
- IFAK – Individual first aid kit
- IFF – Identification friend or foe
- IG – Inspector General