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v                                                                             volt (FM 3‑22.65)

V                                              veterinary (graphics, FM 1‑02)

VA                                            vulnerability assessment (FM 1‑02); Veterans Administration; Virginia; vertical angle (FM 3‑22.91)

VAAP                                                                    Volunteer Army ammunition plant

VAC                                                                       voltage alternating current

VACANT**                                  Ground equipment not present at tasked target location. Opposite of OCCUPIED)

VADM                                                                   vice admiral

V‑agents                                    Persistent, highly toxic nerve agents absorbed primarily through the skin (FM 3‑9)

VAH                                                                       Veterans Administration Hospital

VAMOS                                                                verified additional military occupational specialty

vampire                                      Hostile antiship missile)

VANWACE                                                          Vulnerability Analysis of Nuclear Weapons in Allied Command, Europe

VAP                                                                       visual approach‑path indicator (FM 3‑21.38)

vari                                                                        varityper (use abbreviations in graphics only)

variances                                   Differences between the actual situation during an operation and what the plan forecasted the situation would be at that time or event (FM 6‑0)

VASRD                                                                 Veterans Administration Schedule for Rating Disabilities

VATLS                                                                  visual airborne target locator system

VC                                                                          Veterinary Corps

VCE                                           vehicle crew evaluator

VCP                                                                       vehicle collecting point

VCSA                                                                    Vice Chief of Staff, U.S. Army

VD                                                                          venereal disease; vertical distance (FM 3‑25.26)

VDC                                                                       volts direct current (FM 3‑22.34); voltage direct current

VDEV                                                                    "V" Device

VDT                                                                       video disk trainer (FM 3‑22.27)

VDU                                           video display unit (TC 7‑21)

VE                                                                          value engineering

VECP                                                                     value engineering change proposal

vector                                       Alter heading to magnetic heading indicated (Use of true headings to be established before operation commences.)

vee formation                              A unit formation with subordinate elements arranged in a V formation with the point facing away from the templated enemy. This formation is hard to reorient and difficult to control in heavily wooded areas but provides good firepower to the front and flanks, also formation; movement formation; wedge formation (FM 3‑90)

VEESS                                                                  vehicle engine exhaust smoke system (FM 3‑90.6, FM 3‑90.1, FM 3‑90.2)

veh                                                                        vehicle (use abbreviations in graphics only)

vehicle distance                           (DOD, NATO) The clearance between vehicles in a column which is measured from the rear of one vehicle to the front of the following vehicle, also march column; march serial; march unit (FM 55‑30)

vehicle mounted                                            Vehicle‑mounted—mounted on a motorized conveyance, tracked or wheeled.
Carrier‑mounted—mounted on a nonmotorized conveyance, tracked or wheeled.
Ring‑mounted—mounted on a metal ring for all‑round use such as a machine gun; mounted on a ring around a hatch on a wheeled or tracked vehicle.
Track‑mounted—mounted on a tracked conveyance)

vehicle washdown                        Technique used for flushing contamination off equipment surfaces to limit the spreading and transferring of contamination. Along with mission‑oriented protective posture gear exchange, it is part of decontamination operations (FM 3‑5)

vel                                                                          velocity (use abbreviations in graphics only)

VEL                                                                        variable enlistment legislation

venturi                                                                 (noun, MW10); named after the physicist who invented the concept, G.B.Venturi)

VEP                                                                        value engineering proposal

VEPM                                                                    value engineering program manager

VEQ                                                                       visiting enlisted quarters

verify                                         A procedure word meaning, "Verify entire message (or portion indicated) with the originator and send correct version." (To be used only at the discretion of the addressee to which question message was directed (FM 24‑19)

versatility                                   The ability of Army forces to meet the global, diverse mission requirements of full spectrum operations (FM 3‑0)

vert                                                                       vertical (use abbreviations in graphics only, FM 90‑26)

vertical envelopment                    (DOD) A tactical maneuver in which troops, either air‑dropped or air‑landed, attack the rear and flanks of a force, in effect cutting off or encircling the force, also air assault; envelopment (FM 90‑4)

very fast**                                Target speed greater than 900 knots/1.5 Mach)

VESA                                                                    Video Electronics Standards Association

vesicant agent                            See blister agent (FM 1‑02)

vet                                                                         veteran; veterinary (use abbreviations in graphics only)

VFGH                                                                    Valley Forge General Hospital

VFMED                                                                 variable format message entry devices

VFR                                           visual flight rules (FM 1‑02)

VFTG                                                                    voice frequency telegraph terminal

VGA                                                                       video graphics adapter

VGT                                                                       viewgraph transparency (FM 7‑1)

VHA                                                                       very high altitude

VHF                                           very high frequency (FM 1‑02)

VHS                                                                       video Top standard, (TRADOC Pam 350‑70‑2); video high speed (FM 3‑90.6)

VHSIC                                        very high speed integrated circuits

VI                                                                           visual information, (TRADOC Pam 350‑70‑2); vertical interval (FM 3‑22.91)

VI/TSC                                                                Visual Information Training Support Center, (TRADOC Pam 350‑70‑2)

VIABLE                                                                 Vertical Installation Automation Baseline

vic                                                                          vicinity (use in operation, fragmentary, and warning orders only; otherwise, use abbreviations only in graphics)

VIC                                           Picture label with three groups with the single closest in range and two groups, azimuth split, in trail. *Group names should be LEAD group and NORTH TRAIL group and SOUTH TRAIL group or EAST TRAIL group and WEST TRAIL group)

vice                                                                       (noun) a behavior pattern detrimental to the health or usefulness

vice versa                                                         as opposed to; compared to, also vis à vis, versus

victor                                        VHF/AM radio)

VIGS                                                                     videodisk gunnery simulator (FM 3‑22.1)

VIP                                                                         very important person

viral agents                                 A group of viruses that have been selected as biological warfare agents because of their ability to produce disease, illness, and death in susceptible individuals (FM 8‑284)

VIRS                                                                      Verbally Initiated Release System (FM 3‑21.38, FM 3‑21.220, FM 90‑26)

vis                                                                          visibility; visual (use abbreviations in graphics only)

VIS                                                                        Vehicular Intercommunication System; visual information specialist (TRADOC Reg 25‑30)

vis a vis                                                              by the way; that reminds me, also vice versa, versus

VISMOD                                                              visual modification (FM 7‑1, ARTEP 7‑20‑MTP, ARTEP 71‑2-MTP); visually modified (FM 3‑22.1)

visual                                         Sighting of a friendly aircraft or ground position. Opposite of BLIND)

visual flight rules                          A meteorological condition that allows pilots to control aircraft orientation and attitude using visual references (the ground and natural horizon) When weather conditions are good enough to allow pilots to safely operate their aircraft without the control requirements of instrument flight rules flight procedures, and weather minimum conditions are above the regulatory requirements for visual flight rules (VFR) flight, pilots may operate under VFR procedures. Also called VFR (FM 3‑04.111)

visualize                                     To create and think in mental images (FM 6‑0)

VITD                                          vector interim terrain data (FM 1‑02)

VIXL                                          video image crosslink

VLA                                                                        very low altitude

VLF                                                                        very low frequency

VLR                                                                        very low range

VMC                                                                      visual meteorological conditions (FM 3‑21.38, FM 3‑21.220, FM 90‑26)

VMF                                          variable message format

VMS                                                                      vehicle motion sensor (FM 3‑22.1)

VNAS                                                                    vehicular navigation aids system (FM 3‑25.26)

VNCM                                                                   Vietnam Campaign Medal

VO                                                                          verbal orders

VOA                                                                       Voice of America

VOCG                                                                    verbal orders of commanding general

VOCO                                                                   verbal orders of commanding officer

VOCS                                                                    verbal orders of the Chief of Staff

VODP                                                                    verbal orders by Direction of the President

VOICECON                                                         telephone conference

vol                                                                          volume, volunteer (use abbreviations in graphics only)

VOL                                                                       Volcano (FM 3‑90.6)

VOLAR                                                                  Volunteer Army

volatile memory                           memory that stores data only until device is turned off or loses power (FM 3‑22.91)

Volcano                                                               (proper name for a mine‑dispersal system used in a helicopter)

VOQ                                                                      visiting officers quarters

VOR                                                                       VHF omnidirectional range

VOSA                                                                    verbal orders of Secretary of the Army

VOTAG                                                                 verbal orders of The Adjutant General

VP                                                                          vulnerable point

VPC                                                                       vehicle power conditioner (ARTEP 7‑91‑Drill, FM 3‑22.34)

VPG                                                                       Virtual Proving Ground (Army Test and Evaluation Command [TECOM])

VPK                                                                        vehicles per kilometer

VPM                                                                       vehicles per mile

VPMOS                                                                verified primary military occupational specialty

VPR                                                                        voluntary price reduction

VPRESSVB                                                         Vice‑Presidential Service Badge

VR                                                                          virtual reality. Go to the source)

VRAM                                                                    video random access memory

VRB                                                                        variable reenlistment bonus

VRC                                                                       vehicular radio communications (FM 7‑92)

VRD                                                                       Virtual Retinal Display (developed at University of Washington's HITLab. Probably trademarked) Isdale, Jerry. VR News, "Technology Review: Head Mounted Displays." 1998. POC: isdale@acm.org

VRFWS                                                                vehicle rapid‑fire weapon system

VRGC                                                                    voucher register and general control

VR‑HMD                                                              virtual reality head‑mounted display. Isdale, Jerry. VR News, "Technology Review: Head Mounted Displays." 1998. POC: isdale@acm.org

VS                                                                          visual signal (FM 3‑21.20, FM 3‑21.220); Vulcan Stinger (FM 3‑90.6)

VSD                                                                       vendor's shipping document

VSI                                                                        very seriously ill

VSL                                                                        variable safety level

VSM                                                                      Vietnam Service Medal

VSMOS                                                                verified secondary military occupational specialty

VSSSN                                                                 verification status social security number

VSTOL                                                                 vertical and short take‑off/landing

VT                                                                          variable time

VTAADS                                                              Vertical‑The Army Authorization Documents System

VTC                                                                       videoteleconference

VTOL                                                                    vertical take‑off and landing

VTR                                                                       vehicle, tracked, recovery (FM 3‑90.2); video tape recorder

VTT                                                                       video teletraining, (TRADOC Pam 350‑70‑2)

VTVM                                                                   vacuum tube voltmeter

VUA                                                                       Valorous Unit Award

Vulcan                                                                 (noun, MW10) the Roman god of fire and metalworking

vulnerability                                (DOD) 1. The susceptibility of a nation or military force to any action by any means through which its war potential or combat effectiveness may be reduced or its will to fight diminished. 2. The characteristics of a system that cause it to suffer a definite degradation (incapability to perform the designated mission) as a result of having been subjected to a certain level of effects in an unnatural (manmade) hostile environment. 3. In information operations, a weakness in information system security design, procedures, implementation, or internal controls that could be exploited to gain unauthorized access to information or an information system (FM 3‑13) (Army) Manifestation of an unsatisfied or perceived need in an individual or a target audience (FM 3‑05.20)

vulnerability analysis                     (DOD) In information operations, a systematic examination of an information system or product to determine the adequacy of security measures, identify security deficiencies, provide data from which to predict the effectiveness of proposed security measures, and confirm the adequacy of such measures after implementation (FM 3‑13) (Army) A process to determine which friendly elements are within the radius of vulnerability for a proposed friendly weapon of mass destruction target and whether they will be exposed to a radiation risk greater than emergency risk, also emergency risk; information operations; information system; radius of vulnerability; security; troop safety; vulnerability (FM 3‑3‑1)

VUNC                                                                    Voice of United Nations Command

VV&A                                                                    verification, validation, and accreditation (U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground)