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Taceval, n. Forces' slang.|ˈtækɪvæl| [f. tactical a. + evaluation n. Cf. casevac.] The evaluation of tactical planning and deployment; spec. a NATO exercise designed to provide training in this.
[1956W. A. Heflin U.S. Air Force Dict. 506/1 Tac (abbr), ‘tactics’ or ‘tactical’ used in combining abbreviations.] 1977R.A.F. News 22 June 11/3 The pilots..fly intensively, with regular training detachments to Norway and Belgium, firing camps..on Sardinia, and various Tacevals on the continent. 1985Armed Forces Dec. 476/3 RAFG consistently gains excellent ratings in the Tacevals to which it is submitted by NATO scrutineers. 1987Ibid. Sept. 420/1 These exercises simulate war conditions and operational pressures in the style of NATO's ‘Taceval’ exercises. |