OPERATIONAL BREVITY WORDS
(used to provide common understanding and minimize radio
transmissions while executing tactics):
Abort - directive to cease action/attack/event/mission.
Atoll - rear hemisphere heat-seeking missile.
Bogey - a radar/visual contact whose identity is not known.
Bugout -combat separation for low fuel, loss of tactical advantages or accomplishments of mission objectives; intent is to permanently separate from that particular engagement/attack.
Champagne - an attack of three distinct groups with two in front and one behind. The leading two groups are attempting to bracket with the trailing third group flying up the middle.
Chicks - friendly fighter aircraft.
Duke it out - meet the enemy head on to engage.
Engaged - maneuvering the with intent of achieving a kill. If no additional information is provided (bearing, range, etc.), engaged implies visual/radar acquisition of target.
Fence - boundary separating hostile and friendly area.
Gorilla - large force of indeterminable numbers or greater.
Holding Hands - aircraft are joined in formation, implies visual contact my all flight members.
Kill - directive to commit on target with clearance to fire in visual or beyond visual range.
Line Abreast - two groups/contacts/formations/aircraft side-by-side.
Music - electronic radar jamming.
No Joy - aircrew does not have visual contact with the target/bandit.
Post Hole - rapid descending spiral.
Reno - indicates that more than one radar contact is observed an aircrew is able to distinguish the assigned target from chicks.
Sandwich - a situation where an aircraft/element finds themselves between opposing aircraft/elements.
Tally - Sighting of a target/bandit; opposite of -No Joy.-
Zipper - acknowledge radio transmissions with two clicks of the mike button.
