BrEvItY

Question 1

ABORT

Answer 1

CEASE ACTION OR TERMINATE THE ATTACK PRIOR TO WEAPONS RELEASE OR EVENT MISSION

Question 2

[system] ACTIVE [location, direction]

Answer 2

[EW] Referenced emitter is radiating at the stated location or along stated bearing

Question 3

ALPHA CHECK

Answer 3

Request for confirmation of bearing and range from aircraft to described point

Question 4

ANGLES

Answer 4

Height of FRIENDLY aircraft in thousands of feet from mean sea level (MSL)

Question 5

BLIND

Answer 5

No visual contact with FRIENDLY aircraft, ship or ground position. Opposite of “VISUAL”

Question 6

BRAA

Answer 6

[A/A] [S/A] 1. The following information is in a tactical control format providing target bearing range, altitude, and aspect (BRAA) relative to the specified FRIENDLY aircraft.
2. * Switch to BRAA format to a specific GROUP or CONTACT

Question 7

BULLSEYE

Answer 7

An established reference point from which the position of an object can be referenced by bearing (magnetic) and range (nautical miles) from with point.

Question 8

CHERRY

Answer 8

• [A/S] [S/A] [A/A] Informative call from intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) or CAS platform to the inbound aircraft that the landing zone (LZ)/helicopter landing zone (HLZ)/ drop zone (DZ) has enemy activity above the pre-briefed risk tolerance of the ground force commander (GFC).
  Opposite of and cancels “ICE”

Question 9

CHERUBS

Answer 9

Height of FRIENDLY aircraft in hundreds of feet above surface.

Question 10

CLEAN

Answer 10

1. • [A/A] No sensor information on a GROUP of interest
2. No visible battle damage.
3. Aircraft not carrying external stores.

Question 11

CLOAK(ING)

Answer 11

** Switch(ing) from normal or overt external lighting to convert night-vision device only compatible lighting.

Question 12

COLD

Answer 12

1. [A/A] Initiate(ing) a turn in the combat air patrol away from the anticipated threats.
2. • [A/S] Defined area is not expected to receive fire (enemy or FRIENDLY).
3. [A/A] Intercept geometry will result in a pass or roll out behind the target.
4. • [A/A] Contact aspect stabilized 0-20 degrees from the nose.
5. [A/S] Contact aspect stabalized 0-20 degrees or 160-180 degrees from referenced position (friendly forward operating base, named area of interest (NAI), target area,. etc.)
6. [AIR-MAR] Contact aspect stabilized 0-20 degrees from stern or 160-180 degrees from bow.

Question 13

DEFENDING [direction]

Answer 13

[A/A] [A/S] Aircraft is in a defensive position and maneuvering with reference to a SAM threat

Question 14

DEFENSIVE

Answer 14

[A/A] [A/S] Aircraft is under attack, maneuvering defensive, and unable to ensure deconfliction or mutual support

Question 15

DIRT

Answer 15

** [S/A] Radar warning receiver indication of surface threat in search mode

Question 16

[system] DOWN [location, direction]

Answer 16

[EW] Referenced emitter has stopped radiating at the stated location or along the stated bearing
NOTE: DOWN does not mean system destroyed

Question 17

HOSTILE

Answer 17

A contact identified as enemy upon which clearance to fire is authorized IAW theater rules of engagement
WARNING: This use of Hostile is as a brevity term for A/A and maritime air engagements and should not be confused with the same term in tactical data link ID and rules of engagement (ROE)

Question 18

HOT

Answer 18

1. [A/A] Initiate or initiating a turn in the combat air patrol toward the anticipated threats.
2. Defined area is expected to receive fire (enemy or friendly)
3. *Ordnance employment intended or completed
4. CONTACT aspect stabalized at 160-180 degrees angle from tail or 0-20 degrees angle from tail or 0-20 degrees from nose
5. [A/A] Intercept geometry will result in passing in front of the target.

Question 19

MUD [type with direction, range if able]

Answer 19

1. [A/S] [EW] Radar warning receiver ground threat displayed with no launch indication
2. • [A/S] [EW] Radar warning receiver indication of surface threat in track mode

Question 20

LEAKER(S)

Answer 20

• [A/A] [S/A] [AIR-MAR] Airborne threat has passed through a defensive layer. Call should include amplifying information.

Question 21

LOWDOWN

Answer 21

** A request for the tactical ground picture in an area of interest.

Question 22

NAILS [direction]

Answer 22

1. [A/A] Radar warning receiver indication of airborne interceptor (AI) radar in search
2. • [A/S] 2.75-inch fletchette rockets

Question 23

NAKED

Answer 23

[A/A] No radar warning receiver indications

Question 24

PICTURE

Answer 24

• [A/A] [A/S] [AIR-MAR] A request to provide information pertinent to the mission in a digital bullseye format unless briefed otherwise

Question 25

POPEYE

Answer 25

1. Flying in clouds or an area of reduced visibility
2. Reduced EO/IR visibility due to atmospherics

Question 26

ROLEX [+/- time]

Answer 26

[A/A] [A/S] Timeline adjustment in minutes for entire mission; always referenced form original preplanned mission execution time. “Plus” means later, “minus” means earlier.

Question 27

ROPE

Answer 27

[S/A] Circling an IR pointer around an aircraft to help the aircraft identify the FRIENDLY ground position.
CAUTION: This technique may damage night-vision devices.

Question 28

SADDLED

Answer 28

[A/A] Wingman or element has returned to briefed formation position

Question 29

SINGER [type, direction]

Answer 29

[EW] RADAR warning receiver indication of SAM launch

Question 30

[system] SICK

Answer 30

** System indicated is degraded or partially operative. Cancelled by SWEET.

Question 31

SLANT

Answer 31

** References number of people or objects noted at specified location (men/women/children).
For example, in response to a request for SLANT on a target building: “SLANT 4/6/4.”