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Brevity Words Flashcards

1
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AS FRAGGED

A

Unit or element will be performing exactly as stated by the air task order

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AUTHENTICATE

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To request or provide a response for a coded challenge

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BANDIT

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An aircraft identified as enemy, in accordance with theatre identification (ID) criteria. The term does not necessarily imply direction or authority to engage.

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BATTLE

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Battle formation

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BINGO

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  1. Fuel state needed for recovery.
  2. Proceed/am proceeding to specified base (field) or carrier
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BLIND

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Aircraft lost visual contact with another friendly aircraft or ground position (opposite of VISUAL)

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BOGEY

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Unidentified aircraft

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BOGEY DOPE

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Request target information (BRAA) to the specified target. If a threat is not specified Bearing/Range will be given to the closest threat.

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BRAA

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Tactical control format providing target Bearing Range Altitude and Aspect relative to the specified friendly aircraft.

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10
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BREAK (Direction)

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Perform “An immediate maximum performance turn in the direction indicated”

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BULLS EYE

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A common reference point. Position of an object will be established by bearing (magnetic) and range (NM) from this point

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CHAFF

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Chaff has been detected or to deploy chaff

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CHERRY

A

LZ hot

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CLARA

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Radar scope is clear of enemy contacts.

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CLEARED

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Requested action is authorized (no engaged or support roles are assumed)

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CLOSING

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Decreasing in range or azimuth

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17
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CONTACT

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Sensor contact at the stated position

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DEFENSIVE

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Aircraft is under attack, manoeuvring defensively, and unable to ensure deconfliction or mutual support

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19
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DIG

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Max performance outward turn to separate formation

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FENCE IN/OUT

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Set cockpit switches as appropriate prior to entering/exiting the combat area

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FLARES

A

Deploy flares

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FLOAT

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Expand the formation laterally within visual limits to maintain a radar contact or prepare for a defensive response

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HEADS UP

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Alert of an activity of interest. (Normally followed by amplifying information)

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24
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HOMEPLATE

A

Home airfield/carrier

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HOSTILE

A

Unknown threat

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HOT

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  1. Ordnance employment authorized, expected or completed (A/G), Cleared IN/OFF.
  2. Defined area is expected to receive fire (enemy of friendly)
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ICE

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LZ/PZ clear of threat

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INDIA

A

Mode IV

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29
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IN PLACE (Direction)

A

Perform indicated manoeuvre simultaneously

30
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JOKER

A

Fuel state above BINGO at which separation/bugout/event termination should begin

31
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KICK

A

(Degrees RH/LH or heading) - a defensive check turn in a specified direction

32
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KNOCK IT OFF

A

Safety directive to cease air combat exercise manoeuvres/attacks/activities

33
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LIFTING

A

Transport Helo taking off

34
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LONG RIFLE

A

Friendly, long range air to surface missile launch (e.g. AGM-130, SLAM-ER)

35
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LOOKING

A

Aircrew has not got the ground object, reference point, target in sight (opposite of CONTACT)

36
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MINIMIZE

A

Radio frequency is becoming saturated, degraded or jammed and briefer transmissions must follow (see ZIPLIP)

37
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MUD

A

RWR ground threat displayed with no launch indication

38
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NAILS

A

RWR indication of AI-radar in search

39
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NAKED

A

No RWR indications on the RWR scope

40
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NEW PICTURE

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Used by controller or aircrew when tactical picture has changed. Supersedes all previous calls and re-establishes picture for all players

41
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NO JOY

A

Aircrew does not have visual contact with the target/bandit/bogey/landmark or enemy position

42
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NOTCH(ING) (DIRECTION)

A

Directive/descriptive that an aircraft is manoeuvring defensively to position the bandit on the aircraft’s wingline

43
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ON STATION

A

I have reached/left my assigned station

44
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PADLOCKED

A

Aircrew cannot take his eyes off another aircraft without losing tally or visual

45
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PARROT

A

A military IFF transponder

46
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PICTURE

A

Request for/informative to provide tactical situation status pertinent to mission (picture CLARA north)

47
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PINCH

A

Decrease lateral spacing of formation

48
Q

PLAYMATE

A

Friendly aircraft with which I am co-operating

49
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PLAYTIME

A

Amount of time aircraft can remain on station, given in hours plus minutes (e.g. ONE PLUS THIRTY, equals one hour and thirty minutes)

50
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POP-UP

A

Informative call about a contact or group that has suddenly appeared inside decision range

51
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PUSH

A

Switch to designated frequency, channel or TAD. Without response to the speaker

52
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RESUME

A

Resume last formation/station/mission ordered

53
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ROLEX + -

A

Time change in minutes from a given datum. The term “plus” will indicate later time and the term “minus” will indicate an earlier time (“MISSION 4TK148, ROLEX PLUS 2” means two minutes have been added to the datum times)

54
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ROLL

A

Switch to designated frequency, channel or TAD and respond to the speaker

55
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ROTATE

A

Formation heading change greater than 150 degrees. Both A/C pass left-left

56
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SAME

A

Aircrew has the identical information as was just stated

57
Q

SHACKLE

A

One weave; a single crossing of flight paths; manoeuvre to adjust or regain formation parameters

58
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SINGER (Type/direction)

A

RWR indication of SAM launch

59
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SNIFF (type)

A

Passive sensor indication of a radar emitter

60
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SPIKED (Direction)

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RWR indication of a HOSTILE AI radar lock- on (“RED 4, SPIKED, right 2 o’clock”)

61
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SPLIT TURN

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A/C turn away from each other, reverse course and proceed on opposite sides of track

62
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SPOTTED

A

RWR indication of a HOSTILE search radar

63
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STRANGLE

A

Switch off equipment indicated

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STRENGTH

A

The numerical strength of a track. (E.g., radio signal strength)

65
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SWEET

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  1. Equipment indicated is operating efficiently. (Opposite of SOUR)
  2. (mode type) Valid response to an administrative IFF/SIF check request
66
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TAC LEFT/RIGHT

A

Formation heading change 30-150 degrees

67
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TALLY

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Sighting of a target, bandit, bogey, landmark or enemy position; opposite of NO JOY

68
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TUMBLEWEED

A

Limited situation awareness; no joy; blind; a request for information

69
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VISUAL

A

Sighting of a friendly aircraft ground position; opposite of BLIND

70
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ZIPLIP

A

Limit transmissions to critical information only (see MINIMIZE)

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