Pro-Words Flashcards
Anchored
Orbit about a specific point.
Alpha Check
Request for confirmation of bearing and range to described point.
Angels
Height of friendly aircraft in thousands of feet MSL.
Arizona
No ARM ordnance remaining.
Beadwindow
Last transmission potentially disclosed unauthorized information.
Beehive
Execute the scatter plan/then proceed to the rendezvous point as briefed.
Bent
System indicated is inop
Bingo
Fuel state needed for recovery.
Blind
No visual contact with friendly aircraft/ground position. Opposite of VISUAL.
BRAA
Tactical control format providing target Bearing, Range Altitude and Aspect relative to friendly aircraft.
Buddy Spike
Friendly system radar lock-on indication on RWR.
Bullseye
An established reference point from which the position of an aircraft can be determined. Made by cardinal/range or digital format.
Burn
EO/IR illuminator is being used to provide illumination of surface points of interest.
Buster
Directive to fly max continuous airspeed.
Buzzer
Electronic communications jamming
CAP
Establish combat air patrol at a specified location.
Capture
Aircrew has identified and is able to track a specified air to ground target with an on-board sensor.
Charlie 1
Radio designated for comm external to the flight.
Charlie 2
Radio designated for interflight comm
Chattermark
Begin using briefed radio procedures to counter communications jamming.
Cherubs
Friendly aircraft altitude in hundreds of feet.
Cherry Picker
Simulated CASEVAC
Chicks
Friendly aircraft
Cleared Hot
Type 1 and 2 close air support terminal control clearance to release ordnance on this pass.
Cleared to Engage
Type 3 close air support terminal control clearance. Attack aircraft flight leaders may initiate attacks within the parameters imposed by the JTAC.
Cloak
Directive to switch from normal external lighting to covert NVD only compatible lighting.
Columbus
Deviation from the briefed route due to threat, weather, timing.
Comm 1/2/3
References the aircraft’s physical number 1/2/3 radio.
Confetti
Chaff lane or corridor.
Contact
Acknowledges sighting of a specified reference point either visually or via sensor.
Continue
Continue present maneuver, does not imply clearance to engage or expend ordnance.
Continue Dry
Ordnance release not authorized.
Cyclops
Any UAS.
Deadeye
Laser designator system inoperative.
Devil
LZ conditions do not meet briefed winter criteria.
Dirt
RWR indication of surface threat in search mode.
Empty nest
Survivors not located
FARME
Fuel in hours and minutes remaining, gun ammo remaining, rockets remaining, missiles remaining, expendables remaining.
Father
TACAN station.
Feeler
Shipboard fire control radar.
Flash
Clear the net immediately, critical information to follow.
Footrace
Generic term for a TRAP survivor in the absence of established SPINS.
Fox 1, 2, 3
1: Semi-active radar guided missile
2: Infrared guided missile
3: Active radar guided missile
Fox Mike
VHF/FM Radio
Furball
Nonfriendly aircraft and friendly aircraft are in close proximity to eachother.
Gadget
Radar or emitter equipment.
Gingerbread
Net compromised; an unreliable, suspect or operator failed proper authentication.
Golden Frequency
Pre-briefed intraflight frequency upon which all members of a flight can be marshaled in event of comm degradation; typically single channel clear.
Gypsy
GPS
Handshake
Video data link established. Opposite of Hollow.