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.
Holding Hands
Aircraft in visual formation
Hollow
Lost video data link. Opposite of Handshake.
Holster
Perform battle damage checks.
Home Plate
Home airfield or ship .
Hotdog
Friendly aircraft is approaching or is at a specified standoff distance.
India
Mode IV IFF
Interrogate
Interrogate the designated contact of the IFF mode indicated.
Jink
Perform an unpredictable maneuver to negate a tracking solution.
Joker
Fuel state above bingo at which separation, bug-out or event termination should begin.
Kick
Chattermark freq change
Knock it off
Cease the entire evolution; all players must acknowledge.
Land to the offset
Assault aircraft land at distances of 1000 meters or greater from the target or objective or outside of audible detection.
Land to the X
Assault support aircraft land within 300m of the target or objective.
Land to the Y
Assault support aircraft land 300-1000m from the target or objective.
Leakers
Airborne threat has passed through a defensive layer. Call should include amplifying information.
Magellan
Check navigation.
Magnum
Launch of friendly antiradiation missile.
Marshall
Establish/established at a specific point.
Match Sparkle
Overlay IR pointer.
Mickey
HAVEQUICK time of day signal.
Mother
Parent Ship.
Mud
RWR indication of surface threat in track mode.
Music
Radar electronic deceptive jamming.
Nails
RWR indication of AI radar in search
Naked
No RWR indications
No Joy
Aircrew does not have visual contact with the target/bandit/landmark. Opposite of TALLY.
Nordo
All radios are inoperative.
On board
Informative call indicating that wingman is established in appropriate formation.
Padlock
Directive to aircrew to maintain VID of an aircraft or surface position to prevent losing Tally/visual.
Paint
Interrogate group/radar contact that is responding with any of the specified IFF modes and correct codes established for the ID criteria.
Parrot
IFF/SIF transponder.
Peepshow
Perform nontraditional ISR on the referenced target/track.
Pigeons
Magnetic bearing and range to homeplate or specified destination.
Pogo
Switch to previously assigned frequency
popeye
Wingman has lost sight due to weather; execute briefed IIMC plan.
Press
Directive to continue attack; mutual support will be maintained. Supportive roll will be assumed.
Push (Channel)
Go to designated frequency. No acknowledgement required.
Pushing
Departing designated point
Remington
No ordnance remaining except gun or self-protect ammo.
Rifle
Friendly air-to-surface missile launch.
Rope
Circling an IR pointer around an aircraft to help the aircraft identify the friendly ground position.
Saunter
Fly at best endurance.
Scramble
Takeoff as quickly as possible.
Shift
Shift laser/IR/radar/device energy/aimpoint
Shooter
Aircraft/unit designated to employ ordnance
Shotgun
Prebriefed weapons state.
Singer
RWR indication of SAM launch
Skinny
Current survivor coordinates
Smack
Clearance to employ ordnance/fires on surface target coordinates. ROE, PID, CDE, Coordination of forces and commander’s guidance requirements have been satisfied. Not to be utilized in a CAS engagement.
Investigate
Verify specified elements of ROE PID CDE and or coordination of forces on the referenced target/track.
Smash
anticollision lights
Snake
Oscillate an IR pointer in a figure eight about a target.
Sour
Equipment indicated is not operating efficiently
Sparkle
Mark/Marking target by IR pointer.
Spike
RWR indication of an AI threat in track or launch.
Splash
Informative call to observer or spotter 5 seconds prior to estimated time of impact.
Spoofing
Voice deception is being employed.
Spot
Acquisition of laser designation
Squirter
A ground-borne object of interest departing the objective area.
Steady
Stop oscillation of IR pointer.
Steer
Set magnetic heading indicated.
Stop Burn
Stop IR illumination of a target with AC-130 GLINT
Strangle
Turn off equipment indicated.
Sunshine
Illuminating target with artificial illumination.
Tally
Sighting of a target, bandit, bogey or enemy position.
Target
ROE, PID, coordination of forces, and commander’s guidance requirements on the referenced target/track have been satisfied. Target/track correlation and CDE must be accomplished prior to employing ordnance.
Thunder
One minute until air-to-surface ordnance impact.
Tiger
Enough fuel and ordnance to accept a commit.
Tumbleweed
Indicated limited situational awareness; no joy; blind; a request for information.
Visual
Sighting of a friendly aircraft/ground position; opposite of blind.
Weapons Free
Fire only at targets not identified as friendly IAW current ROE.
Weapons tight
Fire only at targets positively identified as hostile IAW current ROE.
Weapons Hold
Fire only in self-defense or in response to a formal order.
Winchester
No ordnance remaining.
Winter
LZ conditions meet briefed criteria.
Liner
Max range
GAIT
Fly at max power.