S-Codes Flashcards
Zero, Zero
Base operations
One Big One
1 mile (or km; use based upon country of operation)
Five Five
Positive control of target (only stated when take control of target)
Six Six 👀🚫🚙
Can be made by anyone that observes a target but cannot follow
Six Eight
Backing — you are able to take control of target from 5-5. The 6-8 is only stated when 6-8 first assumes position or when moving into position. After each call by 5-5, 6-8 confirms he/she is still 6-8 by stating call sign.
Six Nine
Trigger - watches an inanimate object such as a vehicle, entrance, or exit. Must be 100% in control.
Seven Four
Changeover of control. When 5-5 requests that 6-8 take control of target. 6-8 will acknowledge 5-5 request to 7-4 by saying “call sign/name and yes”
Seven Seven - Seven Seven
Pay attention! Target status about to change. Said to alert team when target is first seen or of important actions by target.
Eight Three
Target is temporarily held
Nine One
Toward, direction of travel
Nine Nine Nine
Stopped
Approaching
Within 50 meters of while on foot (not used in conjunction with 8-3 (target held), 9-1 (toward), or 9-9-9 (stopped))
Boot
Police
Bumper (👉👇👈👆)
A location where surveillance operator can impose control in any direction
NEVER inside banks, jewelry stores, day cares, or schools
Bush
Truck / semi
Cactus
Bus
Call sign
Surveillance vehicle
Checking
Used to indicate where surveillance operators are looking when the target location is no longer known
Chili
Meeting / Contact
** Only a 7-7 call **
Commit (👀📍📲)
To observe a location within the surveillance box (like an intersection, parking lot exit, escalator, or any other place the target may travel). You must be able to see the entire area and report the target’s direction of travel. Does not follow target unless assumes 5-5
Complete / No longer complete
Entering (complete) or exiting (no longer complete) a vehicle, location, or area
Cooker
Airport
Cookies
Cash register
Cup
Parking lot
Dough bag
Civilians
Eagle
Exit off falcon (freeway/interstate)
Falcon
Freeway / interstate
Flower
Train / railway
Fork
Restaurant / cafe
Foxtrot
A foot surveillance operator
Fringe comms
The communication is broken. Normally associated with being out of range
Fresh green / red
Traffic light recently changed to green or red
Gear change
Break off / ENDEX
Gone left / right
Target has made a left or right turn
Handle
Entrance / Exit
Hawk
Intersection
Hazard
Anything that can interfere with the control of the target (stoplights, intersections, public transportation)
Heat state
Term used to measure a foxtrot or call sign’s exposure (on a scale of 1 to 10) to the target in order to maintain discretion. It is the individual operator’s responsibility to keep track of personnel as well as call sign time and proximity to target.