Phonetic Alphabet . . .
REMEMBER - We are using U.S. Air Force (DoD) radio frequencies, so it is imperative that we conduct ourselves in a professional manner when using our radios. ALWAYS use the following Phonetic Alphabet. DO NOT make up your own pronunciations.
| LETTER | WORD | SPOKEN AS | LETTER | WORD | SPOKEN AS |
| A | Alpha | Al-Fah | N | November | No-Vem-Ber |
| B | Bravo | Bra-Voh | O | Oscar | Oss-Cah |
| C | Charlie | Char-Lee | P | Papa | Pah-Pah |
| D | Delta | Dell-Tah | Q | Quebec | Keh-Beck |
| E | Echo | Eck-Oh | R | Romeo | Row-Me-Oh |
| F | Foxtrot | Foks-Trot | S | Sierra | See-Air-Rah |
| G | Golf | Golf | T | Tango | Tan-Go |
| H | Hotel | Hoh-Tell | U | Uniform | You-Nee-Form |
| I | India | In-Dee-Ah | V | Victor | Vik-Tah |
| J | Juliet | Jew-Lee-Et | W | Whiskey | Wiss-Key |
| K | Kilo | Key-Loh | X | Xray | Ecks-Ray |
| L | Lima | Lee-Mah | Y | Yankee | Yang-Kee |
| M | Mike | Mike | Z | Zulu | Zoo-Loo |
Pronunciation of Numbers . . .
| DIGIT | SPOKEN AS | EXAMPLE | SPOKEN AS |
| 0 | Zero | 13 | Wun Thu-Ree |
| 1 | Wun | 19 | Wun Niner |
| 2 | Too | 44 | Fo-Wer Fo-Wer |
| 3 | Thu-Ree | 90 | Niner Zero |
| 4 | Fo-Wer | 136 | Wun Thu-Ree Six |
| 5 | Fi-Yiv | 500 | Fi-Yiv Hun-Dred |
| 6 | Six | 1478 | Wun Fo-wer Seven Ate |
| 7 | Seven | 2100 | Too Wun Hun-Dred |
| 8 | Ate | 16000 | Wun Six Thow-Zand |
| 9 | Niner | 81268 | Ate Wun Too Six Ate |
| 12.34 | Wun Too Decimal Thu-Ree Fo-Wer |
A good place to listen to proper military communications procedures is
to monitor MARINE Channel 16 (156.80 MHz) on a scanner. This is
the way we should sound on our channels. This frequency is also
available on our CAP radios, however, do not transmit on it unless you are told to do so during an actual search mission.
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