Mister GTX 2 Posted December 1, 2017 Hello Community, I was wondering if anybody could tell me some military codes for radio chat. In the singleplayer Campaigns they say some things like AO, ENDEX, COMEX, FOB and I don't know the definition of these words or what they mean. As an arma fanatic I am currently developing a small singleplayer campaign and I would would be really grateful if anybody could post a link here where I can find a good explanation on military codewords for radio, mission and so on Thx for your help! Best regards, Scott Miller, Royal Navy ^^ :) 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BadHabitz 235 Posted December 1, 2017 AO= Area of Operations; ENDEX= End Exercise; COMEX= Commence Exercise; FOB= Forward Operating Base 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mister GTX 2 Posted December 1, 2017 3 hours ago, BadHabitz said: AO= Area of Operations; ENDEX= End Exercise; COMEX= Commence Exercise; FOB= Forward Operating Base Do you know some more military codes? ?? 3 hours ago, BadHabitz said: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wiki 1558 Posted December 1, 2017 TIC: Troops In Contact CAS: Close Air Support CASEVAC / MEDEVAC : Casualty Evacuation / Medical Evacuation OP / COP : OutPost / Combat OutPost Bogey : unidentified contact (air) Judy : Objective in sight Roger / Wilco : Understand Angel (air) : 1000 feet JTAC : Joint Terminal Attack Controller (man on the ground who guides the air assets) and some more, you can check on google I think. 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mister GTX 2 Posted December 6, 2017 Thx man! You just made my day :D Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
zagor64bz 1225 Posted December 12, 2017 AAF- Army Airfield ABNCP- Airborne Command Post AFB- Air Force Base AHP- Army Heliport AMW- Air Movement Wing ANG- Air National Guard ANGB- Air National Guard Base AS- Airlift Squadron AW- Airlift Wing Bn- Battalion BW- Bomb Wing CAP- Civil Air Patrol CGAS- US Coast Guard Air Station Co- Company CP- Command Post Det- Detachment FW- Fighter Wing FS- Fighter Squadron FTS- Fighter Training Squadron JIATF- Joint Interagency Task Force JRB- Joint Reserve Base NAOC- National Airborne Operations Center NAS- Naval Air Station NASA- National Aeronautics and Space Administration SAM- Special Air Movement SOF-Supervisor of Flying SOS- Special Operations Squadron TSC- Tactical Support Center USAV- US Army Vessel USCG- United States Coast Guard Taken from HERE 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LANCERZz 10 Posted December 23, 2017 The question is a bit vague, but as far as troop communications that you'll hear on a modern battlefield goes: "FOB" - Forward Operating Base, a smaller camp connected to a larger camp via supply routes "Contact [direction]!" - called when an unidentified individual is noticed by a member of the squad. "Mount up" - board the given vehicle "Victor/Vic" - term for any ground vehicle, based on NATO phonetic for V (i.e. "let's mount up on these vic's") "Helo" - helicopter "Klick" - one grid square on the map, approx. 1 kilometer And then you have the NATO alphabet which is used to describe a variety of things (ie. 40MM rounds are known as "40 Mike Mike") so learning the NATO alphabet will also help a bit. But again, it really depends on what kind of dialogue you're going for and what the situation is. There are also set guidelines for the way that airstrikes and artillery are called in such as 9-lines and ADDRACs so there's a lot of military codes out there. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Von Quest 1163 Posted December 24, 2017 Several sites have Field Manuals, for example globalsecurity.org Take a peek at these: FM-71-100-2 FM-24-19 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mister GTX 2 Posted January 15, 2018 On 24.12.2017 at 8:35 PM, Von Quest said: Several sites have Field Manuals, for example globalsecurity.org Take a peek at these: FM-71-100-2 FM-24-19 Thx! That was definitely what I was looking for :D Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wiki 1558 Posted January 31, 2018 Hum, got 1 question: Who chooses the call sign for: - an operation - the assets engaged For example, Operation Red Wings: who decided the name? Also, for planes in Afghanistan, I saw Viper and Rammit for F-16, Dude for F-15, Rage for Mirage 2000, Arrow for Apaches, etc... who decides? Thx 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mister GTX 2 Posted February 4, 2018 I don't know who decides the names of an Operation But I think that a high officer chooses the name. I have heard, that the american military has got their own name list for operations. Somtimes the Operation is just named like the task that has to be done. In case of Red Wings I think the name just sounded cool :D For example in the German Military my friend told me they use animal names to mark targets. For example a Target called Elephant is a bigger target with more guards or more security measures while I pig is a smaller target with less risks to engage. But that depends heavily on the organization and the country (he is in a small scout squad with around 20 men in total) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
warlord554 2065 Posted February 4, 2018 The mission planners decide name. Sometimes your team gets a say, sometimes not. In the case of red wings, it was the seals planning that made it. They were hockey fans (red wings team) and they loved beer (checkpoints were named after beers) and my personal favorite they named their hvt rick james 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GEORGE FLOROS GR 4207 Posted February 4, 2018 On 1/12/2017 at 10:35 AM, Mister GTX said: they say some things like AO, ENDEX, COMEX, FOB and I don't know the definition of these words or what they mean. Maybe you should search for : military abbreviations and acronyms . https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glossary_of_military_abbreviations DOD Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms http://www.jcs.mil/Portals/36/Documents/Doctrine/pubs/dictionary.pdf 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wiki 1558 Posted February 5, 2018 17 hours ago, warlord554 said: The mission planners decide name. Sometimes your team gets a say, sometimes not. In the case of red wings, it was the seals planning that made it. They were hockey fans (red wings team) and they loved beer (checkpoints were named after beers) and my personal favorite they named their hvt rick james Ok thx. So it can vary whether it's regular army (command decides) and special forces (they can sometimes choose what they want). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
