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Angels: Altitude in thousands of feet |
Bingo: Person is out of fuel |
Black Ops: Black Ops is a secret operations division |
CAG: Abbreviation for Commander Air Group |
CO: Abbreviation for Commanding Officer |
Colors: The "colors" stands for the United States national flag. Naval ships out at sea raise the flag at 0800 hours and lower it at sunset. |
Esprit de Corps: "Esprit de Corps" translates as the spirit of union and honor, a tradition in any branch of military. |
Fox 1: "Fox 1" is called out before firing an air-to-air radar guided missile |
Fox 2: "Fox 2" is called out before firing an air-to-air radar guided missile |
HUD: Abbreviation for Heads Up Display |
JAG: Abbreviation for Judge Advocate General corps |
LSO: A Landing Signal Officer |
MIG: An MIG is a Russian fighter jet |
Punch Out: To "punch out" is to eject from an aircraft |
RIO: Radar Intercept Officer |
Watch Your Six: To "watch your six" is to watch your back |
XO: Executive Officer |
Zulu: "Zulu" is phonetic for the letter Z, which also stands for Zero or the military time based on Greenwich Mean Time |