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53 Cards in this Set
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ABORT |
Cease action/attack/event/mission |
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ACTION |
Initiate a briefed attack sequence or maneuver |
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ARM |
Contact(s) within a single group that maneuvers outside of the group criteria inside meld range |
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BLIND |
No visual contact with friendly aircraft/ground position |
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BLOW THROUGH |
Continue straight ahead at the merge and do not become anchored with target(s) |
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CHEAP SHOT |
Active missile data link terminated between high and medium PRF active |
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CONS/CONNING |
Unknown/nonfriendly aircraft producing contrails |
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CRANK |
F-Pole maneuver in the direction indicated. Implies illuminating target at/near radar gimbal limits |
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DEFENSIVE |
Aircraft is under attack, maneuvering defensively, and unable to ensure deconfliction or mutual support |
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EXIT |
Individual aircraft is executing a max performance defensive maneuver to turn cold to the threat |
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FLOAT |
Expand/expanding the formation laterally within visual limits to maintain radar contact or prepare for a defensive response |
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FOX 3 # SHIP |
Simulated/actual missile launch against separate targets (assumes one missile per target) |
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FURBALL |
Nonfriendly aircraft and friendly aircraft are in close proximity to each other. Can be response to a declare request |
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GIMBAL |
Sensor target is approaching azimuth or elevation tracking limits |
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HEAVY |
A group known to contain three or more contacts |
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HUSKY |
Active radar missile is at HPRF active range |
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KILL |
In training, fighters are tally or eyeball at assessed missile timeout |
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LAST |
C2 term that provides the last contact altitude from a high fidelity source (e.g. fighter radar, etc.) |
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LEAKERS |
Airborne threat has passed through a defensive layer. Call should include amplifying information |
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LOCKED |
(With group label) Radar lock-on; sort is not assumed (With position) Radar lock-on; correct targeting is not assumed |
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MARKING |
Friendly aircraft is leaving contrails |
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MUSIC |
Radar electronic deceptive jamming |
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NO JOY |
Aircrew does not have visual contact with the target/bandit |
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OPENING |
Increasing separation |
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OUT |
Turn/turning to a cold aspect relative to a known threat |
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PASSING |
Two groups initially separated in range, decrease range separation and are passing each other |
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PITBULL |
AIM-120 is at MPRF active range |
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Valid NCTR reply |
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SKOSH |
Aircraft is out of or unable to employ active radar missiles |
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SNAP |
1. Fighter request for immediate BRAA call (with appropriate fill-ins) to the group described. Indicates fighter intent to intercept/join. 2. Urgent directive call to turn to a heading |
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SORT |
Assignment of responsibility within a group; criteria can be met visually, electronically (i.e. radar), or both |
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SPLIT |
Flight member is leaving formation to pursue a separate attack; visual may not be maintained |
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STACK |
Two or more contacts within group criteria with an altitude separation in relation to each other |
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STROBE |
Radar indication of noise jamming |
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TALLY |
Sighting of a target, nonfriendly aircraft, or enemy position |
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TARGETED |
Fighter has acquired assigned group and has assumed responsibility for it |
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VANISHED |
Special case of faded defined as a group/arm/contact with no available sensor data and is (1) not in a known sensor blind zone (terrain masking or Doppler blind zone) AND (2) correlated to a shot by friendly forces |
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VISUAL |
Sighting of a friendly aircraft or ground position |
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WEIGHTED |
Fill-in for a champagne, vic, wall, or ladder when one or more groups are out of position or offset from the standard picture label |
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WINCHESTER |
No ordnance remaining |
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A-POLE |
Distance from the launching aircraft to target when a missile begins active guidance |
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ACM (Air Combat Maneuver) |
Training designed to achieve proficiency in element formation maneuvering and the coordinated application of BFM to achieve a simulated kill or effectively defend against one or more aircraft from a planned starting position |
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ACT (Air Combat Tactics) |
Training in the application of BFM, ACM, and intercept skills to achieve a tactical A/A objective |
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AOR TARGETING |
Default targeting plan used by flight members when picture or directive targeting is not established. Ensures no untargeted groups inside meld and is based on altitude, then azimuth, then range |
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BFM (Basic Fighter Maneuvers) |
Training designed to apply aircraft handling skills to gain proficiency in recognizing and solving range, closure, aspect, angle off, and turning room problems in relation to another aircraft to either attain a position from which weapons may be employed, deny the adversary a position from which weapons may be launched, or defeat weapons employed by an adversary |
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DEZ (Desired Engagement Zone) |
The geographic area in the AOR where fighters will execute its primary game plan and includes the area that enemy wreckage should fall |
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DIRECTIVE TARGETING |
Allocation of radars for targeting via voice communications when unable to use picture targeting, groups are maneuvering, mixed declarations within targeting depth, weighted pictures, and during cold ops |
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F-POLE |
The separation between the launch aircraft and the target at missile endgame/impact |
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PICTURE TARGETING |
Prebriefed targeting responsibilities based on a traditional picture call, traditional picture call with an additional group, or leading edge picture |
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SECOND FOX 3 |
Simulated/actual launch of multiple missiles on the same target |
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MERGED |
1. Friendlies and targets have arrived in the visual arena 2. Radar returns have come together |
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SKATE |
Executing launch-and-leave tactics |
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SHORT SKATE |
Informative/directive call made by fighters executing an out inside of minimum out range (MOR) but greater than minimum abort range (MAR) |
