Military Callsign List
                     (forever under construction)
                        Last Revised 1/16/03

Latest version incorporates observations by Ron Perron, MD

PLEASE READ IMPORTANT NOTES AT END

US Military Identifier Usage

A callword is a station identifier without numbers, such as Mudbug
Control.  A callsign is one with numbers, such as Abnormal 10.

Some calls are static, that is they stay the same for long periods.
Others are tactical, changing with each day or even each mission.
The US Strategic Command (a joint nuclear "triad") continues the old
Air Force policy of changing the words daily, from a master list.
Aircraft tend to use words with 2-3 syllables.  The ground station,
WAR46, has also adopted the use of such words.  Selection is reputed
to be random, but some come back around more often than others.

There is no point listing these rotating calls here, as they would
be obsolete before they made the list.

Static callsigns/callwords of air tankers used to associate with
gasoline, gas stations, or fuel in general, though the association
became pretty vague. "FUELER" is currently a common tanker call in
the Pacific. Fighters tend to get quite a bit more macho.

Many transports use the callsign REACH (Air Mobility Command) plus
a mission number and optional letter.  Other transports might use the
number 1 or 01 for the unit commander's aircraft, such as PACAF 01
(US Pacific Air Force), and of course the famous Presidential "AIR
FORCE ONE."

Similarly, 2 or 02 can denote the deputy commander.

Ron Perron notes that fighters with the callword plus numbers 81
or 91 are probably on cross country or out-of-area flights, though
other units use special callwords for these.  (This is especially
common for US aircraft being ferried across the Atlantic.)

Many CPs, Air National Guard or CAP units, and the like, derive
callwords from geographical characteristics of their locations,
aka AK-SAR-BEN (Nebraska backwards, and a popular horse track),
FOG PATCH CONTROL (an AFB near Visalia, where it gets foggy in
winter), MUDBUG (near the Mississippi "big muddy" delta, where
mudbug crabs are found), and HIGH ROLLER (Nevada ANG, Reno).

A few callsigns/callwords are acronyms, such as ARIA (Advanced 
Range Instrumentation Aircraft), JOINT STARS (Joint Surveillance 
Target Attack Radar System), SPAR (Special Air Resources), and 
SAM (Special Air Mission).

Some aircraft have "front end" calls (the flight crew) and "back
end" calls (the staff operating at the positions in the back).
These can and will be heard simultaneously.

Three-character alphanumeric calls such as "T-9-V" (which would
be given phonetically as "Tango Niner Victor") are "NATO 
trigraphs," and also assigned tactically.  Some units, especially
the US Navy, often abbreviate these.

More recently, the use of Automatic Link Establishment (ALE) has
led to many stations having both their static calls and special
"addresses" that show up on ALE decoders.  The more modern ALE
standard allows these to get pretty long, though most are still
under 8 or so characters.  Some include the agency name, but
most don't.

Good hunting!

Callsign List - Military, some US Govt

Callsign	Type	User
AAC2		US Army Harbormaster, Ft. Eustis, VA
AADS	LCU	US Army Vessel  Runnymeade, LCU-2001
AADT		USAV ALDIE LCU-2004
AADU		USAV BRANDY STATION LCU-2005
AADV		USAV BRISTOE STATION LCU-2006
AADW		USAV BROAD RUN LCU-2007
AADX		USAV BUENA VISTA LCU-2008
AADY		USAV SPRINGFIELD LCU-2009
AADZ		USAV CEDAR RUN LCU-2010
AAEA	LCU	US Army Vessel  Chickahominy LCU-2011
AAEB		USAV CHICKASAW BAYOU LCU-2012
AAEC	LSV-1	USAV GEN. FRANK S. BESSON-FT EUSTIS
AAED	LSV-2	USAV-CW3 HAROLD C. CLINGER-FORD ISLAND HI
AAEE	LSV-3	USAV Gen. Brehon B. Somervell-TACOMA WASH
AAEF	LSV-4	USAV LT. GEN. WILLIAM BUNKER-FT EUSTIS VA
AAEG		USAV KENESAW MTN LCU-2002
AAEH		USAV MACON LCU-2003
AAEI		USAV CHURUBUSCO LCU-2013
AAEJ		USAV COAMO LCU-2014
AAFA	LSV-6	USAV SPEC4 JAMES A. LOUX-FT EUSTIS VA
AAFB		USAV MAJ GEN NATHANIEL GREEN LT-801
ABENAKI		New Hampshire CAP
ABNORMAL 10		Western Test Range, Vandenberg AFB, CA
ABNORMAL 30		Western Test Range, Kwajalein Test Site
ABYSS	C-130E	302nd AW, Peterson AFB, CO
ACCOUNTANT		USAF Rescue
ACROBAT		Old Secret Service code for Andrews AFB, MD
ADMM	LCU	USAV CONTRERES LCU-2015
ADMN	LCU	US Army Landing Craft, USAV Corinth
ADMO	LCU	USAV EL CANEY LCU-2017
ADMP	LCU	USAV FIVE FORKS LCU-2018
ADMQ	LCU	USAV FORT DONELSON LCU-2019
ADMR	LCU	USAV FORT MCHENRY LCU-2020
ADMS	LCU	USAV GREAT BRIDGE LCU-2021
ADMT	LCU	USAV HARPERS FERRY LCU-2022
ADMU	LCU	USAV HOBKIRK LCU-2023
ADMV	LCU	USAV HOMIGUEROS LCU-2024
ADMW	LCU	USAV MALVERN HILL LCU-2025
ADMX	LCU	USAV MATAMOROS LCU-2026
ADMY	LCU	USAV MECHANICSVILLE LCU-2027
ADMZ	LCU	USAV MISSIONARY RIDGE LCU-2028
ADNA	LCU	USAV MOLINO DEL REY LCU-2029
ADNB	LCU	USAV MONTERREY LCU-2030
ADNC	LCU	USAV NEW ORLEANS LCU-2031
ADND	LCU	USAV PALO ALTO LCU-2032
ADNE	LCU	USAV PAULUS HOOK LCU-2033
ADNF	LCU	USAV PERRYVILLE LCU-2034
ADNG	LCU	USAV Port Hudson LCU-2035
ADOBE	KC-135?	
ADSV	LSV-5	USAV MAJ GEN CHARLES P GROSS-FORD ISLAND HI
ADTG		USAV MAJ GEN HENRY KNOX LT-802
ADTH		USAV MAJ GEN ANTHONY WAYNE LT-803
ADTI		USAV BRIG GEN ZEBULON PIKE LT-804
ADTJ		USAV MAJ GEN WINFIELD SCOTT LT-805
ADTK		USAV COL SETH WARNER LT-806
ADTL		USAV SGT MAJ JOHN CHAMPE LT-807
ADTM		USAV MAJ GEN JACOB BROWN LT-808
AEGIS	C-130H	Dyess AFB
AERO		CAP, DC
AFTON	C-130	Wyoming ANG
AGAR	var	412th TW, Edwards AFB, CA, missile test a/c
AIR FORCE 1		USAF acft carrying US Pres (usually 747)
AIR FORCE 2		USAF acft carrying US Vice President
AIR FORCE RESCUE		Any ARRS a/c on SAR, plus tail ##
Aircat	LCAC	Generic for air-cushioned landing craft
AIREVAC		Aircraft on a medical airlift mission
AKSARBEN		USAF, Offutt AFB (Nebraska backwards
AME	var	Spanish Air Force (spoken phonetically)
ANDREWS GLOBAL	Andrews AFB, MD Global Command.
ANDY		Andrews AFB, MD
ANGEL		AF-1 Secret Service code when airborne
ANGEL		CAP, Montana
ANGRY OWL		Hill AFB, UT  range control
ANGRY WARRIOR		Hill AFB, UT  Eagle Range Control
APACHE	AH-64	Generic: US Army helo
ARCHITECT		Royal Air Force Strike Command, UK
ARCO	KC-135	Tanker
ARIA		Advanced Range Instrumention Aircraft, EDW
ASCOT	var	Royal Air Force, UK (all UK transports)
ATLAS		DEA/Collins flight following fac., Cedar Rapids, IA
AUGUR	F-16	52nd FW, Spangdahlem AFB, Germany  USAFE
AUSSIE		RAAF
AWOKE	RC-135	55th Wing, Offutt AFB, NE
AXE	C-12	
AXEMAN	EA-6B	US Navy, VAQ-209
BACKSPIN		Hill AFB, UT  range control for R-6404
BAMA	F-16	187th FG, AL ANG at Dannelly Field
BANDSAW	E-3B	552nd ACW, Tinker AFB, OK
BANDSAW ABC	E-3B	552nd ACW, Tinker AFB, OK  (US training)
BANDSAW GOLF	E-3C	552nd ACW battlestaff call
BANDSAW JULIET	E-3B	552nd ACW, Tinker AFB, OK
BARRACUDA		US Customs, hrd working PANTHER
BEARMAT		USMC 29 Palms, CA  range control
BEAVER		NAS North Island, CA  FACSFAC
BEAVER FOX		CAP, Oregon
BEAZ	???
BETA	WC-130	403rd Wing, Keesler AFB, MS
BIGFOOT		NORAD western US air defense SOCC, McChord A
BILLFISH		US CUSTOMS MARINE SUPPORT BAHAMAS
BLACK BEAR		Civil Air Patrol, command, California
BLACK HAWK		CAP, Ohio
BLACK LIST		29 Palms AGCC, CA  range control
BLACKFOOT		CAP, North Dakota
BLACKSHEEP		US CUSTOMS AIR BRANCH SAN ANGELO TX
BLOIE	F-16	113th FW, DC ANG at Andrews AFB
BLUE ANGELS	F/A-18	Navy Demo Team, NAS Pensacola, FL
BLUE BIRD		CAP, Missouri
BLUE CHIP		CAP, Tennessee
BLUE FIRE		US Customs, Houston, TX
BLUE FLITE		CAP, Virginia
BLUE GHOST		NAS Key West, FL
BLUE KNIGHT		Robins AFB, GA  Lockheed Security Unit
BLUE STAR		US Navy TSCC, Rosey Roads NAS, PR
BOEING		Generic callword for company tests
BOOM	KC-135	AF Reserve Tankers
BRANCH	P-3C	USN
BRANDYWINE		Andrews AFB, MD  SATCOM center
BRICKYARD	Gnd	Grissom ARB, IN
BROADWAY		US CUSTOMS NEW YORK CITY SECTOR OPS
BRONCO	OV-10D	US State Dept anti-drug
BROOK	C-130	153rd AG, WY ANG at Cheyenne
BROOM	EC-130	193rd SOG, PA ANG at Harrisburgh
BROWN BEAR		Civil Air Patrol command, California
BUFF	B-52	Barksdale AFB, LA
BULLFROG TANGO		Seal Beach Naval Weapons Station, CA
CABIN CRUISER		US Customs AB, Caribbean
CAMSLANT		US Coast Guard Atlantic Master Station, VA
CAMSPAC		US Coast Guard Pacific Master.Station., CA
CANFORCE	var	Canadian Forces
CAPS	F-16	113th FW, DC ANG at Andrews AFB
CARMEN	C-130	DE-ANG
CARPET		US Secret Service motor pool, DC or field
CHALICE	AWACS	552nd ACW, Tinker AFB, OK
CHALICE ABC	AWACS	552nd ACW, Tinker AFB, OK
CHEROKEE		White Sands Missle Range, NM
CHESTAID		US Customs
CHINO	C-130	928th AG, O'Hare Int'l, IL
CID		ALE c/s for Rockwell/Collins, Cedar Rapids
CIRCUS BLANC	GND	FAF, Bangui, Africa
CIRCUS BONNE	GND	FAF, Bordeaux
CIRCUS CITRON	GND	FAF, Cayenne, F. Guyana
CIRCUS DIAMANT	GND	FAF, Dole/Taveaux
CIRCUS DORE	GND	FAF, Djibouti
CIRCUS EBENE	GND	FAF, Evereaux
CIRCUS FRAISE	GND	FAF, Ft. de France
CIRCUS LILAS	GND	FAF, Libreville, Gabon
CIRCUS NOIR	GND	FAF, Noumea, New Caledonia
CIRCUS OCRE	GND	FAF, Orleans
CIRCUS ORANGE	GND	FAF, Dakar, Senegal
CIRCUS SEVRON	GND	FAF, SKOPJE, MACEDONIA
CIRCUS TANGO	GND	FAF, Toulouse
CIRCUS TILLEUL	GND	FAF, NDJAMENA, CHAD
CIRCUS VERT	GND	FAF, CFAP HQ, Villacoublay
CIRCUS VILLA	GND	FAF, Villacoublay
CLAM BAKE		US Customs, Boston, MA
COAST GUARD ##		US Coast Guard airplane or helo
COAST GUARD ONE		Cmdr. Of US Coast Guard
COAST GUARD RESCUE		US Coast Guard aircraft involved in SAR
CONDOR		US Army Rapid Deploy C troop, Ft. Polk
COPPER	KC-135	161st ARG, AZ ANG at Phoenix
CORNHUSKER	KC-135	190th ARG, KS ANG at Topeka
CORNSTATE		CAP, Iowa
CORVETTE	A-10A	103rd FG, CT ANG at Bradley ANGB
COTAM	var	French Air Force transports
CRESCENT		CAP, SC
CREST LINE		MCAS Camp Pendleton, CA  North Range
CROWN		White House Communications Agency
CROWN CITY		US Customs, Coronado, CA
CRUD	F-16	144th FW, CA ANG at Fresno ANGB
CRUMPET		USAF/ANG MOBILE RADAR
CUBAN SCOUT		NAS Moffett, CA
CUBE	var	Coronet callsign for missions to the UK
CUDA	A-10	118th FS Flying Yankees, Bradley ANGB, CT.
CUDA	A-10A	103rd FG, CT ANG at Bradley ANGB
CUERVO	F-16	144th FW, CA ANG at Fresno ANGB
CUFMY	EC-135	552nd ACW, Tinker AFB, OK
CUTTY SARK		Nightwatch tac call, comes around a lot
CUJO	F-16	
CYPRUS FLIGHTWATCH	GND	RAF STICS, Cyprus
CYRANO	E-3F	FAF
DACOTAH		CAP, South Dakota
DAE	var	Danish Air Force (spoken phonetically)
DAGGER	A-10A	104th FG, MA ANG at Barnes ANGB
DANNO	A-10A	MA ANG at Barnes ANGB
DEATH BLOW		Nightwatch tac call, comes around a lot
DEER HUNTER	Gnd	NORAD Western Air Defense Sector, WA
DEMO	var	misc military aircraft doing flight demo
DENALI		AMC ALCC, Elmendorf AFB, AK
DESERT BASE		US Customs Air Ops, Tucson, AZ
DESERT CONTROL		NAS Fallon, NV  range control
DETONE	E-3B	552nd ACW, Tinker AFB, OK
DHJ 59	Gnd	German Navy HQ, Wilhelmshaven
DIAMOND		CAP, Delaware
DIAMONDBACK	Gnd	US Navy, Oceana, VA
DLA 302	Gnd	Defense Logistics Agency, Stockton CA
DLA 303	Gnd	Defense Logistics Agency, Bremerton WA
DOMINO		US Air Defense, FL
DOOM	B-52	2nd Wing, Barksdale AFB, LA
DOORWAY CONTROL		NAS South Weymouth, MA
DOWN RIGGER		US Navy FACSFAC, Whidbey Island, WA
DRAGNET	F-1	Mirage French Armee de l'Air France
DRAGO		USAF Aerial Control Team
DUSTER	F-15	48th FW, RAF Lakenheath, UK
EAGLE		Civil Air Patrol, California
EAGLE NEST		CAP, Texas
EMPIRE		Civil Air Patrol, New York
EMPIRE		US Customs, Inland Empire, Riverside, CA
ENERGY	var	Dept of Energy acft
ENJEP	T-38	Euro-Nato Jet Pilot Training, Sheppard AFB
ENYP	Ship	Russian RTMKS Kapitan Butrimov
EOYW	Ship	Russian RTMS Arabat
EXECUTIVE 1		civil aircraft with US President on board
EXECUTIVE 1 F		aircraft carrying the First Family
EXECUTIVE 2		civil aircraft with US Vice Pres on board
EXECUTIVE 2 F		aircraft with VP's family
FAF	var	French Air Force (spoken phonetically)
FAF0400	C-135	French AF, Istres
FALCON	P-3C	Netherlands Royal Navy, Caribbean ops
FIDDLE	Gnd	US Navy TSCC, Jacksonville, FL
FIGHTING TIGER	P-3C	VP-8, NAS Brunswick ME
FILO	E-3B	552nd ACW, Tinker AFB, OK
FIR		CAP, Washington
FIREBRAND		CAP, Hawaii
FIRE SHIP		Nightwatch tac call
FISHER	gnd	Tactical call used by Cape Radio, FL
FISH NET		Nightwatch tac call
FLAG PLOT		USCG HQ Ops Center, Washington DC
FLASH 84	B737	CINC SOUTHCOM, FL
Flight Check	KingAir	FAA Facilities Check aircraft, Oklahoma City
FLINT	var	DEA aircraft
FLINT BASE		DEA DALLAS TX
FLYNEST		Nuclear/CBW Emergency Search Team
FMN	var	French Navy (spoken phonetically)
FOCUS		962nd AWACS, Alaska
FOG PATCH CONTR		US Air Force CP, near Visalia, CA
FORCE	var	Canadian Forces
FOXTROT TANGO		USN tracking net control
FOXTROT WHISKEY		USN Pacific Air Defense Warning Net
FREEDOM		CAP, Massachussetts
FREEDOM STAR		NASA Booster Recovery Vessel
FRIED CHICKEN		US Customs, New Orleans, LA
FRONTIER CONTL		Vandenberg AFB, CA  range surveillance
FURIOUS		AMC South America ALCC
FUROR	C-130	352nd SOG, RAF Mildenhall, UK
FURRY	F-16	USAF, Germany
FYY	var	RAF Finningley based acft
GABBY	F-15	48th FW, RAF Lakenheath, UK
GAF	var	German Air Force
GASSER,GASSR	?	US Air Force tanker
GIANT KILLER		NAS Oceana, VA   FACSFAC Virginia Capes
GIBRALTAR FLTWTCH	GND	RAF STICS, Gibraltar
GLASS EYE		USAF acft on NUDET visual observation miss
GLOBAL		Postpended to GHFS base stations
GLUCOSE	KC-10	4th Wing, Seymour-Johnson AFB, NC
GOLDEN HAWK		USN Brunswick TSCC, ME
GOLDENROD		CAP, Alabama
GROVE CONTROL		Royal Navy, UK
GUARDIAN	var	CONUS ROCC, Langley AFB
GUDA	C-130	352nd SOG, RAF Mildenhall, UK
GUN BARREL		Nightwatch tac call
GUN RACK		Nightwatch tac call
GUN SHOP		Nightwatch tac call 
Gulf test	G-V	Generic test call for Grumman Gulfstream
GUNSMOKE		Nellis AFB, NV  Flight Weapons School
HABITAT	Gnd	US Navy TSCC, Whidbey Island, WA
HAF	var	Hellenic (Greek) Air Force
HAMMER		US Customs DAICC, possibly March ARB, CA
HAMPSHIRE		Commander Naval Forces Carribbean
HAPPY HOUR		US Customs, Gulfport, MS
HAPPY HUNTER		Point Loma Range, CA
HARD ROCK		Customs?
HAVEN	GND	RAF STICS, Ascension Is.
HEADCAP		Civil Air Patrol HQ, number tells person
HERC	C-130	Generic C-130 callsign
HERKEY	C-130	Another generic C-130 call
HERSHEY		Key West, FL  Joint Air Recon Control Center
HIGH ROLLER		Nevada ANG, Reno
HIGH VOLTAGE		US ground control for UK a/c
HILDA		375th AW HQ TACC, AMC, Scott AFB, IL
HILDA EAST		AOR for everything E of Mississippi to India
HILDA WEST		AOR for everything W of Mississippi to India
HILL CAP	var	CAP, West Virginia
HIPPO		Tonopaw Test Range, NV
HOPPER	LCAC37	Generic for air-cushioned landing hovercraft
HORNET		Royal Navy, Portsmouth, UK
HORNET	F/A-18	generic F/A-18 callsign
HORNET TOWER		Hill AFB, UT range control for HAG R-6404
HOSER	KC-135	
HULA DANCER		US Navy FACSFAC, Hawaii
HUNTER		RAF Nimrod on Blue Star ASW/drug ops
HUNTER	CP-140	RCAF
HUNTRESS		NORAD Northeast ROCC, Griffis AFB, NY
IAF	var	Israeli Air Force (spoken phonetically)
ICE PACK		TACC/Air Support Coord Section
ICH		Italian Navy, La Maddalena
Idaho		Aircraft on FBI surveillance (joint)
Index 100		US Customs El Paso Intel Ctr (EPIC), TX
INDIA	var	Italian Air Force
INDY	KC-135	434th ARW, Grissom ARB, IN
JAMBO	B-52	2nd Wing, Barksdale AFB, LA
Jammer	C-5	Dover AFB per Ron Perron
JAYHAWK		CAP, Kansas
JAZZ	F-15	159th FG, LA ANG at NAS New Orleans
JEFFERSON	var	CAP, Virginia
JEWEL BOX		Nightwatch tac call
JOLLY	helo	SAR helos not on SAR mission
JOSHUA CONTROL		412th TW, Edwards AFB, CA  (approach)
JPAT		Jet Priority Air Transport, US Army
JSTARS 03	E-8C	Same as WIZZARD, Army/USAF joint radar a/c
KEYSTONE		CAP, Pennsylvania
KING		CAP, Wyoming
KING		USAF SAR aircraft not on mission
KITTY HAWK		CAP, NC
KITTYHAWK		Royal Squadron (Number 32), RAF
KIWI RESCUE		Royal New Zealand Air Force on SAR
LEE OPS		US Army Ops at Petersberg Apt, VA
LEOPARD	CT-114	Canadian trainer
LETTERMAN		Hickam AFB, HI  weather forcasts
LIBERTY STAR		NASA Booster Recovery Vessel
LIFTER	C-141	generic C-141 callsign
LONE STAR		US Customs, Houston, TX
LONE STAR TALCE		US military Tactical Airlift Control Element
LONG FIRE		MCAS Camp Pendleton, CA  South Range
LONGHORN		US Customs, Houston, TX
LONG KNIFE	???
LONG RIFLE		MCAS Camp Pendleton, CA  South Range
LOOKING GLASS	var	Old code for STRATCOMM airborne CP
LOS	var	RAF Lossiemouth based acft
MAGIC	E-3D	RAF NATO 8/23 AWACS, Waddington (UK)
MAGIC	E-3D	NATO AWACS deployed to CONUS
MAGIC	F-16	144th FW, CA ANG at Fresno ANGB
MAINE	KC-135	101st ARW, ME ANG at Bangor
MAJAN	var	Omani Air Force
MARINE 1		USMC helicopter with US President on board
MARINE 2		USMC helicopter with US Vice Pres on board
marlin		DEA, Cedar Rapids, IA
MARLIN 395		El Paso Intel Ctr (EPIC)
MARS	CT-33	RCAF
MAST OPS		Army Ops at Kelly Heliport, Ft Sam Houston
MAZDA	var	Coronet callsign for missions to the UK
MEDEVAC	var	acft on medical mission
METAPHOR		AMC CP, Ramstein AB
METMAN	var	RAF Meteorological Research Flight
MIAMI MONITOR		National Hurricane Tracking Ctr, Miami, FL
MIDDLEGROUND		CAP, Kentucky
MIG	var	Mock-aggressor training callword
MIME CONTROL		ADIZ Southern CA
MOCKINGBIRD		CAP, Mississippi
MOUNTAINEER		CAP, West Virginia
MUDBUG		Barksdale AFB, LA
MUH1		British Army 1 Signals Regiment Bramcote
MUH1B		British Army Signals Munich Germany
MUH1C		British Army Signals Greece
MUH3A		Army/Navy comm station Vancouver Canada
MUH4		RAAF Darwin
MUH4B		NavCommSta Darwin
MUH5A		New Zealand Army Signals
MUH7		NavCommSta Canberra
MUH7C		Australian Army Signals Regiment Enoggera Br
MUH8A		British Army Signals Eskiopi Cyprus
MULL	C-130	352nd SOG, RAF Mildenhall, UK
MUSHROOM		US Customs, Tampa, FL
MUSTANG		TACC/Direct Air Support Center
MUSTANG	F-15	48th FW, RAF Lakenheath, UK
NALO	var	Naval Air Logistics Office
NASA 1-5	C-11	Johnson Space Center, TX
NASA 414-431	var	Wallops Island
NASA 432	Fkkr27	Wallops Is, tail number N432NA
NASA 500-566	var	Langley Research Center
NASA 600-636	var	Lewis Research Center
NASA 700-750	var	Ames Research Center, CA
NASA 8	Kng Ar	Wallops Is, tail number N8NA
NASA 800-849	var	Dryden Flight Center, CA
NASA 900-962	var	Johnson Space Center, TX
NEST		Nuclear Emergency Search Team FLYNEST
NIGHTHAWK		Helo in Marine One party, or Pres not aboard
NIGHTHAWK	CH-46E	HMX-1, MCAF Quantico, VA (CH-53D)
NIGHTSTAR	E-8C	JSTARS, Robins AFB
NIGHTWATCH		NEACP/NAOC program identifier
NIGHTWATCH 01	E-4B	Lead NAOC a/c of day, airborne CP for NCA
NITRO	?	Tanker
NORTHERN LIGHTS		NE Air Intercept Gnd Ctl
NORTHWIND		CAP, Nevada
NORWEGIAN	var	Norwegian Air Force
NUTMEG		CAP, Connecticut
OAK GROVE		NORAD Southeast ROCC
OCEANSIDE 300		US Customs BLUE LIGHTNING Op center, Miami
OCTOPUS		UK a/c on US ops
ODOUR	F-16	159th FG, LA ANG at NAS New Orleans
OILER	KC-135	
OILGATE	KC-135	
OKIE SAM	var	NORAD link coordination, Tyndall AFB
OMAHA	var	Customs acft used in DEA/Customs activity
OPBAT		DEA OPS
OPEC	KC-10	Tanker
OPEN SKIES	OC-135	NATO compliance a/c, 24th Recon, Offut
ORCA		Italian Navy
OUTRIDER		Pacific Missile Range, Barking Sands, Hawaii
OVERLORD		US Customs Op Ctr, Oklahoma City, OK
PACAF 01		Cmdr. Of Pacific Air Forces
PACKER	P-3C	NAS Brunswick, ME
PAN HANDLE		US Customs Pensacola FL
PANTHER		DEA/US Customs, Nassau, Bahamas
PANTHER 400		DEA, Georgetown, Bahamas
PARADISE		US Customs, San Juan, PR
PAT		USArmy Priority Air Transport (Andrews AFB)
PATROL		Usually a/c engaged in range guard
PHANTOM		AMC European ALCC
PHANTOM OPS		388th FW, Hill AFB, UT  range control
PICO		CAP, Vermont
PIGGY	F-16	52nd FW, Spangdahlem AFB, Germany  USAFE
PIKES PEAK		CAP, Colorado
PILGRIM OPS		Army Reserve Ops at Moore AAF, Devens, MA
PINEAPPLE		CAP, Puerto Rico
PINETREE		CAP, Maine
PING PONG		Customs Sector Office, Corpus Christi, TX
PLANT		CAP, Maryland
PLEAD 13		NAS Point Mugu, CA  weather
PLEAD ALPHA		NAS Point Mugu, PMTC ops
PLEAD CONTROL		NAS Point Mugu, PMTC/PMFC range safety
PORT CITY CNTRL		157th ARG, NH ANG at Pease ANGB  CP
PUEBLO		CAP, New Mexico
PUERTO RICO	gnd	USAF GHFS, Salinas, PR
QUASAR		French military
QUEEN		Eglin AFB, FL  Rescue Ops
RACER	F-16	181st FG, IN ANG at Hulman Field
RAINBOW		US Customs, British Virgin Is.
RAMSEY	C-141	60th AMW, Travis AFB, CA
RAWHIDE BASE		VRC-40, NAS Norfolk, VA CP
RAYMOND		Any ACC command post
RAYMOND  1		Langley AFB, VA  HQ ACC
RAYMOND  3		Langley AFB
RAYMOND  7		27th FW, Cannon AFB, NM  CP
RAYMOND  8		355th Wing, Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ  ACC CP
RAYMOND 10		16th SOW, Hurlburt Field AFB, FL CP
RAYMOND 11		Eglin AFB, FL  CP
RAYMOND 13		Langley AFB
RAYMOND 14		49th FW, Holloman AFB, NM  CP
RAYMOND 15		Homestead AFB?
RAYMOND 16		1st FW, Langley AFB, VA  CP
RAYMOND 17		347th Wing, Moody AFB, GA  CP
RAYMOND 18		56th FW, Luke AFB, AZ  CP
RAYMOND 19		Robbins AFB, GA
RAYMOND 20		Patrick AFB, FL ACC CP
RAYMOND 21		55th Wing, Offut AFB, NE CP
RAYMOND 22		57th Test Wg, Nellis AFB, NV  CP
RAYMOND 23		Hill AFB, UT  tactical CP
RAYMOND 24		552nd ACW, Tinker AFB, OK  CP
RAYMOND 25		4th Wing, Seymour-Johnson AFB, NC  CP
RAYMOND 26		20th FW, Shaw AFB, SC  CP
RAYMOND 27		366th Wing, Mt Home AFB, ID CP
RAYMOND 31		Possibly 9th RW, Beale AFB, CA
RAYMOND 33		7th Wing, Dyess AFB, TX CP
RAYMOND 37		7th Wing, Dyess AFB, TX CP
RAYMOND 99		Roswell Industrial Air Center (Roving Sands)
RAZOR	E-8C	JSTARS, Robbins AFB
RAZOR	P-3	US Navy, Rosy Roads, on drug interdiction
RAZOR BACK		US Customs Air Center, PR
REACH	C-141	AMC aircraft (acft #'s 20134-70027)
REACH	C-5A	AMC aircraft (acft #'s 0047-00467)
REACH	C-5A	AMC aircraft (acft #'s 50006-50007)
REACH	C-5A	AMC aircraft (acft #'s 70029-90042)
RED FOX		CAP, Illinois
RED ROBIN		CAP, Michigan
RED STAR		CAP, Georgia
RELIEF	var	Used in 1998 Honduran hurricane aid
RESCUE		aircraft engaged in SAR mission
RHODY		CAP, Rhode Island
RIPPER	B-52	????? Used to be Navy F-14
RIVER CITY		CUSTOMS AIR BRANCH, SAN ANTONIO TX
ROAD RUNNER		CUSTOMS AIR BRANCH, ALBURQUERQUE NM
ROPER	C-130H	TX ANG
ROYAL CROWN		White House Comm Agency switchboard
RUST	F-16	52nd FW, Spangdahlem AFB, Germany  USAFE
SAM		Special Air Mission aircraft (VIP)
SAM 27000	VC-137	Old presidential/VP aircraft
SAM 28000	VC-25	President's 747 - (Pres not on board)
SAM 29000	VC-25	President's other 747 - (Pres not on board)
SAMP	U-2R	STRATCOM   high altitude air sampling recon
SAUDI	var	Saudi Air Force
SAVE	UH-1	ARRS locally based helos not on SAR
SCAT		NAS Fallon, NV
SEMINOLE	var	FL ANG
SENTRY	E-3B	552nd ACW, Tinker AFB, OK
SENTRY	E-3B	May be generic for E-3
SERVICE CENTER		US Customs DIACC, Oklahoma City, OK
SHARK		Rare use by USCG anti-smuggling
SHIFTY	F-15	48th FW, RAF Lakenheath, UK
SHOCKER	KC-135	McConnell AFB, KS
SHOCKER CONTROL		USAF ops, Iowa
SHOGUN	F-15C	18th FW, Kadena AB, Okinawa, Japan
SHOGUN	F-16C	35th FW, Misawa AB, Japan
SHRIMP BOAT		CUSTOMS SECTOR OFFICE, NEW ORLEANS
SIDE CAR		Canadian NORAD Region (CANR) SOCC, Ontario
SIERRA		US Customs aircraft
SIERRA PETE	var	NORAD Southwest US SOCC, March ARB
SILVER BOW		Tonopaw Test Range Control, NV
SILVER STORM		Groom Lake, NV  approach control
SINATRA		From CNTRA-Chief, Naval Air Training
SKINNER	CT-33	RCAF Halifax, NS Schooner
SKYHAWK	TA-4J	Meridian
SKYKING		general call to all STRATCOM SIOP forces
SLINGSHOT		C3I EAST. RICHMOND HEIGHTS FL
SLINGSHOT		Miami ATC for USCG
SLINGSHOT ALPHA		BACKUP TO SLINGSHOT
SMASHER		US SOUTHAF flt monitoring, Key West
SMOKE SIGNAL		NAWS China Lake, CA
SNOWBIRD		Canadian Demo Team
SOONER		Civil Air Patrol, Oklahoma
SOURDOUGH		CAP, Alaska
SPAR		Special Air Resources, non-SAM VIP flights
SPARROW 01	P-3C	Dutch Royal Navy on Caribbean JTF ops
SPOOKY	AC-130U	Spectre gunship, 16SOW
SPORT CONTROL		412th TW, Edwards AFB, CA  (R-2515 control)
SPRUCE GOOSE		CUSTOMS SECTOR OFFICE, LOS ANGELES CA
SPRY	RC-135	55th Wing, Offutt AFB, NE
STARBURST		USN ASW/USW SOAR range, off SoCal
STARFISH		CAP, Minnesota
STARGATE	E-8C	JSTARS surveillance aircraft
STEALTH	F-117A	generic call
STONEWALL		USN CINCPAC
STORM CLOUD		CUSTOMS VESSEL MAINT CENTER, MIAMI FL
STRIKE HAWK		FAIRCHILD AFB WASH
SUITCASE		Ft Huachuca, AZ
SUNDANCE		DEA Support Facilities, S. America
SUNDANCE 150		DEA, poss Barranquilla
SUNDANCE 300		DEA, Colombia
SUNDANCE 500		DEA, Ecuador
SUNDANCE 600		DEA, Ecuador
SUNDANCE 700		DEA, Lima, Peru
SUNDANCE 715		DEA, Peru
SUNDANCE 720		DEA, Peru
SUNDANCE 750		DEA, Peru
SUNDANCE 780		DEA, Peru
SUNDANCE 855		DEA, Bolivia
SUNDANCE 875		DEA, Bolivia
SUNDANCE 900		DEA, Venezuela
SUNFLOWER		KS Army NG
SUNSHINE		Customs Sector Office, Miami
SWORDFISH		USCG helos on JIATF/Customs/DEA missions
SWORDFISH	cp-140	Canadian Forces, 415 Maritime Patrol, NS
TALON	T-38	generic T-38 callsign
TANGO 14		Ft Hood, TX  Air Defense Coordination Sect
TANGO 14		Ft Hood, TX Air Defense Coord. Sect
TAR OPS		MS ANG Ops at Gulfport Muni Apt
TEAL	WC-130	53rd WRS, "Hurricane Hunters"Keesler AFB, Biloxi, MS
TESTLINE		NAS North Island, CA  NARF
TESTLINE	VAR	NAS North Island, CA  NARF
THINKER 1 CHARLIE		Cape Canaveral AS restricted area ctrl
THUNDERBIRD		CAP, Arizona
THUNDERBIRD	F-16	AF Demo Team, Nellis AFB, NV
TOAD	var	USN trainers
TOMAHAWK		DRUG INTERDICTION OPS
TOMCAT	F-14	generic F-14 callsign
TONIGHT		AMC Pacific ALCC
TOPGUN	var	Navy Fighter Weapons School now at Fallon
TOPHAND		Atlantic Submarine Cmd, NAS Norfolk, VA
TOPSOIL		NORAD Ops Center, McChord AFB, WA
TRANSPORT 1		Secretary of Transportation's a/c
TRANSPORT 2		Deputy Secy. of Transportation's a/c
TRIDENT OPS		FELKER AAF, FT EUSTIS VA
TRIGGER		NAS Lemoore, CA
TROOPER		MD STATE POLICE MEDEVAC HELOS
TROPIC 100		DEA, Miami Division
TROPIC 1XX		MIAMI DIVISION PERSONNEL
TROPIC 201		Customs vessel working PANTHER on 5277
TROPIC 2XX		MIAMI MARITIME VESSELS
TROPIC AIR		DEA Air Ops, Opalocka, FL
TROUBLESHOOTER		NAS Jacksonville, FL
TRUMP	F-15	MASS ANG OTIS
TULSA	F-16	138th FG, OK ANG at Tulsa
TURBO	KC-135	22nd ARW, McConnell AFB, KS
UANP	ship	Russian TH Ladoga-17
UAOO	Ship	Russian TH Svirx
UAPQ	Ship	Russian TH VBALT-207
UBEO	Ship	Russian TH STK-1023
UERS	ship	Russian TH Vasilij Kalashnikov
UEYW	Ship	Russian TH AVK Polikarpov
UNCLE MIKE		CAP, Utah
URIL	Ship	Russian RTMKS Fedor Korobkov
VEGAS	F-16	Nellis AFB
WAFER	P-3C	NAS Brunswick, ME
WALDORF	gnd	Ground Entry Point (GEP) to US DSN
WAMO		Wash. Aerial Measurments Ofc., Andrews AFB
WAR 46		US Alternate National CP, NCA/JCS, PA
WARLOCK		Hill AFB, UT  range control
WATERBUG	VAR	AIRCRAFT TEST SQDN, NAS Patuxent River 
WATERGATE		121st FS DC ANG, Andrews (Maintenance)
WAVE RIDER	P-3	US Navy Antisubmarine Warfare
WESTERN		WESTERN REGION CAP
WESTERN SKY		US Navy Pacific Antisubmarine warfare
WGY 912		FEMA Special Facility, Mt. Weather, VA
WHAMO	helo	NEST Nuclear Emergency Search Team
WHITE LAKE		CUSTOMS AIR BRANCH, EL PASO TX
WHITE PEAK		NEW YORK CAP
WIGWAM		CAP, Nebraska
WILDWOOD		ARKANSAS CAP
WINTER WONDERLAND		CUSTOMS SECTOR OFFICE, CHICAGO IL
WISE	C-130E	711th SOS, Duke Fld FL 
WITCH DOCTOR		USN EW REWS range, off San Diego
WIZZARD	E-8C	JSTARS back end staff
WOLF CLUB		178th FG, OH ANG at Springfield
WOLVERINE	QF-4	NAS Point Mugu, CA  Target QF-4's
WOODEN BAKER		Hurlburt Field AFB, FL
WORKHORSE		US Army HHT, Ft. Polk
WRANGLER CONTROL		Francis E. Warren AFB, alternate CP, WY
YANKEE	A-10A	Flying Yankees, Bradley ANGB, CT.
YELLOWBLOOD		Marine Force Pacific  HQ FLT
YOKE	C-130	928th AG, O'Hare Int'l, IL
YOSEMITE		CAP, California
ZIP ZAG		CAP, New Jersey

IMPORTANT NOTES 

This list has been drastically shortened, to get rid of some old
misinformation that people have been propagating over the Internet.
(You know who you are.)

Every copy of this list since its 1998 inception has carried the
disclaimer that it came from someone else's work that was similarly
copied to the point where it became more or less public domain, that
it was old to begin with, and that it was impossible to maintain in
anything resembling complete accuracy. It was always made very clear
that no such list, and certainly not this one, could ever be
considered as anything even close to a current snapshot of US
military call usage, as such a snapshot is old before it hits the net.
Therefore, it was to be used more as a history to be consulted when in
doubt.

Further still, many people maintaining these lists insert bogus
information (euphemistically called "coded data") to catch copyright
violations.  This data invariably finds its way onto the net, and is
repeated by well-intentioned users who haven't the slightest idea of its
origin, let alone any plans to illegally profit from it.  It is amazing
to watch how quickly this kind of planted disinformation becomes part of
the radio hobby's general canon of "knowledge."

This is the one place that tells you all this. It was always said that 
common sense was necessary, that all US calls should be taken with a 
BIG grain of salt, and that some of the information on this list or any
similar one was JUST PLAIN WRONG.

Unfortunately, people insisted on re-using this list without the lengthy
disclaimers, leading to some VERY old information being circulated as
the latest usage.  For example, the callword GULL, which might or might
not ever have been used by 53WRS "Hurricane Hunters" appears faithfully
on every utility web site, despite the strong possibility that it came
from one listener's garbling of TEAL, the callword still used today.

Similarly, most utility lists continue to show "Miami Monitor" on HF,
despite the fact (which was originally published in my old RCMA column)
that the National Hurricane Center (itself now the TPC) never even 
bothered to uncrate the HF radios when it moved, and now has only 
amateur presence there (W4EHW - Early Hurricane Warning).

Therefore, a massive editing job has been done, pretty much with a 
meat-axe, and a lot of things are simply no longer available here. 
Of course, they are still on the hundreds of supposedly authoritative 
clones of the last version of this list, which I assume will circulate
over the Internet as the latest hot poop forever.

Having gotten rid of most of the old stuff, we can now start making 
more old stuff.  Calls will be added, but not removed, and we'll see
if people use their brains this time.

If not, the whole list goes away, saving me time and nasty letters, but
costing you a free service.

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