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Military Alphabet Alpha Bravo. We hear it being used in war and actions movies video games and even in comic books and novels. On the military side the United States adopted a Joint ArmyNavy Phonetic Alphabet called the Able Baker alphabet after the first two code words across all of its military branches in 1941. What is now known as the military alphabet or military phonetic alphabet was once known as the International Radio-telephony Spelling Alphabet. For example Alpha for A Bravo for B and Charlie for C.
The NATO phonetic alphabet is a Spelling Alphabet a set of words used instead of letters in oral communication ie. Everything from Alpha Bravo Charlie Delta to Zulu. Therefore radio operators in the armed services often rely on the military alphabet when sending codes or relaying important information. The Aviation Alphabet is another name for the ICAO spelling alphabet that is specifically used at commercial airports in the US and abroad. NATO Phonetic Alphabet A Alpha N November B Bravo O Oscar C Charlie P Papa D Delta Q Quebec E Echo R Romeo F Foxtrot S Sierra G Golf T Tango H Hotel U Uniform I India V Victor J Juliet W Whiskey K Kilo X X-ray L Lima Y Yankee M Mike Z Zulu. Airports in the US that service many flights with Delta Airlines use alternatives for the letter D such as Data Dixie or David instead of the word Delta to avoid confusion with Delta pilots.
Most of us know or at least have heard of the military alphabet in some way.
History of the Military Phonetic Alphabet. On the military side the United States adopted a Joint ArmyNavy Phonetic Alphabet called the Able Baker alphabet after the first two code words across all of its military branches in 1941. The Modern Military Alphabet. Therefore radio operators in the armed services often rely on the military alphabet when sending codes or relaying important information. Though the first recognized phonetic alphabet was adopted in 1927 the Military Phonetic Alphabet weve come to know today didnt come to fruition until World War II. Two years later the British Royal Air Force decided to use the Able Baker alphabet as well.