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SAM 28000, one of the two VC-25s used as Air Force One, flying over Mount Rushmore in February 2001. The United States Army uses fixed station call signs which begin with W, such as WAR, used by U.S. Army Headquarters. Tactical call signs are often assigned to a company sized unit or higher.
FM boosters receive call signs which repeat the entire call sign of the primary station, plus a sequential numeric suffix, like "FM1". Only LPFM boosters have multiple suffixes. The longest possible call sign in the United States (nine characters) went into use for the first time July 22, 2017, when KWSV-LP signed on booster KWSV-LP-FM1. [16]
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Aviator call signs nearly always must come from a member or members of the aviator's squadron, training class, or other cohort. It is considered bad form to try to give oneself a call sign and it is also common for aviators to be given a fairly derogatory call sign, and the more they complain about it, the more likely it is to stick.
An air tasking order (ATO) is a means by which the Joint Forces Air Component Commander (JFACC) controls air forces within a joint operations environment. The ATO is a large document written in United States Message Text Format (USMTF) that lists air sorties for a fixed 24-hour period, with individual call signs, aircraft types, and mission types (e.g. close air support or air refueling).
Call sign Country Comments PIP Pilot Flight Academy PILOT Norway HRS Pursuit Aviation HORSEMAN United States 2016 [1] NCT Pete Air: PETE AIR Thailand 2014 [2] PRT Prime Service Italia: PRIME ITALIA Italy 2014 [2] PXT Pacific Coast Jet: PACK COAST United States Allocated in 2014 [3] BPH Phoenix Helicopter Academy: BLACK PHOENIX United Kingdom ...
Aircraft position within a flight. Use if specific call sign is unknown. Data Standby for improved data modem (IDM) data message concerning (object) at stated location. Datum Last known position of a submarine contact after contact was lost. Deadeye Informative call by an airborne laser designator indicating the laser/IR system is inoperative ...
Radio call signs are a globally unique identifier assigned to all stations that are required to obtain a license in order to emit RF energy. The identifiers consist of from 3 to 9 letters and digits, and while the basic format of the call signs are specified by the ITU-R Radio Regulations, Article 19, Identification of stations, [5] the details are left up to each country's radio licensing ...