Obscure

Question 1

[high or low] Accuracy

Answer 1

** Prebriefed criteria is met during geolocation; must be briefed by package commander (or outlined in the special instructions
(SPINS)/standards).

Question 2

Autocat

Answer 2

Any communications relay using automatic retransmissions.

Question 3

Check focus

Answer 3

Sensor image appears to be out of focus.

Question 4

Check capture

Answer 4

Target appears to be no longer tracked by sensor.

Question 5

Cherubs

Answer 5

Height of a FRIENDLY aircraft in hundreds of feet above ground level.

Question 6

Comeback [direction]

Answer 6

Directive call to reverse course.

Question 7

Crow(s)

Answer 7

** Detainees or prisoners.

Question 8

Dash [number]

Answer 8

Aircraft position within a flight. Use if specific call sign is unknown.

Question 9

Deadeye

Answer 9

Laser designator system inoperative.

Question 10

Details

Answer 10

Request for brief.

Question 11

Diamonds [with position]

Answer 11

A surface infrared (IR) event location.

Question 12

Dustoff

Answer 12

Military medical aircraft.

Question 13

Flash

Answer 13

• Clear the net immediately, critical information to follow (e.g., “FLASH, FLASH, FLASH this is Frontier 6, immediate MEDEVAC,
  grid to follow.”).

Question 14

Forest

Answer 14

** Variable message format network.

Question 15

Hold down

Answer 15

Key transmitter for direction-finding steer.

Question 16

Jello

Answer 16

Inverse synthetic aperture radar (SAR).

Question 17

Lightbulb

Answer 17

Turn all position lights to bright.

Question 18

Moon beam

Answer 18

** After-the-fact advisory report to indicate a spillover or reflection of laser energy that occurred on a specific target.

Question 19

Rover

Answer 19

Platform is ROVER video downlink capable.

Question 20

Slant

Answer 20

** References number of people or objects noted at specified location (men/women/children). For example, in response to a request for SLANT on a target building: “SLANT 4/6/4.”

Question 21

Smash [on/off]

Answer 21

Turn on/off anti-collision lights.

Question 22

Sparkle

Answer 22

2. Platform is IR pointer capable.

Question 23

Spot

Answer 23

2. Platform is laser spot tracker capable.

Question 24

Stake

Answer 24

2. • A full-motion video system mark has been set and is used as a frame of reference.

Question 25

Stare [laser code, reference point]

Answer 25

** Cue the laser spot search or tracker function on the specified laser code in relation to the specified reference point. Reference point may include the following: steerpoint, geographic reference, bearing and range, or data link point.

Question 26

Support

Answer 26

** Execute prebriefed support contracts.

Question 27

Switch [item]

Answer 27

1. * Switch the setting on the referenced item. 2. * (CAMERA) Switch full-motion video to EO or IR. 3. (POLARITY) Switch IR polarity to black hot or white hot.

Question 28

Tag [system, location]

Answer 28

2. * Call to a helicopter flight lead that the last aircraft of a flight is airborne.

Question 29

Technical

Answer 29

** Improvised fighting vehicle (usually civilian vehicles modified with mounted weapons).

Question 30

Toggle [system]

Answer 30

Execute the briefed setting change on specified system.

Question 31

Cherry

Answer 31

** [A/A] [A/S] [S/A] Call to inbound aircraft the landing zone (LZ), helicopter landing zone, or drop zone (DZ) has enemy activity above the prebriefed risk tolerance. Opposite of and cancels ICE.

Question 32

Catalog

Answer 32

** [A/A] [A/S] [AIR-MAR] A directive call to record a potential target’s description, location, and elevation information on a potential target.

Question 33

Declutter

Answer 33

2. [A/A] Minimize on-screen graphics to prevent an object of interest from being obscured.

Question 34

Eyeball narrow

Answer 34

** [A/A] EO or IR contacts are viewed in narrow field of view (FOV) and are too close for resolution via radar.

Question 35

Ice

Answer 35

** [A/A] [A/S] [S/A] Call that the LZ or DZ has enemy activity below the prebriefed risk. Opposite of and cancels CHERRY.

Question 36

Hounddog

Answer 36

** [A/A] [A/S] [AIR-MAR] Call made by an aircraft indicating aircraft is in a position to employ weapons. Used in response to COVER.

Question 37

Hook

Answer 37

1. [A/A] (direction) Perform an in-place, 180-degree turn.