Comm Brevity

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BASIC FIGHTER MANEUVERS (BFM)

Making this call timely and correctly could be the difference in whether or not your wingman

survives.

Comm Brevity

To further enhance section communication, the fighter community has carefully defined tactical

in-flight terminology. Utilizing the correct word or phrase will greatly increase situational

awareness during an engagement.

Bandit/Bogey

BANDIT: Known enemy aircraft.

BOGEY: A radar/visual contact whose identity is unknown.

Tally/Visual

TALLY: Sighting of a target/bandit; opposite of "NO JOY."

VISUAL: Sighting of a friendly aircraft; opposite of "BLIND."

No Joy/Blind

NO JOY: No visual contact with target or bandit; opposite of "TALLY."

BLIND: No visual contact with friendly aircraft; opposite of "VISUAL."

Knock-it-off/Terminate

KNOCK-IT-OFF: Term used to stop a multi-plane engagement/exercise.

TERMINATE: Term used to stop an isolated engagement without knocking off the overall

exercise.

1007. SYMBOLOGY

Standard ACM symbology will be used to diagram, brief, and debrief engagements. With the

symbology depicted in Figure 10-11, an entire three-dimensional engagement can be illustrated.

Additionally, VT-86 instructors will utilized aircraft models for brief and debrief purposes.

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