Appendix A Multiservice Tactical Brevity Codes - Cont'd

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Gadget

Radar or emitter equipment

Gate

Directive/informative to fly as quickly as possible, using after-

burner/max power

Gimbal

Radar target is approaching azimuth or elevation limits

Gingerbread

alert that voice imitative deception is suspected on this net

Go Active

Go to briefed Have Quick net

Goggle/Degoggle

Directive/informative to put on/take off NVD

Gorilla

Large force of indeterminate numbers and formation

Go Secure

Activate secure voice communications

Grandslam

all HOSTILE aircraft of a designated track (or against which a

mission was tasked) are shot down

Green

Direction determined to be clearest of enemy air-to-air activity

Greyhound

Friendly ground attack cruise missile

Group

Radar targets within approximately 3 nm of each other

Guns

An air-to-air or air-to-surface gunshot

Hard

High-G, energy sustaining turn

1.(USAF) Target with an aspect of 160-180

Head/Head On

2.(NAVAL) target with an aspect of 0-20

Heads Up

Alert of an activity of interest

Heavy

A group known to contain three or more contacts

High

Between 25,000 and 40,000 MSL

Hit(s)

1. (A/A) Radar return in search

2. (A/G) Weapons impact within lethal distance

Hold Down

Directive to key transmitter for DF steer

Holding Hands

Aircraft in visual formation

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