Appendix A Multiservice Tactical Brevity Codes - Cont'd

INTERCEPT PROCEDURES TEXTBOOK

Monitor

Maintain radar awareness on or assume responsibility for specific

group

Mother

Parent ship

Mud

Indicates RWR ground threat displayed

(Type/Direction)

followed by clock position and type

Music

Electronic radar jamming. (On AI radar, electronic deceptive

jamming)

Nails

RWR indication of AI radar in search. Add clock position/azimuth

if known

Naked

No RWR indications

New Picture

Used by controller or aircrew when tactical picture has changed.

Supersedes all previous calls and reestablishes picture for all

players

No Factor

Not a threat

No Joy

Aircrew does not have visual contact with the

target/bandit/landmark. Opposite of Tally

Notch

All-aspect missile defensive maneuver to place threat radar/missile

in the beam

Off(Direction)

Informative call indication attack is terminated and maneuvering to

the indicated direction

Offset

Informative call indicating maneuver in a specified direction with

reference to the target

On Station

Informative unit/aircraft has reached assigned station

Opening

Increasing in range

Out(direction)

Informative indicating a turn to a cold aspect relative to the threat.

Opposite of In

Package

Geographically isolated collection of groups/contacts/formations

Padlocked

Informative call indicating aircrew cannot take eyes off an aircraft

or surface position without risk of losing tally/visual

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