Appendix A Multiservice Tactical Brevity Codes - Cont'd

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Tiger

Enough fuel and ordnance to accept a commit

Timber

Air Control NPG of Link 16/TADIL J

Tracking

1. Stabilized gun solution

2. Continuous illumination of a target

3. Contact heading

Trailer

The last aircraft in a formation

Trashed

Informative call that missile has been defeated

Tumbleweed

Indicates limited situational awareness; no tally, no visual; a

request for information

Unable

Cannot comply as requested/directed

Uniform

UHF radio

Vampire

Hostile Anti-Ship missile (ASM)

Very High

Above 40,000 MSL

Vic

Three groups/contacts/formation with the single closest in range

and an element in trail

Victor

VHF/AM radio

Visual

Sighting of a friendly, aircraft/ground position; opposite of Blind

Wall

Three of more groups/contacts/formations in line abreast

Warning(Color)

Hostile attack is

RED

imminent or in progress

YELLOW

probable

WHITE

improbable (all clear)

Weapons

Fire only:

FREE

- on a target not identified as friendly in accordance with current

ROE

TIGHT

- at target positively identified as hostile in accordance with current

ROE

SAFE

- in self defense or in response to a formal order

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