This, together with frequency changes and voice procedure aimed at making every unit sound the same, protects the military against simple traffic analysis and eavesdropping. Coast Guard aircraft callsigns are almost always the word "Coast Guard" and the 4-digit aircraft number, e.g., "Coast Guard Six-Five-Seven-Niner," although other call signs may be used for special operations such as counter-narcotics interdiction. Callsigns are assigned to two different kinds of things: Most Callsigns are "standardized", being assigned to the same units / individuals in each mission. C = Charlie Individual military pilots or other flight officers usually adopt a personal aviator call sign. Obtains ammunition from other Soldiers who are carrying 7.62-mm machine gun ammunition. 84th Field Artillery Battalion: Notary, 9th Medical Battalion:Nostrum 1-65. CENTAUR 6John J. Spencer, MAJ F Troop CDR Feb 1972-Aug 1972 Delvy was Gun Platoon leader possibly as Centaur 10. CENTAUR 13Thomas M "Sam" Dooling, CW2 AH-1G/OH-6A Pilot Jan 1969-Aug 1970 It gets confusing I know. In some cases, the lettering jumps all the way forward to "Kilo" and "Lima", and there is no indication that further letters down the alphabet cannot be used (so long as they are not standardized letters typically assigned to vehicles, such as "Mike", "Sierra", etc). The squad will always identify itself by the full callsign, including the main callsign and number. Mission Designers and Commanders have full leeway to name any unit or individual by any callsign they wish, though they will normally only do so in unusual circumstances (such as unusual units, or units operating outside the main command structure). CENTAUR 25Roger G. Martin, CW2 UH-1 Slick Pilot/Asst OPS OFF Jun 1969-Jun 1970 However they may instead receive whatever the next so-far-unused letter is, ending up with squads called "Echo", "Fox", "Golf", etc. CENTAUR 25Randolph "Randy" Meade, CW2 UH-1 Slick Pilot Feb 1969-Feb 1970 Recommends medium machine gun employment to the platoon leader. CENTAUR 18Roger Blaha, 1st L OH-6A Pilot 1971-1972 CENTAUR 30Bill Wilde, MAJ HVY WPS SEC LDR, OPS OFF/Aerorifle PLT CDR 1966-1967 Controls the movement of the squad and its rate and distribution of fire (including call for and adjust fire). CENTAUR 12Billy R. Vinson, MAJ Gun PLT LDR, OPS OFF and D Troop XO 1967-1968 Ensures security of the teams area of operations. Each radio communication starts with the callsign of the intended recipient, followed by the callsign of the sender. The United States Army uses fixed station call signs which begin with W, such as WAR, used by U.S. Army Headquarters. Similarly, when the President is flown in a U.S. Marine Corps helicopter, the call sign is Marine One. He must know how to occupy covered and concealed positions in all environments and what protection they provide from direct fire weapons, and is competent in the performance of these tasks while using night vision devices. The largest military subreddit on reddit. They do not operate as semi-autonomous elements on the battlefield as snipers, nor do they routinely engage targets at the extreme ranges common to snipers. As far as I know we never organized that way rather provisionally the Lt Sct Leader ran the Light Scouts and the senior HVy Sct officer ran the two sections of Hvy Scts. CENTAUR 24James R. Rick Arthur, CW2 UH-1C Pilot Mar 1967-Mar 1968 It provides the tactical standing operating Change frequencies and call signs IAW unit SOI. K = King "ALPHA" is dropped because both elements carry the same callsign. CENTAUR 23James Jim Tonelli, CW2 UH-1H Slick Pilot Aug 1969-Aug 1970 When I was there I inherited C-34 as fourth squad leader. Eastes to Peake 5 Nov 2020 One more addition. Do you remember if Vinson outranked Delvy? This means a 'C' Company could potentially have 'Checkmate' as its call sign. STABLE BOYThomas Fleming, MAJ TRP CDR, SER/MNT PLT LDR Stable Boy as CPT Feb 1967-Jan 1968 All duties and responsibilities can be executed by anyone in the absence of others. G = George Understands the mission two levels up (squad and platoon). (Refer to FM 3-22.9 for more information. Is responsible for his assistant gunner and all the gun equipment. Thus, only the proper Platoon Leader of Alpha platoon will respond to ALPHA ACTUALandonly the proper Squad Leader of his first squadwill answer to ALPHA 1 ACTUALwhile e.g. 1-50. Maybe Collins can help us out with the Call Sign structure of the LRRPs. Fixed call signs for the United States Air Force stations begin with A, such as AIR, used by USAF Headquarters. I do recall that the slick section commander was always Centaur 36 in my day Cpt Wilde and later Cpt Fisher (I was C-35 as the ground platoon leader). Military communications are CENTAUR 30Richard P. Timmermeyer, CPT C-30 Jan 1968 - Feb 1968, Knows the ballistic effects of the weapon on all types of targets. CENTAUR 45Michael W. BG Woods, CPT AH-1G Pilot Oct 1971-Nov 1972 These reflect the Russian/Soviet character of the player force. PL knows his Soldiers, how to employ the platoon, its weapons, and its systems. Knows the maximum ranges for each type of target of the grenade launcher. Most appointment titles are no longer used by the British Army, but titles such as "Sunray" and (Sunray) Minor are still used. In my unit (USMC, Infantry) platoon commander is always "actual" and platoons sergeant is "6". Tactical call signs are often assigned to a company sized unit or higher. S-3 = Operations b. Under the fluid conditions of close combat, the SL accomplishes assigned missions without constant guidance from higher headquarters. Consistent call signs can aid in this monitoring, so in wartime, military units often employ tactical call signs and sometimes change them at regular intervals. LT Dale Dow C-35 31 Jan 9 Aug 68 "NINER" / 9 is dropped because both elements are from seperate callsigns. If they are on a higher net they would include the Troop callsign before the platoon, so it would be something like "Apache white one" on the squadron net. Enforces field discipline and preventive medicine measures. He is responsible for all his team does or fails to do, and is responsible for caring of the teams Soldiers, weapons, and equipment. The standardized callsigns listed above only describe the most common callsigns, which always (or nearly always) have the same meaning and can be used to identify a unit/person's type and role instantly. CENTAUR 10Aubrey D. Dismukes, CPT OH-6A Pilot Oct 1971-Apr 1972 Platoon leader would be called as 1, platoon sergeant as 4. When Centaurs communicated on the radio, they used the word "Centaur" and a number to identiy themselves.Provide your input to Michael Peake (Unit Historian) , see recent comments - & additional comments: 1966-67, 1968-69, 1970-71, 1972, CENTAUR 3Robert Graham, MAJ UH-1C Pilot & OPS OFF Apr 1966-Feb 1967 He must be able to execute the entire range of individual and collective rifleman tasks within the squad. Conducts radio checks with higher according to unit standard operating procedures when in a static position. CENTAUR 27Kenneth H. Rucki, CW2 UH-1H Slick Pilot Aug 1969-Aug 1970 SAM 28000, one of the two VC-25s used as Air Force One, flying over Mount Rushmore in February 2001. Other radio users, like B20, do not fit into the standard battalion model but are also assigned a call sign for protection. 1-56. Within a standard infantry battalion these characters represent companies, platoons and sections respectively, so that 3 Section, 1 Platoon of B Company might be F13. The 39th Infantry Regiment: Nudge You can substitute Bravo with Hitman since the call sign of Bravo company in the battallion was Hitman. If we take a look at this code name example: Nutmeg = 60th Infantry Regiment and did the Assistant Opns Officer have a call sign (Prilliman). The weapons squad leader leads his teams by personal example. Dillon to Peake 5 Nov 2020 Capt Frank Hock Centaur 3. CENTAUR 56Paul V. Martindale, CPT AH-1G Pilot Nov 1971-Apr 1972, KIA 28 April 1972 (per Info Sheet) During tactical radio communications, from Squad networks and above, names of personnel are never used in communications, callsigns are used instead. CENTAUR 13John S. 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CENTAUR 13Bruce Karn, WO1 OH-6A Pilot/OH-6 SIP Jun 1968-Jun 1969 CENTAUR 3Y VII Corps: Jayhawk CENTAUR 32Gaylen Randall Special thanks to Jay Weinstein,Claude Berghorn, Frederic Blais and JeffHaines. CENTAUR 4Clarence C "Buck" Buxton, 1LT SER/MNT PLT LDR STABLE BOY Aug 1967-Feb 1968 The callsign ACTUALis used when the transmitting station wishes to speak to the commander of that callsign. Receives squad leaders administrative, logistical, and maintenance reports, and requests rations, water, fuel, and ammunition. The platoon radiotelephone operator (RTO) primarily is responsible for communication with its controlling headquarters (usually the company). a 2IC stepping up is never ACTUAL as he is not the proper leader of that callsign! When a Platoon is assigned a callsign, all subordinate elements of the Platoon also adopt that callsign. STABLE BOYRichard W. "Dick" Thomas CPT Service PLT LDR Mar 1966-Mar 1967 Requests logistical support from the higher headquarters, and usually coordinates with the companys first sergeant or executive officer. 899th Tank Destroyer Battalion: Jersey, Part of a 9th Infantry Division Radio Report. I remember being 20 as Light Scout Section Leader, and I believe I kept that call sign the few times I was Gun Platoon leader. Reddit and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with a better experience. ACTUAL is used as the trasmittor is trying to speak to the commander proper. CENTAUR 47Marcus A. Kempson, CW2 UH-1H/Nighthawk Pilot 1969-1970 26th Field Artillery Battalion: Nudist CENTAUR 23Jerry Dewayne Cunningham Jr., CW2 UH-1C & Aerorifle Pilot Sep 1970-Sep 1971 - Dyslexi's Tactics, Techniques, & Procedures for Arma 3 (TTP3), Some aspects of this website are fictional. CENTAUR 14-- Wayne R. Cooper, WO1 1967-1967 CENTAUR 18Edward W. Ed Wolfe, CW2 OH-6A Pilot Nov 1970-May 1971CENTAUR 18Thomas Broadbent, CW2 OH-6A Pilot May 1971-Jun 1971 Powell Nov2018: My Scout notes indicate that I was initially Centaur 17, Vinson 12 and Sanders 11. S-2 = Intelligence ShackTac uses a standard array of callsigns for specific types of units or player roles. 2. Centaur 38 - Mike Banks - Aero Rifle/Slicks Pilot/Aircraft Commander All components of the Ninth Division were given code names that started with the letter N. CENTAUR 35Dale "Dinky" Dow, 1LT Aerorifle PLT LDR Jan 1968Aug 1968 CENTAUR 25John Evans, 1LT OH-6A Pilot 1969 CENTAUR 6Rodolpho (Rubin) Guitierrez, CPT F Troop CDR Jul 1971-Sep 1971 Some callsigns are from the phonetic alphabet, ALPHA, BRAVO CHARLIE etc. This was a code word for each group to protect any form of information that might fall into the hands of the enemy. - Leadership Development (FM 6-22) You'll find the perfect stickers I think you are correct, that there was no official call sign like C-6 or C-30. The call signs: 1-49. You almost never need to punch in the actual unless there's some confusion, like you're taking the radio back from your RTO and you want it clear you're on the net or something, or you're making it clear you are Red 1 the platoon leader, not Red 11 the platoon leader's tank crew on the net. For example, "Mike One", "Mike Two". The most recognizable call sign of this type is Air Force One, used when any Air Force aircraft is transporting the U.S. President. This was a "code" word for each group to protect any form of information that might fall into the hands of The squad-designated marksman employs an optically enhanced general-purpose weapon. CENTAUR 17Bruce Powell, CPT OH-23 Scout/AH-1G Pilot Feb 1967-Aug 1968 CENTAUR 22Mark Vedder Schmidt, WO1 UH-1C Gun Pilot Feb 1967-Dec 67 (KIA 27 December 1967) WebSooo, new Call Sign. CENTAUR 11Lawrence B. Wilkerson, 1LT OH-6A Pilot Mar 1969-Mar 1970 Consistent call signs can aid in this monitoring, so in wartime, military units often employ tactical call signs and sometimes change them at regular intervals. CENTAUR 59William Hayden "Pappy" Jones, CW3 UH-1H/AH-1G Pilot Apr 1972-Feb 1973 CENTAUR 10Roman Millett, CPT Gun/Scout PLT LDR, & XO Jan 1970-Dec 1970 In wartime, communications between Divisions, Battalions and Companies had to be done by using so called Call Signs. New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast. CENTAUR 30Charles "Charlie" Johnson, 1LT UH-1C Pilot/Aero Weapons Jun 1967-Jul 1968 CENTAUR 14Ronald Ron A. Radcliffe, CPT OH-6A Pilot Sep 1971- Jun 1972 A soldier with the last name of Dude received the call sign of The. He became The Standardized callsigns for Ground-Vehicles and Vehicle Squads serve to indicate the general type of the vehicles in the unit, as well as their intended role during the mission. A = Able CENTAUR 15John Evans, 1LT OH-6A Pilot 1969 Centaur 44 - Charlie 'Chuck' Johnson - Aero Weapons/HOGS Pilot - Aug '67/ Nov '67 CENTAUR 43Don Borey, CPT AH-1G Pilot Mar 1971-Jan 1972CENTAUR 43John Mackey, CPT Cobra Pilot Gun PLT LDR Apr 1972-Nov 1972 CENTAUR 23Jeff D. Halliday, CW2 UH-1C Pilot Jun 1967-Jul 1968 CDR Feb 1968-Feb 1969 WebAppointment Titles. This page generated 0.94MB in 0.0287 seconds. The aircraft with the number "One" typically has some extra responsibility and authority to manage other aircraft of the same callsign, though this can easily change according to the situation. Knows weapon effects, surface danger zones. Jones to Peake Additionally, Lt. Marty Jenkins was Centaur 14 just before I came to the unit. The rifleman provides the baseline standard for all Infantry Soldiers and is an integral part of the fire team. CENTAUR 5Roman Millett, CPT Gun/Scout PLT LDR, & XO Jan 1970-Dec 1970 Unused suffixes can be used for other call signs that do not fall into the standard call sign matrix, for example the unused 33A call sign is used to refer to the Company Sergeant Major. Respond to the NCS issuing a net call (figure 1). Is an expert in radio procedures, report formats such as close combat attack, (see Figure 1-6), call for indirect fire (see Figure 1-7) or medical evacuation, (see Table 7-1a) plus is an expert on types of field expedient antennas. Centaur 6 - Tom Fleming - Troop Commander - Feb '68 If two or more squads of the same type are present, each squad gets a number suffixed to their callsign, e.g. Navy and Marine Corps aircraft will typically use a stateside naming convention based on the aircraft tail code, identifying the squadron or air wing assigned, and a three digit number painted on the aircraft's nose known as the MODEX. During operations, the team leader , 1-57. Manage his food, water, and ammunition during operations. Honestly, I don't think I could explain it any better than one of my all-time favorite authors: %3E There are a dozen different ways of delivering Titles such as "Sunray" and (Sunray) Minor are still used. All I remember when I arrived in Feb67, was Cpt Sanders saying he was C-11 and I was assigned C-17. A platoon sergeant receives his ribbons during an awards ceremony. 1-67. Non-standard callsigns are rarer, and typically reserved for Reinforcements and/or Special Forces. Then we have thesedifferent Army Staff S designated numbers: S-1 = Personnel Military call signs are call signs assigned as unique identifiers to military communications. Know the duties of his teammates and is prepared to fill in with their weapons, if needed. Any usage herein of logos, representations of nations or military organisations is done for the sole purpose of historical representation and under fair use.The UTFN software, utfn.net and unitedtaskforce.net is the sole intellectual property of United Task Force (UNITAF) and it's IP rights holders, All rights are reserved. D = Dog, 2nd Battalion: SSG William Altenhofen C-39 Feb 67 Feb 68 When then-president George W. Bush, a former Air National Guard fighter pilot, was flown to the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln in a Navy S-3B Viking, it was the first use of the "Navy One" call sign. WebInfantry Platoon Tactical Standing Operating Procedure This publication is an extract from FM 7-8 Infantry Rifle Platoon and Squad. CENTAUR 28Dennis Mike Hogan, CW2 UH-1H Slick Pilot 1972-1973 ALPHA ACTUAL), but in the case where all callsigns on a frequency are of the same callsign, ACTUAL can be used independently.Hence, only the proper leader of the callsign will answer toACTUAL, whereasa radio-telephone operator (or other designee) will answer to the callsign itself (without the "Actual" appended) as a matter of routine. "ALPHA" is dropped because both elements carry the same callsign. Delta, Echo, Fox: The standard callsigns for the first, second, and third Squads in the second Infantry Platoon, respectively. Maybe Bruce will remember. The name is assigned to a unit on a semi-permanent basis; they change only when the U.S. Department of Defense goes to DEFCON 3. CENTAUR 47Kenneth Lee "Strange Strand" Strand, CW2 AH-1G & OH-6A Pilot 1969-1970 Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 24th Infantry Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division participate in Squad Designated Marksman training, focused on engaging targets with the M4 rifle beyond 300 meters. He bases his actions on his assigned mission and intent and concept of his higher commanders. Wish I had known him we shared a common callsign at the time. In wartime, monitoring an adversary's communications can be a valuable form of intelligence. The 2nd PL would then be "white one" on the troop net, his driver would be "white one delta" gunner would call as "golf" and the dismounts would answer to "White one eagle". Furthermore, you can find the Troubleshooting The following are standard callsigns used for high-level units and player roles. Jim Moore, KIA March 68, was C20. Call sign Stable Boy established 1966 Maj Thomas SVC PLT thru 1968 CPT Blair. Stable Boy - Tom Fleming - Maintenance/Aircraft Recovery C-10,20,30,40 were considered Platoon Leaders C-3,4,5,6 were administrative level leaders. L = Love CENTAUR 18Michael "Mike" Holder, CW2 OH-6A Pilot Dec 1969-Jun 1970 Also, companies often have the letter they are designated by ('A', 'B', 'C' or 'D') be the first letter of their call sign. - Soldiers Manual of Common Tasks Warrior Leader Skills Level 2, 3, and 4 (STP 21-24-SMCT) So, we know that Six or 6 is the commander of a unit. A squad leader yells for his Soldiers to shift fire during Bronco Rumble May 8, at Area X. Bronco Rumble is a combined arms live fire exercise conducted May 1-14, that puts Soldiers to the test, while stressing the importance of communication and leader development. Special Forces units are rare enough that standardization is largely ignored for them. Create an account to follow your favorite communities and start taking part in conversations. There are times and rules surrounding when callsigns can be shortened. CENTAUR 52Erik G. Brethen, CW2, AH-1G Feb 70 until DEROS The United States Army uses fixed station call signs which begin with W, such as WAR, used by U.S. Army Headquarters. I think Vinson may have been promoted to MAJ and became 10, I moved to 12 5Mar67. Rick Williams was C21 in 68. 1-53. Be able to provide suppressive fire on these targets so his teammates can close with and destroy the enemy. C-12 14,16 would have been Team Leaders As would C-22 24 26 and C-42. It was composed of 4 platoons. In that case the vehicle often has the same bumper number, so you'd say "Charlie 1-6, what's your front line trace?" C -3 Aug 68 Feb 69 Military Life One of the honors associated with achieving a certain rank or position in the military is the replacement of your actual name with a call sign. A Marine Corps aircraft might use a call sign like "Marine Delta November One-Zero-Two" or "Shamrock One-Zero-Two." Delvy was a Major for only about a month before he DEROSed. an attached Radio Operator will only respond without the appended ACTUAL (if the proper leader is not monitoring this frequency, the calls should obviously answered nontheless but this circumstance should be stated). Fleming 2 Oct 2011 CENTAUR 55Jack E. Craig, CW2 AH-1G Pilot Jun 1969-Jun 1970 LT Andrew Gerrie C -35 ??? Feb 68 Ensures the platoon is prepared to accomplish its mission, which includes supervising precombat checks and inspections. To make it easy for you to remember, you can think of the 9th Infantry Division shoulder patch from the top to bottom. CENTAUR 32 AP It has always been very confusing, both the Call Signs and the Section and Platoon names. Pat Eastes Jan 2014: for years I thought that when I was in heavy scouts that I was C21, but that was evidently Rick Williams. Individual military pilots or other flight officers usually adopt a personal aviator call sign. At one time I had two squad leaders named 'Jones', so I refered to them as 31 Jones and 33 Jones 31 was a Sgt. 40 always seemed to be the Section Leader of the Hogs, so I had assumed the Baby Scout leader was 10. CENTAUR 37Joseph H. Joe Bridges, CPT UH-1D Slick Pilot 1967-1968 When Centaurs communicated on the radio, they used the word "Centaur" and a number to identiy themselves. In May 2019, United States Navy announced new procedures for assigning call signs to pilots in training to avoid potentially racist names.[2]. Tube Artillery on to the Grids (pre determined). CENTAUR 3A-Ken Wiegand, Dec 1970-May 1971 Picture taken at Gressenich in November 1944. Should the individual die, their position may be inherited by someone else, at which point the callsign will transfer to the new individual along with the position. Construct and occupy a hasty firing position and know how to fire from it. A simple example of how this works is outlined below. A Platoon leader gives a short briefing to his platoon. By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. Examples might be "November Lima Two-Zero-One" or "Navy November Lima Two-Zero-One." Sometimes cool guy nicknames would be used if something weird like two red platoons wound up working with each other. If two or more vehicles belong to the same group, they receive a number suffixed to their callsign to indicate their position within that group. Never could nail down the official call sign of the Gun Platoon leader. Determines his teams combat load and manages its available classes of supply as required. (explains Camp Jay Hawk in Verviers), First US Army: Master Nuptial Call Sign 60th Field Artillery Battalion (behind the pole on the left). Assigns clear tasks and purposes to the squads. These positions were reserved for commissioned officers (if there was one to fill the position). CENTAUR 25Robert W. 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