A phonetic alphabet is a list of words used to identify letters in a message transmitted by radio or telephone. Spoken words from an approved list are substituted for letters. For example, the word "Army" would be "Alfa Romeo Mike Yankee" when spelled in the phonetic alphabet. This practice helps to prevent confusion between similar sounding letters, such as "m" and "n", and to clarify communications that may be garbled during transmission.
The words chosen to represent some letters have changed since the phonetic alphabet was introduced. When these changes occur, they are made by international agreement. The current phonetic alphabet was adopted in 1957.
Military Phonetic Alphabet
| Letter |
1957-Present |
Morse Code |
1913 |
1927 |
1938 |
World War II |
| A |
Alfa (or Alpha) |
. _ |
Able |
Affirmative |
Afirm |
Afirm (Able) |
| B |
Bravo |
_ . . . |
Boy |
Baker |
Baker |
Baker |
| C |
Charlie |
_ . _ . |
Cast |
Cast |
Cast |
Charlie |
| D |
Delta |
_ . . |
Dog |
Dog |
Dog |
Dog |
| E |
Echo |
. |
Easy |
Easy |
Easy |
Easy |
| F |
Foxtrot |
. . _ . |
Fox |
Fox |
Fox |
Fox |
| G |
Golf |
_ _ . |
George |
George |
George |
George |
| H |
Hotel |
. . . . |
Have |
Hypo |
Hypo |
How |
| I |
India |
. . |
Item |
Interrogatory |
Int |
Int (Item) |
| J |
Juliett |
. _ _ _ |
Jig |
Jig |
Jig |
Jig |
| K |
Kilo |
_ . _ |
King |
King |
King |
King |
| L |
Lima |
. _ . . |
Love |
Love |
Love |
Love |
| M |
Mike |
_ _ |
Mike |
Mike |
Mike |
Mike |
| N |
November |
_ . |
Nan |
Negative |
Negat |
Negat (Nan) |
| O |
Oscar |
_ _ _ |
Oboe |
Option |
Option |
Option (Oboe) |
| P |
Papa |
. _ _ . |
Pup |
Preparatory |
Prep |
Prep (Peter) |
| Q |
Quebec |
_ _ . _ |
Quack |
Quack |
Queen |
Queen |
| R |
Romeo |
. _ . |
Rush |
Roger |
Roger |
Roger |
| S |
Sierra |
. . . |
Sail |
Sail |
Sail |
Sugar |
| T |
Tango |
_ |
Tare |
Tare |
Tare |
Tare |
| U |
Uniform |
. . _ |
Unit |
Unit |
Unit |
Uncle |
| V |
Victor |
. . . _ |
Vice |
Vice |
Victor |
Victor |
| W |
Whiskey |
. _ _ |
Watch |
William |
William |
William |
| X |
X-ray |
_ . . _ |
X-ray |
X-ray |
X-ray |
X-ray |
| Y |
Yankee |
_ . _ _ |
Yoke |
Yoke |
Yoke |
Yoke |
| Z |
Zulu |
_ _ . . |
Zed |
Zed |
Zed |
Zebra |
Make sure to pull your vehicle completely onto the shoulder and out of the road.
Plenty of space and not need to be a hazard to others.
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