Typically, the second-in-command will be 8, forward air controllers, observers or medics can be 7, 6 and so on. 1st Battalion =Red He may answer calls adressed to his ACTUAL but should clarify that he in fact is only a 2IC. In peacetime, some military stations will use fixed call signs in the international series. Requests logistical support from the higher headquarters, and usually coordinates with the companys first sergeant or executive officer. CENTAUR 15JC Carnathan CW2 OH-6A Pilot 1969 Most standardized callsigns are letters in the NATO Phonetic Alphabet, with some common exceptions. a 2IC stepping up is never ACTUAL as he is not the proper leader of that callsign! OPFOR Callsigns are typically assigned to vehicles and aircraft, whereas Infantry retain the same standardized callsigns in the lists above. The platoon sergeant had a call sign but I cannot remember what it was, and I cannot remember what call signs we used in the LRRPs. CENTAUR 3William V. Chiaramonte, CPT OPS OFF & AH-1G PLT LDR Dec 1968-Dec 1969 Each entity that is eligible to receive a callsign will have one assigned to it, as well as a Map Marker that includes an abbreviated form of that callsign. The platoon radiotelephone operator (RTO) primarily is responsible for communication with its controlling headquarters (usually the company). CENTAUR 22Allen J. Tesini, OH-6A/UH-1H Pilot & UH-1 IP Mar 1971-Feb 1972 A Callsign is a name used to refer to a specific person or unit based on their role in the mission. 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. 60th Infantry Regiment: Nutmeg He must be prepared to exercise initiative within his company commanders intent and without specific guidance for every situation. 1-53. Constantly updates the weapons squad leader on the round count and serviceability of the medium machine gun. CENTAUR 32Gaylen Randall Knows the ballistic effects of the weapon on all types of targets. The Battalions were given the names of colors. In missions taking place in the World War II era, ShackTac uses the historical phonetic alphabet sometimes known as the "CCB Alphabet", which was in use during that period, instead of the NATO Phonetic Alphabet. The Majors list that came out in August ranked Fleming, Fisher, Delvy, Vinson in that order (Delvy may have ranked Fisher). Examples might be "November Lima Two-Zero-One" or "Navy November Lima Two-Zero-One." Military call signs are a rite of passage for many who serve in the Armed Forces. CENTAUR 10James Madison Hamrick, Jr, CPT OH-6A Pilot Jan 1, 1972-Feb 20, 1972 Classified documents on the F-16 have been leaked on the What in the horrible fresh hell is this ad?!? Fleming to Peake 6 Nov 2020 Maj. Harold Fisher moved from the Aero Rifle Platoon to XO D Troop in September 1967 and served in that position until December 1967 when he ended his tour in Vietnam. 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. What happened to Delvy then? 1-65. Powell to Fleming Sep 2011 During operations, the gunner . He also receives training available within the units resources to improve the squads precision engagement capabilities at short and medium ranges. 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. In addition, the weapons squad leader . We never did the "Pinks" and "Blues" thing. Call signs of the Mobile Riverine Force were clever names meant to confuse the enemy regarding the actual names and locations of units when communicating over the radio. CENTAUR 25Dennis T. Yenser, CPT UH-1 Slick PLT LDR 1970-1971 I personally would not approve "Conquerer". CENTAUR 13Thomas J. Player nicknames are typically kept out of radio communications, as they can confuse any listener who does not know which unit the player belongs to. CENTAUR 35William Mosenthal, 1LT Aerorifle PLT LDR Aug 1967-30 Jan 1968, Jan 1967-Jan 1968 WebCall Signs War Stories Centaur Call Signs update Sep 2022 When Centaurs communicated on the radio, they used the word "Centaur" and a number to identiy themselves. CENTAUR 55Jack E. Craig, CW2 AH-1G Pilot Jun 1969-Jun 1970 b. 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). CENTAUR 43Wayne E. Hooper, WO1 AH-1G Pilot Dec 1969 to May 1970 On a company tac it would just be your: "company call sign - platoon number - squad#", So the plt commander would identify himself as "Company cs, plt #, actual". CENTAUR 14Martin Marty Jenkins, CPT OH-6A Pilot Jan 1969-Apr 1969 CENTAUR 27J. It was composed of 4 platoons. 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. One specific call sign used Army wide is DUSTOFF, dating back to the first dedicated Air Ambulance unit in Vietnam. Obstacle plans. Looks ahead to the next move of the platoon. Fleming to Powell 1 Oct 2011 For example, "Mike One", "Mike Two". Battalions: As explained earlier Brevity in communications is important and so using your full callsign on every transmission can be time consuming. The call sign tradition is celebrated by aviation communities across all military branches. CENTAUR 6Thomas R. Hamilton, MAJ D/F Troop CDR 1970-1971 Is responsible for his assistant gunner and all the gun equipment. Other tactical call signs may be employed as mission necessities dictate. Determine his combat load prior to operations and manages battery utilization during operations. I have notes that say I was named Gun Platoon Leader and C-20 on 9 Sep 1967. Assists the weapons squad leader and is prepared to assume his responsibilities. CENTAUR 18Edward W. Ed Wolfe, CW2 OH-6A Pilot Nov 1970-May 1971CENTAUR 18Thomas Broadbent, CW2 OH-6A Pilot May 1971-Jun 1971 This is a good start for me in getting it sorted out in my head. CENTAUR 17Robert Bob Forringer, CW2 OH-6A Pilot May 1969-Feb 1970 S-6 = Commander. All I remember when I arrived in Feb67, was Cpt Sanders saying he was C-11 and I was assigned C-17. CENTAUR 13?Harlan Gray Sparrow III, CW2 OH-6A Pilot Apr 1971-Apr 1972 In platoon and company headquarter elements, there are many personnel that use radios and that communicate with external units such as higher-headquarters or support attachments and they each will have a unique callsign. A radio-telephone operator for Regional Command (South), talks into his headset during a battlefield circulation in southern Afghanistan. Delta, Echo, Fox: The standard callsigns for the first, second, and third Squads in the second Infantry Platoon, respectively. Eastes to Peake 4 Nov 2020 I can add a couple if you wish. Callsigns or tactical callsigns areassigned as unique identifiers to military communications. Perform Soldier-level preventive medical measures. CENTAUR 10Roman Millett, CPT Gun/Scout PLT LDR, & XO Jan 1970-Dec 1970 Call Sign Nutty for the attached 709th Ordnance Company. 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Military call signs are call signs assigned as unique identifiers to military communications. 60th Field Artillery Battalion: Nuptial Platoon Sergeants are 4, wingmen are 2,3: If the 1st Plt leader is Assigns clear tasks and purposes to the squads. 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. The weapon section was by MTOE a separate section. The. "ALPHA" is dropped because both elements carry the same callsign. CENTAUR 40Bill Malinovsky, CPT Gun PLT LDR 1969 1-60. Establishes and operates the units casualty collection point (CCP). I. K = King Commander of 3rd Battalion of the 39th Infantry Regiment. In that case the vehicle often has the same bumper number, so you'd say "Charlie 1-6, what's your front line trace?" This is a very rare occurrence in ShackTac videos. He is normally the senior Soldier of the fire team and must . These call signs can often be found in radio conversations and reports. I doubt if "Baby Scouts" was ever on the record, however the term was used in a Nov 1967 issue of the Tropic Lightning News (attached). He must know how to employ each type of round and know its minimum safety constraints. Completely non-standard Callsigns are also occasionally encountered in ShackTac. Military call signs are call signs assigned as unique identifiers to military communications. Centaur ** - Pat 'Joaquin' Eastes - Heavy Scouts/Mini-Guns Pilot/Aircraft Commander If we take a look at this code name example: Nutmeg = 60th Infantry Regiment CENTAUR 23Jerry Dewayne Cunningham Jr., CW2 UH-1C & Aerorifle Pilot Sep 1970-Sep 1971 1-52. There are two cases where this generally happens: When an infantry squad operates outside the primary chain of command (Special Forces), or when a new squads are created to Reinforce existing platoons or completely new platoons. For all the line formations I was in, on paper: 1st platoon was always red platoon, white second, blue third, and we had a "green" platoon that existed off and on. Please contact me for any additions or corrections to this page. Instead the ranking Section leader in the Platoon kept his section call sign and was just known as the Platoon Leader. REFERENCESUNITAF Standard Operating procedures (SOP) are adapted primarly from US Army Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC). B = Baker Keirsey to Harrison Holmes 4 Nov 2020 Tom Meeks who shared the Centaur 27 callsign was a close friend of mine when I worked at FT Lewis. CENTAUR 30Francis X. Delvy, MAJ UH-1C Pilot/OPS OFF Apr 1966-Sep 1967 An infantryman acts as an assistant gunner and feeds rounds through a M240B machine gun, while the gunner fires the weapon. Be capable of engaging all targets with well-aimed shots. Alternatively, the sender may add "this is" before stating their own callsign, though most Shackers get used to omitting these works. 1-49. 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. It has always been very confusing, both the Call Signs and the Section and Platoon names. The most recognizable call sign of this type is Air Force One, used when any Air Force aircraft is transporting the U.S. President. The United States Army uses fixed station call signs which begin with W, such as WAR, used by U.S. Army Headquarters. 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. Important:the first time in any deployment that two callsigns exchange a transmission, the full callsign is always used. 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 is prepared to assume the gunners role in any situation. 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. Any group of players, group of groups, or. CENTAUR 5Eugene K. Gene Prosser, MAJ Aerorifle PLT CDR/XO Feb 1966-Mar 1967 CENTAUR 30Bill Wilde, MAJ HVY WPS SEC LDR, OPS OFF/Aerorifle PLT CDR 1966-1967 The Army is composed of an active duty component and a reserve component that comprises the Army Reserve and Army National Guard. CENTAUR 12Joe K. Owen, 1LT Scout PLT LDR/Aerorifle PLT CDR Feb 1968-Feb 1969 CENTAUR 3A-Ken Wiegand, Dec 1970-May 1971 2019-2023. Do you remember if Vinson outranked Delvy? The code name assigned by the US Army to the 9th Infantry Division was Notorious. Centralized authority enables him to maintain troop discipline and unity and to act decisively. Shack Tactical Wiki is a FANDOM Games Community. CENTAUR 25Randolph "Randy" Meade, CW2 UH-1 Slick Pilot Feb 1969-Feb 1970 Assumes duties as the platoon sergeant or platoon leader as required. Be familiar with field expedient firing aids to enhance the effectiveness of his weapon example, aiming stakes. Confirmed. "ALPHA" is dropped because both elements carry the same callsign. CENTAUR 41James R. Rick Arthur, CW2 UH-1C Pilot Mar 1967-Mar 1968 Assists the platoon leader with information management. 40 always seemed to be the Section Leader of the Hogs, so I had assumed the Baby Scout leader was 10. I always thought that the OH-23 Section didn't have a name, other than "Ash and Trash" and "Taxi Service" branch of the Light Scout Section. Status of ammunition, casualties, and equipment to the platoon sergeant. During one such contact, all kinds of traffic from the Birds etc., a new voice came up on the Net. WebThe Center for Army Lessons Learned leads the Army Lessons Learned Program and delivers timely and relevant information to resolve gaps, enhance readiness, and inform modernization. 9th Infantry Division Signal Company: Nora Their call signs went from C-20 up. 1-48. CENTAUR 59William Hayden "Pappy" Jones, CW3 UH-1H/AH-1G Pilot Apr 1972-Feb 1973 What was Billy Vinsons position? Ops Officer 72. CENTAUR 36Michael D. Mike Siegel, CW2 UH-1D Slick Pilot Sep 1967-Sep 1968 They are not there to take and hold ground in a drawn out ground conflict. Seems like there had to be some official format for assigning call signs; and that it should have been recorded in Flight Opns. However they may instead receive whatever the next so-far-unused letter is, ending up with squads called "Echo", "Fox", "Golf", etc. So "Hunter 2-1 Actual" (as in the Call of Duty franchise) would be inaccurate? Before I was C43, Rick Arthur had that callsign in 1967, and I was C24 in late 67 to early 68. CENTAUR 17Walter Cooke, CW2 OH-23 Scout Pilot 1967-1968 CENTAUR 24Albert J. CENTAUR 11Francis "Joe' Stephenson, CPT OH-23 SEC LDR 1967 Fleming to Peake 7 Nov 2020 Mike you could add "Stable Boy" CPT Tom Fleming Service Platoon. Maybe there was no other unit like ours in the Army. A machine gunner and other 4-2 SBCT Soldiers patrol through a palm grove near Rashidiyah, Iraq. Additional callsigns also exist that are used more rarely, and may or may not have a fixed meaning from mission to mission. Employs mission command systems available to the squad and platoon. CENTAUR 35Terrence M. OConnell, 1LT Aerorifle PLT LDR 1969-1970 CENTAUR 35William H. Dawson, CPT Aerorifle PLT LDR Jan 1969-Jan 1970 CENTAUR 14Larry M. Dau, CW2 OH-6A Pilot Sep 1970-Sep 1971 CENTAUR 34B . Stan Allen (6Jan2017): During 1969 and 70 Mr. Zorger's call sign was C-28 . Tube Artillery on to the Grids (pre determined). CENTAUR 3A-Roger G. Martin, CW2 UH-1 Slick Pilot/Asst OPS OFF Jun 1969-Jun 1970 CENTAUR 30Richard P. Timmermeyer, CPT C-30 Jan 1968 - Feb 1968, 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. Al Menzl, CW2 UH-1C Pilot Apr 1966-May 1967 Tom Noss, CW2 OH-6A Pilot 1971-1972 Once a request for contact is made, the recipient can indicate that they are listening by stating their own callsign, possibly followed by the words "Go ahead" or just "Go". At that time the Gun Platoon to me was just the "Gun Platoon" with Light Scouts (with their little OH-23 attachment) and Heavy Scouts (Hogs). He sets the example in everything. CENTAUR 65 --Call Sign for the Operations Shack. I've grappled with this problem of call signs. A simple example of how this works is outlined below. I think Vinson may have been promoted to MAJ and became 10, I moved to 12 5Mar67. 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. When he made Major and DROSed, Billy Vinson moved to Flt Opns, Harold Fisher moved to XO Bill Wilde moved to Aero Rifle C-30 and I moved to CDR. Jim Moore, KIA March 68, was C20. 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). [1] Also, companies often have the letter they are designated by ('A', 'B', 'C' or 'D') be the first letter of their call sign. The platoon leader leads his Soldiers by personal example and is responsible for all the platoon does or fails to do, having complete authority over his subordinates. CENTAUR 29Philip Tocco, CPT Slick PLT LDR & AH-1G Pilot Jun 1969-Jun 1970 Receives squad leaders administrative, logistical, and maintenance reports, and requests rations, water, fuel, and ammunition. The rifleman provides the baseline standard for all Infantry Soldiers and is an integral part of the fire team. WebAn official special designation is a "nickname granted to a military organization " which has been authorized by the Center of Military History and recognized through a certificate signed by the Secretary of the Army. CENTAUR 66 -- A rifleman may be assigned as the squad-designated marksman. Dow and Mosenthal can give us that of the Aerorifle Platoon. Spots rounds and reports recommended corrections to the gunner. S-5 = Executive Officer Close with and destroy the enemies of the United States of America in close combat. The callsign ACTUALis used when the transmitting station wishes to speak to the commander of that callsign. Im a Jarhead. Yeah, but. The USMC pushes tasks further down the ranks than the Army. Calling for fire is an NCO task in the Army. Its a task a La 1-62. Loads the grenade launcher quickly in all firing positions and while running. A grenadier with 1st Platoon, Company A, 1st Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, Task Force Bulldog, scans a nearby ridgeline after returning fire against an enemy sniper from a mountaintop observation post in eastern Afghanistan's Kunar Province. Create an account to follow your favorite communities and start taking part in conversations. Military communications are conducted from callsign to callsign. 2nd Plt: White 1, 3rd Plt: Blue 1. Aug 67 34th Field Artillery Battalion: Normal CENTAUR 30Eugene K. Gene Prosser, MAJ Aerorifle PLT CDR & XO Feb 1966-Mar 1967 Determines his teams combat load and manages its available classes of supply as required. 1-64. CENTAUR 3Y CENTAUR 36Bill Wilde, MAJ HVY WPS SEC LDR, OPS OFF/Aerorifle PLT CDR 1966-1967 In the Armor/CAV world platoons are labeled as red, white, and Blue for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd. The following are standard callsigns used for high-level units and player roles. Contribute as a member of special teams, including enemy prisoner of war search, aid/litter, demolitions and. Find great designs on durable stickers or create your own custom stickers to express yourself. Selects the fire teams general location and temporary sector of fires in the defense. If the platoon leader got on a network with more than one red/white/blue 1 he'd identify himself by company (Able Blue one as an example). The peons almost never had/needed comms. CENTAUR 48Lloyd E. Goldsmith, 1LT AH-1G Pilot Jun 1971 to Mar 1972. CENTAUR 50Jeffery T. "Jeff" Griffin, CW2 AH-1G Pilot 1971-1972 CENTAUR 50Thomas William Olsson, CW2 AH-1G Pilot Oct 69-Oct 1970 CENTAUR 20AP Callsigns attached to a specific role are permanent for that role. Altenhofen Oct 2011 STABLE BOYRichard W. "Dick" Thomas CPT Service PLT LDR Mar 1966-Mar 1967 CENTAUR 27Kenneth H. Rucki, CW2 UH-1H Slick Pilot Aug 1969-Aug 1970 CENTAUR 11Daniel R. Lott, CPT OH-6A Pilot 1972- 1973 The USAF also uses semi-fixed identifiers consisting of a name followed by a two or three digit number. 33 was a Sp4. The Operation Order - OPORD. H = How, 3rd Battalion: Third, he determines the critical actions and events occurring to move his unit from the present to the end state. "Checkmate 6" is the Company Commander and "Checkmate 6 Romeo" is the commander's radio-telephone operator (Romeo the NATO phonetic of the letter R). Then we have thesedifferent Army Staff S designated numbers: S-1 = Personnel The assistant gunner is the second member of the gun team. Leads the platoon in supporting the higher headquarters missions. The Troop MTOE was structured that way with the Platoon Ldr the 9th LOH pilot. In UNITAF Callsigns are assigned to Platoons or to Companies. In my unit (USMC, Infantry) platoon commander is always "actual" and platoons sergeant is "6". 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