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To: yesthatjallen

Alpha Tango Foxtrot for Navy guys usually meant Amphibious Task Force or Allied Tactical Force.

I think... could be wrong that their is an army/marine lingo for acquisition, tracking, and following... but a ground pounder would have to confirm.

of course there is a Santa Claus means someone is getting a present.


3,550 posted on 01/13/2021 6:53:36 PM PST by reed13k (For evil to triumph it is only necessary that good men do nothing)
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Thanks reed.

Does this mean anything to you? (See link for graphics)

"I have a source who just retired after 15 years of service @ Offutt.

He confirmed that 'Call the Ball' would definitely be the terminology used by a Commander if they were to request this plane for a mission.

Also confirmed its one baaaad bird.

COBRA BALL = well known w/in AF."

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Boeing RC-135

The Boeing RC-135 is a family of large reconnaissance aircraft built by Boeing and modified by a number of companies, including General Dynamics, Lockheed, LTV, E-Systems, and L3 Technologies, and used by the United States Air Force and Royal Air Force to support theater and national level intelligence consumers with near real-time on-scene collection, analysis and dissemination capabilities. Based on the C-135 Stratolifter airframe, various types of RC-135s have been in service since 1961. Unlike the C-135 and KC-135 which are recognized by Boeing as the Model 717,[3] most of the current RC-135 fleet (with the exception of the RAF's RC-135Ws) is internally designated as the Model 739 by the company. Many variants have been modified numerous times, resulting in a large variety of designations, configurations, and program names.

3,651 posted on 01/13/2021 8:17:22 PM PST by yesthatjallen
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