Field Manual / Phonetic alphabet / KILO
KILO
PHONETICK · Say: KEY-LOH
NATO phonetic alphabet code word for the letter K.
On air
“Call sign K2R: KILO TOO ROMEO.”
“I spell: KILO...”
“Kilo One-Two, this is Raven Three. Report your position. Over.”
“River name, I spell: Kilo, Alfa, Mike, Alfa. Over.”
In conversation
Soldiers often say Kilo for a kilometre, but on the net use it only for K.