Military English

OSCAR

PHONETIC

O · Say: OSS-CAH

NATO phonetic alphabet code word for the letter O.

On air

“Call sign O4V: OSCAR FOW-ER VICTOR.”
“I spell: OSCAR...”
“Oscar One, this is Tango Six. Report crossing phase line blue. Over.”
“Town name, I spell: Oscar, Sierra, Tango, Romeo, India. Over.”

In conversation

Objective Oscar is the hill with the radio mast.

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