Call signs are of vital importance to aviators. They're used to identify specific pilots, with the Department of Defense noting, "If you've been a fully trained military pilot for more than a few ...

Hundreds of call signs may be seen at the National Naval Aviation Museum in Pensacola, FL. Source: Carrie Kennedy The origin of aviator call signs is murky, even to military historians. But all agree ...

The 2025 Pensacola Beach Air Show is just days away, which means many are planning to head out to the beach to get a glimpse of the Blue Angels. Most everyone knows the iconic blue and gold jets of ...

It’s nothing new when an Army helo crew throws out interesting call signs before taking flight. Today, a CH-47 Chinook helicopter crew — with a tail number of AE59B1 — plugged in a call sign of ...

DYESS AIR FORCE BASE, Texas – Call signs, those nicknames given to military pilots by their peers, are always given out of love. But, “it's a tough love. Oh, I swear it,” agreed Jack Caszatt, laughing ...

Call signs have a bawdy and storied history among Navy fighter pilots, and they've become part of Topgun's lore, too. Cool nicknames like "Maverick" and "Iceman" — prominent in the 1986 movie "Top Gun ...