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Executive One Foxtrot: What The Call Sign Means & Whether Air Force One Would Use It

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 ...
Yahoo

Blue Angels call signs range from 'Uncle Rico' to 'Trash Blast'Er'. How'd they get them?

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 ...
Psychology Today

The Psychology of the Call Sign

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 ...
San Diego Union-Tribune

Call signs part of the Topgun lore, whether pilots like it or not

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 ...
Task & Purpose

Army Chinook takes flight with ‘FUKIRAN’ call sign

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 ...