CENTAUR 11Francis "Joe' Stephenson, CPT OH-23 SEC LDR 1967 wire/mine breach teams. Feb 1967- Sept 1968. CENTAUR 13John S. Scottie Hill, CW2 OH-6A LDR Nov 1972-Jan 197 Their call signs went from C-20 up. Maybe Collins can help us out with the Call Sign structure of the LRRPs. The following are standard callsigns specifically used for Aircraft. CENTAUR 43James R. Rick Arthur, CW2 UH-1C Pilot Mar 1967-Mar 1968 It will only be removed if the unit is completely wiped out, or if all surviving members of a unit merge into another unit. Fights the close fight by fire and movement with two fire teams and available supporting weapons. He is normally the senior Soldier of the fire team and must . CENTAUR 11Daniel R. Lott, CPT OH-6A Pilot 1972- 1973 Reinforcement and Special Forces Callsigns. The squad will always identify itself by the full callsign, including the main callsign and number. Also was Centaur 3 the Operations Officer (Yes)? I think you are correct, that there was no official call sign like C-6 or C-30. In missions taking place in the World War II era, ShackTac uses the historical phonetic alphabet sometimes known as the "CCB Alphabet", which was in use during that period, instead of the NATO Phonetic Alphabet. CENTAUR 18Roger Blaha, 1st L OH-6A Pilot 1971-1972 This includes . CENTAUR 29Philip Tocco, CPT Slick PLT LDR & AH-1G Pilot Jun 1969-Jun 1970 He was flying Paper Tiger when Dobash was killed. Similarly, an individual may gain someone else's callsign when inheriting their position, possibly losing their original callsign in the process. Maybe Bruce will remember. 9th Infantry Division Reconnaissance Troop: Nomad All duties and responsibilities can be executed by anyone in the absence of others. First, the PL attempts to know what is happening in present terms of friendly, enemy, neutral, and terrain situations. Engages targets with appropriate type of rounds both day and night. CENTAUR 30Bill Wilde, MAJ HVY WPS SEC LDR, OPS OFF/Aerorifle PLT CDR 1966-1967 CENTAUR 28Dennis Mike Hogan, CW2 UH-1H Slick Pilot 1972-1973 Rick Williams was C21 in 68. When then-president George W. Bush, a former Air National Guard fighter pilot, was flown to the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln in a Navy S-3B Viking, it was the first use of the "Navy One" call sign. Callsigns are assigned to units before the mission begins. CENTAUR 55Farrell D. Swindell, CW2 AH-1G Pilot, 1972 CENTAUR 56Paul V. Martindale, CPT AH-1G Pilot Nov 1971-Apr 1972, KIA 28 April 1972 (per Info Sheet) Call Sign Nutty for the attached 709th Ordnance Company. CENTAUR 43Wayne E. Hooper, WO1 AH-1G Pilot Dec 1969 to May 1970 His expertise includes tactical maneuver, employment of weapons and systems, sustainment, administration, security, accountability, protection warfighting functions, and Soldier care. CENTAUR 6Kermit E. Larson, MAJ F Troop CDR Sept 1972-Feb 1973 Stable Boy - Tom Fleming - Maintenance/Aircraft Recovery Determines his teams combat load and manages its available classes of supply as required. This frees up the callsign to be reassigned to Reinforcements, if necessary, though often the reinforcing units receive completely new callsigns. CENTAUR 30John Whitehead, CPT Aerorifle PLT CDR FebAug 68, UH-1H/Gun PLT LDR 1968-1969 Centaur 4 - Tom Fleming - Service/Maintenance Platoon Leader I am not sure but it may have been the call sign for Night hawk leader. CENTAUR 13Thomas M "Sam" Dooling, CW2 AH-1G/OH-6A Pilot Jan 1969-Aug 1970 May also be used for additional squads in a reinforced platoon, "Checkmate 6" is the Company Commander and "Checkmate 6 Romeo" is the commander's radio-telephone operator (Romeo the NATO phonetic of the letter R). The United States Army uses fixed station call signs which begin with W, such as WAR, used by U.S. Army Headquarters. b. Centaur 44 - Charlie 'Chuck' Johnson - Aero Weapons/HOGS Pilot - Aug '67/ Nov '67 Delta, Echo, Fox: The standard callsigns for the first, second, and third Squads in the second Infantry Platoon, respectively. CENTAUR 4Clarence C "Buck" Buxton, 1LT SER/MNT PLT LDR STABLE BOY Aug 1967-Feb 1968 Send a message. When I went to hogs, I was C43. Controls the movement of his team and its rate and distribution of fire. Similarly, when the President is flown in a U.S. Marine Corps helicopter, the call sign is Marine One. G = George CENTAUR 34B Tactical call signs are often assigned to a company sized unit or higher. During operations, the squad leader . Other radio users, like B20, do not fit into the standard battalion model but are also assigned a call sign for protection. (b) Use varied transmission schedules and lengths. The United States Navy, United States Marine Corps, and United States Coast Guard use a mixture of tactical call signs and international call signs beginning with the letter N. For example, the carrier USS John F. Kennedy had the call sign NJFK for unclassified and navigation communications with other vessels, but uses tactical call signs that vary with its mission. CENTAUR 40Charles "Charlie" Johnson, 1LT UH-1C Pilot/Aero Weapons Jun 1967-Jul 1968 The squad-designated marksman employs an optically enhanced general-purpose weapon. 9th Quartermaster Company: Nougat CENTAUR 33 CENTAUR 10Larry Wilkerson was Centaur 10 mid 69 to mid 70 I remember being 20 as Light Scout Section Leader, and I believe I kept that call sign the few times I was Gun Platoon leader. He has complete authority over his subordinates and overall responsibility for those subordinates actions. Callsigns are typically assigned to a platoon sized unit or higher. However, the platoon sergeant traditionally . Is the subject matter expert for the squads organic weapons employment, and employment of supporting assets? Understands the mission two levels up (platoon and company). Leads the platoon in supporting the higher headquarters missions. Be an expert on his weapon system, his rifle, its optics, and its laser-aiming device, and is effective with this weapon system day or night. The platoon radiotelephone operator (RTO) primarily is responsible for communication with its controlling headquarters (usually the company). CENTAUR 14Ronald Ron A. Radcliffe, CPT OH-6A Pilot Sep 1971- Jun 1972 CENTAUR 28Steven J. Zorger, HU-1H AC CDR/"Nighthawk" PIC Dec 1968-Aug 1969 CENTAUR 51Bruce W. Sikkema, CW2 AH-1G Pilot Dec 69-Jun1971 CENTAUR 15John Evans, 1LT OH-6A Pilot 1969 Tom Noss, CW2 OH-6A Pilot 1971-1972 All I remember when I arrived in Feb67, was Cpt Sanders saying he was C-11 and I was assigned C-17. When speaking on the Radio, callsigns are almost always used to identify oneself and to address the recipient. A radio-telephone operator for Regional Command (South), talks into his headset during a battlefield circulation in southern Afghanistan. Communicates timely and accurate situation reports (SITREP) and status reports, including . The more effective the enemys fire, the lower the level of movement. CENTAUR 16Wesley Franklin Frank Walker, 1LT OH-6A Pilot 1972 There may also be a second controller - either a backup station or a commander who has delegated communication tasks to a signaller but may occasionally wish to speak in person - using the call sign 0A ("zero alpha"). CENTAUR 35John Alto, Aerorifle PLT LDR Jan 1966-Feb 1967 Ensures security of the teams area of operations. and did the Assistant Opns Officer have a call sign (Prilliman). If we take a look at this code name example: Nutmeg = 60th Infantry Regiment Is an expert in radio procedures, report formats such as close combat attack, (see Figure 1-6), call for indirect fire (see Figure 1-7) or medical evacuation, (see Table 7-1a) plus is an expert on types of field expedient antennas. This page generated 0.94MB in 0.0287 seconds. Assists the platoon leader with information management. CENTAUR 28Allen Brinckerhoff, 1LT UH-1H Slick Pilot SEP 1970CENTAUR 28William R. Cooper, CW2 UH-1H Slick Pilot 1971-1972 Centaur ** - Pat 'Joaquin' Eastes - Heavy Scouts/Mini-Guns Pilot/Aircraft Commander CENTAUR 6Thomas R. Hamilton, MAJ D/F Troop CDR 1970-1971 A machine gunner and other 4-2 SBCT Soldiers patrol through a palm grove near Rashidiyah, Iraq. CENTAUR 14Martin Marty Jenkins, CPT OH-6A Pilot Jan 1969-Apr 1969 Dow and Mosenthal can give us that of the Aerorifle Platoon. 1-56. CENTAUR 6Ray Kenneth Clark, CPT D Troop CDR Jul 1969-Dec 1969 CENTAUR 25Randolph "Randy" Meade, CW2 UH-1 Slick Pilot Feb 1969-Feb 1970 I came upon a note where Burgess referred to Ernie Sanders, OH-23 Section leader, as Centaur 11. He also receives training available within the units resources to improve the squads precision engagement capabilities at short and medium ranges. S-4 = Logistics Shack Tactical Wiki is a FANDOM Games Community. Assigns clear tasks and purposes to the squads. The white and yellow tail markings designated the platoon so the troops would have an easy way to 1-59. Requests logistical support from the higher headquarters, and usually coordinates with the companys first sergeant or executive officer. CENTAUR 21Rick Williams, 1LT UH-1C Pilot Nov 1967-Nov1968 CENTAUR 29Steve Borden, CW2 UH-1 Slick/"Nighthawk" pilot Jun 1971 to Sep 1971 CENTAUR 35William Mosenthal, 1LT Aerorifle PLT LDR Aug 1967-30 Jan 1968, Jan 1967-Jan 1968 Unused suffixes can be used for other call signs that do not fall into the standard call sign matrix, for example the unused 33A call sign is used to refer to the Company Sergeant Major. For example, "Mike One-One", "Mike One-Two" for the vehicles in the first group of Mikes; "Mike Two-One" and "Mike Two-Two" for the vehicles in the second group; etc. CENTAUR 12Joe K. Owen, 1LT Scout PLT LDR/Aerorifle PLT CDR Feb 1968-Feb 1969 Understands the mission and commanders intent two levels up (company and battalion). Prepares to assume the role and responsibilities of the platoon leader. He is responsible for all his team does or fails to do, and is responsible for caring of the teams Soldiers, weapons, and equipment. Thus, the standardized names for Infantry Squads change to reflect this. Examples might be "November Lima Two-Zero-One" or "Navy November Lima Two-Zero-One." I'm in Delta Co so my commander would be "Dakota 6" and I'd be "1-6". A callsign represents a military unit or it's function in it's entireity, and not any specific person in that callsign. CENTAUR 41Paul V. Martindale, CPT AH-1G Pilot Nov 1971-Apr 1972, KIA 28 April 1972 (per 1972 letter) CENTAUR 42 The United States Navy, United States Marine Corps, and United States Coast Guard use a mixture of tactical call signs and international call signs, with ships beginning with the letter N. For example, the carrier USS John F. Kennedy had the call sign NJFK for unclassified and navigation communications with other vessels, but uses tactical call signs that vary with its mission. CENTAUR 40Bill Cirincione, CPT Aero Weapons Plt Ldr 1968 Within a standard infantry battalion these characters represent companies, platoons and sections respectively, so that 3 Section, 1 Platoon of B Company might be F13. This is the lowest level of movement. CENTAUR 65William Jr. M. "Bill" Gold, CPT[?] If you remember Cpt Stephenson was the ranking officer in the Aero Scout Platoon so he carried the call sign C-10 after 9 Sep. The gunner is normally the senior member of the medium machine gun team. Tube Artillery on to the Grids (pre determined). 60th Field Artillery Battalion: Nuptial Contribute as a member of special teams, including enemy prisoner of war search, aid/litter, demolitions and. Similarly, when the President is flown in a U.S. Marine Corps helicopter, the call sign is Marine One. In addition to what the other people here have said, I'd like to add something. CENTAUR 24Albert J. In my unit (USMC, Infantry) platoon commander is always "actual" and platoons sergeant is "6". Eastes to Peake 4 Nov 2020 I can add a couple if you wish. To make it easy for you to remember, you can think of the 9th Infantry Division shoulder patch from the top to bottom. CENTAUR 35Dale "Dinky" Dow, 1LT Aerorifle PLT LDR Jan 1968Aug 1968 There are several appointment titles, such as "Ironside" which are no longer used by the British Army. The 1st Platoon leader would not be Checkmate 1 but instead Red 1. 1-65. CPT John Whitehead C-30 Feb Aug 68 Sinaloa Cartel located 300 meters from the border shoots Rate the camouflage, Is this good camouflage? CENTAUR 3William V. Chiaramonte, CPT OPS OFF & AH-1G PLT LDR Dec 1968-Dec 1969 F = Fox CENTAUR 44Charles "Charlie" Johnson, 1LT UH-1C Pilot/Aero Weapons Jun 1967-Jul 1968 The Battalions were given the names of colors. CENTAUR 38Michael R. Banks, CW2 UH-1D Slick Pilot Jul 1966-Jul 1967 Individual military pilots or other flight officers usually adopt a personal aviator call sign. ShackTac uses a standard array of callsigns for specific types of units or player roles. I reviewed some of the Air Cav TO&E's on line. CENTAUR 45Michael W. BG Woods, CPT AH-1G Pilot Oct 1971-Nov 1972 Honestly, I don't think I could explain it any better than one of my all-time favorite authors: %3E There are a dozen different ways of delivering Listen to make sure the net is clear. The weapons squad leader leads his teams by personal example. A Marine Corps aircraft might use a call sign like "Marine Delta November One-Zero-Two" or "Shamrock One-Zero-Two." In tactical situations, the Marine Corps utilizes call signs naming conventions similar to the Army's. Procedure: Brevity, Clarity and Confirmation. "HMG One" and "HMG Two". Alternatively, the sender may add "this is" before stating their own callsign, though most Shackers get used to omitting these works. This is not the official reason, only for you to remember the battalions better! This centralized authority enables him to maintain unit discipline, unity, and to act decisively. So, we know that Six or 6 is the commander of a unit. 1-67. Controls fires and establishes fire control measures. Consistent call signs can aid in this monitoring, so in wartime, military units often employ tactical call signs and sometimes change them at regular intervals. CENTAUR 49Kenneth R. "Ken" Mick, 1st LT AH-1G Pilot Oct 1971-Sept 1972 However they may instead receive whatever the next so-far-unused letter is, ending up with squads called "Echo", "Fox", "Golf", etc. One specific call sign used Army wide is DUSTOFF, dating back to the first dedicated Air Ambulance unit in Vietnam. Any usage herein of logos, representations of nations or military organisations is done for the sole purpose of historical representation and under fair use.The UTFN software, utfn.net and unitedtaskforce.net is the sole intellectual property of United Task Force (UNITAF) and it's IP rights holders, All rights are reserved. The 9th Infantry Division radioman had to know all the call signs. CENTAUR 15Mackie A. Webb, CW2 OH-23G Scout Pilot Jun 1967-Jun 1968 CENTAUR 52Erik G. Brethen, CW2, AH-1G Feb 70 until DEROS Find great designs on durable stickers or create your own custom stickers to express yourself. [1] Several other armed forces still use appointment titles, including the Australian and Canadian army. Military call signs are a rite of passage for many who serve in the Armed Forces. The PL is 1, senior scout (alpha section SGT) is 2, most junior TC is 3, PSG is 4, bravo section Sgt A rifleman with Company C, 2nd Battalion, 108th Infantry Regiment, fires his M-4 carbine during qualification on a Fort Drum range. CENTAUR 17John Thomas, Jr, CW2 OH-6A Pilot 1968-1969 CENTAUR 29Joel Randy Woodley, 1LT UH-1H Slick Pilot Sep 1971-Apr 1972 The Majors list that came out in August ranked Fleming, Fisher, Delvy, Vinson in that order (Delvy may have ranked Fisher). Size, activity, location, unit, time, and equipment (SALUTE) spot reports (SPOTREP). CENTAUR 14-- Wayne R. Cooper, WO1 1967-1967 He must be able to execute the entire range of individual and collective rifleman tasks within the squad. It gets confusing I know. CENTAUR 66 -- In my mortar platoon, the LT was 81-Actual, PltSgt was Bravo. Know the duties of his teammates and is prepared to fill in with their weapons, if needed. Perform Soldier-level preventive medical measures. Checks with weapons squad leader controlling the emplacement of key weapon systems. The M249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW) provides squad-level fire support. Reinforcement squads may receive standardized callsigns, especially if they are coming in to effectively replace wiped-out units in an existing Platoon. In UNITAF Callsigns are assigned to Platoons or to Companies. Call sign Stable Boy established 1966 Maj Thomas SVC PLT thru 1968 CPT Blair. I think you are correct, that there was no official call sign like C-6 or C-30. CENTAUR 11Richard Schwab, CW2 OH-6A Pilot Jan 1972-Mar 1972 607th Tank Destroyer Battalion; Nylon Employs the available digital mission command systems to the squads and platoon. Be capable of engaging all targets with well-aimed shots. CENTAUR 25John Evans, 1LT OH-6A Pilot 1969 CENTAUR 10James Madison Hamrick, Jr, CPT OH-6A Pilot Jan 1, 1972-Feb 20, 1972 Fixed call signs for the United States Air Force stations begin with A, such as AIR, used by USAF Headquarters. Unused suffixes can be used for other call signs that do not fall into the standard call sign matrix, for example the unused 33A call sign is used to refer to the Company Sergeant Major. I. CENTAUR 37 AP It provides the tactical standing operating Change frequencies and call signs IAW unit SOI. For example, the collective "Checkmate" might be assigned to an entire company and thus "Checkmate Red 6" would be the first platoon leader (platoons are red for first, white for second, blue for third, black for headquarters, and often additional colors for other portions under the command), "Checkmate white 6" to the second platoon leader, etc. CENTAUR 15Robert D. Pooch Johnston, WO1 OH-6A Pilot 1968-1969 He is chosen for his demonstrated shooting ability, maturity, reliability, good judgment, and experience. Instead the ranking Section leader in the Platoon kept his section call sign and was just known as the Platoon Leader. CENTAUR 44Richard Spalding, CW2 AH-1G Pilot/AC 1969CENTAUR 45Clay Maxwell, CW2 AH-1G Pilot/AC 1967-1968 (per SQD Log 12-13-1968) 1-50. In some of the radio reports we can see how these call signs are being used. 1-60. Platoon Sergeants are 4, wingmen are 2,3: If the 1st Plt leader is Be prepared to assume the duties of the automatic rifleman and team leader. Have the frequencies and call signs on his person in a location known to all Soldiers in the platoon. In peacetime, some military stations will use fixed call signs in the international series. The platoon sergeant had a call sign but I cannot remember what it was, and I cannot remember what call signs we used in the LRRPs. I always thought that the OH-23 Section didn't have a name, other than "Ash and Trash" and "Taxi Service" branch of the Light Scout Section. A Platoon leader gives a short briefing to his platoon. Understands the mission two levels up (squad and platoon). At that time the Gun Platoon to me was just the "Gun Platoon" with Light Scouts (with their little OH-23 attachment) and Heavy Scouts (Hogs). B = Baker Generally, following Radio Suffix is used for US Military. Commonly used: CO - Six XO - Five CSM - Seven S3 - Three Not as common to hear on radio. CENTAUR 40Don C. Phillips, CPT Gun PLT LDR 1970-1971 The letter part of the call sign is not the company's letter (B vs F in the above example). The weapon section was by MTOE a separate section. By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. OPFOR Callsigns are typically assigned to vehicles and aircraft, whereas Infantry retain the same standardized callsigns in the lists above. Though a player may be addressed by their nickname under some circumstances (mostly by someone within their unit), Callsigns are used almost exclusively in all Radio communications. 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