NATO Phonetic Alphabet
Alfa Bravo Charlie - spell anything the radio way.
Alfa Bravo Charlie - the radio spelling alphabet.
NATO PHONETIC
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THE HISTORY ◢
The NATO phonetic alphabet - Alfa, Bravo, Charlie - was finalised in 1956 to spell letters out unambiguously over noisy radio. Each code word was picked to stay intelligible across many languages, which is why aviation, the military and emergency services still use it today.
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