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NATO Phonetic Alphabet & Military Time

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Phonetic Readout Over Radio:
WWhiskey(WISS-key)
HHotel(hoh-TELL)
AAlpha(AL-fah)
TTango(TANG-go)
MMike(MIKE)
EEcho(ECK-oh)
AAlpha(AL-fah)
NNovember(no-VEM-ber)
SSierra(see-AIR-rah)

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Official ICAO / NATO Phonetic Alphabet (A-Z)

A
Alpha
AL-fah
.-
B
Bravo
BRAH-voh
-...
C
Charlie
CHAR-lee
-.-.
D
Delta
DELL-tah
-..
E
Echo
ECK-oh
.
F
Foxtrot
FOKS-trot
..-.
G
Golf
GOLF
--.
H
Hotel
hoh-TELL
....
I
India
IN-dee-ah
..
J
Juliett
JEW-lee-ETT
.---
K
Kilo
KEY-loh
-.-
L
Lima
LEE-mah
.-..
M
Mike
MIKE
--
N
November
no-VEM-ber
-.
O
Oscar
OSS-cah
---
P
Papa
pah-PAH
.--.
Q
Quebec
keh-BECK
--.-
R
Romeo
ROW-me-oh
.-.
S
Sierra
see-AIR-rah
...
T
Tango
TANG-go
-
U
Uniform
YOU-nee-form
..-
V
Victor
VIK-tah
...-
W
Whiskey
WISS-key
.--
X
X-ray
ECKS-ray
-..-
Y
Yankee
YANG-key
-.--
Z
Zulu
ZOO-loo
--..