formally adopted the final version of the International Radiotelephony Spelling Alphabet - better known as the Nato phonetic alphabet or simply the Alpha, Bravo, Charlie alphabet - on 1 January 1956.

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Some of these words include "Alpha," "Bravo," and "Charlie." Each word in the military phonetic alphabet corresponds to a letter of the regular English alphabet. In order to make sure everyone is ...

GRAFENWOEHR, Germany — The Army in Europe relies on five Force Protection Condition (FPCON) levels — Normal, A, B, C and D — or as the Army says, Normal, Alpha, Bravo, Charlie and Delta.

Normal, Alpha, Bravo, Charlie, and Delta are the five FPCON levels; Delta is the highest alert level, Newsweek reported. Bravo, signifying a heightened or more consistent risk of terrorist actions ...