JO 7110.65 2-4-16

Use the ICAO pronunciation of numbers and individual letters. (See the ICAO radiotelephony alphabet and pronunciation in TBL 2-4-1 .)

TBL 2-4-1 ICAO Phonetics Character

Word

Pronunciation

0

Zero

ZE-RO

1

One

WUN

2

Two

TOO

3

Three

TREE

4

Four

FOW-ER

5

Five

FIFE

6

Six

SIX

7

Seven

SEV-EN

8

Eight

AIT

9

Nine

NIN-ER

A

Alfa

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 AH

T

Tango

TANG GO

U

Uniform

YOU NEE FORM

V

Victor

VIK TAH

W

Whiskey

WISS KEY

X

X-ray

ECK SRAY

Y

Yankee

YAN GKEY

Z

Zulu

ZOO LOO

NOTE-

Syllables to be emphasized in pronunciation are in bold face.