It’s nothing new when an Army helo crew throws out interesting call signs before taking flight. Today, a CH-47 Chinook helicopter crew — with a tail number of AE59B1 — plugged in a call sign of ...

DYESS AIR FORCE BASE, Texas – Call signs, those nicknames given to military pilots by their peers, are always given out of love. But, “it's a tough love. Oh, I swear it,” agreed Jack Caszatt, laughing ...

Hundreds of call signs may be seen at the National Naval Aviation Museum in Pensacola, FL. Source: Carrie Kennedy The origin of aviator call signs is murky, even to military historians. But all agree ...