The following is a list of radio callsigns that you may hear on your scanner during air exercises around the Nellis Test and Training Ranges. For a good reference index of callsigns Click Here.
| Callsign | Last heard | Aircraft | Role / Unit |
| A | |||
| ACES | 02/09 | Tornado | Green Flag: German Air Force |
| AGRO | 02/09 | Tornado | Green Flag: German Air Force |
| AMBUSH | 04/06 | F/A-18 | USN |
| APOLLO | 06/18 | F-16? | Apollo 1 & 2; test bed for system test out of Area 51, callsign in use since at least 2007 |
| ARCO | 02/06 | KC-135 | Tanker Refueling (See "ENCO") |
| ARSON | 02/06 | F-16C | 522nd FS, Cannon Air Force Base, NM |
| 08/09 | F/A-18 | Red Flag Interdiction: USN, NAS Miramar, CA | |
| 10/09 | F-16AM | Red Flag Interdiction: Royal Netherlands Air Force | |
| AUSSIE | 02/07 | C-130 | RAAF (Australian Air Force) |
| B | |||
| BADGER | 01/09 | F-16 | Green Flag: Spangdahlem AB, Germany |
| 02/09 | Tornado | Green Flag: German Air Force | |
| BAJA | 07/12 | KC-135R | Red Flag Tanker |
| 02/09 | VC-10 | Red Flag Tanker, RAF | |
| BANDIT | 01/19 | F-117? | Red Flag 19-1 (Aggressor?) |
| BANDSAW | 02/14 | E-3 | AWACS Air Controller, 964 AACS, Tinker AFB, OK |
| BARON | 02/22 | E-3 | Nellis AFB, NV, "Red Team" AWACS |
| BAT | F-15E | 57WG, Nellis AFB, NV | |
| BLACKJACK | 01/19 | - | Nellis Range Airboss |
| BLADE | 10/16 | F-22 | From Nellis during Green Flag 17-1 on Dreamland mission freq |
| BLEED | 08/09 | F/A-18 | Red Flag Interdiction: USN, NAS Miramar, CA |
| BOAR | 03/09 | A-10C | Green Flag: Air-Ground Strike |
| BRAT | 01/09 | F-16 | Red Flag SEAD |
| 02/09 | Tornado | Green Flag, German Air Force | |
| BREAKER | 02/07 | F-15C | Aggressors: Nellis AFB, NV |
| BREWER | 01/09 | C-130 | Red Flag Transport |
| BRICK | 10/07 | F-16 | Red Flag Air-Ground Strike |
| 03/09 | F-15E | Red Flag Interdiction: Mountain Home AFB, ID | |
| 07/12 | A-10 | Red Flag Air-Ground Strike: Pope AFB | |
| BRIGG | 02/06 | C-130 | 352nd SOG, RAF Mildenhall, UK |
| BRUTUS(?) | 08/09 | AMX | Red Flag Interdiction: Italian Air Force |
| BUICK | 07/19 | F-15CM | Red Flag, 55th FS, Shaw AFB, SC |
| BUSTER | 02/09 | F-3 | Red Flag Blue Team, RAF |
| C | |||
| CANNON | A-10A | 57WG, Nellis AFB, NV | |
| CARD | 01/09 | F-16 | Green Flag: Spangdahlem AB, Germany |
| CHALICE | 02/06 | E-3B/C | AWACS Air Controller (See "DISCO"), 552nd ACW, Tinker AFB, OK (ACC) |
| CHECK | F-15C | 57WG, Nellis AFB, NV | |
| CHIP | 07/09 | F-16I | Red Flag Interdiction: Israeli Air Force |
| CHEVY | 01/19 | RQ-170 | Red Flag Command & Control, RQ-170 Sentinel UAV |
| CHUCKO | 02/14 | ? | Red Flag |
| COBALT | 02/22 | F-16/35 | Red Team, Agressors, Nellis AFB, NV |
| COBRA | F-16C/D | 57WG, Nellis AFB, NV | |
| CODY | 01/09 | C-130 | Red Flag Transport |
| CONAN | 06/06 | F-15C/D | 57WG, Nellis AFB, NV |
| CONGO | 02/06 | B-2 | 509BW, Whiteman AFB, MO |
| COUGAR | 01/09 | C-130 | Red Flag / Green Flag? |
| COWBOY | 01/09 | F-15E | 422nd TES (OT), Nellis AFB, NV |
| CYLON | 02/14 | F-22 | Red Flag OCA: Blue Team |
| 07/12 | F-15 | Red Flag OCA: RAF Lakenheath, England (USAFE) | |
| D | |||
| DARKSTAR | 03/14 | E-3 | AWACS during Red Flag |
| DAWG | 03/09 | C-130H | Red Flag / Green Flag? |
| DEATH | 02/07 | B-2 | 509BW, Whiteman AFB, MO |
| DEECEE | 01/09 | KC-135 | Red Flag / Green Flag? Tanker |
| DERAY | 02/14 | ? | Red Flag |
| DICE | 08/09 | F-16 | Red Flag Interdiction: Hill AFB, UT |
| DIGGER | 02/09 | F-111 | Red Flag Interdiction: RAAF (Australian Air Force) |
| 10/09 | F-16AM | Red Flag Interdiction: Royal Netherlands Air Force | |
| DISCO | 01/12 | E-3B | AWACS Pilot (front end) |
| DOCK | 01/09 | F-16 | Red Flag / Green Flag? |
| DRAGON | 10/07 | CH-47 ? | Red Flag S&R ? |
| DWARF | 01/09 | F-16 | Red Flag / Green Flag? |
| E | |||
| ENCO | 02/14 | KC-135 | Tanker Pilot (See "ARCO") |
| EVIL | 01/12 | B-1B | Red Flag Interdiction |
| 07/12 | F-16 | Red Flag Interdiction: Hill AFB | |
| 07/09 | F-16CG | Red Flag Interdiction: OH ANG | |
| 08/09 | AMX | Red Flag Interdiction: Italian Air Force | |
| EXTENDER | 01/09 | KC-10A | Red Flag Tanker (Aerial Refueling) |
| F | |||
| FANG | 10/07 | F-16C/D | 57WG, Nellis AFB, NV |
| FAZER | 03/09 | F-22 | Red Flag OCA: Blue Team |
| 07/09 | F-15 | Red Flag OCA: Blue Team, Mountain Home AFB, ID | |
| 08/09 | F/A-18 | Red Flag Interdiction: NAS Miramar, CA | |
| FELON | 11/10 | C-130H | MAFEX Fall 2010 |
| FEVER | 03/09 | HC-130P | Red Flag CSAR |
| FLANKER | 05/23 | F-35A | Agressors, Red Team, Nellis AFB, NV |
| FOCUS | 01/09 | E-3 | Red Flag AWACS: RAF Waddington |
| 02/14 | RC-135W | Red Flag Reconnaissance: 55th Wing, 38th RS, Offutt AFB, NE | |
| G | |||
| GAMBLE | 02/14 | F-16CM | Red Flag Interdiction: Edwards AFB, CA |
| 02/14 | F-16CJ | Red Flag SEAD: Shaw AFB, SC | |
| 08/09 | B-52H | Red Flag Interdiction: Barksdale AFB, LA | |
| GHOST | 01/09 | B-2 | Red Flag Interdiction: Whiteman AFB, MO |
| 04/12 | KC-135R | Red Flag / Air Exercise Tanker | |
| 03/09 | KC-10A | Red Flag / Green Flag? Tanker | |
| 03/09 | E-8 | Red Flag Command & Control: Robins AFB, GA | |
| GIBSON | 02/07 | Tornado | RAF |
| GIDDY | 02/14 | E-7A | Red Flag, RAAF E-7A Wedgetail |
| GOLIATH | 10/06 | E-3B/C | 552ACW, Tinker AFB, OK |
| GOMER | 02/22 | F-16/35 | Red Team, Agressors, Nellis AFB, NV |
| GREEDY | 03/09 | F-111 | Red Flag Interdiction, RAAF (Australian Air Force) |
| 01/12 | A-10? | Red Flag Interdiction | |
| GRISSLY | 02/09 | F-16 | |
| GUCCI | 03/09 | KC-10A | Red Flag Tanker: Travis AFB, CA |
| GULF | 02/14 | KC-135R | Red Flag Tanker (Red Team) |
| GUNSMOKE | (various) | Nellis AFB, NV - Fighter Weapons School | |
| H | |||
| HARLEY | 02/14 | F-16 | Red Flag SEAD |
| HAWG | 10/09 | A-10A | Red Flag Interdiction: Moody AFB, GA |
| HAWK | 02/09 | F-16 | Red Flag SEAD: Spangdahlem AB, Germany (USAFE) |
| HERKY | 01/09 | C-130 | Red Flag / Green Flag? |
| HOG | 02/07 | A-10A | 57WG, Nellis AFB, NV |
| HOIST | 01/09 | KC-10A | Red Flag / Green Flag? Tanker |
| HORSE | 01/09 | KC-135 | Red Flag Tanker (Aerial Refueling) |
| 10/09 | KC-10A | Red Flag Tanker | |
| HOSS | 03/12 | F-15E | Fighter Weapons School, Agressors: 57WG, Nellis AFB, NV |
| HOOVER | 01/09 | RC-135 | Red Flag Reconnaissance: Offutt AFB, NE |
| HOVER | 01/09 | MH-60 | Red Flag CSAR: NAS North Island, CA |
| HUGE | 03/12 | KC-135R | Red Flag/Air Exercise Tanker |
| HYDRA | 02/06 | MC-130 | USAF |
| I | |||
| INTRUDER | 02/22 | F-16/35 | Red Team, Agressors, Nellis AFB, NV |
| IRON | 01/12 | F-15E | Red Flag Interdiction |
| 07/12 | A-10 | Red Flag Interdiction: Pope AFB | |
| IVAN | 02/14 | F-16 | Red Flag Aggressors: NAS Fallon, NV |
| J | |||
| JESTER | 03/19 | F-35 | USAF |
| JOLLY | 02/07 | Blackhawk | USAF |
| JPAT | 04/06 | Prop Plane | USAF |
| JUICE | 02/14 | - | "Joint Interface Control Officer" (Data link and comms controller) |
| K | |||
| KILLER | 02/06 | F-111 | Australian AF |
| 04/06 | B-1B | USAF | |
| 10/06 | F-16 | USAF | |
| KING | 03/09 | HC-130P | Red Flag / Green Flag? S&R: 71st RQS, Moody AFB, GA |
| KINGFISH(ER) | 01/19 | ? | USAF/AMC Contingency Response Elements (CRE) |
| KNIGHT | 01/09 | GR-9 | Red Flag Interdiction: Harrier GR-9 |
| 02/12 | Tornado | Red Flag Interdiction: RAF Tornado GR 4 | |
| F-16 | Red Flag Interdiction: European F-16 | ||
| KONG | 03/09 | C-130H | Red Flag Airlift: RAF |
| KRAIT | 02/14 | C-130H | Red Flag Airlift: Transport landing at Keno, RAAF (Australian Air Force) / Norwegian RAF |
| 02/09 | C-130 | Red Flag Special Ops, RAAF (Australian Air Force) | |
| L | |||
| LIZARD | 02/09 | F-3 | Red Flag Blue Team, RAF |
| LIAR | 02/14 | ? | Red Flag |
| LIMEY | 02/10 | GR-9 | Red Flag Interdiction: RAF Cottesmore, UK |
| M | |||
| MAGIC | 02/14 | E-3 | RAF AWACS during Red Flag |
| MAGPIE | 02/14 | F/A 18 | Red Flag: RAAF F/A 18 Hornets. 75 SQN (The Mighty Magpies) |
| MAUL | 08/09 | F-16 | Red Flag Interdiction: Hill AFB, UT |
| MERLIN | 10/17 | ? | Jammer in Dreamland MOA during Green Flag ("Music On") |
| MIG | 01/19 | F-16C/D | Red Team, Agressors: 57WG, Nellis AFB, NV |
| MIKE | 10/07 | SAM | SAM Sites, ground threats |
| MOBIL | 03/09 | KC-135 | Red Flag / Green Flag? Tanker |
| MOLE | 02/06 | Tornado | RAF |
| MOVER | 01/09 | KC-10A | Red Flag / Green Flag? Tanker |
| N | |||
| NITRO | 01/19 | ? | Red Flag Tanker? |
| O | |||
| OCEAN | 03/09 | C-130 | Green Flag Airlift |
| OLDS | 08/19 | F-22 | Red Flag 19-3 |
| ORCA | 01/09 | KC-135 | Red Flag / Green Flag? Tanker |
| OUTLAW | 11/10 | C-130J | MAFEX Fall 2010 |
| P | |||
| PABLO | 02/06 | EC-130 | 41 ECS, Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ |
| PECOS | 02/14 | F-16 | Red Flag Air-Ground Strike |
| PEDAL | 02/14 | ? | Red Flag |
| PHOENIX | 01/09 | ? | Red Flag |
| PINYON | 08/23 | U-2 | Red Flag Reconnaissance: Beale AFB, CA |
| PISTOL | 08/09 | F-16 | Red Flag Interdiction: Hill AFB, UT |
| PREP | 02/14 | MC-12W | Red Flag: Beech MC-12W, 427th RS |
| PSYCHO | 01/09 | F-16 | Red Flag SEAD |
| PULSAR | 02/14 | F-22 | Red Flag OCA: Blue Team |
| 01/12 | F-15 | Red Flag OCA: Blue Team | |
| PUNISHER | 05/10 | 57WG, Nellis AFB, NV, Fighter Weapons School | |
| PUMA | 01/09 | C-130 | Red Flag Transport |
| PYTHON | 06/06 | F-16 | Fighter Weapons School |
| R | |||
| RAIDER | 01/09 | F-15E | Red Flag Interdiction: Seymour-Johnson AFB, NC |
| 03/09 | F-15E | Red Flag Interdiction: Mountain Home AFB, ID | |
| 08/09 | F-16 | Red Flag Interdiction: Hill AFB, UT | |
| RAMBO | 02/07 | F-15C/D | 57WG, Nellis AFB, NV |
| RANCHO | 02/14 | ? | Red Flag |
| RANDALL | 02/07 | Tornado | RAF |
| RAPTOR | 10/16 | F-22 | From Nellis during Green Flag 17-1 on Dreamland MOA Control |
| RATS | 02/14 | ? | Red Flag |
| RATTLER | 10/07 | Fighter Weapons School | |
| RAYMOND 22 | 57WG, Nellis AFB, NV - Command Post | ||
| RAZOR | 04/06 | B-1B | USAF |
| REAPER | 02/06 | B-1B | 9BS, Dyess AFB, TX |
| 07/12 | F-15 | RAF Lakenheath, England (USAFE) | |
| REDSTONE | Nellis AFB, NV - Comm team | ||
| RINGO | F-16CJ | USAFE 22FS, Spangdahlem AB, Germany | |
| ROCKET | 03/12 | F-15E | USAF |
| 07/09 | F-16I | Red Flag Interdiction: Israeli Air Force | |
| ROOKY | 01/09 | F-16 | Red Flag |
| ROULETTE | 01/19 | SAM sites | SAM site controller |
| RUBEN | 02/14 | ? | Red Flag |
| S | |||
| SABER | 04/12 | F-16 | USAF, air-ground strike |
| SANDY | 01/09 | A-10A | 422nd TES (OT), Nellis AFB, NV |
| SCAR | 01/09 | C-130 | Red Flag / Green Flag? |
| SCARY | 10/17 | KC-135 | SCARY 85 and SCARY 95 providing AAR for exercise in Dreamland MOA |
| SCORE | 03/09 | E-2C | US Navy, VX-20 |
| SCOUT | 07/09 | E-3B | AWACS Pilot, 964th AACS, Tinker AFB, OK |
| SCUD | F-16C/D | 57WG, Nellis AFB, NV | |
| SENTRY | 01/12 | E-3 | AWACS Pilot, 552nd ACW, Tinker AFB, OK (ACC) |
| SHOWTIME | 04/19 | AWACS | Nellis Range Training Officer (RTO) |
| SIGNER | 02/14 | ? | Red Flag |
| SKULL | 02/07 | F-15/F-16 | USAF |
| SLAM | 01/09 | C-17 | Red Flag |
| SLEEPY | 03/09 | RC-135W | Red Flag Reconnaissance: 38th RS, Offutt AFB, NE |
| SLUGGO | 02/14 | EC-130H | Red Flag SEAD: 41st ECS, Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ |
| SNAKE | 10/07 | F-16C/D | 57WG, Nellis AFB, NV, Fighter Weapons School |
| SNIPER | 01/19 | (various) | Red Flag SEAD ? |
| SNOOP | 01/09 | RC-135W | Red Flag Reconnaissance: 38th RS, Offutt AFB, NE |
| SNOOPY | 01/09 | E-8 | Red Flag Command & Control: Robins AFB, GA |
| SODA | 01/09 | KC-10A | Red Flag / Green Flag? Tanker |
| SPAD | 01/09 | Green Flag | |
| SPAR | 01/09 | VC-37A | Red Flag / Green Flag? |
| 01/09 | C-130 | Red Flag / Green Flag? | |
| 01/09 | C-9C | Red Flag / Green Flag? | |
| SPEAR | 04/06 | B-1B | USAF |
| SPEEDY | 01/09 | F-16 | Green Flag |
| STINGER | 10/07 | F-16CJ ? | Red Flag SEAD ? |
| STRIKE | 02/07 | F-15E | USAF |
| SUMMIT | 01/09 | C-130 | Red Flag / Green Flag? |
| SWORD | 07/12 | F-16 | Red Flag Interdiction: UAE F-16 |
| 03/12 | Tornado | Red Flag Interdiction: RAF Tornado GR 4 | |
| T | |||
| TALON | 03/12 | MC-130H | Air Exercise, transport, air-drop/land |
| TARZAN | 01/09 | MH-60 | Red Flag CSAR: NAS North Island, CA |
| TEAM | 01/09 | KC-10A | Red Flag / Green Flag? |
| THUG | 11/10 | C-17 | MAFEX Fall 2010 |
| THUNDERBIRD | F-16 | AF Thunderbird Demo Team, Nellis AFB, NV | |
| TIGER | 01/09 | F-16 | Red Flag SEAD: Shaw AFB, SC |
| 03/15 | B-1B | B-1B practicing bombing runs during Green Flag 15-6 | |
| TOPCAT | 03/09 | RC-135W | Red Flag Reconnaissance: 38th RS, Offutt AFB, NE |
| TRAIN | 02/14 | ? | Red Flag |
| TRON | 07/12 | E/A-6B | Red Flag SEAD: Radio/radar jamming |
| TURBO | 01/09 | KC-135 | Red Flag / Green Flag? |
| U | |||
| UGLY | 02/22 | F-16/35 | Red Team, Agressors, Nellis AFB, NV |
| UTAH | 03/09 | KC-135R | Red Flag / Green Flag? Tanker: 191st ARS, Salt Lake City, UT |
| V | |||
| VADER | 09/17 | MQ-9 | Creech AFB, NV |
| VAMPIRE | 04/12 | F/A-18 | US Navy Air Test and Evaluation Squadron VX-9 |
| VEGAS | F-16C/D | 57WG, Nellis AFB, NV | |
| VENOM | 06/21 | F-16C/D | 422nd TES (OT), Nellis AFB, NV |
| VENTURE | 07/12 | B-52 | Barksdale AFB |
| VIPER | 06/21 | F-16C/D | 422nd TES (OT), Nellis AFB, NV |
| VULTURE | 01/19 | ? | Red Flag |
| W | |||
| WARBAT | 01/09 | F-16 | Red Flag |
| WEASEL | 07/12 | F-16 | Red Flag SEAD |
| WEDGY | 02/14 | Tornado | Red Flag: RAF Tornado |
| WOMBAT | 02/09 | MC-130W | "Combat Spear", 73rd SOS, Hurlburt Field, FL |
| WOOKIE | 01/09 | F-16 | Green Flag / Red Flag SEAD: Shaw AFB, SC |
| Z | |||
| ZAPPER | 01/09 | EC-130 | Red Flag, Electronic Countermeasures (ECM) |