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Thursday, February 13, 2014

One Adam Twelve: the phonetic cop alphabet and the NATO phonetic alphabet

By Jack Brummet, Alphabetics Ed.




The LAPD phonetic alphabet is an alphabet used by the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) and other California law enforcement agencies.  It is used for telephone and over the air communication for properly understanding a broadcast of letters in the as easily understood words.

The L.A.P.D. phonetic alphabet:

LetterPhoneticLetterPhoneticNumberPhonetic
AAdamNNora (or Nancy)0Zero
BBaker (or Bravo)OOcean1One
CCharlie (or Charles)PPaul2Two
DDavidQQueen3Three
EEasy (or Edward)RRobert4Four
FFrankSSam5Five
GGeorgeTTom6Six
HHenryUUnion7Seven
IIdaVVictor8Eight
JJohnWWilliam (or Whiskey)9Nine
KKingXX-ray
LLincolnYYellow
MMaryZZebra


The NATO Phonetic Alphabet:

A Alfa / Alpha 
B Bravo 
C Charlie 
D Delta 
E Echo 
F Foxtrot 
G Golf 
H Hotel 
I India 
J Juliett / Juliet 
K Kilo 
L Lima 
M Mike
N November 
O Oscar 
P Papa 
Q Quebec 
R Romeo 
S Sierra 
T Tango 
U Uniform 
V Victor 
W Whiskey 
X X-ray / Xray 
Y Yankee 
Z Zulu 
- (hyphen) Dash 
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