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| A | ALFA | (AL FAH) | N | NOVEMBER | (NO VEM BER) | |
| B | BRAVO | (BRAH VOH) | O | OSCAR | (OSS CAH) | |
| C | CHARLIE | (CHAR LEE) | P | PAPA | (PAH PAH) | |
| D | DELTA | (DELL TAH) | Q | QUEBEC | (KEH BECK) | |
| E | ECHO | (ECK OH) | R | ROMEO | (ROW ME OH) | |
| F | FOXTROT | (FOKS TROT) | S | SIERRA | (SEE AIR RAH) | |
| G | GOLF | (GOLF) | T | TANGO | (TANG GO) | |
| H | HOTEL | (HOH TELL) | U | UNIFORM | (YOU NEE FORM) | |
| I | INDIA | (IN DEE AH) | V | VICTOR | (VIK TAH) | |
| J | JULIETT | (JEW LEE ETT) | W | WHISKEY | (WISS KEY) | |
| K | KILO | (KEY LOH) | X | X-RAY | (ECKS RAY) | |
| L | LIMA | (LEE MAH) | Y | YANKEE | (YANG KEY) | |
| M | MIKE | (MIKE) | Z | ZULU | (ZOO LOO) |