These phrases are picked up by the troops, and they make their way into the vernacular and sometimes pop culture too.

Jim Witherell: Ack, Beer, Kilogramme, Uppsala, Xanthippe and other words that saved lives and led to our current phonetic alphabet. Remember the last time you were at a concert or sporting event and ...

E very time an aircraft checks in with air traffic control, pilots identify themselves using a unique call sign, something like “Delta November Three Seven Two,” not “DN372.

We’ll share the origin of these ten terms and teach you how to properly use them. Although we wouldn’t recommend calling ...