Call signs are of vital importance to aviators. They're used to identify specific pilots, with the Department of Defense ...

Forget what you’ve seen in movies like “Top Gun.” Military aviators don’t have cool-sounding call signs like “Maverick” and “Iceman.” In fact, the majority of call signs are meant to cut military ...

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 ...

The 2025 Pensacola Beach Air Show is just days away, which means many are planning to head out to the beach to get a glimpse of the Blue Angels. Most everyone knows the iconic blue and gold jets 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 ...

The names Pete Mitchell and Nick Bradshaw might mean very little to most, but when these two are called by their aviator call signs "Maverick" and "Goose," that all changes. Even though they're the ...

In the testosterone-laden world of military aviation, call signs for pilots and other squadron personnel can be really sticky — the more an aviator complains about the moniker his colleagues bestow ...

What goes into picking a name? The answer depends. Naming a child can be a lengthy process involving not just the parents but families and their history. Naming a child’s favorite toy could simply be ...