Operational Brevity words, BFM terminology, and Military Aviation Acronyms

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JAAT: Joint Air Attack Team. Coordinated employment of attack helicopters and fightersA employed against enemy ground vehicles and personnel.
JASSM: Joint Air-to-Air Standoff Missile
JDAM: Joint Direct Attack Munitions
JETT/JTSN: Jettison
JFACC: Joint Force Air Component Commander.
JFC: Joint Force Commander.
JFS: Jet Fuel Starter
JHMCS: Joint Helmet Mounted Cueing System
Jinking: Aircraft maneuvers designed to change the flight path of the aircraft in all planes at random intervals (usually to negate a gun attack).
Jinkout Maneuver: Unpredictable maneuvers to negate a gun tracking solution. A series of changes in roll, pitch, and G performed to prevent an attacker from achieving a gun tracking solution. This maneuver will not be effective against missiles.
JMO (Air): Joint Maritime Operations (AIR).
JOAP: Joint Oil Analysis Program
Joint: US/Multi-Service.
Joker: Prebriefed fuel state above Bingo at which separation/bugout/event termination should begin.
JRIU: Jettison Remote Interface Unit
Judy: Aircrew has radar/visual contact on the correct target, has taken control of the intercept and only requires situation awareness information; weapons director (WD) will minimize radio transmissions.
Judy: Radio call signaling that your quarry is in sight and you are taking control of the intercept. “Darkstar, Judy, Judy. I’m going in with guns.”
Judy Angle: Call made by the fighter stating the fighter will position himself in azimuth and GCI will provide range info to the target from the fighter.