oscar mike
Currently in transit
Oscar mike is military phonetic alphabet code for the letters O and M, standing for "on the move." Used in radio communications to indicate that a person or unit is moving or en route: We're oscar mike, should arrive in twenty minutes.
The phrase has spread from military usage into civilian contexts, especially among veterans and in action films.
- on the moveActively going somewhere
- militaryArmed forces collectively
- military jargonArmed forces terminology
- radioElectromagnetic wave receiver
- radio chatterTalk over wireless frequencies
phonetic alphabet · moving out · move out · bravo · alpha · call sign · tactical · convoy · soldiers · mission · deployment · copy that · roger · over and out · march · advance · proceed · troops
mission phase
oscar mikearrived
Reached one's destination
in position · standing by · on standby · on target · mission complete