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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.