[Vocabulary] Alpha Oscar

[maiabulela]

What is "Alpha Oscar"? Is that a name or what?

A humanitarian in Darfur was driving his car talking in a wirless saying:

A - Godfather to base. Godfather One.
B - Godfather One. Good morning. Go ahead.
A - Moving from Alpha Oscar to India Gulf, over.

Thanks.

 

[Barb_D]

I assume they are coordinates or designated places.

One is AO on the map -- Alpha Oscar -- and one is IG -- India Gulf.