What is the joint brevity term for 'Crew does not have contact with the Target or Bandit'?

• A. No Joy
• B. No Contact
• C. No Threat
• D. Zero Contact

Answer: (A)

In military radio brevity, you use a concise phrase to report your contact status with a target. When your crew does not have any contact with the target or bandit, the standard term to report is No Joy. It quickly communicates that there is no positive contact you can rely on—visually or sensor-wise—so command and other assets know you’re not tracking that target at the moment.

This is preferred over saying No Contact or Zero Contact because those aren’t the established brevity terms in joint operations; they’re plain-language options that can introduce ambiguity. No Threat would imply safety in terms of risk rather than contact status, which isn’t what’s being conveyed here.