Marine Situtation Codes

Marines use special codenames for situations and places when speaking over open COMM lines as an added security measure just in case the line is not secure.
Although this differs from unit to unit, there are some common ones.

Code Phrase	Description
Angels:	Innocents. Refers to the people who should be protected and should kept away from combat. Usually used to describe the hostages or civilians.
Bandits:	Enemy Operatives, Bad Guys etc.
Cold Field:	Describes an operation area/territory where the contact possibility with the enemy is very weak. Often used to describe Intel Gathering Missions.
Dead Angel:	Refers to dead innocents in the hot field.
Hot Field:	Describes an operation area/territory where contact either visual or audio with the enemy is expected.
Loose Cannon:	Refers to an allied operative or team member who has lost his temper and/or calmness in a hot field and who is reacting illogical. These people should be neutralized at once for the sake of the whole operation.
Hand Signals: Many Marines Corps Operations are covert which means there can be the need of radio silence and/or complete silence. In these cases, Marines uses visual hand signals to communicate with each other. These are:
Ambush Area:	Hand makes two circles with one finger directing to the ceiling.
Area Clear:	Thumb up.
Audio Contact:	Flat hand waved over the ear than makes the number of the bandits showing the direction.
Cover:	Flat hand, waved horizontal over orderer's head.
Hold/Sudden Stop:	Fist held up.
Hurry:	Fist pumped up, down while the arm has the right angle.
Stealth Movement:	Hand makes two ticks to the direction with one finger pointing to the ceiling.
Stop:	Flat hand held vertical.
Visual Contact:	Two fingers points to the eyes than makes the number of the bandits showing the direction.
Operation Procedures: There are many situations which need the creativity of the Platoon Commander or the Asst. Commander, but a few ops procedures are listed here.
Blitzkrieg Attack:	Means sweep out anything as fast as you can. Explosives of all kinds is used as well as heavy-weapons. No tactic, no procedure, just cover your team and proceed to sweep.
Hostage Rescue Ops:	Again the element of surprise should be used. The bandits should be isolated from the angels in some way. To do so, deploying some snipers to take out the actual threats can be used. Or a direct entrance to the scene can work too. Again Special Ops should work to develop the best option.
Take Over Ops:	In Take Over Ops the element of surprise is often the only advantage the unit has. Therefore using cameras and sensor data to locate the bandits before the actual entrance to the hot field is necessary. The entrance into the hot field should be approached from many directions to have a better angle of view and all deployment should be made with the use of sleeping agents and cover gases. The operation should be under control of Special Ops.