Military Time Zone Codes and Abbreviations
Military time zones are used worldwide for both military and civilian purposes. They represent each of the twenty four time zones in use around the world, including Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) which is represented by the Zulu Time Zone.
The current assignment of time zone names is based upon the NATO phonetic alphabet. This system has helped to eliminate some confusion which resulted in previous proposals. Each time zone name corresponds to a unique one character letter assigned to that time zone. However, because some letters such as "D and B" or "M and N" could be easily confused in verbal communications, the time zone name itself is most often used. So in this example Delta would be used when referring to UTC + 4 rather than the letter "D."
The current assignment of codes is in use by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), International Telecommunication Union (ITU), International Maritime Organization (IMO), and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) with some slight variations, and most military organizations.
| CODE | MILITARY TIME ZONE CODES AND ABBREVIATIONS | UTC OFFSET |
| A | ALPHA TIME ZONE | UTC + 1 |
| B | BRAVO TIME ZONE | UTC + 2 |
| C | CHARLIE TIME ZONE | UTC + 3 |
| D | DELTA TIME ZONE | UTC + 4 |
| E | ECHO TIME ZONE | UTC + 5 |
| F | FOXTROT TIME ZONE | UTC + 6 |
| G | GOLF TIME ZONE | UTC + 7 |
| H | HOTEL TIME ZONE | UTC + 8 |
| I | INDIA TIME ZONE | UTC + 9 |
| K | KILO TIME ZONE | UTC +10 |
| L | LIMA TIME ZONE | UTC + 11 |
| M | MIKE TIME ZONE | UTC + 12 |
| Z | ZULU TIME ZONE | UTC + 0 |
| N | NOVEMBER TIME ZONE | UTC - 1 |
| O | OSCAR TIME ZONE | UTC - 2 |
| P | PAPA TIME ZONE | UTC - 3 |
| Q | QUEBEC TIME ZONE | UTC - 4 |
| R | ROMEO TIME ZONE | UTC - 5 |
| S | SIERRA TIME ZONE | UTC - 6 |
| T | TANGO TIME ZONE | UTC - 7 |
| U | UNIFORM TIME ZONE | UTC - 8 |
| V | VICTOR TIME ZONE | UTC - 9 |
| W | WHISKEY TIME ZONE | UTC - 10 |
| X | X-RAY TIME ZONE | UTC - 11 |
| Y | YANKEE TIME ZONE | UTC - 12 |