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'Serving Those Who Serve'
'Army MARS - Voice of the Army'
Not so long ago MARS consisted of three distinct branches, one from each of the military
services. Recently, however, we find ourselves drawn together with a single mission, to
provide emergency communications to local, state and federal authorities during emergencies.
With that in mind, it is now clear that all MARS members must participate under the MARS
banner as a single, unified communications entity.
On 22 November 2007 the first joint service instruction was issued, titled "U.S. Military Affiliate Radio System (MARS) Joint Air Force, Army, Navy-Marine Corps Standard Operating Procedure for Calling and Operating a Voice Net."
Members are invited to read this document and prepare themselves for it's implimentation on January 1, 2008.
AFN1AL discusses the SOP and Digital Operations/ALE. You can view his discussion at this link.
AAA9O discusses upcoming changes in the WinLink 2000 Message Precedence Program. Follow this link.
The Region One instructions for net control station implementation can be viewed by clicking here. AFF1N requests that all NCS members read and impliment these instructions on or before 1 Jan 2008.
AFF1N's instructions for region member stations can be viewed and downloaded by clicking here. Region affiliate members are requested to read and familiarize themselves with the protocols in this instruction.
AFF1N's member update instructions dated 19 December 2007, clairifies and expands on several issues. This is impotant reading please click here.
AFF1N's NCS Script Instruction, dated 19 December 2007, can be downloaded and printed from this link. NCS's are encourged to begin using this Script immediately.
AFF1N's printable Net Control Script (Version 01.01.08) is now available by clicking on the NCS drop-down menu on the main page or in the NCS forum in the Links and Download page. All interested members are invited to download all four pages of this document.
The printable script mimics the script in the Excel Log program Part 2. The Excel NCS logging program, Version 01.01.08, and Part 2 of the Log program, are available for down load in ZIP file from the NCS or Links and Down load pages. NCS's are encouraged to download and immediately use this program. The idea being to capture and correct errors prior to 1 January 2008.
This forum will present additional information as it is released, so check back often.
Included with the issuance of the SOP is a tri-service "LETTER OF PROMULGATION," which is presented below:
CHIEF, ARMY MARS
CHIEF, AIR FORCE MARS
CHIEF, NAVY-MARINE CORPS MARS
22 Nov 2007
LETTER OF PROMULGATION
1. The Standard Operating Procedure for Calling and Operating a
Voice Net was developed under the direction of the Chiefs of
Army, Air Force and Navy-Marine Corps MARS and is promulgated
for use by the Army, Air Force and Navy and Marine Corps.
2. Standard Operating Procedure for Calling and Operating a
Voice Net is an UNCLASSIFIED, non-registered publication.
3. Standard Operating Procedure for Calling and Operating a
Voice Net will be required for use in all three MARS as of 01
JAN 2008.
4. Standard Operating Procedure for Calling and Operating a
Voice Net supersedes the procedures of the following directives:
a. Army MARS:
b. Air Force MARS:
c. Navy-Marine Corps MARS: NTP 8(D), Chapter 7.
5. Permission is granted to copy or take extracts from this
publication without the consent of the MARS Chiefs.
6. This publication, or extracts thereof, may be carried in
aircraft or ships for use therein.
7. Correspondence concerning this publication should be
addressed via the normal MARS chain of command to any one of the
three MARS Chiefs.
STUART CARTER Chief, Army MARS Chief ALLEN EIERMANN Air Force MARS B. G. LINDFORS Chief, Navy-Marine Corps MARS |
Link Navy-Marine Corps MARS Here are excellent NMC MARS links to Interoperability and NMC nets, digital operations and others. This link outlines the NMC Inter-Service Opns |
 Link RACES-MARS-ARES Recently a meeting was hosted by the ARRL involving the three MARS services and ARES-RACES, focusing on a greater degree of cooperation and promoting inter- operability between these agencies. For more informaton |
Army "Army MARS" This page contains Chief Army MARS broadcasts (CAM) and messages beginning with the year 2006. |