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COINCIDE WITH QUARTERLY DOD COMMUNICATIONS EXERCISES COMEX.  ALL EXERCISES
BEGIN ON CHANNEL 1 AS THE INITIAL CALLING CHANNEL, AND MOVE TO OTHER 60
METER WORKING CHANNELS AS INDICATED.  MARS MEMBERS WILL PERFORM TECHNICAL
AND ESSENTIAL COMPLEX MISSION TASKS THAT ARE CRITICAL FOR ACCOMPLISHMENT OF
THE MARS MISSION.  IN ADDITION TO VOICE CALLS, I WANT TO INTRODUCE PASSING
GENERAL MESSAGE ICS 213 FORMATTED MESSAGES IN VOICE AND DIGITAL MODES TO
ENHANCE THE OVERALL INTEROP EXPERIENCE, US ARMY MARS CHIEF PAUL ENGLISH,
WD8DBY, SAID.  HE EXPLAINED THAT THE EXERCISES WILL YIELD THE FREQUENCIES
TO OTHER SCHEDULED EXERCISES OR MISSION ACTIVATIONS, WHICH MAY BE CALLED BY
OTHER AGENCIES FOR INTEROP SUPPORT FOR SCENARIOS SUCH AS HURRICANES AND
WILDFIRES.  WE REGULARLY INSTRUCT MARS MEMBERS TO WORK COOPERATIVELY WITH
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