FORT HUACHUCA, Ariz., Nov. 2, 2017 — The Army's Network
Enterprise Technology Command is calling on Military Auxiliary Radio System
operators around the country to participate in a quarterly interoperability
communications exercise Nov. 4-6.
The exercise will simulate a power-outage scenario, and it
will not affect any public or private communications, officials said, noting
that there will be no power outages of communications systems. The exercise is
designed to improve readiness, build cooperation and public awareness, and
better prepare to defend the nation, they added.
The Army Military Auxiliary Radio System, which is part of
Netcom, conducts interoperability communications exercises on a regular basis
and has been doing so since 2013. Interoperability exercises are designed to
test communications links among the Army, the Defense Department and the
hundreds of trained volunteers who are MARS members.
Redundant Communications Capability
This community helps to provide redundant communications
capability in the event of a large-scale power or communications outage, as
well as emergency reporting information about local conditions across the
country on a rapid scale, officials said.
These exercises are scheduled at least a year in advance to
maximize training opportunities and enhance the proficiency and readiness of
MARS members and organizations they support, officials said. MARS operators'
primary mission during these quarterly exercises is to serve as liaisons
between supported organizations, emergency responders and the amateur radio
community, they explained.
(From an Army Network Enterprise Technology Command news
release.)
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