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03/30/2016 | Washington National Guard Communications Exercise Involves Use of 60 Meters
A Washington National Guard communications drill — “Exercise Vital Connection” — that continues until April 3 is making use of the Amateur Radio 60 meter channels.
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02/10/2016 | Army and Air Force MARS Communications Exercise Set for February 12
The first quarterly Military Auxiliary Radio System (MARS) US Department of Defense communications exercise of 2016 (COMEX 16-1) is set for February 12. The scenario will be a loss of electrical power, landline telephone and cell service, and Internet....
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11/27/2015 | MARS-Amateur Radio Exercise an Overall Success
A 2 day Military Auxiliary Radio System (MARS) communications exercise in early November was an overall success, especially in terms of MARS-ARES cooperation.
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11/17/2014 | MARS Volunteers Reach Out to Amateur Community to Test Interoperability
The Army and Air Force branches of the Military Auxiliary Radio System (MARS) merged their long-distance radio networks in late October for a 48-hour Department of Defense-sponsored contingency communications exercise. The MARS volunteers provided com...
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09/02/2014 | MARS Leaders Mull Adopting New Training Approach, Upping Recruitment Game
MARS leaders gathered recently in Arizona to discuss future strategies, plans.
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07/02/2014 | MARS Teams Remember D-Day With a Present-Day Purpose
MARS teams recently conducted an interoperability drill that involved stations on both sides of the Atlantic and invoked the memory of D-Day assault communication.
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09/03/2013 | MARS Transpacific Emergency Communication Exercise Overcomes Obstacles
A MARS exercise is a success, despite some problems and poor conditions.
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12/24/2009 | MARS Gets New Name As It Fine Tunes Mission
On Wednesday, December 23, the Department of Defense (DoD) issued an Instruction concerning MARS, effective immediately. This Instruction gives the three MARS services -- Army, Air Force and Navy/Marine Corps -- a new focus on homeland secur
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