SB ALL @ AFMARS < AFN1EC $ECST_0604 USAF MARS ECOM BDCST MARS EXERCISE DE AFN1EC NR 004 P 181310Z APR 06 FM AFN1EC ME TO USAF MARS INFO SHARES ZEN ARMY MARS ZEN NAVMARCORMARS BT MARS EXERCISE SUBJ: ECOM BDCST 06-04 HOWLING WIND EXERCISE 1. SHARES WILL CONDUCT A HOWLING WIND EXERCISE 191600Z - 200100Z APR 06 FOR SHARES STATIONS. THE PRIMARY GOAL OF THIS EXERCISE IS TO PRACTICE MESSAGE HANDLING USING APPROVED SHARES MESSAGE FORMAT BETWEEN FEDERAL ENTITIES, INDUSTRY AND DEPLOYED STAR STATIONS. 2. SITUATION: A CAT 3 HURRICANE (HURRICANE ANTHONY) HAS ALREADY HIT SOUTHERN FLORIDA AND HAS CAUSED ALL COMMUNICATIONS IN THAT PART OF THE STATE TO BE SPORADIC AT BEST. TO MAKE THINGS WORSE, ANOTHER CAT 3 HURRICANE (HURRICANE BEATRICE) IS HEADED NORTH/NORTHWEST AT 8MPH AND IS CURRENTLY MOVING OVER THE ISLAND OF CUBA. SHARES STAR STATIONS HAVE ALREADY DEPLOYED TO THEIR VARIOUS STAGING AREAS AND SOME HAVE ALREADY BEEN STATIONED IN MIAMI AND KEY WEST. OTHER STAR STATIONS ARE ALREADY STAGED IN AUSTIN, TX AND AT STENNIS SPACE CENTER IN MISSISSIPPI, TO PROVIDE ANY NECESSARY ASSISTANCE WHICH WILL BE DEPENDENT ON HURRICANE BEATRICE FINAL POINT OF LANDFALL. UPON ACTIVATION ALL SHARES STATIONS WILL BE ASKED TO GO INTO A 24/7-MONITOR MODE AND PASS ANY MESSAGE TRAFFIC THAT MAY BE NECESSARY. 3. USAF MARS STATIONS ARE REQUESTED TO HELP HANDLE EXERCISE TRAFFIC THAT MIGHT BE BROUGHT TO MARS NETWORKS FOR RELAY OR ASSISTANCE IN DELIVERY. 4. AVAILABLE STATIONS SHOULD CHECK INTO AND MONITOR REGIONAL AND USAF MARS TRANSCON FREQUENCIES AND CHECK INTO DIGITAL NETS TO ENSURE THAT TRAFFIC IS PICKED UP AND PUT ON VOICE NETS FOR DELIVERY AS NEEDED. 5. USAF MARS NETWORKS SHOULD BE READY AND AVAILABLE TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL COMMUNICATIONS CHANNELS FOR THE HANDLING OF ANY AND ALL ECOM RELATED TRAFFIC. 6. AIR FORCE MARS: PROVIDING THE REINS OF COMMAND - IN EMERGENCIES 7. SGD NATIONAL EMERGENCY COORDINATOR/AFN1EC MARS EXERCISE BT NNNN

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