B ALL @ AFMARS < AFN1EC $ECST_0615 USAF MARS ECOM BDCST ECOM ALERT DE AFN1EC NR 015 P 160045Z AUG 06 FM AFN1EC ME TO USAF MARS INFO SHARES ZEN ARMY MARS ZEN NAVMARCORMARS BT MARS EXERCISE SUBJ: ECOM BDCST 06-15 ALERT NOTIFICATION/FEDERAL RESPONSE RE AAA3MD MSG NMBR 037 DTG 170751 AUG 06 1. SITUATION: TSA IS CONDUCTING A DEPLOYMENT EXERCISE IN NEW ORLEANS LA 15-18 AUGUST 2006. THERE WILL BE AN EXERCISE OF ALERT, DEPLOYMENT, OVERVIEW AND RECONNAISSANCE OF AFFECTED AREAS. COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN NEW ORLEANS LA AND TSA HQ IN WASHINGTON DC CAN BE VIA MARS CHANNELS. 2. MISSION: ALL STATIONS SHOULD BE PREPARED TO PROVIDE BACKUP COMMUNICATIONS TO AFFECTED AREAS. 3. EXECUTION: BEGINNING 151201Z AUG 2006 ACTIVATE REGULARLY SCHEDULED MDC ARMY MARS NETS AS EXERCISE NETS IAW STATE O-PLANS. A. MONITOR WINLINK SYSTEM, ARMY MARS STATE/REGION RALLY FREQUENCIES, AND USAF MARS DIGITAL TRANSCON FREQUENCIES FOR TRAFFIC. B. PREPARE EEI AND AAR REPORTS IAW ARMY MARS ECOM PLANS. FURTHER INFORMATION FOR MD/DC MEMBERS WILL BE PROVIDED AS IT DEVELOPS BY SMD STAFF. 4. SERVICE SUPPORT: DHS/TSA 5. COMMAND AND SIGNAL: A. COMMAND: AAA3MD OVERALL CONTROL AAM3MD: ASSOCIATE CONTROL AAM3EMD: EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CONTROL B. SIGNAL: ALL HF NETS, VHF REPEATERS, PACKET AND WINLINK SYSTEMS. 6. USAF MARS MEMBERS SHOULD COORDINATE THEIR EFFORTS WITH THEIR ARMY SMDs IN MD AND LA. ARMY MARS IS THE LEAD ON THIS EXERCISE. 7. AVAILABLE STATIONS SHOULD ALSO CHECK INTO USAF TRANSCON VOICE AND BE PREPARED TO HELP HANDLE EXERCISE ECOM TRAFFIC DURING REGULARLY SCHEDULED NETS. 8. JOINT EFFORTS ARE CRITICAL TO EFFECTIVE MARS RESPONSE TO EMERGENCIES. 9. AIR FORCE MARS: PROVIDING THE REINS OF COMMAND - IN EMERGENCIES 10. SGD HARRY L. MARSTERS II, CMSGT, USAF NATIONAL EMERGENCY COORDINATOR/AFN1EC MARS EXERCISE BT NNNN

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