DE AFN1EC NR 019 R 040110Z OCT 06 FM AFN1EC ME TO USAF MARS INFO SHARES ZEN ARMY MARS ZEN NAVMARCORMARS BT SUBJ: ECOM BDCST 06-19 SHARES OPERATION MESSENGER 1. SHARES WILL CONDUCT A COMEX NAMED "OPERATION MESSENGER" FROM 041600Z OCT 2006 THROUGH 042359Z OCT 2006. 2. GOALS: THE TRAINING GOALS OF OPERATION MESSENGER WILL BE TO: A. EVALUATE THE SHARES ACTIVATION PROCEDURES CURRENTLY IN-PLACE. B. EVALUATE BOTH NATIONAL AND REGIONAL NET CONTROLS AND THE PROCEDURES THAT THEY USE TO MANAGE THEIR RESPECTIVE RADIO NETS. C. EVALUATE MESSAGE HANDLING PROCEDURES WITHIN EACH GIVEN SHARES REGION. D. EVALUATE MESSAGE FORMATTING AND TRANSMISSION ABILITIES OF VARIOUS SHARES STATIONS. E. EVALUATE MESSAGE ACCOUNTABILITY THROUGHOUT THE SHARES NETWORK. F. EVALUATE SHARES STATION ACCOUNTABILITY WITHIN EACH SHARES REGION. G. EVALUATE THE SUBMISSION OF NET CONTROL SHIFT REPORTS AND STATION CHECK-IN REPORTS. 3. DURING THIS COMEX, SHARES STATIONS WILL BE ASKED TO GENERATE A MINIMUM OF 2 MSGS FOR TRANSMISSION INTO THE SHARES NETWORKS. 4. MARS LOCAL, REGIONAL AND TRANSCON NETS SHOULD BE PREPARED TO HELP RELAY AND DELIVER ANY SHARES MESSAGES BROUGHT TO OUR NETS. THIS IS AN EXCELLENT OPPORTUNITY TO TEST OUR VOICE, DIGITAL AND ALE NETWORKS AND ASSIST IN THE HANDLING OF SHARES TRAFFIC. 5. REGIONAL NETS ARE ENCOURAGED TO EXTEND IF NECESSARY TO ENABLE THE TIMELY TRANSMISSION OF MESSAGES. 6. ALL MODES OF OPERATION SHOULD BE USED WHEN POSSIBLE TO TRANSMIT AND RECEIVE TRAFFIC. 7. WHEN REGIONAL NETS ARE NOT IN SERVICE, AVAILABLE STATIONS SHOULD CHECK IN TO TRANSCON VOICE NETS AND BE PREPARED TO HANDLE TRAFFIC. 8. AIR FORCE MARS: PROVIDING THE REINS OF COMMAND - IN EMERGENCIES 9. SGD HARRY L. MARSTERS II, CMSGT, USAF NATIONAL EMERGENCY COORDINATOR/AFN1EC BT NNNN

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