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Air Force Mars NE RegionConference-2017
Region 2 Military Interoperability Report
AF MARS Region 2 AGA2XX Station Status OverviewSTATION CALL SIGN STATE OP STATUS UNIT POC
AGA2SU NEW YORK Operational 106th Air Rescue GroupLong Island , NY
AGA2SY NEW YORK Operational 174th ATKWSyracuse , NY
AGA2ST NEW YORK Operational 109th Airlift WingSchenectady , NY
AGA2PI NEW YORK Operational Plum Island AnimalDisease CTR NY DHS
AGA2RL NEW YORK Relocating Rome LaboratoriesRome, NY
AGA2NI NEW YORK Inactive Niagara Falls IAP ARSNiagara NY107th ATKW
???UNKNOWN???
AGA2WH NEW YORK Inactive 105th Airlift WingNewburgh , NY
???UNKNOWN???
AGA2LV NEW JERSEY Inactive NJARNG DHS CenterLawrenceville, NJ
???UNKNOWN???
New York- 62 Counties
AGA2SU
AGA2ST
AGA2PI
AGA2SY
AGA2RL
AGA2NI
AGA2WH
Air Force MARS RADO’s- 46
Geographical Location
RED-Inactive
Orange-Relocating
Green-Operational
109th AW
Plum Island/DHS
106th RQW
105th AW
Rome Labs
174th ATKW107th ATKW
New Jersey- 21 Counties
AGA2LV
Air Force MARS RADO’s- 9
Geographical Location
Green-Operational
Orange-Relocating
RED-Inactive
NJARNG
AGA2SU- 106th Air Rescue
• Station Setup
AGA2SY-174th ATKWFixed Station Setup Mobile Station Setup
AGA2PI- Plum Island
Interoperability• Dictionary
• in·ter·op·er·a·bil·i·ty
• noun
• the ability of computer systems or software to exchange and make use of information.
• "interoperability between devices made by different manufacturers"
• the ability of military equipment or groups to operate in conjunction with each other.
• "staff believe interoperability between forces is crucial to effectiveness"
Air Force MARS Interoperability-AF MARS MOI Released 02 AUG 2017 Chapter 5 Page 62
• Army Mars• Active Duty/Reserve Military Stations/Units• National Guard Stations/Units• Department of Homeland security- DHS• Federal Emergency Management Agency- FEMA• Transportation Security Administration- TSA• Community Emergency Readiness Team- CERT • Secret Service• U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement- ICE• SHARES• Civil Air Patrol- CAP
Air Force MARS Interoperability-Continued• National Aeronautics and Space Administration- NASA• U.S. Department of Agriculture- DOA• U.S. Department of Interior- DOI• U.S Department of Energy- DOE• U.S. Department of Transportation- DOT• U.S. Department of Defense- DoD• U.S. Veterans Administration- VA• Non-Government Organization- Ngo• The American Red Cross- ARC• American Radio Relay League- ARRL• Salvation Army Team Emergency Radio Net- SATERN• Any State Sponsored Emergency Operations Center- EOC• U.S. Coast Guard & Auxiliary• State Sponsored Militia
??? State Sponsored Militia ???
• Aka- State Defense Force- SDF• Currently 21 states nation wide have an active organized SDF• State Governor is Commander-in-Chief• Fall under USC Title 32- can not be federalized under USC Title 10• Augment each respective states Army/Air National Guard Units• Typically model an Army based organization and rank structure• Comprised of both prior/retired service members and civilians• Can remain till 68 years of age• All volunteer organization• Paid commensurate with rank if/when activated• Can not wear uniforms outside of their respective state
Region 2- New York Guard• SDF for the State of New York• Commander-in-Chief is Governor Andrew Cuomo• Fall under guidance and direction of DMNA- JFHQ-NY CONPLAN 6.2• DMNA- Division of Military and Naval Affairs in Latham, N.Y.• DMNA is in charge of all Reserve Military Forces in New York• New York Guard HQ located at Camp Smith in Peekskill, N.Y.• NYS Reserve Forces under command of Maj Gen Murphy, Adjutant General• The New York Guard is comprised of 3 Area Commands HQ’s• 88th Area Command HQ- JOA1• 56th Area Command HQ- JOA2• 10th Area Command HQ- JOA3 through JOA5
NYG 10th AC
NYG 56th ACNYG HQ
NYG 88th AC
New York Guard MERN
Military Emergency Radio Network• New York Statewide High Frequency ECOM system• Under guidance and direction of DMNA and NYG HQ G6• Reference JFHQ-NY CONPLAN 6.2 Annex-K (C4)• New York Guard MERN Directive 3025.2• Pre-2015 Voice/ALE only via designated fixed HF MICOM stations• August 2015 DMNA issues Mobile MERN systems to NY Guard• November 2015 88th AC incorporates HF Digi modes into MERN• January 2016 MERN establishes interoperability with AF MARS• March 2016 88th AC passing MERN message traffic with FLDIGI/WL2K• July 2017 MERN officially issued current Region 2 Army MARS call signs• MERNEX operates once monthly for 6 hours on NYG HQ drill day
NY Guard Mobile MERN UNITS
• Comprised of 5 Mobile MERN teams of 3-6 field deployable RADOs per team• Each MERN system consists of 1 Yaesu 857D HF/VHF/UHF radio and FC-30 tuner• Powered by both generator and marine deep cycle battery power• Mobile MERN 2,3 and 4 currently digital capable with laptops and digi-keyers• Each Mobile MERN uses a custom portable NVIS Inverted-V dipole antenna
MERN TAC CALL SIGN AREA COMMAND JOA LOCATION MARS CALL SIGN
MERN 1 V5H 56th AC JOA2 Camp Smith, Peekskill NY N/A
MERN 2 X2R 10th AC JOA3 Troy, NY N/A
MERN 3 N3Y 88th AC 9th Det JOA1 Ft. Hamilton Brooklyn NY AAN212 (Unit-X)
MERN 4 L6Q 88th AC 14th Det JOA1 Garden City, MCS NY AAN213 (Unit-X)
MERN 5 M3B NY Naval Militia JOA3 Latham, NY N/A
Mobile MERN Radio- Yaesu 857 D and FC-30 Antenna Tuner
Mobile MERN power- 12 VDC Deep Cycle battery with solar charging system
NY Guard Mobile MERN Inverted-V Dipole Antenna
NYG Mobile MERN Deployed to a Hard Shelter
NYG Mobile MERN Deployed to the Field
NYG 88th AC Mobile MERN Team L6Q & N3Y
NY Guard Fixed MERN Stations• Located at fixed armories throughout New York State
MERN TAC CALL SIGN
AREA COMMAND JOA MARS CALL SIGN LOCATION
F8A 88th AC HQ 1 AAN210 Lexington Ave Armory NY
W2J 88th AC 14th DET 1 AAN211 Staten Island Armory, NY
U6E 106th RQW 1 AGA2SU Westhampton Beach, NY
N9Y/H1Q NY Guard HQ 2 AAN218/AAR2NAH Camp Smith, Peekskill, NY
S6T/K9V 10th AC TOC 3 AAN215/AAR2NAG Southlake Armory, Troy, NY
S7G DMNA HQ 3 AAR2NAC Latham, NY
T3F 10th AC 3 N/A Saranac Lake, NY
C5U 10th AC 3 N/A Morrisonville, NY
M2R/D4L 10thAC/174th ATKW 4 N/A , AGA2SY Hancock Field, Syracuse, NY
A9X 10th AC 4 N/A Ithica, NY
F2T 10th AC 4 N/A Binghamton, NY
E1Y 10th AC 21st ERB 5 AAN214 Patriot Way Armory, Rochester, NY
V3I 10th AC 65th DET 5 AAN216 Connecticut St Armory, Buffalo, NY
New York Guard Interoperable Fixed MERN Locations
MERN W2J-(AAN211)
MERN V3I-(AAN216)
MERN E1Y-(AAN214)
MERN M2R-(AAN217)MERN D4L-(AGA2SY)
MERN A9X
MERN F2T MERN N9Y-(AAN218)MERN H1Q-(AAR2NAH)
MERN C5U
MERN T3F
MERN R8J MERN I3M MERN U6E
AGA2SU
NYG MERNArmy MARSAF MARS
Manhattan
MERN F8A-(AAN210)
MERN S6T-(AAN215)MERN K9V-(AAR2NAG)
MERN S7G-(AAR2NAC)
West Hampton
beach
MERN U6EAGA2SU
New York Guard A2A Net Roster
88th AC Fixed MERN Station W2J armory roof top antenna-Staten Island
88th AC Fixed MERN Station W2J- Staten Island Armory
88th AC Fixed MERN Station- Staten Island Armory NY
MERN-MARS INTEROPERABILITY
JFHQ-NY CONPLAN 6.2 ANNEX K Page K-8-E-2
MERN RADO Interoperability Training
•Institute a Basic Radio Operator Course•RF hazard and safety training-PPE•Field installation/operation of Mobile MERN system•ACP-125 voice/prowords and directed net/NCS procedure•ACP-125 TX/RX voice message traffic/format using ICS-213•ACP-126 digital message format using FLDIGI modes MT-63 and Olivia•Message formats inclusive of SITREP, WXOBS and CSM messages•Develop SOP’s for field operation of FLDIGI and WINLINK•Final Phase MERN Training planned for Station Manager/MS-DMT•Future Planned Participation in Joint MARS COMEX 18-X
88th AC Basic Radio Operator Course
88th AC Standing Operating Procedures
Mobile MERN Ground Rod Installation
Mobile MERN Dipole Installation
88th AC MERN-AFMARS MEOC Training
88th AC MERN-AFMARS MEOC Training
MERN-AFMARS MEOC Training
88th AC MERN-AFMARS MEOC Training
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