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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

AFA2JR@AFMARSNE.ORG

AGA2SY NEW YORK Operational 174th ATKWSyracuse , NY

AFA2NB@AFMARSNE.ORG

AGA2ST NEW YORK Operational 109th Airlift WingSchenectady , NY

AFA2DG@AFMARSNE.ORG

AGA2PI NEW YORK Operational Plum Island AnimalDisease CTR NY DHS

Danielle.Hintze@st.dhs.gov

AGA2RL NEW YORK Relocating Rome LaboratoriesRome, NY

AGA2ML@AFMARSNE.ORG

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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