[KYHAM] ARMY MARS EASTERN AREA EXERCISE..........HIDDEN SHADOW-03

Thu, 10 Apr 2003 17:05:57 EDT

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MARS EXERCISE (HIDDEN SHADOW-03/KY)

THE HIDDEN SHADOW-03 EXERCISE IS SCHEDULED FOR SATURDAY, STARTING 120400Z 
THRU 122300Z APR 03.  

THE KY ARMY MARS STATE NET, AAA4KY/X, WILL START SATURDAY MORNING, ABOUT 7 AM 
EDT (1100Z), AND RUN TILL THE END OF THE EXERCISE, APPROXIMATELY 7 PM EDT 
(2300Z)
PRIMARY:        KCE USB
ALTERNATE:  KFC USB
VHF-FM SIMPLEX  MGK
VHF-FM SIMPLEX MBB(LIAISON KYNG)

THE REGION 4 NET, AAM4RA/X,  WILL START AT APPROXIMATELY 1245Z (8:45 AM EDT), 
ON  KFE LSB.

HOPE TO SEE EVERYONE SATURDAY ON THE NETS.

THE FOLLOWING OPORD PROVIDES FURTHER  INFORMATION: 

ARMY MARS  OPORDER HIDDEN SHADOW

REFERENCES: 
a.      DoD Directive 4650.2, Military Affiliate Radio System (MARS), Jan 98
b.  DoD Manual 3025.1-M, Manual for Civil Emergencies, Jun 94
c.  AR 25-6, Military Affiliate Radio System (MARS), Apr 86
d.      FM 100-19, Domestic Support Operations, Jul 93
e.      Federal Response Plan, April 1999, FEMA 9230.1-PL
f.  Military Affiliate Radio System (MARS) Standing Operating Procedure (SOP) 
(Undated)
g.  Strategic Highway Network Atlas, Military Traffic Management Command
h.  AR 25-10, Reduction and Control of Information Transfer in an Emergency 
(MINIMIZE), May 89
i.  AR 530-1, Operational Security, Mar 95
j.  Army MARS Net Plan, Aug 01 
k.  Army National Emergency Operations Plan 4-02, Mar 02

Time Zone Used Throughout the Plan: ZULU / UTC

TASK ORGANIZATION: Current US Army Military Affiliate Radio System (MARS)

1.  SITUATION. 

    a.  General. Simulated traffic from the Office of Homeland Security 
resources has identified a possible threat against various network and 
communications resources in CONUS.   MARS emergency communications support 
may be required to supplement local and long distance communications between 
military and civil emergency response agencies.  

    b. Enemy Forces. Hostile threats have been made by unidentified threat 
organizations.

    c.  Friendly Forces.

        (1) DoD
            (a) JCS 
            (b) Department of the Army (DA) disaster relief organizations 
supported by MARS.
            (c) Department of the Army (DA), including Active Duty, Army 
National Guard & Army Reserve Components.
            (d) Director of Military Support (DOMS).
            (e) US Army Forces Command (USAFORSCOM).
            (f) US Army NETCOM/9th Army Signal Command (USNETCOM/9th ASC).
            (g) US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE).
            (h) US Air Force
            (i) US Navy
            (j) US Marine Corps

        (2) Non DOD primary disaster relief agencies supported by MARS.
            (a) Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).
            (b) National Communications System (NCS), including Shared 
Resources (SHARES).
            (c) National Disaster Medical System (NDMS).
            (d) National Weather Service (NWS).
            (e) State & Local Disaster Relief Agencies.
                  (f) American Red Cross.
                  (g) Agency for International Development (AID).

2.  MISSION.  Install, operate and maintain emergency communications networks 
for local, national, and international emergency response agencies in support 
of this OPORD.  This support covers the Continental United States (CONUS), 
USAREUR, Alaska, Hawaii and U.S. Trust Territories of Puerto Rico and the 
Virgin Islands.

3.  EXECUTION.

    a.  Objectives:

        (1) Test local and state alert plans and notification procedures
        (2) Stimulate and exercise the MARS digital and voice network system 
simulating the loss of  local and long distance phone service and email 
capability in the eastern half of the United States.
        (3)   Implement Exercise Nets and EEI reporting procedures  (See 
Annex C, Appendix 1, OPLAN 4-02)
        (4)  Conduct frequency and propagation checks. 

    b. Coordination Instructions.

        (1) Order becomes effective at 120400Z APR 03 
        (2) End of Exercise is 122300Z APR 03

4.  SERVICE SUPPORT

    a.  Material and Services.  Deployment of MARS members and their 
equipment is not authorized, except as specifically provided for and 
authorized by pre-planned and approved MOU. All such deployments are strictly 
on a voluntary basis and will incur no logistical or other support obligation 
to MARS.

    b.  Personnel.

        (1) Safety of MARS members is a primary consideration and requirement 
in all MARS operations at home stations, mobile operations, or during 
voluntary deployments.

        (2) MARS members operate as volunteers and will attend to their own 
support requirements during MARS operations.  Any support provided by a 
supported agency will be as approved in the MOU between HQ,  NETCOM/9thASC 
and the supported agency.

        (3) Personnel local access arrangements at supported agency locations 
should be identified in MOUs and coordinated in advance.

5.  COMMAND AND SIGNAL.

    a.  Command.

        (1) U.S. Army NETCOM/9th ASC, Assistant Chief of Staff, G3, located 
at Ft. Huachuca, AZ  85613-5000.

        (2) Operational Chain of Command:

            (a) Chief, Army MARS
            (b) Area Coordinators or Command Directors
            (c) State Directors

    b.  Signal.

(1) Current Army MARS Policy, U.S. Army MARS Net Plan, and National Emergency 
OPLAN 4-02.  Relevant Area and State Emergency OPLANs.
(2) All electronic mail (e-mail) will be forwarded in normal plain-text 
format to facilitate refiling and relay by radio. The use of attachments for 
operational traffic is discouraged.
(3) Only authorized DoD personnel will initiate encrypted traffic with 
plain-text header for routing and relay purposes. 
(4) MARS operators should keep in mind the need for operational security, 
particularly with regard to discussion of troop movements, specific local 
security arrangements and logistical requests.  Traffic on MARS frequencies 
is un-encrypted and widely monitored.  It may be assumed that these 
transmissions may be targets of exploitation by hostile or criminal elements 
during emergency conditions.  Do not attempt to "talk-around" critical 
operational information.  Customers and supported agencies should be advised 
that all messages by MARS are handled over clear (unencrypted) circuits.
(5) Address all MARS exercise digital traffic for the Department of Homeland 
Security (formerly FEMA) to FEMA@AT3TFC for the purposes of this exercise 
only.
(6) Address all DOMS exercise digital traffic for the Director of Military 
Support (DOMS) to DOMS@AT3TFC for the purposes of this exercise only.
(7) Address all National Communications System and SHARES exercise digital 
traffic to SHARES@AT3TFC for the purposes of this exercise only.

Acknowledge

                                                        BOWMAN, G3  
                                                        COL

OFFICIAL:

//signed//
SUTTON
CHIEF, ARMY MARS

MARS EXERCISE (HIDDEN SHADOW-03/KY)
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BARRY JACKSON, AAA4KY/AAR4BZ/WB4N
STATE DIRECTOR,    <A HREF="http://www.ckycs.com/kyarmymars">KENTUCKY ARMY MARS</A> 
<A HREF="http://hometown.aol.com/aar4bz/BECT.html">BLUEGRASS EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS TEAM</A> 
NATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM,  <A HREF="http://www.ncs.gov/~shares/shares.htm"> </A>S<A HREF="http://www.ncs.gov/n3/shares/shares.htm">HARES </A>
AMATEUR RADIO EMERGENCY SERVICE 
<A HREF="http://www.qsl.net/kd4pwl/index.html">KENTUCKY ARES</A>   <A HREF="http://groups.yahoo.com/group/kydistrict13">13th DISTRICT ARES</A>   F<A HREF="http://www.qsl.net/kf4mom/index.html">AYETTE CO. ARES</A> 
[email protected]        [email protected]
CELLPHONE: 859-227-0137
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