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Navy-Marine Corps Military Affiliate Radio System (MARS)
PROUDLY SERVING THOSE WHO SERVE!
Brief forRegion EM Review Committee
San Diego, CaPresented by
ITC(SW) Thomason/Frank RattyDirector, Navy-Marine Corps MARS Pacific Area
23 September2005
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Brief History of MARS Mission and Functions Organization and Pacific Area HQ Equipment and Installation Training Current Projects
Brief History of Navy-Marine Corps MARS
Navy‑Marine Corps MARS authorized on 17 August 1962 by the Secretary of the Navy.
Implemented on 1 January 1963. DoD Directive issued on 30 November 1968 directing
each service to establish a MARS program. DoD Directive 4650.2 of January 26, 1998 is the
current directive. The directive sets forth policies concerning DoD
support of both MARS and civil Amateur Radio activities.
MARS Mission and Major Functions
Mission: “Provide DON and DOD emergency communications on local, national, and international basis as an adjunct to normal naval communications.”
Major Functions:– Provide auxiliary communications to military, federal or
civil disaster officials during emergencies.
– Assist in effecting normal naval communications under emergency conditions.
– Handle morale and quasi-official record and voice communications traffic for authorized personnel.
NAVMARCORMARS Organization
N A T IO N A L V O LU N T E E R S T A FF
F R E Q U E N C Y M A N A G E RIT 1 (S W ) M u rp hy
R e g io n O N E D ire c to rM r. B o b V e th
R e g io n T W O D ire c to rM r. D o u g H a ll
R e g io n T H R E E D ire c to rD r. F ran k B arra n co
V o lu n te e rs
N O R T H E A S T A R E A D IR E C T O RM r. B ill F re ile r, A c ting
B ille t ga p p ed U FN
R e g io n F O U R D ire c to rM r. C urt is W e th e rin g ton
R e g io n F IV E D ire c to rM r. R og e r G ree n fie ld
V o lu n te e rs
C E N T R A L A R E A D IR E C T O RIT C (S W /A W ) Je ffries
M r. D a v e O u e lle tte , D e p u ty
R e g io n S IX D ire c to rM r. H a m H a m lin
R e g io n S E V E N D ire c to rM r. B o b C o n ley
V o lu n te e rs
S O U T H A R E A D IR E C T O RIT C (S W ) T E E T E R
M r. B ob C on le y, D e p u ty
R e g io n E IG H T D ire c to rM r. F ran k L am b e rt
R e g io n N IN E D ire c to rM r. E d O sb o rne
R e g io n T E N D ire c to rM r. P e te T hu n em
V o lu n te e rs
P A C IF IC A R E A D IR E C T O RIT C T H O M A S O N
M r. E d O sb o rne , D e p u ty
D E P U T Y C H IE F , N A V Y -M A R IN E C O R P S M A R SG a pp ed un til S ep tem be r 20 05
C H IE F , N A V Y -M A R IN E C O R P S M A R SM r. B o L ind fo rs
NORTHEAST AREA
Groton CT
NOASI
425 members
CENTRAL AREA
Great Lakes IL
NOASG
616 members
SOUTH AREA
Corpus Christi TX
NOASF
287 members
PACIFIC AREA
San Diego CA
NOASE
384 members
New Areas and Regions
MARS Headquarters
Located at Building 1 since 1979.
The old Navy District HQ.
MARS setup to match the Naval District Organization.
Quarterly Participation
AREA MBRS MSGSMSGS/
MBR
PARTICIPATION
HOURS
HOURS/
MBR
Northeast 430 2712 6.3 17209 40.0
South 279 3182 11.4 11814 42.3
Central 602 4463 7.4 23886 39.7
Pacific 375 8444 22.5 20851 55.6
Age of Members
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
18 28 38 48 58 68 78 88 98
Ages
Average Age
Member License Classes
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
Technician General Advanced Extra
Per
cen
t NMCMARS
Amateur
Equipment and Installation
HF Station Components
Antennas
Transceivers
Auxiliary equipment
Training
Use of Equipment
Operating Manual
MARS Personnel in Setup and Operation
Recent Major Emergency Communication Exercises
Bad Bug 2000 – Joint MARS Exercise Y2K preparation (December 1999).
J-REX 2000 – Multi-agency terrorism exercise involving 12 states, deployment of 4 Auxiliary Radio Teams (October 2000).
Grecian Firebolt ’01, ’02, ’03 and ’04 – Tri-service MARS exercises with National Guard and other military units.
Actual Disasters/Emergencies 2001 Washington earthquakes 2001 - 2004 western states wildfires 9-11-2001 Terrorist attacks Numerous Essential Elements of Information
(EEI) messages submitted to DOMS on continuing basis.
Region 7 ECOM net active 24/7 to support MARS and SHARES Agencies.
Hurricane Isabel – 2003 4 Florida hurricanes of 2004
Was Your Generator Ready for This?
Or This?
Current Activities
USS Midway
Regional Operations Center (ROC)
Mobile Communications Unit (MCU)
Satellite Stations
Questions ?