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07/29/2016 | MARS Sets Interoperability Communications Exercise for August 15
US Department of Defense (DOD) Military Auxiliary Radio Service (MARS) operators in the US, Germany, and Japan, will take part in an interoperability communications exercise in August.
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04/21/2016 | Annual Armed Forces Day Cross-Band Communications Test Set for May 14
The US Army, Air Force, Navy and Coast Guard will cosponsor the Armed Forces Day Military/Amateur Radio Cross-Band Communications Test on Saturday, May 14, 2016.
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03/01/2016 | ARES Groups, Individual Hams Support Army and Air Force MARS Communications Exercise
More than 300 Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES) members and individual radio amateurs on February 12 participated in the first quarterly Military Auxiliary Radio System (MARS) US Department of Defense communications exercise of 2016 (COMEX 16-1).
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02/10/2016 | Army and Air Force MARS Communications Exercise Set for February 12
The first quarterly Military Auxiliary Radio System (MARS) US Department of Defense communications exercise of 2016 (COMEX 16-1) is set for February 12. The scenario will be a loss of electrical power, landline telephone and cell service, and Internet....
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11/27/2015 | MARS-Amateur Radio Exercise an Overall Success
A 2 day Military Auxiliary Radio System (MARS) communications exercise in early November was an overall success, especially in terms of MARS-ARES cooperation.
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09/28/2015 | MARS Invites ARES/RACES Participation in Coronal Mass Ejection Disaster Exercise
A disastrous coronal mass ejection (CME) will be the focus of a national Military Auxiliary Radio System (MARS) communication exercise in early November, and MARS is hoping to collaborate with Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES) and Radio Amateur Ci...
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04/27/2015 | Amateur Radio Volunteers in Nepal, India Continue to Aid Earthquake Response
As the death toll climbs in the wake of the devastating magnitude 7.9 earthquake in Nepal, rescue and recovery work is continuing, and Amateur Radio volunteers have been a part of it.
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12/22/2014 | Army MARS Public Affairs Officer Bill Sexton, N1IN/AAR1FP, Retires
Army MARS Public Affairs Officer Bill Sexton, N1IN/AAR1FP, retires on December 31.
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