North CarolinaNavy-Marine Corps
Military Auxiliary Radio System
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North CarolinaWelcome to the North Carolina Navy-Marine Corps Military Auxiliary Radio System Website. This site is primarily focused on issues of interest to members of North Carolina Navy Marine Corps Military Auxiliary Radio System (MARS).
Effective 29 December 2009, the name of the MARS organization was changed from Military Affiliate Radio System to Military Auxiliary Radio System, signifying a new focus on homeland security. While MARS has provided primarily Emergency communications and Health and Welfare communications in the past, we are now directed by the US Department of Defense to provide "contingency radio communications" to support US government operations, DoD components and "civil authorities at all levels," providing for national security and emergency preparedness events. MARS units will still continue to provide health and welfare communications support "to military members, civilian employees and contractors of DoD Components, and civil agency employees and contractors, when in remote or isolated areas, in contingencies or whenever appropriate." MARS must also be capable of operation in "radio only" modes.
Further information is available at the following links:
Lee Mager, NNN0SYS/NNN0GBL5